Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

waiting for time · Dec 19, 2016

White Stripe said:
I would just buy a new tub. That thing is too far gone. U could have a cool cruisers tub there in a month, and start laying paint. And it will have zero rust anywhere.

Its all about the journy not the destination.

White Stripe · Dec 19, 2016

I used to think that, buy every time I take the labor intensive route, it ends up taking me 4 times the labor hours than planned and about 3 times more money than I planned and my enthusiasm is spent and the only reason Im finishing it is because I have too much tied up into it to turn back haha.

Hack · Dec 19, 2016

White Stripe said:
.. it ends up taking me 4 times the labor hours than planned and about 3 times more money than I planned and my enthusiasm is spent, and the only reason I'm finishing it, is because I have too much tied up into it to turn back....

I experienced the same conundrum. Twenty years in the making, too many years 'changing directions', too many years sitting idle, spats of thinking 'get rid of it'.... That is the journey that turned this in 1996:

To this in 2016:

Keep at it....

(My apologies for hijacking your thread)

waiting for time · Dec 26, 2016

Getting organized.

waiting for time · Jan 8, 2017

Did some cutting

waiting for time · Jan 8, 2017

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Then started to rebuild.

waiting for time · Jan 8, 2017

waiting for time · Jan 8, 2017

Pushing everything back in shape.

waiting for time · Jan 8, 2017

Started with the measurement to the bottom of the outer rocker.
Made the front part of the rocker to use as a template for the rest of the new side.
Next I cut the lower part of the rocker and the bottom of the kick panel.
Fitted the template part.

Then cut the lower part of the rear fender and used a hydraulic ram to press the inner fender back in shape.
Next step is replacing the bad part of the floor.