filling all of the extra holes in the frame?

[rage'nrat638]

LOOKS GREAT you are doing a very sweet job....
keep the pictures coming....
your pal mark...
p.s. thanks for the body bed mounts...your the coolest...

[roj2323]

hey guys,
well it's been a busy few days but i finaly got some new pics to show you.
have also decided to paint rather than powder coat my frame so i can make
sure it's silky smooth and like a mirror when i'm done.

update pictures





what i did this evening. someone please tell me how to grind down welds
without creating waves in the steel please!! thankfully i had planned on using
some filler on this peice anyway.


last but not least this is why i didin't update this earlyer. this is a chrysler
without the dash. note the leg room =). it seems as if chrysler decided to hide
there electronic heater control motors under and behind everything so 6 hrs
later and a major head rush i had the 2 hidden ones out. FUNNNNNNN

[N2TRUX]

Frame looks good. Chrysler looks like a b!tch...

[mcmlxix]

The frame looks awesome .. wish I had a welder and the skills to go with it.... BTW: I have a black set of those 300m power seats in my 71 Stepside !!

[roj2323]

a local junk yard has mine! i'm putting the bench back in it.

[SSC's76]

Yea thats looking good.

I wanted to mention this sicne I have a few friends in the powder coating biz. Theres a place in California and I'm sure a few others scattered over the states that do UV powder coatings. It uses UV light for the bonding process, you can even have plastic powder coated.

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by SSC's76

Yea thats looking good.

I wanted to mention this sicne I have a few friends in the powder coating biz. Theres a place in California and I'm sure a few others scattered over the states that do UV powder coatings. It uses UV light for the bonding process, you can even have plastic powder coated.

Before "cooking" the powder is held on by a static charge. I wonder if the thickness varies from the metal to plastic. It would be a nice option if it looks good.

[roj2323]

hey guys,
a little update here. well about 9 days ago now my grinder bit me so i really couldn't get much done with stiches and what not. anyway i got a couple little things done last night so i'll post pictures tommarow. currently i'm waiting on roloc's so i can get inside the framerails so i'm cleaning up the lines on my trailing arms instead. anyone got advice on making the ugly factory spot welds look better?
ondrew

[72MARIO]

Why not box the trailing arms ? That would make em look smooth ......

[roj2323]

wow it's bee a long time since i've updated this.

well i finaly got to work on it again after my sur-kut disks showed up. it's too bad it took 4 months to get them. anyway i worked on it for 8 hours yesterday and it's looking awsome! hopefully today i'll finish it. i can't wait to get some color on this dam thing. i've only spent upwards of 250hrs doing frame/suspention smoothing. when it's done it will look like a show peice though. i can't wait.
ondrew

[Chevrolet4x4s]

Just make sure you dont fill in the holes that you need to mount the body etc on it.......
Looks cool
Shane

[roj2323]

lol yea good point. speaking of that i allmost welded in the rear bumper bracket holes. that was tons of fun with my unibit and a rasp to fix that little snafoo. oh well. more pics will be posted before monday. i'm working on getting everything ready for sandblasting in the next couple weeks.

ondrew

[Flat 67]

Don't stop now, we are all rooting for you......

Why not box the trailing arms ? That would make em look smooth ......

I agree. Come on, go where no man has been before........................Flat 67

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Lots of welding involved there....

[roj2323]

Originally Posted by Flat 67

Don't stop now, we are all rooting for you......
I agree. Come on, go where no man has been before........................Flat 67

lol i would but i think at this point my father would kill me. i've been working on it for way too long as it is.

besides if i really had it my way the entire frame would be a one off box rail polished aluminum or stainless steel. =)

ondrew
p.s. i'm going to work on it now. i'll have pictures tonight.

[roj2323]

i have pictures yay =)

ok so i decided that i would do a practice run on the exaust passages on my t-arm crossmember. i took lots of pictures and wrote a "how to". you can find that here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...56#post1720456



i also took a picture of the cheapest yet most usefull tool i have used so far in this project. it is a peice of copper pipe folded over and flatend. this was used as a backing while i filled in most of the holes in the frame. it really made for less work as i didin't have to do a lot of grinding inside the frame rails.



and last but not least i picked up little somethin somethin for the next step.