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Welcome to the Club! I have a 280 and knew that one day to restore it right it would need to come completely apart. I built a 2-car garage and with the help of friends and some thought made a poor mans carriage to flip the car over on and roll it back into the garage to do all of the repair under the car first. I used my 2ton engine lift and 6 friends to flip the car over with and after replacing the rockers and repairing the frame rails and everything else and using POR 15 on just about everthing and reconditonding all of the suspension-this took 9-months working on it in my spare time I was ready to flip it back over and begin all of the work on top. I would be happy to supply additional information in the process or photos if you would like. If you have a passion for Z cars the process will be long but worth it, and alot of personal satisfaction I believe when you are complete just remember to enjoy the process.

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Thanks for the suggestions, I am currently doing as close to frame off restoration as can be done on a unibody car, so to put the strap in or do something else like the steel instead of the strap works for me, I am thinking that the steel support that beandip spoke of would be a good way to go.

I am trying to find a differential arrester belt does anyone know where I can find one for a 78? I called all the catalog and dealerships I can think of, maybe someone has one they would like to sell just let me know. Thanks

I will go ahead and repair the Evaportive Emission Control System plumbing and hook it back up. That why I like this site so much! you can always get sound advise from the members, Thanks so Much!!

Some of the lines were damaged in a wreck so I was looking at removing the entire system instead of restoring the damaged lines. Also my state does not rquire emission inspections. Thanks

Can you remove the evaporative emission system with no adverse effects on the engine?:bulb: Thanks in advance for your help:)

I bought two rails for my 78, and the parts were very well made, if you need rails he the man to get them from.