Project: Ginger

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by STP67-72

Hey Keith
Just like Mcbassin said, if you were closer i would fix your rockers. Buy you a Good little 110 mig and start playing on some project. Heck put a rocker on one of your parts trucks for practice???? Nobody wanted to install rockers around here, so i had to figure it out. Im not a great welder, but damn good with a little grinder. Sell some of your parts LOL

Good luck

Originally Posted by Bentblazer

Hey Keith, I got tired of having all my friends do my welding for me (usuallly free and because of my inexperience) one of them let me borrow one of his welders and I decided to teach my self. My blazer was the learning platform. Wouldn't be without one now. Dont have to wait on some else to do it on their time frame and enjoy doing it myself, and there not really that expensive. Give it a try!

Originally Posted by bguild

From a rookie.. Its really pretty easy.. I am going to tackle my rockers, floor and cab supports this winter. If you want to come up for a weekend and help and learn let me know. However I am not sure I am doing it right myself.. i am just learning as I go. Also the cab roof thing should be a fun weekend too.. I am waiting to tear into that until I can move my gas tank to the rear of the truck away from all the heat. Just get a little miller for a few hundred bucks like I did.. Its plenty for sheetmetal. I actually might sell you mine someday when i step up to a larger one.

Thanks for all the replies.
I want to buy my own mig,... so I can practice this winter.
The blazer might not be one to practice on.
I need to replace the inner and outer rockers, and the panel between the rockers and the rear wheelwells.
But the big job is the rocker boxes.
The tub will have to be supported with proper door gaps,... while they are removed and replaced.
I have some flex when I take the roof off right now.
It screws with the door alignment, since the rocker boxes are so rusty.
So it's going to be a big job.
Plus I want it painted below the lower trim,... to match my faded original paint.
Right side door and fender also have a crease in them that I want repaired also.

I should probably leave it alone and just focus on Ginger.

[bguild]

Just come up and practice on my hooptie.