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I know all too well about AO, my husband lost a good friend to it about 4 years ago. Fortunately, my husband was never in any of those areas being a CH-46 pilot.
Tell your husband I send my sympathy
Originally Posted by randy ransome
I live in Olive Branch, MS. I'll go down to FedEx and light a fire under their a$$ for ya Gunner. You're doing Great Work!
It's in Olive Branch today!!!!correction: Last night
Originally Posted by derekderek
That is psoriasis, Tony.
They gave me some good stuff to "smear on it".
Originally Posted by KYC4
Keep up the good work, DG. Glad to see that your 'vette is coming along, sir.
Later,
Lee
Thanks.....the PTSD has temp. let up/I'm trying to get the car paintable while I feel good enough.
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-02-2016 at 01:46 PM.
I know all too well about AO, my husband lost a good friend to it about 4 years ago. Fortunately, my husband was never in any of those areas being a CH-46 pilot.
grateful rookie.
My cousin has had an agent orange related leukemia, but he has been lucky, his body reacts opposite to any case his doctors have ever seen.
He is currently a case study and the doctors are writing a book based on his treatment, hopefully their findings may help in a cure for others.
grateful rookie.
My cousin has had an agent orange related leukemia, but he has been lucky, his body reacts opposite to any case his doctors have ever seen.
He is currently a case study and the doctors are writing a book based on his treatment, hopefully their findings may help in a cure for others.
WOW! Please send him my regards
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-02-2016 at 02:16 PM.
Speaking of Veteran's care/"Funny story": There are signs at the Clinic on every wall stating "If you have not been consulted within 20 minutes of your appointment please notify someone".
Not being one to bother other people,I waited an hour past my appointment to ask someone what the problem was. The Employee took my name and.....................15 minutes later returned to inform me that the DOCTOR had ALREADY seen me!
Now.....I'll be the first to admit that I have BAAD DAYS.....but.....NOT THAT BAAD!
I then informed the DOCTOR that I WAS ME/produced MY I.D.,and she said TO ME...................................... ........................................ .................
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........................(wait forrrrrrrrrrr it)..................................... ........
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"THEN------WHO DID I SEE????????????"
Ya' just can't make this stuff up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and we wonder why we're $18,000,000,000,000 in debt
Glad to see that you got them...NOW...getting them is is another story entirely.
You have got this covered...I have no worries.
If you have issues/problems.....let us know.
DUB
I'll print out your reply and use it as my guide.
EDIT: I was using "gusset" the wrong way.....I meant "fiberglass support" that the gusset fits in the bottom of.
Originally Posted by derekderek
heck, just punch a hole thru the wood and run in a bolt!!!
Derek.....you know me...that would be wayyyyyyyyyyyy too easy!!!
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-02-2016 at 08:01 PM.
glad to have you back with us. i sold my 75 coupe so i can start doing MY chrome conversion on the 75 vert in the forseeable future. right now i am trying to get a couple of 454's together and into my two project boats sitting in the yard...
glad to have you back with us. i sold my 75 coupe so i can start doing MY chrome conversion on the 75 vert in the forseeable future. right now i am trying to get a couple of 454's together and into my two project boats sitting in the yard...
It's been a learning experience!!! The PTSD really set me back nearly 4 months. It sounds like you've got lots of work going on!
Those front fiberglass "nose" pieces you sent me will get put on soon.
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-02-2016 at 09:02 PM.
It'sa good thing DUB talked me into doing the repair the right way....I found a nasty vertical crack inside the body support that needs repairing also.
I had to remove the driver-side hinge assembly and drill out rivets....
I taped the insideof the metal re-enforcement toprevent the fiberglass from sticking to it/then thoroughly sanded the area inside the mount.......then I pressed the re-enforcement into place under the body...................
Good thing I waited for the metal re-enforcements as DUB said.....I NEVER would have discovered the crack in the left-rear inside corner and never would have formed the inside fiberglass radius' correctly!
I will use a few small screws to hold the metal re-enforcement in place.
I made this per DUB so the repair will have a smooth flat bottom for the bolt and thick washer to seat against.................
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-04-2016 at 04:28 PM.
After applying 5 layers of fiberglass cloth and resin and letting it cure for three hours I added a nice coat of satin black to hide al my sloppiness.......(I should have let it cure overnight before painting, but it should cure from the bottom up since I didn't paint that area.................................... ..
Next I need to bead-blast all the inside metal parts and repaint them before I rivet and bolt everything back into place..........
Last edited by doorgunner; 03-04-2016 at 04:30 PM.
Glad to have been some help. Seems like this area is STOUT as it should be...once again.
DUB
LOL...Stout/YES....the base of the repaired support is nearly 1/4" thick and 5 full layers wrapping the entire interior walls and base.....and flat as you advised.
I'll do the same to the passenger #4 mount tomorrow (hopefully).
Looking good Tony , glad you took your time and fixed that support right .
Me too.....Dub walked me through it......I printed-out his procedure and followed it as much as a rookie could...LOL!
It took 3 hours from start to finish on the disassembly, body support prep, fitting the metal re-enforcement correctly, and fiberglassing the area.
I still have a couple hours of blasting metal pieces and re-painting them...installation will take only about an hour to rivet and bolt in the painted parts.
03-02-2016, 01:43 PM
It's in Olive Branch today!!!!correction: Last night
grateful rookie.
