Builds "Chunk+12ht" version 2.0 (3 Viewers)

[dogfishlake]

That's the biggest damn slide hammer I have ever seen for body work Pat. Looks way mo betta though. Nice job..

Haha, yeah, those hooks are good for around 1200 pounds so a nice "fuse" before failure. Once it started straightening the hook it was time for the next location.

 

[Trapper50cal]

That's the only thing I am not so sure about. I know it will be stable, but it might put too much weight forward and make it hard to move. I might talk to my friend about extending them forward. The 12h-t would extend beyond the front by about 9" the way it is. Would be nice if it came all the way out even. I intend to see a lot of Toyota 6 cylinder engines on this one.

Yeah, that was my concern looking at it as well. Don't know where center of gravity is on a 12h-t but it seems like sound practice
to have the feet at least as long as the engine...and I know 2Fs are heavy as hell

 

[Trapper50cal]

Nice ingenuity!

 

[Trapper50cal]

Oh hey, BTW...that dent was put there by a purely vertical drop (on a big rock)
so it may be useful to go down with the tug as well....if the forks will do that.

 

[Michael B]

Pat your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me sir! Keep up the good work.

I would definitely extend the legs on the engine stand. The 12HT Is about a 1000 lbs. You don’t want to take any chances with it.

 

[dogfishlake]

Pat your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me sir! Keep up the good work.

I would definitely extend the legs on the engine stand. The 12HT Is about a 1000 lbs. You don’t want to take any chances with it.

I agree. I told them to figure for a thousand pounds, and it is beefy enough, but they just can't get their heads unwrapped from the SBC V8 world. That six is 50% longer. He'll fuss a bit then fix it right up.

 

[dogfishlake]

If I drop that 12h-t, I would be in a SERIOUS fit of depression!

 

[CenTXFJ60]

I started working on Chunk at my shop this afternoon. Since I don't own a stud welder/dent puller (yet) I improvised. I went after the rocker panel dent to get it out close to proper so I could then replace the face of it with the new piece that came with Chunk. I used my welder to buzz on some 5/16" bolts, then made a puller head with a nut and washer. I used one of the forklifts to pull on the studs and worked the dent out. I tore the rocker up pretty good but that's all good because I just needed it all dimensionally nice to replace the face part. Good progress.
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Wow!!! Very resourceful. Great to see such creative work arounds

 

[dogfishlake]

Out with the old, in with the new. Got up at 4:00 so I could get a little done this morning before the shop officially opened and I had to quit having fun and start working.

 

[dogfishlake]

Super rough fit, but it will work nice. Have to go get some 3m weld thru primer and a spool of .023 wire for the welder for the next step.

 

[Ocho77]

#killingit

Nice work, Pat! You'll be done before you know it!

 

[dogfishlake]

Pretty easy winter ahead.

1- restore/build the 60
2- build a 600hp turbo setup on the 80
3- get the fj45 running
4- get the fj55 in usable shape

Piece of cake. See you all in 2025

 

[Trapper50cal]

I'd been dragging that donor rocker piece around for 6 years waiting
for an opportunity to get that done...

Nice to see it finally getting completed

 

[dogfishlake]

Got the fix done on the stand today. Added 12" to it. I feel a lot better about it now. I still have to make the mount fit and get bolts for it. Then powder coated.

 

[dogfishlake]

Got the rust spots sand blasted and ready for patching.

Pretty minor stuff. The quarter will take some finess but it will be fun.

 

[dogfishlake]

A couple more in the door but not bad either. Bodywork from the corner like that with the nice curve of the lower door is pretty easy to make nice.

 

[dogfishlake]

I love when I can salvage even the tiniest bit of metal around the edge like on the door and the quarter because they make such a nice template for a patch. If I go real easy stitching with that .023 wire I can bond it nice without burning the crap out of it. Butt welds sometimes take a little chasing but I don't want to overlap the patches.

 

[dogfishlake]

I will take all the advice I can get on what to use on the bottom of the body for coating. I had figured on 3m Rocker Shutz then PPG DP90 satin black epoxy primer, but I have been out of the bodywork loop for so many years I wonder if I should just be considering one of the new bedliner type finishes. It would be kinda cool to get the color to match the body but if I do go with white then that might be a dumb move.

Anyway, what do you all think about coatings on the underside? I like materials that have a hardener with them because they seem so superior. Bedliner? There are brands like Raptor Liner but I don't know much about them. Something rubbery but tough and easy to power wash with maybe some texture would be the goal.

 

[dogfishlake]

So @CenTXFJ60 Jim, I just bought some of this. I believe it is the right stuff for seams. What I used to use anyway. I think that's what you used on your 60 (?).

 

[CenTXFJ60]

So @CenTXFJ60 Jim, I just bought some of this. I believe it is the right stuff for seams. What I used to use anyway. I think that's what you used on your 60 (?).
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thats it Pat. I only used it cause my paint supply guy recommended it. Seems to have worked well. did my rear quarter on my blue truck a few years ago and it's still holding well.