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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
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think i might bedline the under side the cab and fenders..... still can't decide what to do on the frame.....i was even thinking about the DIY bed-liner stuff. cheap, and i could touch it up if needed..... any one have long term experience with coating their frame (with any type of medium), as in 5-10-15 years?
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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
On the vette I used that urethane bedliner stuff...."Raptor"...good stuff...and its tintable !!!! (that would give your truck a unigue underside look)
Came with it's own gun and hardner....easy to use. I would paint or powder the frame, and use the liner stuff on the under side, and even the inside before the carpet goes down......It'll act like a sound deadener too !!! ![]()
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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
![]() i do some looking around the interweb for "Raptor" thanks
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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
here is a small update
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I thought you were going the other way with that Joe..?
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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
I don't understand........
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The dirt is amazing...my truck was full. I must have had 5lbs in each side. No wonder they rot out the way they do.
I ve had good luck with my spotweld cutter. Ive only broken one blade and it was when I was really trying to hog out the welds on my control arm bumpstops. I oil it up well when drilling, too. Instead of buying cabsupprts, did you think of just welding up some out of plate? It crossed my mind looking at my truck once. Also drilling holes for better drainage.
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here is my $5 spot weld cutter, works great, and after both rockers it is still nice and sharp.....
guess this is a common rust spot also so as you can see, gonna need some more patch panels........ going to try and get the cab to the blaster this late this week or early the next one.
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yeah, i too have thought about building the supports......
it was certainly not a good design, but guess it has lasted decades. wonder what a '08 will look like in 2050? weird thing is the passenger supports are good, but the driver's are toast.
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Maybe its from England....
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Glad to see an update Joe. Your inner rockers and floor pans don't appear to be real bad. That rear brace is toast though. FYI, I ordered a front passenger side brace from Classic Parts and it was a Tabco brand. Nice looking piece too. I figured it would be Triplus like all of the other metal that I have bought from them.
Now aren't you glad you cut those rockers off before getting it blasted? What type of blasting did you decide to have done(soda, sand, media or ??)? Glad the HF spot cutter worked well for you. I'm kicking myself right now for not knowing about them.
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Hey thats what mine looked like. When mine was fixed I filled up the rockers with expanding foam. Have you done anything with the frame?
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Yeah when is the frame getting blasted?
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i'm very happy that i pulled the rockers first. it will be plastic blasted where it is rust free, and aluminum oxide on the rust. the company comes highly recommended. oh well, i'd like to have the kit you got, but i'm a cheap-bastard ![]() Quote:
dunno yet, one thing at a time......gotta get the cab handled first...... speaking of, gonna need to prime/seal the cab soon after blasting, how long before your shop is tied up? what kinda primer do you guys recommend, gonna do etching primer under the cab and inside on the floor for the Raptor lining.......
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whats the word Joe???? any updates on the frame
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![]() you snuck in on me you guys are only interested in one thing.......FRAMES ![]() ![]() ![]() oh i did find out that the "cups" (for lack of a better term at the moment) that the lower control arm shafts sit in and the u-bolt goes through are welded to cross member, and the u-bolts are welded to the shafts......so something else to cut apart ![]()
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nope, my guess is that for some reason, my father-in-law welded it when he swapped in the front cross-member.
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The LCA shaft saddles should be welded to the crossmember, but the u-bolts should not be welded to the shafts. What are you switching around Joe?
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i'll be taking everything off the frame for a complete disassemble to blast and paint/powder coat, eventually..... Quote:
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does he not like you
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![]() well at first, maybe not so much.... he swapped the stuff in 10-15 years ago. he passed away a couple years ago and we inherited the truck. not sure why he would weld it, but i don't think it was directed towards me ![]()
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Re: Our '66 Short Fleet Build
Get R Dun
![]() I saw your comment on painting the underside of the cab. I'm probably going to spray or roll on some POR-15 on mine and then paint over it so its not obviously coated. Of course the entire research thing will begin to make sure its not a completly dumb mistake. MY idea was to hit all the normal rust areas like the underside of the cab, bottom of the fenders or where ever else I discover some "rust love". I can't wait until I'm ready for the cab like that. |
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