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03-02-2004, 10:27 PM
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Progress: Let the tear down begin...
I finally got a break from the house this weekend and decided it was going to be a truck weekend. The job at hand was to dismantle the "old" chassis down to the bare crap frame so all the parts could be cleaned, updated and painted. I can't decide whether to rattle can it or go with POR-15.
Here's what I started with -
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03-02-2004, 10:40 PM
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Nakedness,,, PG rated
Well it looks great... out of the ashes as they say. I am not far behind. Let's see the frame after you get her scraped, blasted and repainted.
Nice start...lot's of tedious work getting even here.
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03-02-2004, 10:40 PM
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03-02-2004, 10:43 PM
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03-02-2004, 10:44 PM
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03-02-2004, 10:47 PM
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And finally the corpse - Anybody for a SHORT shorted frame
 Actually there are some factory (I think) overload springs on there that someone might want. I guess I could keep the front peice and practice my frame Z'ing...hmmmm
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03-03-2004, 02:29 AM
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parts
How much for the 4 cab mounts & the crossmember that the trailing arms bolt to ? (big oval hole). Shipped to 53932................Thanks............Zoomy
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03-03-2004, 02:30 AM
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overloads
Somebody will probably buy those overloads too.
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03-03-2004, 11:24 AM
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Zoomy - does 30 lbs sound about right as far as weight? And for the cab mounts whats the best way - grind them off or just try and cut out a frame section?
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03-04-2004, 02:10 AM
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removal
Torch or chisel the rivets off from the back side. Then hit the mounts with a BFH.
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