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:lol:

another question..............
anyone ever used Line-X or Rhino lining on a frame???

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Well not the frame, but a similiar product was used under the vette body....

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Bedliner just doesn't seem right to use on the frame to me. I would paint the frame and maybe bedliner the underside of the body, the cab floor , or inside the bed. Thats just my opinion......and you what they say about opinions.

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:lol:
yeah i know, but i did ask......;)
I'm just looking from the durability aspect......
found a new product from eastwood
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...rID=415&KICKER

says it is "ceramic tough and made to last".......................

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You better be WELL thought out if youre gonna bed line a frame!! I wouldnt do it in case its a mess to drill thru or something. What if you want to add some new shiny clamps or lines, ya know what Im saying?

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Heck the 4x4 guys that are really into it do everything including outside body and all.

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yeah i hear that!
think i might bedline the under side the cab and fenders.....
still can't decide what to do on the frame.....i was even thinking about the DIY bed-liner stuff. cheap, and i could touch it up if needed.....
any one have long term experience with coating their frame (with any type of medium), as in 5-10-15 years?

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On the vette I used that urethane bedliner stuff...."Raptor"...good stuff...and its tintable !!!! (that would give your truck a unigue underside look)

Came with it's own gun and hardner....easy to use.

I would paint or powder the frame, and use the liner stuff on the under side, and even the inside before the carpet goes down......It'll act like a sound deadener too !!!

:metal:

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:thumbs:
i do some looking around the interweb for "Raptor"
thanks

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here is a small update

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I thought you were going the other way with that Joe..? :lol:

Cool so when is the plan for taking the frame down?

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here is my $5 spot weld cutter, works great, and after both rockers it is still nice and sharp.....

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guess this is a common rust spot also
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so as you can see, gonna need some more patch panels........
going to try and get the cab to the blaster this late this week or early the next one.

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I don't understand........

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The dirt is amazing...my truck was full. I must have had 5lbs in each side. No wonder they rot out the way they do.

I ve had good luck with my spotweld cutter. Ive only broken one blade and it was when I was really trying to hog out the welds on my control arm bumpstops. I oil it up well when drilling, too.

Instead of buying cabsupprts, did you think of just welding up some out of plate? It crossed my mind looking at my truck once. Also drilling holes for better drainage.

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yeah, i too have thought about building the supports......
it was certainly not a good design, but guess it has lasted decades.
wonder what a '08 will look like in 2050?
weird thing is the passenger supports are good, but the driver's are toast.

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Maybe its from England....:lol:

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:lol:

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Glad to see an update Joe. Your inner rockers and floor pans don't appear to be real bad. That rear brace is toast though. FYI, I ordered a front passenger side brace from Classic Parts and it was a Tabco brand. Nice looking piece too. I figured it would be Triplus like all of the other metal that I have bought from them.

Now aren't you glad you cut those rockers off before getting it blasted? What type of blasting did you decide to have done(soda, sand, media or ??)?

Glad the HF spot cutter worked well for you. I'm kicking myself right now for not knowing about them.

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Hey thats what mine looked like. When mine was fixed I filled up the rockers with expanding foam. Have you done anything with the frame?

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Yeah when is the frame getting blasted?

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whats the word Joe???? any updates on the frame

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glad to hear it, i'm planning on buying all that i can from classic parts

i'm very happy that i pulled the rockers first.
it will be plastic blasted where it is rust free, and aluminum oxide on the rust. the company comes highly recommended.

oh well, i'd like to have the kit you got, but i'm a cheap-bastard ;)

not really, turned it around and replaced the motor mounts. gotta go to Noble some time soon to check on a cross-member.

dunno yet, one thing at a time......gotta get the cab handled first......
speaking of, gonna need to prime/seal the cab soon after blasting, how long before your shop is tied up?

what kinda primer do you guys recommend, gonna do etching primer under the cab and inside on the floor for the Raptor lining.......

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:lol:
you snuck in on me

you guys are only interested in one thing.......FRAMES :lol::waah::ito:


oh i did find out that the "cups" (for lack of a better term at the moment) that the lower control arm shafts sit in and the u-bolt goes through are welded to cross member, and the u-bolts are welded to the shafts......so something else to cut apart :lol:

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Not trying to sound dumb.....but is it normal for all the components to be welded like that??