The Kansas Burb is down to just the firewall.
Andy
Andy
CK5
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Got the firewall and dash stripped down on the RedBurb in preparation for body shell separation.
Andy
Andy
The paint that has been protected from the sun is a super bright red!
Yeah, I’m not usually one for red. I’m more of a blue kind of guy. But it’s growing on me. And my dad’s burb was red so as a tip of the hat to him I’ll be keeping it red.
Can’t decide if I want to rock the OG red or repaint it altogether.
The roof is getting repainted white over Turkey Day week.
Now is the time to repaint if that's what you want to do. Personally I guess I'm ambivalent about red. I'm also lazy, so I know I would just leave it red. 
Now is the time to repaint if that's what you want to do. Personally I guess I'm ambivalent about red. I'm also lazy, so I know I would just leave it red.
Even if I repaint it, I will keep it red. Repainting it is more about protecting the sheet-metal then changing the color
Doesn’t get anymore bare than this
Andy
Andy
Might as well acid dip it at this point and start fresh lol.
I would never acid dip a car. Straps paint out of areas you can never get it back into.
Unless you find someone that can dip the body in epoxy primer after any body work is done.
Unless you find someone that can dip the body in epoxy primer after any body work is done.
You might be onto something there!
Was feeling ambitious, so I went ahead and unbolted the body from the frame. All the bolts came out without resistance and corrosion free.
Long as the weather holds out, the body comes off tomorrow.
Andy
Long as the weather holds out, the body comes off tomorrow.
Andy
New direction for the build: the RedBurb is now a Low Rider.
Just kidding. Good help is hard to find but I found it. A friend came over yesterday evening and we got to work pulling the frame out from under the shell. With the impending storms and weather deteriorating later today, I didn’t want to try to do it this evening and I didn’t want to wait until after the storm.
The frame is tucked away on the side of the house and ready to be torn down.
I’ll admit, doing this with only a floor jack, blocks of wood, jack stands, and concrete blocks, was one of the sketchier things I’ve ever done. Getting the shell from floating 2 feet in the air down to the ground on an unlevel slab was nerve racking, but we did it without any issues. Again, good help.
But, oh man, look at that sheet metal. This is cheating.
The focus over the next few weeks will be prepping the roof for paint. With the shell this low to the ground, it will make easy work. Time for me to upgrade from rattle cans to spray guns.
Once I get on the other side of Turkey Day, I’ll start stripping down the frame and getting it ready for its new brackets and crossmembers.
Good things are coming.
Andy
Just kidding. Good help is hard to find but I found it. A friend came over yesterday evening and we got to work pulling the frame out from under the shell. With the impending storms and weather deteriorating later today, I didn’t want to try to do it this evening and I didn’t want to wait until after the storm.
The frame is tucked away on the side of the house and ready to be torn down.
I’ll admit, doing this with only a floor jack, blocks of wood, jack stands, and concrete blocks, was one of the sketchier things I’ve ever done. Getting the shell from floating 2 feet in the air down to the ground on an unlevel slab was nerve racking, but we did it without any issues. Again, good help.
But, oh man, look at that sheet metal. This is cheating.
The focus over the next few weeks will be prepping the roof for paint. With the shell this low to the ground, it will make easy work. Time for me to upgrade from rattle cans to spray guns.
Once I get on the other side of Turkey Day, I’ll start stripping down the frame and getting it ready for its new brackets and crossmembers.
Good things are coming.
Andy
Time to pour a slab on the side of your house and add a 2 post lift.
Using an engine hoist to lift each end makes raising or lowering easy.
I have thought about it and considered it many many times, the slab part, but, funds and time are tight so I’m just making due with what I have for now.
I thought about that too, but it’s buried behind the engine, trans, and axles in the shop right now, so I figured let’s see how this goes with a floor jack, and, really, it went well.
We got the frame out and body down on the ground in 2 hours and 15 minutes. Interestingly enough, that’s exactly the same amount of time it took us to rip the drivetrain out of the old frame.
Andy
After months of deliberation, I sold the roof rack.
It was a good rack, but, I wasn’t 100% satisfied with the end result and believe I can do better. The biggest issue was the weight. It was more than I wanted on top of the truck.
Andy
It was a good rack, but, I wasn’t 100% satisfied with the end result and believe I can do better. The biggest issue was the weight. It was more than I wanted on top of the truck.
Andy
Are you going to learn how to TIG aluminum now?
Ha! I wish.
But depending on how long I take to build this truck, it’s possible. If not, I can definitely build the next steel version lighter.
Got started on treating the surface rust spots on the roof yesterday. It’s a busy season at the end of the year so I can only knock out a little bit of stuff at a time here and there. Just doing spot treatment for right now to keep the rust from getting any worse.
When it comes time to fully paint the roof I’ll either:
A: Sand the entire roof to bare metal and paint
B: Filler prime & block sand just the spots & paint
C: Pay someone else to deal with it.
Option C seems unlikely because those funds can buy some nice parts, but A and B will both be very time consuming.
I have plenty of time to decide.
It’s actually kind of tempting to have the roof sandblasted and then painted …
Andy
When it comes time to fully paint the roof I’ll either:
A: Sand the entire roof to bare metal and paint
B: Filler prime & block sand just the spots & paint
C: Pay someone else to deal with it.
Option C seems unlikely because those funds can buy some nice parts, but A and B will both be very time consuming.
I have plenty of time to decide.
It’s actually kind of tempting to have the roof sandblasted and then painted …
Andy
