Friday, Saturday, Sunday= 30 hours in the shop total!
Here we go! Got the door jambs in bare metal, welded up the seams and skim coated the welds with filler, epoxy primer, ready for paint. NO pic sorry!
Here's the floors today. I sandblasted for 2 hours and did all four cab mounts, floor bracing, and any seams on the bottom side. There was no rust except around cab mounts. Only surface though.
Before:
Wirewheeled dirt and paint off, wiped down and then forgot about the bottom side until today. Sandblasted areas:
1st coat of epoxy primer. Only have a quart left out of the gallon can. Probably need another gallon or two. I have primed the entire cab except roof and cab back and the doors.
Then used rubberized undercoating and did all the seams to seal them up. Did 2 heavy coats, let flash dry then gave the entire thing another coat of epoxy. Should be able to forget about it and just powerwash it clean every once in a while. I like this better than black or bed lining. Looks more factory appearing and easier to see any chips, rust, dirt, grease, or oil leaks that could be a problem in the long future. I don't like seam sealer much because it cracks over time and it is a messy appearance and messy to apply.
Sealed the inside panels:
Nick's rat
2000* paint
Had to turn it around to clear the valve covers:
Made a unique exhaust stack to resemble a stove pipe elbow and then flared the top! It is 3" welded to a flat plate with a home made exhaust brake that will work on a pull cable
Antique gauge for boost:
Charlie