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Well I am at this point. As you can see from the pics there is some structural repair to do near the door posts and I really need it all sandblasted to get at it. If I were to send all those parts off to sandblast then buildup the tub the exposed steel should last til paint without needing sandblasting all over again right? Thanks Yo. :D
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You will most likely end up with some light surface rust, not that big of a deal really....will be easily removed with a Scotchbrite pad...


Good luck!

-Steve
 
after you blast, prime them with a good primer and keep indoors with minimal moisture.
 
On the underside and floorpan and lower part of the engine bay area, use some Rhino Liner - that stuff works like a miracle. Good primer is a must, then use the coating. Good luck with your restoration, it'll be well worth it in the end.
 
Thanks all, I plan on doing like durabak or some other roll/brush on liner on the underside/inside/engine bay. It is going to be interesting how this home built tub turns out. I'll keep ya posted. Parts are going off for sandblast today.

In fact if you have any links/pics of homebuilt tubs post em up here, I've found some but could always use some more ideas. Here is a pic I found and looks pretty good and fairly easy to do. Mine however will not have diamondplate.
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KnightHawk said:
Thanks all, I plan on doing like durabak or some other roll/brush on liner on the underside/inside/engine bay. It is going to be interesting how this home built tub turns out. I'll keep ya posted. Parts are going off for sandblast today.

In fact if you have any links/pics of homebuilt tubs post em up here, I've found some but could always use some more ideas. Here is a pic I found and looks pretty good and fairly easy to do. Mine however will not have diamondplate.
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Go to www.ironpigoffroad.com there is a sweet "homebuilt" tub in there under past projects IIRC.
 
I see that you are in Dallas, are you saying that you got a cheap tub for sale? I'd love to find one but no luck yet. My definition of a cheap tub is like $400 bucks or so, an aluminum tub for $1300 or so is not. Believe me, I'd prefer one but it's not in the budget. Thanks though.
 
I'd think long and hard before I'd do a roll-on bedliner. At least make sure you take all the extra time to prep it correctly... the PO of my 71 cruiser did a herculiner roll-on (hell I don't know the brand they used it just looks like crap) and I've been chipping this junk off for a while now. It's all bubbled up and looks terrible. Sorry no pic... I'm going to get it professionaly sprayed but I know it's all in the prep anyway.
 
If you want an opinion about the tub, I agree with getting an aluminum one. It's easy to say you don't have the money, but building up a tub from scratch, with all the associated jigs to keep it square, is just not cost effective for a one-off application (Unless you're planning a super-simple comp-buggy that's doing away with nearly all of the body anyways). You'll be two to five times the price of an aluminum tub (including your labour, welding equipment, fabricating equipment, replacement body panels, etc). The canadacruiser.com panels run around us$1200, and they don't include the front floor/seat area, or the B-pillar, or the inner & outer lower door sill. You can get most of these parts from CCOT, but they are big $$$.

Again, this is just my opinion. I just wanted to try and share a little experience so you don't end up going down the same LONG road that I did.

Cheers,
Steve
 
Thanks SMC and I agree that it can be quite costly to do it. But it depends on the materials you are going to use as well. If I were to buy all new pre stamped/formed panels from like CCOT, didn't already have the welding/fab tools, or the ability to make jigs and such then it would be quite a bit more. And that it would likely be more cost effective to buy aluminum tub than go that route.

I am really trying to apply the KISS princible to this proj and am on a pretty limited budget. I'm really not going for an exact OEM look so there is really no need to pay for the panels. I know that there are many ways to skin a cruiser and that some have gotten good results with minimal costs. After all it's a project and if it doesn't turn out then I'll do something else. I'll post up pics of the prog and we'll all see how it turns out.

I appreciate your comments and it's good to hear about your experience, I'm just trying to maintain my optimism about this plan. Thanks man. :D
 
I wouldn't worry about any rust issues while you are under construction. I had mine all apart and blasted and let it sit about 3 months with no problems. Don't prime until you have all your metalwork done. Get some measurements and jig up the parts you have then skin it out. For spot welds, I drilled holes and plug welded, and got that "factory" look. Good luck!
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