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lift the body and ... well ... where will it end?
81 BJ42 - I have to bring it home and pass inspection
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Awl_TEQ
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Well, I wanted to take the rad in to get it checked out so I had to pull that. To get the rad off you have to remove the shroud and the under guard plate. To remove rad support is only four more bolts. If I'm that far in I may as well take off the battery towers and powdercoat the lot of it. I can't put it back together with rusty old bolts so I have to plate them too.
I have to learn when to say enough is enough LOL
I have to learn when to say enough is enough LOL
Chamba
Too short. Too long. Just right: the 43
Awl_TEQ said:
Sure. But not cleaning up the exposed frame, prepping it with rust mort and painting it while the bits normally attached to it are off is just daft. That's not doing a frame off; that's just working smart.
Yeah, this is just a pre-frame off!
BreckenridgeCruiser said:
That's a great way to sum it up!
Yeah, but when he actually gets around to doing the frame off, it will just be to paint the frame. Evertyhing else will already be done!
Chamba
Too short. Too long. Just right: the 43
tmarx said:
The problem here lies in how high you've set the bar, mate.
Chamba
Too short. Too long. Just right: the 43
FF LC FREAK said:Yeah, but when he actually gets around to doing the frame off, it will just be to paint the frame. Evertyhing else will already be done!
That's assuming there is any frame left to paint after another one or two Alberta winters, of course
That's assuming there is any frame left to paint after another one or two Alberta winters, of course
So in 2 years we can order Awl Teq frames.
You know what I would love to see is your list of must have tools- complete with grinding and sanding pad info etc......
Very inspiring.
Pete
So in 2 years we can order Awl Teq frames.
Good point, on second thought leave that frame as is Kevin! ;p
Chamba
Too short. Too long. Just right: the 43
cody c said:
Very good point; I never thought of that. Yes Kevin, don't you dare paint that frame! If anyone can make a frame which is actually better than Toyota did, it's Kevin.
Chamba
Too short. Too long. Just right: the 43
Awl_TEQ said:
It's your Midas touch, Kevin. We're simply all dying to see a gold frame.
See? I want to order one!
Awl_TEQ
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Did some final prep yesterday to get the outer rockers flatter. Sprayed a quick blast of primer before heading to swimming lessons. Had juuuuust enough in the gun to coat it all. You can see in the last pick on the rocker I had to shake the gun to finish LOL
Nice work. Everybody has their own ideas about how restorations should be done - but I like seeing a clean (honest maybe?) "unhidden repair". Why grind the heck (and maybe weaken the area) out of something that's not seen most of the time anyway? What's that black stuff on the weld bead under the primer - POR?
