1968 Farm Fresh Frame Off Resto

[Chamba]

I unreservedly blame my wife. She is constantly putting boxes, toys, clothes, etc in the garage from the house. Last Saturday night I cleaned my garage and work bench (my social life is somewhat less exciting since having a son). During the week she covered my bench with boxes, a set of curtains and a bunch of bulk stuff from Costco. Now I can't even see my work bench and barely the tools behind it.

I envy guys with clean garages.

 

[nuclearlemon]

I unreservedly blame my wife. She is constantly putting boxes, toys, clothes, etc in the garage from the house. Last Saturday night I cleaned my garage and work bench (my social life is somewhat less exciting since having a son). During the week she covered my bench with boxes, a set of curtains and a bunch of bulk stuff from Costco. Now I can't even see my work bench and barely the tools behind it.

I envy guys with clean garages.

i've got the opposite. i keep putting stuff away and pighead keeps pulling it back out and leaving it scattered in the middle of the floor. i'm finding myself giving up

 

[Chamba]

i've got the opposite. i keep putting stuff away and pighead keeps pulling it back out and leaving it scattered in the middle of the floor. i'm finding myself giving up

Well, I envy girls with clean garages (which Annie deserves) too.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Stripped down the rest of the tub. I'll be off tomorrow due to weather... I'll get the rest of the rust repair done and wipe down.

J

 

[meatloaf]

Stripped down the rest of the tub. I'll be off tomorrow due to weather... I'll get the rest of the rust repair done and wipe down.

J

Wow! All this with a sander/grinder? Great job!

 

[Finnyfam60]

You missed a spot....

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Wow! All this with a sander/grinder? Great job!

Thanks, 4" and 7" wire wheels mainly. 3" DA with 80 grit..

You missed a spot.... ************

SMART A$$..... Ya I know, I'll try and get the pencil grinder out with smaller wheels to get the rest..

If I ever see orange again it'll be too soon..

J

 

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Got to the rust repair on the windshield frame and DS hard side

Here ya go.

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

and more..

HAVE A NICE DAY!

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Got a couple hours in degreasing some panels and laying down some filler. I'll let it set until tomorrow to get a solid cure out before sanding.

Tub makes a good work bench.

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

After spending the morning installing a hitch on my FJC, I got to sanding on the first round of filler.

Sanded out and reapplied filler on the bezel and hard sides. They will be ready to final sand and be ready to prime by end of day tomorrow.

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Been a bit since the last activity... work... anniversary... you know yada yada yada...

Tore the doors down to the shells today... they took me about 6 hours to get apart. Had to heat up every bolt on them to free them. Then the channels were a PITA as well and had to persuade them out... But they are 100% intact and in good shape now.

Just so everyone knows.. YES, the window channels will be restored TOO!!...

Going through all the panels and final dressing them while the tub filler sets and sanding on it... Getting ready for primer is a tedious process at my place..

A few pics..



J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Well I'm waiting on the weather to warm up to shoot the epoxy for Jas on this 40. A 60 degree minimum is a few days away.. However, it gave me time to strip the firewall and lay some high heat flat black on it. I was able to get the garage to 55 degrees. It took awhile for it to flash out, but turned out pretty nice for a firewall IMO.

J

 

[arcteryx]

That looks awesome J! Hope the weather warms up for you, otherwise we'll go to plan B

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Got the epoxy laid down this afternoon. Only had a limited window with the weather and my schedule.

Overall for a backyard job it is a very nice protective coat and the final sanding and high build primer can be put off until Jas has a chance to find a reputable painter in Austin.. (shouldn't be too hard, IMO..)

The Monstaliner will be here in a couple of days and I will get the inner tub done so Jas can come get the pieces.

A few pics as usual...Enjoy fellas...

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

And where the panels are for the night.

 

[Ambrew]

Nice work. Way more patience than I have when it come to stripping paint!

 

[arcteryx]

Dang, dude, that looks sweet!!! SOO excited to get it back. I tell ya J, you are have got MAD skills and have a backup job if something ever happens with your day gig Talk soon.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Dang, dude, that looks sweet!!! SOO excited to get it back. I tell ya J, you are have got MAD skills and have a backup job if something ever happens with your day gig Talk soon.

Thanks Jas, well with my tendinitis, arthritis, and all those other itises I'll just do it to fill some time and keep enjoying myself occasionally..

I feel like Statler and Waldorf most days...

J

 

[Finnyfam60]

Looks great J!