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Great to see you back at it.
1973Guppie
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Lou, won the auction on the emblems! thanks for the heads up! 
Noah
Noah
How do you like your new beadblaster? Just curious as I have wondered how well it works.
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for the price and the quantity of stuff I do it is perfect for me. I have a small shop so having it on wheels helps, really how well it works will depend on the compressor you are using it with, it uses a lot of air at 100psi so a good compressor really helps, one that can run continuous duty is nice and refreshes quickly, I use aluminum oxide in it and it seems to cut well, it is so much nicer than cleaning things by hand.
Noah
Metal work looks great!
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rear corner dent
forgot to add this one, started to pull out the corner dent with the help of my friend cruiserbrett, we used a stud welder, crappy harbor freight puller crapped out on us so will have to find another solution to finish pulling it out later.....
forgot to add this one, started to pull out the corner dent with the help of my friend cruiserbrett, we used a stud welder, crappy harbor freight puller crapped out on us so will have to find another solution to finish pulling it out later.....
Stuff looks great Noah!!! this thread is awsome... I was suppose to be in SD this month on business and was going to Pm you to come see this in person.... but trip got canceled... oh well... maybe another time!
Keep up the good work....
Keep up the good work....
wtf you do to your back????
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Stuff looks great Noah!!! this thread is awsome... I was suppose to be in SD this month on business and was going to Pm you to come see this in person.... but trip got canceled... oh well... maybe another time!
Keep up the good work....
sure thing alan, let me know if you are in town, we can have a beer (or soda) and talk shop.....
Noah
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not really one incident, have had problems for years, too many times falling on my head I guess
back was broken in two places and the disc was like a pringle (yes, those were the doctors exact words)
so, had no choice, but overall was a success, just won't be dead lifting sm465's any longer, I am now old enough to know how stupid s*** like that was.
will post up more pics of metalwork so other novices like me to this area can hopefully benefit from my retarded metal skills.
Noah
well just take it easy....
hey man!!!!! 3 months and no update... you still kickin?
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Hey there,
new job, new baby and thieving nannies have kept me busy these days, but I have got some stuff done, just have to find the time to post up. Hopefully I will get some more done on the body this weekend and will post up as I go. I am still in the metalworking / patch panel replacement stage for now. I want to get the body metalwork done, undercoating done, and then get the piggy body back on the frame. Then I will probably take a break from the piggy project, roll in the 40 and swap in the orion TC and move the axle back with 55 springs and TJ flares. Plus, I need the 40 stock TC for the piggy anyhow. So, it made sense that I would replace it with an Orion, right?
stay tuned,
Noah
new job, new baby and thieving nannies have kept me busy these days, but I have got some stuff done, just have to find the time to post up. Hopefully I will get some more done on the body this weekend and will post up as I go. I am still in the metalworking / patch panel replacement stage for now. I want to get the body metalwork done, undercoating done, and then get the piggy body back on the frame. Then I will probably take a break from the piggy project, roll in the 40 and swap in the orion TC and move the axle back with 55 springs and TJ flares. Plus, I need the 40 stock TC for the piggy anyhow. So, it made sense that I would replace it with an Orion, right?
stay tuned,
Noah
Noah's been helping others as well...
Helped me (ok maybe he did it all) weld some sliders on my 40.
Helped me (ok maybe he did it all) weld some sliders on my 40.
1973Guppie
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Yeah, and got a nice sunburn doing it! , my wife just shook her head at me as usual.
you get the fan figured out? bronco peak not this weekend but next weekend, should be fun and it is supposed to be a tough trail, let me know if ya want to shotgun.
, my wife just shook her head at me as usual. you get the fan figured out? bronco peak not this weekend but next weekend, should be fun and it is supposed to be a tough trail, let me know if ya want to shotgun.
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Slow Progress to Report
Well, I thought I would post up and give a brief update and some pics, mostly I have only had time to do some metalworking. It is much more time and labor intensive than I have ever thought and with a newborn baby girl, time is tight these days. Sold the 4runner, sold the Tundra, bought an 96 Fzj80 (love it) and will be selling the fj40 in the next year (once I have some time to get it all together). Keepin the piggie.
I basically got the whole side passenger side metalwork done, now need to start on the drivers side. The rotisserie has been a real help and I am so glad I built it, this would of been near impossible for me if I did not have it. My metalwork is not perfect but I am doing the best that my skills will allow and learning alot. Most importantly I think I am trying to do it right so as not to have any problems in the future with rust, etc. I have found that the por putty has been working nice to seal welding seams. The rear corners of my piggy were shot so I had to cut it all out and completely recreate it, which takes a bit of time. Here's some pics.
Well, I thought I would post up and give a brief update and some pics, mostly I have only had time to do some metalworking. It is much more time and labor intensive than I have ever thought and with a newborn baby girl, time is tight these days. Sold the 4runner, sold the Tundra, bought an 96 Fzj80 (love it) and will be selling the fj40 in the next year (once I have some time to get it all together). Keepin the piggie.
I basically got the whole side passenger side metalwork done, now need to start on the drivers side. The rotisserie has been a real help and I am so glad I built it, this would of been near impossible for me if I did not have it. My metalwork is not perfect but I am doing the best that my skills will allow and learning alot. Most importantly I think I am trying to do it right so as not to have any problems in the future with rust, etc. I have found that the por putty has been working nice to seal welding seams. The rear corners of my piggy were shot so I had to cut it all out and completely recreate it, which takes a bit of time. Here's some pics.
