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Re: How much can I build in 4 days???
Well, now it's about dinner time. It just started raining like crazy out of nowhere, so I figured it's as good a time as any to come inside for a few. The driver's side rust is a bit more intense than the passenger's side. Apart from having to keep things mounted on the firewall on this side, I ran into the biggest abortion of a fix I've ever seen. The P.O. put blue shop towels and expanding foam inside the rocker to 'shape' it, then sprayed paint over it. Chicken wire and bondo have nothing on this!
Pics:
1- The dude should have just put actual sponges inside the rocker...would have had the same result.
2- Massive rust through kick panel and into cab support.
3- Rust cut out...but can you see what bonehead move I just pulled here. This is the second rookie mistake I've made in 2 days. (1st was not plugging the tranny output shaft when I pulled the motor. You know what that means...)
4- I had options to either build a standoff 'box' to mount the brake master, or section it by the amount I'm relieving the firewall. I chose the better of the two, I think. Will make a smoother firewall in the end.
That's where I am now. After dinner, I'm going to make patch pieces for the floor and firewall, then weld it all in, including a new rocker from Year One. After that, I'll throw down some primer and seam sealer.
Laters!
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