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Old 11-30-2020, 05:14 PM
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That frame is salvageable (the point where it broke, I learned, is a common failure point in crashes), but it may be cheaper/easier to put a new one underneath - especially with that additional wrinkle in the arch.

When I was doing research for an accident repair, I learned that '64 to '67 frames will interchange. Chevy frames are shorter, but I believe that the Buick and Olds will work. I found a few Pontiac candidate frames, so they don't seem to be rare.

To do so - you'll need a good frame guy (who are fewer and farther between every day).

Are you doing all the work yourself, or paying someone to restore it?

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