looking good looking real good - What kind of welder/settings are you using for the frame rebuild? Im going into some very similar work. Will be following this one .
Builds 1975 frame off. (2 Viewers)
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perfect thanks - looking forward to more
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things are looking shiney and fresh.
i have a few more weeks till it gets warm enough to coat and paint the frame. so i'm going to work on a few extras. once the frame is coated, and i'm not sure with what yet, i can get on to the sheetmetal work. i'm sorta leaning towards por15 stuff for the frame...i think thats what was on it, and it worked well in most areas.
ps. i got a fresher cell phone too....notice the difference in the pix......
i have a few more weeks till it gets warm enough to coat and paint the frame. so i'm going to work on a few extras. once the frame is coated, and i'm not sure with what yet, i can get on to the sheetmetal work. i'm sorta leaning towards por15 stuff for the frame...i think thats what was on it, and it worked well in most areas.
ps. i got a fresher cell phone too....notice the difference in the pix......
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Holy Ferric Oxide Batman! You are one ambitious dude! Amazing.
I'm counting myself very lucky not to be dealing with the rust demons on my rig,
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that's it, i'm done welding on the frame. time to por15 it. then throw some sheetmetal at it.
got a new plaything too....i have become a fan of craigslist.
i can almost start worrying about color i'm going to paint it. the "new" tub was white. when i was working on it i was going to go with white.....but if you like white i'm sorry, i just can't do it.
i'm thinking tan, i have a set of dune beige doors, and i kind of like that color....big fan of red, but want to change it up this time.
got a new plaything too....i have become a fan of craigslist.
i can almost start worrying about color i'm going to paint it. the "new" tub was white. when i was working on it i was going to go with white.....but if you like white i'm sorry, i just can't do it.
i'm thinking tan, i have a set of dune beige doors, and i kind of like that color....big fan of red, but want to change it up this time.
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so its getting to point where i need to get on the sheetmetal.
the tub i'm using is off a '75 that i was working on 10 years ago...time flies when your having fun..apparently. it was originally white, i can't do that, it's just too much.
i've been leaning towards one of the beiges, more towards the darker one, but i have not been able to find it in a spray can yet. i did find a lighter one, but i'm not really feeling it yet.
however all bets are off if i find seafoam in a rattle can.
these pix do not show the shade well. it's a light color sorta tan with a yellowish tint to it.....like a cub cadet mower.
the tub i'm using is off a '75 that i was working on 10 years ago...time flies when your having fun..apparently. it was originally white, i can't do that, it's just too much.
i've been leaning towards one of the beiges, more towards the darker one, but i have not been able to find it in a spray can yet. i did find a lighter one, but i'm not really feeling it yet.
however all bets are off if i find seafoam in a rattle can.
these pix do not show the shade well. it's a light color sorta tan with a yellowish tint to it.....like a cub cadet mower.
Dune Beige rocks.
Love this pic of Håvards:
More here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/454326-havards-norwegian-bj42.html
Love this pic of Håvards:
More here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/454326-havards-norwegian-bj42.html
Nice work. Now that's a rusty frame!!
Great job,how many hours do you think are in the frame? MIke
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probably not that many actually. i didn't keep track of time. it was this time last year i put the jack stands under it. but i goofed off a good bit while i tryed to figure out what i wanted and or needed to do, and then till i actually did it.
the rear axle is under it for real now. the wheels are going to stay off till i paint or whatever i do to the frame.
the rear axle is under it for real now. the wheels are going to stay off till i paint or whatever i do to the frame.
brian
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got the "new" or rather other tub in the shop.....it came with a chassis. that frame i worked over a good 15years ago. most parts on the new chassis are 1975 vintage. so that tub is going on the reworked 1977 frame. and that tub is nothing to brag about, i have plenty of sheetmetal work to deal with.
mean while the 1975 frame is going to hangout while i strip a 1969 tub off it's trashed frame.....in a few weeks i'll have more tin knocking to address than i care to admit.
the 75 is actually the first 40 i started work on. when the 77 that is being worked on was bought, work on the 75 ground to a halt....and now both are being grafted together.(evil laugh here)
i've had this move planned for several months now. i knew everything would fit, but was not sure how much extra room i would be dealing with, or should say have to work with. even though i drew the footprint out on the floor a few times, i was relieved to see how much room i still have.....this picture was snapped mere seconds after the trailer was moved out of frame.
now i can get the tub swapped over. pull the old F out that is in the 75(at the time it was the only workable motor i had) and get a 2F off the floor and in it.
mean while the 1975 frame is going to hangout while i strip a 1969 tub off it's trashed frame.....in a few weeks i'll have more tin knocking to address than i care to admit.
the 75 is actually the first 40 i started work on. when the 77 that is being worked on was bought, work on the 75 ground to a halt....and now both are being grafted together.(evil laugh here)
i've had this move planned for several months now. i knew everything would fit, but was not sure how much extra room i would be dealing with, or should say have to work with. even though i drew the footprint out on the floor a few times, i was relieved to see how much room i still have.....this picture was snapped mere seconds after the trailer was moved out of frame.
now i can get the tub swapped over. pull the old F out that is in the 75(at the time it was the only workable motor i had) and get a 2F off the floor and in it.
