starting the body work

[fighting the rust]

Fenders were bad but had no idea how bad till i pulled the carpet and seats. Turning into a full tub.

 

[fighting the rust]

trying to attach some pics

 

[fighting the rust]

drivers side starting to come back together

 

[supermotocruiser]

WOW!
I had no idea a 60 would rust like that.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Looks good, you make it look so easy to fix something like that. Rust scares the begeebs out of me.

 

[fighting the rust]

normally I wouldn't start on something so bad but earlier this year i snapped the tube that the rear shocks attach to and ended up replacing the rear half of the frame. So was kinda committed .

 

[AK RIG]

Holy cow nice job! Makes my minor rust issues seem like they will be a piece of cake.

Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[rrv333]

Mad skills! Good Job!

 

[Michael Hanson]

It is easy to get in deep on repair work. Nice work. Mike

 

[dbleon]

Wow... Glad I live in a z...

Really clean work!

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Good work brother! I am right behind you.

 

[fighting the rust]

thanks for all the encouragement I've got more pics of tail gate progress just have to get past my newb status.

 

[hj 60]

Nice pictures/welding and good luck with the oher side
The frame mounts dont like the heat of the welding and the white paste they used to make it waterproof> you get used to the smell after a few hours
Here is a pic you might recognize

 

[fighting the rust]

ouch yes that looks way to familiar glad to be done with the frame

 

[drillduty]

Damn...northerners and their salt!

 

[VILKAR]

And I thought mine was in bad shape. Keep up the good work.

 

[fighting the rust]

some people should not be allowed to buy bondo the rear hatch was about 25 pounds to heavy.

 

[fighting the rust]

more hatch work

 

[SteamerF18]

So there is hope! I have similar rust and bondo issues and I'm trying to build up the tools, talent and courage necessary to tackle the job. I'm in the process of borrowing a welder, trying to source some replacement panels/ sheet metal and getting some practice. A couple of questions:
- What gauge steel are you using since it looks like you're cutting your own?
- How much time did it take you to do the rear quarter areas?
Keep up the great work and thank you for posting the progress. Now I need to get off my duff and get 'er done!

 

[gregnash]

Ok so here is a question for all you welders... what gauge steel is being used most commonly... I am going to have a few spots that have to be replaced and I know ZERO about welding but willing to learn.