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I've herd the same thing and will let you know how it turns out. |
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looking good greg, what brand pump are you running? i have to get together with you and alan and check these trucks out in person, again great work.
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I'm not sure on the brand of the pump. A friend of mine bought a couple of these for his Camaro and one for me. I think it is the same company that makes pumps for Holley. Anytime you want to meet just let us know. The next time I come up to Tn. I will give you a heads up. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Yeah Greg, I would like to see ya'll. My truck hasn't changed since you dropped the springs off. But feel free to drop in anytime.
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The process of putting the rib in the floor. This will hold true for most patches.
First I cut out the new piece then taped it where I wanted it. Then I screwed it in place. I use a thin 1/16" cutoff wheel and cut out around it. I cut slits in the end to form the taper. Then used magnets to hold it in place while i tacked it. You could also cut out the bad place then put it on the new patch and do it that way. Which the way I mostly do it, but I had such a small piece to work with I did it this way that is pictured. |
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I used a small screw driver to even the pieces up as i tacked it. Then welded by skipping around to keep the heat from wrapping the metal. Then ground the welds flat.
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Cab, doors, inner fenders got dropped off at the sand blaster today.
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I always thought you should sandblast before doing the metal repairs? Won't you be worried about trapping sand in some areas of the cab and doors?
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My rule of thumb is too cut out all the bad metal then have it blasted. The floors and rockers were done by someone else. I cut out the rest of the bad spots so it will give the blaster access to areas behind the rust. It takes a lot of time to get the sand out, especially the rockers in this case. The roof skin is removed so that should be easy to remove the sand in that area.
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A little late on the pics, this was loading day.
He was supposed to be done today, but that didn't happen. No biggie, it was raining and tomorrow will be stormy. I should be able to get it Thursday. |
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Back from the blaster
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Now the work begins. Note pad at the ready.
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Today was a wash literally. I wanted to epoxy prime it today, but Mother Nature said no way. The California doors are in great shape, I really didn't seen this being an issue. The blasting showed some holes (small) in the bottom of the doors. It's far better than what we have to work with around here. |
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Not near as bad as the first two doors. The cab is looking great Alan.
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Very nice build, and I like the color you chose! I'm a little biased though! :lol: Going to be a great looking truck with all the work going into it.
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Thanks, I started with blue, then turquoise, and finally decided on fawn. Funny how many times I've changed my mind in ten years.
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gotta love clean parts:metal:
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I got to spray some epoxy primer today. |
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I know I'm not the first but let me tell ya, you make that epoxy primer look goooood http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/ak...smiley-035.gif
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