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Leaky roof, what a bummer. Do you think you can sand out the stain? Hope so! Not to mention, now you'll have to fix the roof. What a day!
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04-18-2007, 04:20 PM
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Its lookin' like a Blazer!
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Jaros.... quick question. Why cut out the old section where the body mount bolt goes and reuse it instead of using the new floor pan section? Is the new stuff not as strong as the old?
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04-18-2007, 05:20 PM
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I don't like to sandwich metal to metal, I try to avoid it at all costs. Seems where they always rust, look closely at the plate. Soooooo.... I THOUGHT I had a better idea. That area is a support plate, that pushes up against the floorboard and spreads the load of the body mount. Plus I wanted to keep an eye on my cab mount boxes for RUST. There's more reasons why, I don't want to bore you with my dribble... Long story short , don't do it. I' ll be long in the ground, hopefully, before these have to be replaced...
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04-18-2007, 05:33 PM
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04-20-2007, 05:50 PM
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Big J, I edited the answer to your question!! J.
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04-18-2007, 05:28 PM
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Hey is that legal for me to quote you in your own box? Let me know if you want me to edit it back
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07-10-2007, 06:53 PM
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Excellant work and progress! A couple of questions. When you weld on a flange do you weld the bottom of the flange if you can get to it? If not how do you prep the other edge that is not welded to prevent future rust? I read about weldable primer, is it self explanatory? You can weld through/over the primer and it helps fight rust?
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07-10-2007, 07:11 PM
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Basically the weld turns into a spot weld, but you should try to weld top and bottom. When flanged, the metal is double thick and you should be able to tack it without fear of burn thru.
I found that the metal becomes thinner on the grinding step, as you will hit the sheetmetal with the wheel, thus reducing the thickness. You will see the metal turn blue and then you want to stay clear of that spot. If you grind only the weld with a flapper wheel and then come back with a rotary grinder, you are only removing the extra weld matrl. They look like carbide burrs and mount in a collet on an air tool. They can spin high RPM's so watch your eyes... You can still come back and put a layer of seam sealer in the crack area, but if you put enough tacks along the seam, top and bottom, it should be water tight. I'll post up pics. of exactly how its done, when I get back from WHEEEELIN Thanks for the comps., any help I can be, I'm always sitting right here..... J. Yes always use weldable primer, it will give the bare metal between the flanges some protection. Dang it takes a long time to type what I think...
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07-10-2007, 07:26 PM
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Thanks for the quick response!! I look forward to your future posts!!
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07-11-2007, 09:31 AM
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07-11-2007, 04:46 PM
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07-11-2007, 04:51 PM
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 no worries, I'll hand ya a  when we're there, should help.
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10-12-2007, 10:27 AM
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I miss this truck.
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Wow, I just found your thread, I can't believe I haven't seen it before now. There's soooo much to learn around here.
Good looking work!!!
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10-12-2007, 12:09 PM
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I'm glad to see the thread going again. I had to stop working on mine for all this time as well. I guess it's time to go back to work.
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10-12-2007, 04:53 PM
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 Rusty Parts may be in the running, but I think he gets his work done in the summer
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10-12-2007, 05:33 PM
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10-12-2007, 05:56 PM
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Aleast we'll never get truck of the month, it has to be running
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Glad you found it, still alot todo, so you can read on... J.
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11-09-2007, 02:35 PM
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I miss this truck.
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Not bored, on the edge of my seat.
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11-09-2007, 02:47 PM
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11-09-2007, 05:21 PM
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Its lookin' like a Blazer!
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Nope, not board either. Progress and pics are way better than a dead thread.... Even smallest detail you post may help someone sometime or another. Keep'em comin'...
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11-09-2007, 05:52 PM
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Thanks, Just thought I was putting everyone to sleep, I'll keep going then. Actually I'm almost finished cleaning up the underside of the floorboards, the intermediate exhaust hangers are next since I have modify them for the 2 1/2" system. Need to mount them up higher in the frame....
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11-09-2007, 10:23 PM
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Are you kidding me? Seeing this thread is the high point of my day.
Well maybe I'm laying it on a little thick, but I definitely enjoy this thread and watching the Jimmy come together. Excellent work BTW. side note: I think I'm still winning the slowest build contest.
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11-09-2007, 05:19 PM
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Hey, I look at this all the time. Misery loves company!
Looking good, Rg
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11-29-2007, 01:31 PM
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It's James, Pop, and being as I'm your first son, the only planned one (ha ha ha), I should get the seats!
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