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Morning progress pics….like JJ said floors are in. Burning in seat mounts now….then 409 or so welds to grind…🎉🥳
We will build it if it comes.
This old girl needed a lot of love…. 😎 😎 😎 But she is still wearing 93% of her original paint…. 😎 😎 Here is a step by step on them rear patches, I am about to start grinding on the 409 welds…. 😎 it’s getting damn close to flipping it over time!!!! 😎 and it’s only Tuesday!!!! 😎 😎
All work and no play makes JJ a dull boy🤣
Keeping a lid on it😎
Attitude is everything 🤔do we blast or don’t we??? No doubt in my mind paint will stick better and longer if we blast it…. But we gotta be real damn care full….. 😎 I don’t really want to get sand all up in it.. as it’s perfectly clean at the moment.. humm,,, buddy… your thoughts? blasting it will take no more and maybe less time than sanding… and better end product for sure.
Pat is knocking out the last few items.. Pop out hinge and latch plate…. were gonna weld them 6 holes in the deck lid too… tiny repairs.. Notice how careful he is being with your og paint.. hanging that welding blanket over it.. 😎
That floor came out fucking TIT’s!!!!! Nice work Pat…Every corner, every edge, sweet!!!
That flip over dolly… shit… maybe I should blast that thing off!! I have had that flip over dolly for 20 freaking years!! It has flipped over 100’s of busses!!!! 100’s…. 😎 Make me smile… and I know it’s been copied a ton!!! cause it is simple and works… 😎
All work and no play makes JJ a dull boy🤣
Keeping a lid on it😎
Attitude is everything 🤔Pics from last night/today… forward drivers side pop out latch mount repairs were first.
Same pop out but window hinge mount repairs.
Had to do some pin and slide hammer work to get the area back in shape, it was dented in pretty good……Welded up all the holes. Clamped a soaked cold rag to the outer skin to help keep heat away ….Left the the pins in place until I finished welding I case it decided to shrink back in, luckily it didn’t!
Gas pedal mount burned in.
Pushed the heat tube into its final location and burned it in.
Decklid holes gone…
Flipped her over niceNeasy.
Need to do some grinding and finish up the welding the I didn’t get to from the top side.
Front inner valance has a couple of spots that need a small patch.
We will also take a good look around to see what else needs attention like the pass rear bumper mount and the valance lip.
We will build it if it comes.
Pat is doing them lower valance repairs now… gonna do some grinding, them get it all dusted off today I hope!!!
Sadie is not helping. 😎
All work and no play makes JJ a dull boy🤣
Keeping a lid on it😎
Attitude is everything 🤔Metal work done!!!
That was a chore getting the bottom side finished!
Started at 1am last night, flipped her back up right about an hour ago.
First up was straightening the lower valance lip. Much better!
Next was fitting the new pedal pan. Only had to make a couple of tweaks to get it on.
Noticed a broken bolt in one of the pedal pan valance mounts. I was able to drill and tap it. No invasive surgery required!!
All 4 of the pedal pan side mounts in the frame were stripped. Welded nuts to the back sides. Forgot a welded pic…oops…
Fits great!!
Pass inner valance needed 2 patches.
Drivers side a pillar and inner valance also needed patches.
Finished welding the jack points, bulkhead and seat pedestal to the front center section, trimmed the excess off of the drivers side rocker lower lip, and lots of misc finish grinding.
Last repair!!!! Smashed up rear cargo floor support. Looks like it landed on a big ol’rock at some point.
Chopped the cap out. Sliced the smashed section to hammer it straight.
Welded the support back together. Fabed a new cap, burned it all together, and dressed it up all purty like.
Ready for a bottom side cleanup in the blast booth.
Lots of grinder and metal dust after a double shift.
We will build it if it comes.
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