well after taking the rear end assembly off we loaded the frame up on the trailer and took it to my dads rock yard where they have a commercial heated power washer. here is my dad power washing it this morning.
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then after that we cut off some of the unneeded brackets and filled some holes and a crack that was on the very front. here i am torchin off some old rivets
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and my dad again welden her up
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then we took it to my uncles dry dock and there going to sand blast it and spray it with an epoxy primer that they use on the bottom of tug boats and barges, so should be very durable.