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The order I placed through the web site didn't work. They refunded my Pay Pal.
Mac, I thought of that too. I have friends in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. I'll have to do it that way. |
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ok, been fighting my PC......
finally got some pics resized..... got some progress shots of tear-down of the frame Attachment 444641 Attachment 444642 Attachment 444643 Attachment 444644 Attachment 444645 |
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some more.................
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and..................
Attachment 444658 got a new lift plate, it bent on me when the engine tried to spin around Attachment 444659 the u-bolt nut are all welded on :banghead: Attachment 444660 Attachment 444661 Attachment 444662 |
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Nice stripage you got going their...Mr Joe !!:metal:
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couple more shots of the welded nuts
Attachment 444666 these 3 shots show the 2 holes on each side that need to be drilled..... I marked the holes so I can drill them later Attachment 444667 Attachment 444668 Attachment 444670 here is the el-cheepo welder i borrowed from work Attachment 444671 |
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made patches and welded the notches that were cut out for the radiator
the metal i used is a bit thicker, but it will look good after some grinding. I'm going to weld the bottom side when I flip the frame over Attachment 444677 Attachment 444678 Attachment 444679 Attachment 444683 also started welding up some unused holes Attachment 444684 |
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now I need to figure out how many of these holes I can weld up
Attachment 444690 Attachment 444691 Attachment 444692 looks like I need to repair a couple of the body mounts too Attachment 444694 Attachment 444695 |
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Nice work Joe.:metal:
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lookin good joe :metal:
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Lookin good Joe......I was just wondering when we were going to see an update from you.
When welding those holes up on your frame be careful as to not weld too much on one side at a time.....that could warp your frame. try to alternate top & bottom, left & right, you want to balance out the shrinkage from the welds. |
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Dang It's about time we got a update :lol:,,,
Works looking good Joe.:metal: |
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Good progress Joe. Nice patches. You got those rockers in?
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not yet, gotta get some more patch panels first....... |
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Looking good, Joe! I wish I had a garage to work in.
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Good job Joe.
Just think...all of that used to be a truck!;) |
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Wow are you starting a salvage company or what? Nice job, I'll have to play catch up now. ;)
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Great progress on the tear down! I'm not to far behind you with a rolling frame and engine.
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Great job Joe!!!! nice progress..
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sorry, Thanks for the kind words:metal::metal: |
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Joe, I dont think those nuts will be really too bad to get loose. I know they are down in there but I'd hit the weld with a cut-off wheel and see if the whole weld wont come loose and fly off there. I cut some on my exhaust like that and they werent prepped well so the weld just held the nut from spinning, but not good penetration.
Dont get bogged down filling all those holes on the frame or you'll never catch Alan;). I also dont want to call you 'Chip', but I will if I have too:lol:. |
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hold for a couple more pics........... oh and that is funny!!! (that is a Foose reference, right?) |
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guess the father-in-law got weld happy........
don't think it will be much of a challenge for........... "SUPER GRINDER MAN" (gotta say that in a loud booming voice;)) pics....... Attachment 445056 Attachment 445057 Attachment 445058 Attachment 445059 Attachment 445060 |
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:haha::haha:....I thought that was what I was going to see after your last post. Not bad anyway, maybe a sawzall too. I see that the truck had 73+ a-arms already....that must have been the 'upgrade', huh?
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yeah, dad-in-law, years ago, swapped in an entire cross member and rear differential from a mid 80's 1/2 ton truck
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You have your work cut out for you on that frame Joe. Will you have it sand blasted? It will save you a lot of time and you'll get a great job. I did a 1946 Ford frame that way, and then got it power coated.
This is before I had it power coated. http://belair.smugmug.com/photos/229732224_Sc4n7-L.jpg This is after http://belair.smugmug.com/photos/251288862_TA5nt-L.jpg |
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yeah, gonna have it blasted
probably going to use paint, don't like the fact when powder gets scratched or chipped, there isn't a good way to touch it up..... this truck will get driven, and on dirt and gravel roads even ;) |
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POR-15 is the way to go then. It's supposed to be chip resistant. I'm going to use it on my own frame. The 46 Ford Frame was a customers. He loved the way it came out. But I think the POR-15 will look just as good, and a lot cheaper.
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yeah I was thinking that or Zero-Rust and also a top coat......
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ZERO RUST won't ship to California. It's almost half the price of POR-15, and is supposed to have about the same benefits. According to ZERO RUST. That's what they told me before they said they couldn't ship it to me. :lol:
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i think we are going in circles :haha: |
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Yea I'm going to relax, and watch TV. And fall asleep. I can hear the wife calling me. :floss::haha: See ya.
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I think I have 4 coats of POR-15 on my back half so far. ;)
Two base coats Two coats of chasis black I have to admit that powercoated frame looks hot. To bad I went with a flat look. ;) |
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yeah, powder is cool......but I really like how your frame is turning out Kizer :metal:
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:metal:Has got to be one of the coolest shots on this board!:metal:
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