There seems to be the roof rail fitted without the fiberglass roof itself.Nicely done. Very sharp. When you fit your hard top sides I would suggest loosely fitting your roof cap so that everything lines up. I learned the hard way
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alberta mac
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''stainless riv nuts'' awesome and no welding ! Did they deliver it with self etching primer on it ? I was told you need to do this to stainless to make the paint stick ! I was going to go down that road myself but thought I'll try some rattle can since its been a dd and wheeling rig. It stays on nice but imagine with self etching primer you'd get a proper finish ! You may see my friends in Nanoose Bay in their beige 42, they have it close to being ready.
bcsteel
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Got it didnāt notice that. Carry on
So that tub doesn't have the ambulance door weatherstripping groove?
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Bcsteel, hi , yes the roof rail is separated from the hard shell right now because Iām waiting to get it painted. There is a marine paint called Interlux that a friend has successfully used on his hardtop so I might paint it myself as soon as the weather warms up a bit. I will pop rivet the roof in a couple of places and then mount it as an assembly to make sure it all fits. Itās much easier to make corrections before itās painted.Nicely done. Very sharp. When you fit your hard top sides I would suggest loosely fitting your roof cap so that everything lines up. I learned the hard way
I have 7 or 8 items left to pick off and Iāll be shopping for a Painter. Biggest job left
Is to mount the heater and drill out the fire wall for the coolant lines.
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White Stripe, no it doesnāt. Teseven is making their latest tubs with this groove but the earlier tubs like mine donāt have it. Fabien sent me a raft of pictures on how this will work and the long and short of it is that the door seals are big enough to press up flat against the tub while still maintaining a weather seal on the grooves for the HT sides. I could cut the sheet metal and weld in the seal groove but Iām not sure it needs it.
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On another note I ordered an ashtray for the center console today. $60.00 off of Etsy. Has good reviews. Iāll get my console repainted and Iām good to go.
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Todayās project was a bit of a step backwards to correct something that was bugging me. I had to fabricate seat rail mounts and I built them out of rectangular tubing. Problem is that they need to be angled so that the seat rails sit flush on the mounts. I zip cut a wedge out of the mounts and re-welded them, then used a blending disc to make them smooth again.
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Hi Mac, no they came without the primer. Iām not too concerned because they will usually be concealed by whatever they are holding in place, but I will mention it to the painter. I need to get Paul from Oceanside Kustoms to come by and have a look once Iām done my list to give me a price, Diesel Cruiserman also has a painter that heās recommending. Iām hoping (praying) for 4-5G painted and hopefully assembled.
amazing find on the ashtray for the center console
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Ashtray cam in today, fits like a glove. Have to like 3D printing, really happy with this product. Now to find someone to repaint the centre console.
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Iāve got 5 days off and will be tackling the heater system which needs to be mounted, and the fire wall drilled out for the heater lines. Then finish the exhaust pipe, mount the spare tire carrier and finish lining up the ambulance doors. I also need to fix how the ashtray fits in the dash and then Iāll be looking for a painter.
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Heater is drilled and fitted. Fire wall access cut out as well. Stainless is hard on my drill bits and hole saws thatās for sure.
jim land
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Good to see it comming together 
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I had added Supra seats in my 42, Had some sq tube and welded a nut inside the tube for the seat to bolt to. If you haven't done that then you could weld a 1/4 plate and drill and tap it.
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Hi Mac, yes I actually used rectangular tubing and welded a nut inside then boxed them in with sheet metal end plates. I angled them to get the proper taper.
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What a major pain getting these HT side to line up. I finally got a gap I can live with. Bottom hinge holes donāt come pre drilled. I end up using a piece of rectangular channel and C-Clamps to suck the bottom corner in and then drilled the bottom hinge holes. Now onto the Left door and then onto the Tire Carrier
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Nice job on that. What a major pain in the ass. Youāll be happy with the effort you put in. How do the doors mount on the tub?
I had similar process with Teseven 1/2 tub yesterday. The rear door opening was not straight at all, 10 mm difference from the bottom to the up, within only 365 mm distance.
So, jacking up time.
Now it match and doors will close.
So, jacking up time.
Now it match and doors will close.
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My left ambulance door needs to be ātweakedā slightly so itās sits better. I expected that because I had the bottoms rebuilt. Iām thinking I will let the body shop mess with that. I have a headache from all the thinking I had to do today. My spare tire carrier is giving me grief now.
I want to measure 10x and drill once because I donāt feel like welding holes shut on my stainless tub....again
