Builds An Accidental Frame Off.................. (1 Viewer)

[Chungas Revenge]

lol...I reckon I am saving some of the hard work for "after" his recuperation.....Ole' Fred has been a right hand man over the past few years on a couple different projects...It's good to have a second set of hands.....I highly recommend a "garage buddy"...If nothing else, it's good to have someone tell the tale (truth)...

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Ordered a whole gallon of Rust Bullet rust inhibitor, Blackshell, and the metal prep today. After debating whether to use POR 15, Rust Bullet, or some other brand, I decided on the RB. Based my decision on past posts about durability (both POR and RB seem to be about the same) and ease of application, the POR seems to be more difficult to prep. Also heard that the RB seems to apply a little "thicker". We will see soon.

Hopefully I can get my frame prepped by this weekend, if the weather hold fair I may try to coat the frame. I see a LOT of power washing coming for the next couple evenings!

Depending on how I like what goes on the frame I MAY coat the underneath of the body once I get it ready and cured of cancer. Although I don't want the finish coat black underneath, I will have to do some research on painting over the RB.

Also went with a Gano coolant filter to help keep the coolant system clean this time, I am not going down this road again. While I was cleaning the block I found about a handful of who knows what on the back side of the #6 cylinder, I scraped and vacuumed, scraped and vacuumed. Like I said, I dug at least a handful of gunk out of that area!

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'm using about all of those - rust bullet is good, but it's not UV stable, it can be UV stable - but that means putting black-coat on top of it. POR 15 has become my least favorite coating, the RB is sprayable out of the can and goes on pretty easily, especially if you buy an old-style spray gun with 1.8 tip.... (like $15 at Harbor freight)

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

You say UV stable, with the black coat is it better? I am going to apply the "Blackshell" top coat over the grey RB rust inhibitor. Is that the black coat you are talking about?

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

(blank) if I know. when I get home I'll march down to my shop to find out what I used... though for me it was 4 layers of black (two primer coats, two top coats)....
start at post 351
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj4overland-extreme.818420/page-28

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

(blank) if I know. when I get home I'll march down to my shop to find out what I used... though for me it was 4 layers of black (two primer coats, two top coats)....
start at post 351
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj4overland-extreme.818420/page-28

Thanks!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Hopefully I can get my frame prepped by this weekend

You setting up for some garage time this weekend? I may have Saturday open...Know my way around a 12" scrapper...Will work for Guinness.. Plus. I'd like to see how you have things set-up....

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I will have to get back to you on that, we may be up in Bedford, PA for a Vietnam Veterans gig, my wifes uncle is representing the Marines in the parade. I don't know if we are going Saturday or Sunday.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Vietnam Veterans gig,

Good copy...Most noble of endeavors. Take some pics?? Maybe post up on the "Highway"?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

I'll let you know what the status is, I was planning on coating the frame on Saturday until my wife threw that at me. "Household 6" is kind enough to not flip out while I am destroying my 40, so I don't have a dog in the fight when she asks me to do things like that.


Tech info-power washing the snot out of the frame and axles tonight. Removed the winch, steering box, and steering damper. Summit racing shipped the paints, due in Thursday.

 

[winnie]

lol ... it seems one thing always leads to another when a 40 gets you in its grip ... good news is you'll have most of the significant issues wrestled to the ground ... looking forward to your documentation ...

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Pulled the fuel tank cover, and the tank while my wife was out.

Did Toyota really use cardboard under the fuel tank or is this something that a PO tossed in to isolate it in a way from the body?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

PO tossed in to isolate it in a way from the body?

Had a similar issue...Never really identified the source for the "isolation damper(s)". Did not find anything in the manual....

 

[Chungas Revenge]

while my wife was out.

Lol..I have a cold beverage say's you bought it "While my wife was out". Using my own experience as a "Model"!!!

It's like asymmetric warfare. Can the target be recognized clearly, by SR (House six) and attack forces, under the prevailing weather, light, and in its terrain?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Lol..I have a cold beverage say's you bought it "While my wife was out". Using my own experience as a "Model"!!!

It's like asymmetric warfare. Can the target be recognized clearly, by SR (House six) and attack forces, under the prevailing weather, light, and in its terrain?

She always seems to recognize something that is new!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Picked up a gallon of degreaser from the "big blue commercial giant box store", so far I am extremely impressed in this stuff. I read the directions on how to dilute it for best results, ignored them, made my own 50/50 cocktail and let some parts soak, this stuff is slicker than deer guts on a door knob, light scrubbing and grease, gasket material, paint, whatever, slides right off!

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Night music, and my motto for mixing stuff.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

blacktop is the name of the top coat stuff

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Not much progress tonight, cleaned some of the parts out of my garage, moved them to the basement. I did manage to clean some more stuff from the frame, looks like the PO sprayed some of that rubberized bed liner spray along the outside of the frame. MU $#@%#/$<%&=R I think I will throat punch the next @ssclown that tells me to spray my 40 with that crap. I worked on the cab a little also, cleaned up the drivers and passenger seat areas, that rhino lining crap must have heard the Kingwood Killer (ChungasRevenge) may be in the area this weekend, it peeled off in pretty good sized pieces. Also found out that the cardboard I found under the fuel tank last night was high quality, good old fashioned, Pennzoil cardboard.

Of course I also found more rust.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Kingwood Killer

Lol...That is suuummm funny stuff. I am packing a 12" gasket scrapper and a whole bunch of attitude...You got ice?