After getting all the suspension components off I decided to strengthen up the car using door braces before I start chopping up the floor and rocker panels. I wanted to make sure the frame stayed straight.
I saw some really good blogs out there talking about making their own convertible door braces for this same purpose, so I decided to follow suit.
I built them in place from 16 gauge 1" square stock.
I started off with 1/8th" plate mounted at the A-pillar door hinge bracket mounts.
Next I tacked on the basic outside frame components.
Here is a picture of the cross-members I welded into the door brace.
Like everything else on this car, the door latch screws were fused to the threads holding them in. I even tried the impact drive on them with no luck. Since I was going to replace these B-pillars anyway I figured it wouldn't hurt to simply weld the frame right to them. Plus this provides more structural support with two attach points as opposed to a single one.
And here is the passenger side door brace I finished as well.
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