Well...
On my way home from a short drive yesterday I had a bit of a problem.
While entering a gas station to fill up I encountered this
Vette damage by sylvestermark28, on Flickr
Vette damage by sylvestermark28, on Flickr
which led to this...
Vette damage by sylvestermark28, on Flickr
Vette damage by sylvestermark28, on Flickr
I spent a lot of time on this car this summer making sure everything was just right so that I could take it down with me to FL this winter. We are suppose to leave on the 18th.
I filed a claim with my insurance but because of my time constraints and the fact that I feel I can repair this damage myself, I am asking for some guidance from the members here.
If you were faced with this problem, how would you go about making the necessary repairs?
I am not really concerned with the fiberglass damage to the floor at this time...what I need suggestions on is how would you go about replacing the crossmember?
Is there a company that sells replacement removable crossmembers?
As you may notice I had made my old crossmember removable during the restoration in '07.
The other issue is that I also have a ford T-5 trans but I think I can modify a replacement stock crossmember to suit my needs.
I don't feel I have the engineering knowledge to fabricate a crossmember from scratch.
I do have access to a welder.
although this is just a machine comprised of nuts and bolts I am surprised by how this has affected me. It's been a pretty bad year all in all and this is the last thing I needed at this time...
Oh well...
That's it and any help rendered would be greatly appreciated.
On my way home from a short drive yesterday I had a bit of a problem.
While entering a gas station to fill up I encountered this


which led to this...


I spent a lot of time on this car this summer making sure everything was just right so that I could take it down with me to FL this winter. We are suppose to leave on the 18th.
I filed a claim with my insurance but because of my time constraints and the fact that I feel I can repair this damage myself, I am asking for some guidance from the members here.
If you were faced with this problem, how would you go about making the necessary repairs?
I am not really concerned with the fiberglass damage to the floor at this time...what I need suggestions on is how would you go about replacing the crossmember?
Is there a company that sells replacement removable crossmembers?
As you may notice I had made my old crossmember removable during the restoration in '07.
The other issue is that I also have a ford T-5 trans but I think I can modify a replacement stock crossmember to suit my needs.
I don't feel I have the engineering knowledge to fabricate a crossmember from scratch.
I do have access to a welder.
although this is just a machine comprised of nuts and bolts I am surprised by how this has affected me. It's been a pretty bad year all in all and this is the last thing I needed at this time...
Oh well...
That's it and any help rendered would be greatly appreciated.