1998 TLC UZJ100 frame off resto build log (1 Viewer)

[rampantwolf]

Video of School Bus getting washed away in flooded country bridge:

So you know how it’s been flooding in Texas. Well last week this bus driver tried to cross a flooded country bridge on my property and was washed away. You can see my house and shop at the beginning of the video on the right.

I wonder how many of you ih8mud knuckleheads would try this crossing with a snorkel lol

Here is the dash cam in the bus released by the police department this week (Click on my name below to go to my Facebook feed):

Markus Lagmanson

 

[rampantwolf]

Here is a photo I took an hour after the bus floated away. Btw...the water is 2 feet to the concrete bridge and there is another 2 fellow that point to the creek bottom there are no guide rails and the bridge is single lane.

 

[D21FJ60]

Almost made it. . . .

 

[rampantwolf]

Crazy crossing huh. My live Facebook video made the national news.

 

[rampantwolf]

Had Cooper STMaxx tires 255/85R16 mounted on painted factory wheels

 

[Rolocado]

View attachment 1826769 View attachment 1826770 Had Cooper STMaxx tires 255/85R16 mounted on painted factory wheels

You driving a 6X6??

 

[CBeckFJ]

Looking at swapping the frame in my 100. How complicated was getting the body off the frame? Do you have pictures?

 

[bucfl]

The rims came out very nice. Do you mind me asking what it costs for powder coat?

 

[Kmonty66]

Wow!

 

[rampantwolf]

Looking at swapping the frame in my 100. How complicated was getting the body off the frame? Do you have pictures?

Not hard at all. Taking the thing apart is the easy part. Putting it back together is a whole other story yet to be written. Stay tuned

 

[rampantwolf]

The rims came out very nice. Do you mind me asking what it costs for powder coat?

I didn’t have them powder coated. They are painted with epoxy primer and a top coat of 2K semi-gloss ceramic chassis black. I wanted a way to touch up trail scratches. Powder coat won’t let me do that.

 

[rampantwolf]

Pile of interior panels

Taped off and covered all surfaces just to touch up small areas where pain has bubbled ever so slightly:

 

[rampantwolf]

Tomorrow we will shoot epoxy primer over those prepped spots.

 

[rampantwolf]

Headliner and carpets are dirty. Will try to clean first or will replace/reupholster.

 

[rampantwolf]

Took some time away from the office today. Prepped the metal subfloor in the cabin and sprayed it with epoxy primer.

 

[rampantwolf]

Then sprayed all the hard-to-get-to internal unibody subfloor channels with Eastwood internal frame paint with rust inhibitor.

Sorry forgot to take pictures of that. Maybe I can add them tomorrow.

 

[rampantwolf]

Cleaned all the seats, seat belts, panels with glass cleaner and then solvent.

 

[rampantwolf]

Metal prepped the center console metal frames and all the seat floor anchors to ready them for epoxy primer.

Will add pictures tomorrow maybe.

 

[rampantwolf]

Started laying down the aluminum heat shield backed sound dampener (80 mil thick butyl) in the passenger side along with a layer of sound absorbing (170 mil) closed cell foam. Then the dinner bell rang and had to close up for the day.

 

[rampantwolf]

Got a bit further today but not far enough