Jargon Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Wow! That's an intimidating amount of rust! Kudos to you for being confident enough to tackle it. :thumbsup: I'm excited to follow your progress. :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Thanks for the encouragement Jar. If the frame/unibody was not in good shape I would not be doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I had to cut out about 1.5' of rust metal and replace it Welded in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 A coat of rust to metal paint and them a coat of weld thru primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 A few pin holes all welded up And a coat of rust to metal paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 So I am starting to weld on the rocker. being as I am not a body man can I use filler to cover the rest of this weld to make it look better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Applies sparingly, yes, should be fine to do that. Make a little round profile paddle (or buy one) to put it on evenly and as minimally as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted September 5, 2016 Author Share Posted September 5, 2016 Startrted the passenger side but this time I used a plasma cutter instead of cutoff wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Strokermjcomanche came through with the roof section. Was glad to meet him real nice guy hope to meet with him again. Thanks again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega_rugal Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 put an AX-15 behind that 4.0... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Passnger side floor welded in Driverside started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 driverside done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Rust repair is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Getting ready for epoxy primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 all primed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Finally the color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gregory Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 What a transformation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Thanks Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Damn, that's a lot of bodywork, but it looks like it has paid off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 All chassis saved (por 15) Like material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Dash in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Wow, awesome work! Keep the picks coming! Buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Thanks buxmj I'll take more pics as I put her back together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragordie Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 makes me kind of torn between should I have kept my Eliminator 2WD insteed of converting to 4WD. Wow Nice WORK. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmincha Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thanks dragordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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