Builds Utah... the "new blue" - the unforeseen build (1 Viewer)

[2fpower]

More pics with the body off. I will tie the rear frame Tie in to this hoop slider thing

 

[2fpower]

Body came back off to finish all the welds, looks very odd with the frame tie-ins.

 

[2fpower]

Other little things were finished. 3/8 plate tapped for seatbelt three point mount

Added the front grab handles too.

 

[2fpower]

I think that I was told that these came out of some GM vehicle, anyone know what these are from? I'm looking for seat cover options.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

nice fab work, as for the seats.... I dunno

 

[2fpower]

@Kansas Cruiser tried to text you to thank you for all the metal tech steel I bought from you. Came in really handy on this build.

 

[Kansas Cruiser]

Not a problem, I'm glad it went to a good home

 

[2fpower]

Lots of welding and grinding. However we're starting to get close To paint. I also made the reinforcement for the Hitch that will bolt to the piece coming out of rear bumper.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

nice work

 

[DTSkyCop]

Incredible job here... Nice build!!!

 

[2fpower]

Found time to POR 15 the frame. Daughter came out and helped get all the water out of the frame by jacking around.

Thanks goes out to @milemarker60 for teaching me how to paint over the POR 15 with rattle can to give it some UV protection. Painted 2 coats POR 15 (after marine clean and acid etch) and 2 coats of rustoleum hard hat flat black.

 

[weejub]

Wow!! Before we moved you had just bought this and I had no idea that you would do all this too it!! Great to read and fun to see all the changes and hard work!

 

[2fpower]

Wow!! Before we moved you had just bought this and I had no idea that you would do all this too it!! Great to read and fun to see all the changes and hard work!

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, I had no idea either. Tax season is here, so things have slowed down. Done a few small things lately, but the iphone app is not working for some reason, so posting pictures is not as easy.

 

[SammyT96LX450]

yes the app got disabled.....awesome build

 

[2fpower]

Got some more done on the axle teardown. Pulled the diffs with @FZJ80 in KC Mike and sent to a good friend @tornadoalleycruiser to take to @riverrat Jobe to a look at them and make sure there's no issues. That was after I went to another @kc_chevota friend to try to get a better pinion yoke. Good to have friends. If you're going this far he might as well replace the bearings in the rear Semi float axle. The front axle balls had a bunch a rust on them so did a whole bunch of cleaning grinding and buffing. I had never seen someone butcher up the old drum backing plate to use for the disc brakes but did a decent job It was a really rusty with 5% paint coverage, so sandblasted it and will Powdercoat.

More pics.

 

[2fpower]

So , I wonder what you could do it one of these

 

[2fpower]

Further down the rabbit hole we go. Decided to take out the rear axle sandblast and paint it this weekend. Used the two-part Epoxy paint from Southern poly urethane

 

[2fpower]

paging @spencer arndt - let me know when you can ship the tires. I have tried to email and text you, with no answers. I have waited patiently for 6 months, don't flake out on me here.

 

[2fpower]

I shot some John Deere blitz black on the parts

 

[2fpower]

Look mom, holes in aluminum running boards gone.