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the rest of my bits showed up for the engine
put the new harmonic balancer on and was able to index the distributor

started up on the sheet metal again, made my fire wall repair patch, just need to roll/shrink the edge for the pinch seam and start to fit it.
gave the top of the unibody a quick grind to remove any galvonizing and sprayed some zinc weld thru primer in prep for the new pans.

removed the rock sliders to be replaced and it also made the acess to start the rocker repairs that much easier!
it is slightly crusty in there, ill see how much of it is left after a bit of a wire brush XD

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Well its been a little while since i made much progress on the truck.
i have the passenger repairs almost finished, just need to trim my newly made floor pan a bit more and can start welding it all together.

my neighbor is a legend, spent about 6 hours with me forming the passenger pan and rolling it smooth
it turned out great!

as you can see  i messed up and cut it a bit short off the sheet so i had to add some more metal back in but other than that I'm very pleased with the home made floor pan.


here are some pictures,
will have more soon

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Floor is all welded in. Took a break to go back for some schooling and now time to get back on the build.  

 

Will edit this post once I find all the photos and post in coresponding order.

 

Sending out the truck to get media blasted within a weeks time

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On 9/2/2020 at 11:55 AM, fiatslug87 said:

That seems like a total bargain, especially if it's Canadian dollars! :L:

 

 

sure was.

at this point i am cutting and fitting frame stiffeners, 
have a booking at the bnb so here is where ive stopped until they leave.
i had a bit of repeated arc blow by the leaf perch so i will try to wrap the ground around the frame a few times and reweld it after i grind it out.
i will be touching up the plug welds and grind them to make everything flush. still have alot of welding to go

 

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Been a while since an update has happened.  :dunce:
recently I have been inspired to "finish" the truck 

last of the frame stiffeners installed
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removed majority of the seam sealer in problem areas

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I ended up finding a MINT (for this area) lwb box so i promptly sold my other one off
broke out the laser line and marked my lines and got straight to cutting

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Part 2 of update


all the to do's 
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Started chasing bondo and pulling dents.
the A pillar was too far gone, I ended up replacing it with another one, even brazed the joints just like factory

the roof had a forearm sized dent from a cherry tree I am happy with how much of it i was able to pull back out

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Then I sent her off to get mediablasted and paint. stripped the axles and suspenion off at their yard to get painted as well.
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can't wait to get it back to start assembly
Edit: Thanks Pete

 

 

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Got the call!
I think it turned out great, still need to do body work on the b pillars and roof but atleast the whole thing is sealed. 
they used endura 3:1 primer and some industrial gloss black ontop. 

enough of the talk here's what you came for.
will have more soon

 

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spring is here finally, and so is the long arms from Iron Man 4x4 Fab
Andy is great to deal with, and even had him powder coat the kit for me. 

I think it turned out wonderful.
just need to ensure it is 100% lined  up before it burn it into place. 

 

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Not sure what happened, but couldn't log in for months. couldnt reset/recieve reset. and didnt accept my password.
fast forward to now. put same password in and BAM logged in. strange....

here is a picture of what I am working on now. 
 

Maybe tonight I will take sometime and upload my progress, since I can log in again.
 

PS.... that mint longbox I cut up was a bondo betty of a lemon, So Its okay it got the grinder treatment.

don't worry. the box is cut and folded on the lowers
 

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