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Rokcrln · 06-04-2008, 11:20 PM

Finlay I have something to report!! I have been out with a bad back so progress was stopped for a bit. Lucky for me the owner is in no real hurry and is very understanding. That being said lets get back to it.
I put in a few hours last weekend completing the front suspension and ran the air line Through the cross member over to the pass side were it will meet the pass side line and run down the frame to the control valve. I did not want any future problems with the lines so I picked up 25' of cheap 3/8" ID vacume line and ran the 1/4" air line Through that for added wear protection. So right now the front is complete except for the height switches because I want to set those once the ride height is decided on.

Today I spent some time out in the shop working on the rear rust issues with the floor. It was worse than I thought but still not that bad and is easily fixable at this point so I am glad we are not waiting to do this down the road. A month or so ago I picked up a real spot weld drill set for about $60 or so and boy is it worth the money. I started by slicing the rear floor into sections down the middle of the ribs so I am only dealing with 1 or 2 spot welds at a time. Once I find the spot weld I just center punch it and drill it out. Simple as that. Once the back section was removed I cut out the rust that was hiding in the rear sill header and made sure I went past the rust into good metal. I will simply brake some 16ga to patch these areas before cleaning and prepping and installing the new floor. I then trimmed down the new floor section so it was at least one rib wider than the hole in the floor. Once I am happy with the fit I will screw down the rear sill and just take my cut off wheel and slice Through the two over lapping ribs to make a clean but weld cut. Well this is it for now I plan on just doing a few hours a day until my back is back in motion. Here are a few pics to follow along with my rambling

Love the bondo filler patch!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

06-04-2008, 11:20 PM	#11
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: American Revolution 2nd time around 2wd Blazer Finlay I have something to report!! I have been out with a bad back so progress was stopped for a bit. Lucky for me the owner is in no real hurry and is very understanding. That being said lets get back to it. I put in a few hours last weekend completing the front suspension and ran the air line Through the cross member over to the pass side were it will meet the pass side line and run down the frame to the control valve. I did not want any future problems with the lines so I picked up 25' of cheap 3/8" ID vacume line and ran the 1/4" air line Through that for added wear protection. So right now the front is complete except for the height switches because I want to set those once the ride height is decided on. Today I spent some time out in the shop working on the rear rust issues with the floor. It was worse than I thought but still not that bad and is easily fixable at this point so I am glad we are not waiting to do this down the road. A month or so ago I picked up a real spot weld drill set for about $60 or so and boy is it worth the money. I started by slicing the rear floor into sections down the middle of the ribs so I am only dealing with 1 or 2 spot welds at a time. Once I find the spot weld I just center punch it and drill it out. Simple as that. Once the back section was removed I cut out the rust that was hiding in the rear sill header and made sure I went past the rust into good metal. I will simply brake some 16ga to patch these areas before cleaning and prepping and installing the new floor. I then trimmed down the new floor section so it was at least one rib wider than the hole in the floor. Once I am happy with the fit I will screw down the rear sill and just take my cut off wheel and slice Through the two over lapping ribs to make a clean but weld cut. Well this is it for now I plan on just doing a few hours a day until my back is back in motion. Here are a few pics to follow along with my rambling Love the bondo filler patch! Kevin LFD Inc.



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