Recent content by zakthor

Ok, sorry. I suck. It was a hot afternoon and I enlisted some very temporary and begrudging help from my spawn to put the rear area back together and didn't have my phone. We went ahead and installed everything and I took no pitchers. I built up the cradles onto scraps of 16g with blobs of mig...

I know I should clean everything better. I usually grind the edge up to an inch away. Even then some stuff gets too hot and burns, especially above a vertical joint. But it’s sometimes impossible to get good access to the back side and sometimes stuff catches fire. I guess it’s no excuse and not...

I'm a terrible welder. Self taught. My goal is to get truck back on road asap, not going to pebble beach. You can look at my posts to see my awful work. I'm fine with it. I'm butt welding patches into metal that often have some paint and rust and when I'm done theres no pinholes and its super...

Anyway. It’s solid now and no rust, and coated. Sounds like an anvil when hit with hammer. By far the most difficult piece was the wheelwell extension down from deck. it was a neat spiral form that took forever to curve properly and then a lot of grinding to match the edge. No photos of the...

Put in the seat back pivot cradles yesterday. Key was determining that the cradle tops should be level with the rear deck. Wasn’t completely obvious because my cradles didn’t have a strong opinion about anything when I found them. I put tape markers down and measured to start of first fixing...

I’ve had fun with aluminum boats n salt water. There’s sacrificial anodes so aluminum isn’t eaten by the seawater, the natural galvanic corrosion. My understanding steel isn’t allowed to touch the hull, an old steel bolt that falls in the bilge will start eating the aluminum. Asking because I...

wELL I'm still plugging away at this. Of course if there's a little rust then there's more nearby. My seat pivot cradles are so thin and barely existing. I rebuilt them blob by blob with the mig. I've filled both the big holes where the cradles and stiffening plates were. But I also cut out the...

Ok, mostly today I cut and ground away the baaad metal. Measured measured location and remove the seat pivot cradles. Whoa they need some attention for tomorrow. Got starboard wheelwell filled, feels real strong. Had to stop because I ran out of gas. Tomorrow to weld cradle to plate and weld...

Oh wow that looks SO GOOD. I'm so glad I asked. Wish I still had the exterior stiffener plates...

So... is there a place to get that plate? That plate looks stock. I was going to use a thick plate. Also that rear seat pivot cradle... is that new? Does someone make these or did you fab it? Looks great. What are the bolts for? Seems like overkill for positioning.

Hi. I got t-boned by a lexus suv and sort of drove over its hood with my back wheels. Dented the rocker and the doors. Got a rocker from wolf-metal, its nice. Was looking close and thought I saw some rust on one end. I tinked at it with my hammer and it was pretty rusty towards the rear... and...

Oh yeah!

Any advice on who can repair them near seattle? The local shops all want 6-14 thousand dollars. Its beyond my skill, thats for certain.

My doors are both dented and scratched, they need paint. Up to shop if they can do a good match.

Wow! Ive pinged the facebook seller. I ve got a problem with their insurance. Their rates are literally half what anyone here charges. Lots of email and phone calls. Literally found 3 shops to do the work, cheapest is 6k. None of their network shops will even touch it. So straight doors would...