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Getting the junk cut out this morning. Front floor was first to go.
We will build it if it comes.
Pat is always a good alarm clock when you’re visiting the compound. His grinding at 6am really gets you up in the morning haha!You guys are amazing! Watching from afar on the old interwebs, I get updates 6-7 days a week, of serious work! Great updates!
When I got the DC a few years ago, I popped open the “smugglers compartment” because the cab reeked of gas after a fill-up. Turns out the gas filler neck was leaking where it meets the tank. When I opened up the compartment, it was stuffed with housing insulation and painted with tar. I spent a couple weekends cleaning all that crap out. Not fun!
Here are the before pics:
I cleaned it up and rattle canned it for a short-term fix. Here is a cleaned up picture. Can’t wait for the KCW long-term fix picture.
Since this truck is a 1960, it doesn’t have the overflow tube coming off the filler catch, that drains below the floor. Any spilled or sloshed gas ends up in the cab under the rear seat. What do you think about installing one of those tubes. I know it’s not stock, but it might be a good add for the future health of the vehicle and the occupants (reducing vapors). Also, no one would see it, or know it’s there in that seal compartment.
Made some good progress today. Cutting out big sections. Will need to come back and disect the welded areas.
Driver side lost the inner and outer rockers all the way to the rear fender well, some inner pillar sections, front out rigger and jack point.
Pass side had some accident damage. Lower b-pillar and tear of dogleg. I give a little blood to each project.
Pile of led melted from pass lower b-pillar/dogleg.
Pass side lost the dogleg, About 1/3 of the lower b-pillar inner and outer and the cargo door rocker. Bit more to come not quite back to solid metal everywhere.
We will build it if it comes.
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