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Not to hijack this post, but one of the posts above insinuates that Budd frames were heavy duty - From all of my research, I was under the impression that the three frame suppliers: A.O. Smith, Flint Frames and Budd, supplied the same type of frame. They were all the same. Can anybody comment on this? If Budd did make a heavier duty frame, what was different about it?
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Hi Rob:
I will let the experts comment but I have never seen any major differences.It seemed the manufacturer of your frame was determined based on the location of where your car was built. I have taken Budd frames out of 6 cylinder cars and we have two in our 427 cars.Have to love the SO cal ones. ![]() |
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That's how I understood it too. Jon Krogh also told me the same thing... And he has taken apart scores of cars. You never know though...
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That's my personal "i.e." reference after Heavy Duty that I believe Chevrolet really used in that situation back then.
Of the few heavy duty suspensions I have seen in person on any GM B-body,Buick-Olds-Pontiac-Chevrolet,all have had Budd frames. I can't find it right now,but somewhere I have a internal product bulletin stating Chevrolet preferred to use that manufacturers frames when special heavy duty suspensions were requested before assembly. It when on to say because Budd used a heavier gauge steel on it's one piece tunnel bottom & welded on channel rails then other similar frame manufacturers at that time,GM preferred to use them more in case of warranty issues. I think Parish Pressed Steel later on adapted to this design as well.. |
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Hi Rick:
Be careful now you are crossing into that B body dark side. ![]() In this mix 4 Budd and 2 AO. I have blasted one of each and and seen no difference in welds nothing.The boys talked about this some also on the impala site. Would be interesting to prove. http://members5.boardhost.com/impala...175874484.html |
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If I remember correctly, in '67 they went to a full boxed frame vs. the open 'C' channel that they used in '66 or '65. Full boxed under the rocker panel that is...
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