Rat repair.

[BlueBullet]

I had the same issue with gap on rocker and cab corners. I used the hammer and dolly to rework rocker a little then did some trimming and cleaning up in cab corner and B pillar. Was able to get it closer by doing so. There was ripples on cab corner flange and rocker flange I hammered and ground flat.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by BlueBullet

I had the same issue with gap on rocker and cab corners. I used the hammer and dolly to rework rocker a little then did some trimming and cleaning up in cab corner and B pillar. Was able to get it closer by doing so. There was ripples on cab corner flange and rocker flange I hammered and ground flat.

Thanks, I did rework the rocker a bit, as well as the cab corner, pictures don't show it but the bottom is touching and the top is separated a bit. I'll try and get a pic of that next time.

[First c10]

Originally Posted by BlueBullet

I had the same issue with gap on rocker and cab corners. I used the hammer and dolly to rework rocker a little then did some trimming and cleaning up in cab corner and B pillar. Was able to get it closer by doing so. There was ripples on cab corner flange and rocker flange I hammered and ground flat.

Rat I agree with BB. my aftermarket rocker would not fit. I mean the area that is close to the door jam curved at the flange that welds to the inner rocker.(hope this makes sense). I did my best to make it flat and still have a little gap (as you have seen in my build). Keep up the good work as I thought I had a lot to do, you had to replace big sections.

As for motivation..... we want to see more so keep it up. no matter how a classic truck looks everyone wants it......

Weld-on my friend!!

[DWilbur]

Matabo makes good equipment my Brother has several of there tools.

[swamp rat]

Its been windy and wet out so being as last time i moved the welder across the side yard i kinda chewed it up a bit caus its a mush pit, so i decided it was time to put some better wheels on my shop welding cart, i wanted wider swivel casters but the hard ware store didn't have any.

Here's a feature if the Metabo grinder i like, a quick detach safety shroud..

Hope to get back to the truck tomorrow pending weather..

[Vic1947]

Looks like you could ride on that welder all the way to New Yawk Citty!

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Looks like you could ride on that welder all the way to New Yawk Citty!

Its made my life a bit easier! still need better fronts tho but its livable!

The driver floor is pretty much welded in now, i have been fighting a few bouts of porosity that i think maybe my heat and feed were too high, i have turned them down, it seems to be better, now i need to go back over some of the spots with a light under the truck to insure no pin holes are present.

Question: seam sealer before epoxy primer or after?

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

...Question: seam sealer before epoxy primer or after?

After. Always best to get the epoxy on the bare metal first since it's your last line of defense against moisture. The seam sealer will adhere to it just fine.

Everything is looking great! Having lived up there for almost two years I know all about the weather you're dealing with. Kudos for hanging in there.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

After. Always best to get the epoxy on the bare metal first since it's your last line of defense against moisture. The seam sealer will adhere to it just fine.

Everything is looking great! Having lived up there for almost two years I know all about the weather you're dealing with. Kudos for hanging in there.

Thanks again Vic! Today was a nasty one, high winds and cold rain, no work done at home, Just weekend OT and a severe lack of sleep.... .

[BossH0G]

Hi again swamp rat, awesome progress on the truck. I also like the upgrade to the welding cart, its awesome. I been thinking about getting the cart, and now I'm thinking about doing the same thing.

[swamp rat]

Fair warning on that cart its not super heavy duty as far as the structural support on the upper front corners of the cabinet right above the top drawer corners, it can bend a bit in shipping from side load, i had to return the first one i ordered and had UPS'ed because my local H/F was sold out when they were on sale, and the bottom where the gas bottle sits has a slight bend to it now, absolutely meant for the cement floor, i have been a little rough on mine i guess.

Thanks for the comps!

Not much to report but i cut down the cab reinforcement and reworked it on the passenger side so i can get into the driver side better and finish it up.

[BossH0G]

Thanks for the info on the cart, mine will probably be in my shop mostly. I do have a nice cement pad outside in front of my shop thought about 18x24.
Here's some cool tools eBay item number 322040819339

[BossH0G]

Picture of my one of my toys

[swamp rat]

Ok so as i posted the rust repair on the driver side is done but i had some surface rust on my front fender, i did some sanding on it and brushed the inside with rust treatment, however it was just too cold to sand and cover the fender with 2K primer.

Working under the car cover i have limited space to work, i will need to pull the truck out and turn it around to start the other side, i didn't want to do that with the fender off so i kinda fell into hold mode and started researching a bit on paint booths.

So the past week has been really nice outside, so nice that i got sprig fever and didn't touch the truck, what can i say.. This weekend i finally started building my small paint booth, i'm at the point i need to start covering it in plastic.

Which brings me to the question, do i plastic the inside or outside?? This will be a positive pressure, fan pushing air in, 20"X20" fan will have a filter plus 2 20"X20" filters for the exit, the far wall will be hinged and latchedand have foam weather stripping to make it air tight..

[DWilbur]

The fan should be at the bottom and pull air out install filter at the top to filter the air coming in. blowing air in will blow in dust bugs and small debris. Rap the visqueen around the out side.

[CUSTOM/10]

I agree with Dwilbur, that's how I did mine. I also placed a couple of small electric heaters just outside the air inlet filter and it helped keep it toasty warm inside.

Also place put a filter before the fan if you don't want it painted.

Gary

[swamp rat]

So i was going to tape the filter to the outside of the fan so the air coming in is filtered, reason was i thought i read somewhere about having a positive pressure in the booth, so i guess that is wrong and i need to pull the air thru.....

I posted the same question on the paint forum a while ago too, no time to do any more today anyway so i'll see what they say as well.

The good news is i use the same size opening on both sides for filter and fan so its an easy fix, just a little more time involved..

[CUSTOM/10]

Being in a negative helps remove the fumes, doesn't blow your paint around as much and having some sort of a door that's overlaps on the outside will be kept closed by the suction. At least this worked well for me, I painted a couple trucks this way. You still should have at least an organic filtered mask or an air supplied respirator !!!

Gary

[swamp rat]

Got the respirator covered. Do you think i will need 2 fans or just the one?

[CUSTOM/10]

That's a fairly small enclosure, you should be fine with one fan. Your biggest place of air flow restriction would be your inlet filter, maybe put in a second filter. I imagine your fan is a 3 speed, so you can choose what speed works good for you.

Gary

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

That's a fairly small enclosure, you should be fine with one fan. Your biggest place of air flow restriction would be your inlet filter, maybe put in a second filter. I imagine your fan is a 3 speed, so you can choose what speed works good for you.

Gary

Yes the two squares in the frame on the other side are for 2 filters, 20"X20", plus 1 20" x20" to cover the fan.

No pictures today but i moved the filter frame to the top of the wall where the fan was, then moved the fan where the filters were originally going to go, also added a second fan frame for an additional fan if needed.

[swamp rat]

So fighting some back strain today and my chiro is out today.... so won't get the booth finished.

But i have the framing all done less plastic and putting the hinges on both doors. Two 20X20 filters nearest the camera, a side walk thru door and the far wall will be hinged to allow for body parts to be brought in and out, doors will be sealed with weather strip foam. Oh, i ordered an additional fan identical to the one i have so will have plenty of air flow, they mount in the far wall/door bottom. Hopefully i'll have it done Sunday as i'm working Saturday.

[7dee2]

Nice job Mike, sucky about the back man hope you feel better. I thought we'd need 2 fans for our booth also but one set to high did a great job.

[First c10]

You guys are getting me to want to build my own booth and spray something!!!! Can't wait to see more Mike! Hope the back heals up!

[swamp rat]

I was feeling a bit better and getting board so i did some more, i did take today off work too... probably not the best move i ever made as i have two more work days to go.

Got a tarp under the booth and started the plastic on 2 sides and the top, pulled the plastic under the walls to the inside and tapped up on the bottom and door opening, also the large door is covered.

I'm kinda surprised at the duct tape i bought while at Harbor Freight, its some really sticky stuff!