Wooden bucks is how a lot of old cars were made.
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LSX454 swapped 95 BASS burb.
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Little lower, little cooler, bigger sounds.
Yeah the .023 wire makes a huge difference on sheetmetal work, you can actually weld unlike the .030 wire that you can basically just tack weld.
You are putting in a lot of time making that burb body nice Rick, good work.
You are putting in a lot of time making that burb body nice Rick, good work.
Picked up a small EXPENSIVE AF sheet of 16ga.
If I'd driven the 45mi to the steel store I could have gotten a 4'x8' sheet for not much more than I paid for this 2'x2'
. Convenience fee I guess.
Brought it to work tonight to shear and bend what I need for the inner rockers.
Got enough out of it to do both sides.
Work has better toys than me lol.
If I'd driven the 45mi to the steel store I could have gotten a 4'x8' sheet for not much more than I paid for this 2'x2'
. Convenience fee I guess.Brought it to work tonight to shear and bend what I need for the inner rockers.
Got enough out of it to do both sides.
Work has better toys than me lol.
Picked up 2 more of the rockers I had bought. Which should be enough to actually replace all of both sides now if I need to.
At $24 a piece, vs $338 for a whole side, ... I'll put 2 together for a side lol.
Also. Planning on making the exhaust a tad more rowdy for the Ell of it.
Think I found a way to get em out the back without moving a shock. And I'll throw cheap thrush welded (which I've used and like) in there for now, and can always change later.
At $24 a piece, vs $338 for a whole side, ... I'll put 2 together for a side lol.
Also. Planning on making the exhaust a tad more rowdy for the Ell of it.
Think I found a way to get em out the back without moving a shock. And I'll throw cheap thrush welded (which I've used and like) in there for now, and can always change later.
Before I go welding this inner panel in, I wanted to put these drains back in.
So I dug out some 3/4 square I had around, sliced up the sides to split it, and cut some one inch pieces.
They fit in there nice
Unfortunately I welded that spot too hot and warped it so I had to slice it up and realign it.
But it's good now.
Never did get the old inner out yet.
Hopefully Friday.
Also.... The new finger sander fit these perfect lol
So I dug out some 3/4 square I had around, sliced up the sides to split it, and cut some one inch pieces.
They fit in there nice
Unfortunately I welded that spot too hot and warped it so I had to slice it up and realign it.
But it's good now.
Never did get the old inner out yet.
Hopefully Friday.
Also.... The new finger sander fit these perfect lol
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Forgot to add, I took the normal mufflers and exit pipes out, and put the welded's on.
Just attached to the pipes and dumping under the truck.
It was 4' in the air when I started it, so I couldn't get a good judge of what it'll sound like. But sounded rowdy for sure lol.
Just attached to the pipes and dumping under the truck.
It was 4' in the air when I started it, so I couldn't get a good judge of what it'll sound like. But sounded rowdy for sure lol.
Got it done... Then cleco'd it to the outside to get reference holes. Moved it to the inside using those reference holes.
Traced along the top.
Then got it all cut out, and welded back in.
Forgot to get pics of that process/progress though.
Still have some pin holes to weld up. Then I'll coat this part in primer and start on the outer stuff.
When this all gets done I'll move forward on this side and do under the front door.
I REALLY hope I don't have to do as much on the driver's side.
Traced along the top.
Then got it all cut out, and welded back in.
Forgot to get pics of that process/progress though.
Still have some pin holes to weld up. Then I'll coat this part in primer and start on the outer stuff.
When this all gets done I'll move forward on this side and do under the front door.
I REALLY hope I don't have to do as much on the driver's side.
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I now feel bad?
O think that I have scrapped a couple of gmt400 suburban and a couple of trucks that had zero rust, one of the suburbans even had perfect paint, I just had no use for them.
I now feel bad?
Inner all done.
Coated with clean metal primer, then sandable primer/sealer, then Rust-Oleum enamel.
I taped off the edges that will need spot welded to.
Those will be coated in a quick layer of weld through .
Now I'll move forward and finish the inner on this side, so I can get back to the outer.
Coated with clean metal primer, then sandable primer/sealer, then Rust-Oleum enamel.
I taped off the edges that will need spot welded to.
Those will be coated in a quick layer of weld through .
Now I'll move forward and finish the inner on this side, so I can get back to the outer.
Front inner. 
After cleaning it up.
Actually think the front half of this could be wire wheeled and some rust converter... But, I have the stuff, I DO have to replace some of it, and I'm this far, soo...
MAW.
After cleaning it up.
Actually think the front half of this could be wire wheeled and some rust converter... But, I have the stuff, I DO have to replace some of it, and I'm this far, soo...
MAW.If you’re anything like me, going the easy way would eat at me every time I drove it until I wound up selling it to get the thought out of my head.
The drivers side isn't real bad, so that one may wait for now.
There's no holes through it yet , but there's some slight swelling along the pinch weld.
I can easily do that one next year or something being only the rocker.
I'll definitely fix the quarter on that side this year.
There's no holes through it yet , but there's some slight swelling along the pinch weld.
I can easily do that one next year or something being only the rocker.
I'll definitely fix the quarter on that side this year.
Found out that I'm going back to a semi normal schedule later this week.
So soon I'll be able to put multiple hrs at a time on it
The week after this one about to start, I'll have multiple days I can put LONG hrs in .
Now..... Big question.
How exactly would you go about welding/cutting/grinding around the gas door? Given the tank vents through it .
Should I even worry about it?
I'll be cutting and welding on the red line.
I thought, if nothing else, wet a hand towel and wrap-stuff it around the filler neck, shut the door, and tape the seem.....?
So soon I'll be able to put multiple hrs at a time on it
The week after this one about to start, I'll have multiple days I can put LONG hrs in .
Now..... Big question.
How exactly would you go about welding/cutting/grinding around the gas door? Given the tank vents through it .
Should I even worry about it?
I'll be cutting and welding on the red line.
I thought, if nothing else, wet a hand towel and wrap-stuff it around the filler neck, shut the door, and tape the seem.....?
I would put a wet rag on the hoses close to the welding and I would keep the fuel cap open with a shopvac running and sucking the fumes awayFound out that I'm going back to a semi normal schedule later this week.
So soon I'll be able to put multiple hrs at a time on it
The week after this one about to start, I'll have multiple days I can put LONG hrs in .
Now..... Big question.
How exactly would you go about welding/cutting/grinding around the gas door? Given the tank vents through it .
Should I even worry about it?
I'll be cutting and welding on the red line.
I thought, if nothing else, wet a hand towel and wrap-stuff it around the filler neck, shut the door, and tape the seem.....?View attachment 522563
Do not suck fumes through a shopvac. I know guy who did that. Boom.
If you can smell gas where you are working, no Bueno. Pull the fill hose and cap the tank. Run the vent to the other side of the truck temp.
If you can smell gas where you are working, no Bueno. Pull the fill hose and cap the tank. Run the vent to the other side of the truck temp.
