rkymtnflyfisher
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I was chatting with him a while back about a rear sill! Time to hit him up again, maybe need to look at fabbing something for the round parts on the rear, or Cool Cruisers has some.
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His sills include the horns, from what I've seen.
Also, someone on here has current entries in their thread about how they are building their sill... Last I read was about adding the horns. They have pretty good documentation... Unfortunately, it's after noon... Maybe I can remember who tomorrow...
I think it's fatherofdaughterofromer or dad4six or someone like that... Sorry...
Biggest trick welding stainless to mild steel is using plenty of shielding gas - on both sides of the weld . It's best to use Argon and build a purge box to use on the back side or figure out a strip of aluminum as a backer to prevent oxygen entering the back of the weld . I generally use 309 to join the two different metals...
Sarge
Sarge
rkymtnflyfisher
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Spent time today cleaning and installing the rear connectors for the taillights, I had to splice a couple wires near the connectors that had broken off when I pulled them out.
I drilled and tapped a few broken bolts on the frame too, the ones that hold the taillight armor on.
Other than that it was a somewhat slow day on the 40. There is a new Harbor Freight that just opened a couple days ago by my house so I paid them a visit today. New 4 1/2" grinder, a cut off tool, and a handful of discs and grinding wheels all came home with me. Tomorrow I am going to pick up a Hobart welder, and some other goodies to go with it. I also have decided to rent a sandblaster for a few days to blast the tub and other body parts, I need to get that done so I can start with a clean slate.
More to follow.
Big 12 sucks this year.
I drilled and tapped a few broken bolts on the frame too, the ones that hold the taillight armor on.
Other than that it was a somewhat slow day on the 40. There is a new Harbor Freight that just opened a couple days ago by my house so I paid them a visit today. New 4 1/2" grinder, a cut off tool, and a handful of discs and grinding wheels all came home with me. Tomorrow I am going to pick up a Hobart welder, and some other goodies to go with it. I also have decided to rent a sandblaster for a few days to blast the tub and other body parts, I need to get that done so I can start with a clean slate.
More to follow.
Big 12 sucks this year.
Too bad Mich State didn't come to play...
Sorry, I read Big 10...
Sorry, I read Big 10...
I HOPE you did t give up on the Alamo Bowl!!
I turned it in in the 2nd half... 31-0 Oregon ... Now 41-38 in 2nd OT!!!
I turned it in in the 2nd half... 31-0 Oregon ... Now 41-38 in 2nd OT!!!
rkymtnflyfisher
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I am always watching the college football! That was an amazing comeback!
I saw a great game by skipping the 1st half!!
I wonder what sort of game it would have been with two "starting" quarterbacks...
I wonder what sort of game it would have been with two "starting" quarterbacks...
rkymtnflyfisher
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Boykin would have been a big deal in that game, same for Oregon, if their starter stayed in it would have been a different outcome. No doubt in my mind.
It would be like Clemson losing Watson........if only.
It would be like Clemson losing Watson........if only.
I like that the 5th year senior backup had a stunning last game!!
Here's an awesome thread that I'm attempting to follow to make up some diy quarter panel patches.
Here's my first practice run at fabbing up the rough shape... Still a work in progress.
As for tools and experience level, let's just say the first non-youtube exposure to any of these tools was by me on my first attempt! Total novice... Using all harbor freight tools( electric shears, 90amp welder, cutoff wheel, grinder etc)
1/4 Panel patch with limited tools
I'll try to dig up a good thread on the horns/sill, since my horns need attention badly.
I feel like with this hobby we need to learn to do stuff ourselves and save the coin for the rare parts etc
Here's my first usage of cutoff wheel, welder, grinder etc, decided to patch my fender under the tur signal bracket since it was nice and flat. I'm going to do some more flat spots before attempting the curved quarters.
Hope this helps with your courage, if I can do such a hackjob, surely you can! Git-r-dun-son!
Here's my first practice run at fabbing up the rough shape... Still a work in progress.
As for tools and experience level, let's just say the first non-youtube exposure to any of these tools was by me on my first attempt! Total novice... Using all harbor freight tools( electric shears, 90amp welder, cutoff wheel, grinder etc)
1/4 Panel patch with limited tools
I'll try to dig up a good thread on the horns/sill, since my horns need attention badly.
I feel like with this hobby we need to learn to do stuff ourselves and save the coin for the rare parts etc
Here's my first usage of cutoff wheel, welder, grinder etc, decided to patch my fender under the tur signal bracket since it was nice and flat. I'm going to do some more flat spots before attempting the curved quarters.
Hope this helps with your courage, if I can do such a hackjob, surely you can! Git-r-dun-son!
Here's a good website that shows various repairs including sill/horns.
New Rear Sill for a 40 Series
New Rear Sill for a 40 Series
rkymtnflyfisher
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Loaded the body on the truck. Heading out to a shop to get a quote for blasting it down to bare metal.
Sometimes I have more brute than brain.
Sometimes I have more brute than brain.
as a point of reference, I paid $300 to have mine blasted... it was $90/hr to have it done.
and in my experience, the best blasters are the ones that give you back the cleanest body. '40s are plenty thick enough (and braced enough) that heat isn't generally an issue (body panel warping) - but good grief are there a lot of places that sand can hide.
and in my experience, the best blasters are the ones that give you back the cleanest body. '40s are plenty thick enough (and braced enough) that heat isn't generally an issue (body panel warping) - but good grief are there a lot of places that sand can hide.
rkymtnflyfisher
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They run $75 an hour shop rate, I agreed to bring it back after I clean the rest of the bedliner off. That and the massive amounts of bondo around the door sills.
rkymtnflyfisher
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Cleaning the bottom off.
Something is not right about that last pic.
Something is not right about that last pic.
so does "whoops" cover it, or does it require a full-blown "whoopsie daisy"?
let me get this straight (about the blasting), the sand blasters want you to clean off the stuff that is what you're paying them to remove? I'm not a terribly nice person at times - thus, when I get lines like that I tend to respond with "oh, I so appreciate hearing that you cannot do the job I'm paying you to do - I'll take it to someone else." Then, when they inevitably, try to retract I say "oh, so now you want to do the job then tell me how much longer it took - read, will cost me more - no thanks, taking it somewhere else."
Here's where I'm not terribly nice. They respond with "no, it will be what we quoted you." And I let them do the work... it really is a nice way they set themselves up to give a discount - if I feel appreciative, I'll listen to them whine for 30 seconds when I pick it up.... then cut them off mid-whine with the "I'm so glad you pulled on your big boy pants today and did your job - thanks."
Watching their conflicting emotions wash across their face after that comment makes it all worth it. As I said, I'm not terribly nice at times.
let me get this straight (about the blasting), the sand blasters want you to clean off the stuff that is what you're paying them to remove? I'm not a terribly nice person at times - thus, when I get lines like that I tend to respond with "oh, I so appreciate hearing that you cannot do the job I'm paying you to do - I'll take it to someone else." Then, when they inevitably, try to retract I say "oh, so now you want to do the job then tell me how much longer it took - read, will cost me more - no thanks, taking it somewhere else."
Here's where I'm not terribly nice. They respond with "no, it will be what we quoted you." And I let them do the work... it really is a nice way they set themselves up to give a discount - if I feel appreciative, I'll listen to them whine for 30 seconds when I pick it up.... then cut them off mid-whine with the "I'm so glad you pulled on your big boy pants today and did your job - thanks."
Watching their conflicting emotions wash across their face after that comment makes it all worth it. As I said, I'm not terribly nice at times.
rkymtnflyfisher
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Basically what he explained to me was it would only take 2-3 hours to clean the tub. With the layers of bedliner and bondo on it it would take longer to clean it, @$75hr. As it was he estimated it would take 6-8 hours.
I am only going to clean the liner off the inside areas, it looks like the underside has been deteriorated enough over time it should come off with the blasting. One side has been cleaned of the bondo.
I am only going to clean the liner off the inside areas, it looks like the underside has been deteriorated enough over time it should come off with the blasting. One side has been cleaned of the bondo.
rkymtnflyfisher
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And I don't have many options locally for blasting.
A propane roofing torch is your friend for that stuff... be careful, though, a torch can also warp - and with that said, it may be less expensive to simply replace the entire floor.
