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It's a good possibility. I have a reveal coming up in PA but the weekend isn't set in stone yet it's been 30 years in the making. At least
We had a bright sunshiny day at the Jersey shore today! I had no ambition this morning so I didn't drag my *ss outside until about 10 and yesterday's rain was starting to dry up. I didn't think I had time for brakes revisited so I hooked up the blasting rig and drug it out front for another round of welding. When I took that day off a few weeks ago Lauren and I picked up a 4X8 of expanded steel so I grabbed some old bed frames out of my scrap pile and went to town on the toung
I torched the pins out of the bed frames to get them apart so I could use them for cheap angle iron. I didn't figure it needs to be real strong for my purpose it's just holding up a hose
I stick welded the bed frames on with some 6011 rods like a shelf bracket
Then it was on to expand steel I did a bit of a hack job cutting it but it's tough to mark that stuff with a soap stone and finde where the marks are lol
I used my old mig Welder to put it in. Man that thing has 1 foot in the grave but I got it done and it now holds my hose
Seeing how I had all the tools out anyway I kept right on going! Heating and beating the bent rails welding cracks in the steel even welded the fenders back on all the while using a ratchet strap to pull it all into place
So it's not a sh*t ton of progress but it's still progress. Of course my list of things to be wired is getting longer. I wonder if I know a guy that maybe needs rockers and cab corners in a Chevy truck???
I torched the pins out of the bed frames to get them apart so I could use them for cheap angle iron. I didn't figure it needs to be real strong for my purpose it's just holding up a hose
I stick welded the bed frames on with some 6011 rods like a shelf bracket
Then it was on to expand steel I did a bit of a hack job cutting it but it's tough to mark that stuff with a soap stone and finde where the marks are lol
I used my old mig Welder to put it in. Man that thing has 1 foot in the grave but I got it done and it now holds my hose
Seeing how I had all the tools out anyway I kept right on going! Heating and beating the bent rails welding cracks in the steel even welded the fenders back on all the while using a ratchet strap to pull it all into place
So it's not a sh*t ton of progress but it's still progress. Of course my list of things to be wired is getting longer. I wonder if I know a guy that maybe needs rockers and cab corners in a Chevy truck???
Chipping is the one thing I didn't do. I left all the flux on it didn't have time for that crap when it's done I'll blast it and paint it
Well, I was going to drive the Pig up, but, hell, if the Albatross can get some rust stop.....
What's up? Wanna do this?
I'm thinking so obviously rockers and cab corners are good bribery for me and if it's to cold I won't be able to but shore. I'm down if you want to order up some slip-ons just let me know so I can get some glue. Or get your own glue. Or what is probably a better idea is you drive the pig up make me not afraid to drive this a distance and I'll come down another weekend and do your truck in your garage where it's warm and the supplies dry like there supposed to
Sounds like a plan, bro. I got clearance from the wife. PM me my exact destination, and I can leave around 6 or 7, put me there around 10 or 11. Let me know what all you need done, so I can grab additional supplies if needed.
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