Swedester´s 87 burb build,halfdoor project in progress.

[swedester]

this is how far I got before it started raining,but its in there,and ready to start tacking in place.

as far forward as possible without hacking the c pillar totally

 

[swedester]

rain cleared up!so I got the frame primered up and tacked in place!,man,I´m loving the progress now!!!

 

[swedester]

more rust to fix,willmake a new crossmember for the bodymounts/backseat

other side just as bad.

got the upper part of the opening welded to the roof.

also got the other side done today.

 

[swedester]

got the 3rd tire mounted,and mocked up just for fun.

there was a lot of double and triple layers of steel(rust)in the lower corners,but now I got thru,and there´s just the outer panels left,welded in a 3mm thick tab on each side,wich will be the new attach. point for the crossmember,I will add more plate later,to stiffen things up a bit.

also got some 2mm plate/sheet welded to the qrtrs,those will later be welded to the bed floor/crossmember.

 

[mtnman]

Now you have me thinking of hacking up my burb......

 

[swedester]

Now you have me thinking of hacking up my burb......

it´s alot of work,but I think it´s worth it.

 

[swedester]

got off work 18:15,home about 18:45,jumpstart the mower,mow the lawn,drag out the welder,got the new crossmember in,then the mosquitos got to much for me,so I called it night,phew!!!

 

[y5mgisi]

Great work man!

 

[76zimmer]

got off work 18:15,home about 18:45,jumpstart the mower,mow the lawn,drag out the welder,got the new crossmember in,then the mosquitos got to much for me,so I called it night,phew!!!

I hate mosquitos so much, the little bastards just flat out piss me off.

 

[swedester]

no mosquitos today,instead it´s way too hot to do anything outside,but I went and got some material for the rear bumper/crossmember,and material for the new rockers.

 

[swedester]

got two 1/8" plates welded to support the c-pillar/crossmember joint,that´s it for to night!

driverside from inside...

pass-side from the outside...

 

[jt512]

got two 1/8" plates welded to support the c-pillar/crossmember .

. Ok theres a size I understand

The progress looks great , can't wait to see this thing with the suspension in and stuffing the 47's

 

[swedester]

they actually are 3mm,but the diff is minimal.
trying to do atleast one little thing every night after work,feels like I´m on a roll,and as long as it keeps rolling,its progressing nicely day by day

 

[swedester]

this 1/4" plate is going....

here!

 

[Deuling]

 

[Fred_M1010]

Nice progress
I think it would be a good idea to even out the transition between the new and the old parts on the bottom of the frame.
that could probably be a weak spot otherwise...

You should get one of those party tents to keep the rain from the truck.
I've heard that we'll probably see even more rain in July

As usual when it's holiday time

 

[swedester]

Nice progress
I think it would be a good idea to even out the transition between the new and the old parts on the bottom of the frame.

keep watching...

 

[swedester]

got that plate welded in about 80%,hopefully I will get the other side cut/cleaned and a plate atleast tacked in tomorrow after work.

 

[swedester]

today my head felt like exploding,so no work on the truck today
well,we´ll try again tomorrow...

 

[swedester]

see?I didn´t lie,it´s on there darn camera makes everything look crooked though?

other side,thats how far I got before I ran out of shielding gas for the welder,darn...