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Congratulations on the new addition to the family!
Next time you go out to the garage turn that rear upper shock bolt around or its not coming out when the bodys back on
I still enjoy being a dad.
Its fun to sit back and watch them learn all about life while sipping my coffee.
My son turns 40 and my daughter turns 38 this year.
We've had some amazing adventures together and we’re planning new ones all the time.
The first few weeks with the baby has gone great and I'm having a LOT more fun with this little guy than I imagined! Of course my wife owning a new born baby nursery in the past and having this all down to a science has been a huge help! They let me have a work afternoon in the shop today and my good friend came in to help with the welding on the crossmember with his new MIG, we got it done and had fun!
Started by getting my lines carefully drawn on with a square to ensure a straight line:
Then surgically cut it to ensure a straight and square cut:
Removed the crossmember, grinded back the powder coating, then put the flanges on an it all back together. Getting it straight an square involved jacks and ratchet straps until I was happy before we burned it in:
welding went much better with my pro buddy this time:
Then finished with some VHT high heat enamel while still hot to bake in:
I still enjoy being a dad.
Its fun to sit back and watch them learn all about life while sipping my coffee.
My son turns 40 and my daughter turns 38 this year.
We've had some amazing adventures together and we’re planning new ones all the time.
Love hearing this! I'm 38 and spend a lot of time with my Dad. My twin and I are taking him on a fishing trip in two weeks.
I still feel like I’m 38, except for some aches and pains.
I still look at my kids as and not grown ups with their own lives.
They still call and ask, Hey Dad what do you think about???
I hope it never changes.
I still feel like I’m 38, except for some aches and pains.
I still look at my kids as and not grown ups with their own lives.
They still call and ask, Hey Dad what do you think about???
I hope it never changes.
I spent time buttoning up the chassis last week and getting everything to ready to drop the body on over the weekend. Being the third time i've done this, it went pretty smooth! I had to trim the console to fit the new trans and it settled in nicely. I shimmed accordingly per my last fitting and will have to fine tune once I get the doors back on.
Nice!
Yesterday, I found one of the metal sleeves from The #3 body mount laying between the chassis and the body.
I guess it slipped out when the body shop installed the body.
I now have to lift mine back up to install the sleeve into the rubber mount.
One step backwards.
Nice!
Yesterday, I found one of the metal sleeves from The #3 body mount laying between the chassis and the body.
I guess it slipped out when the body shop installed the body.
I now have to lift mine back up to install the sleeve into the rubber mount.
One step backwards.
That's annoying! Do you have a safe way to lift that pristine body up?? Or just going to lift the corner a few inches?
My plan is to loosen all the body mount bolts on both sides.
Then I’ll take a piece of 3/4” plywood, 12” square, put it under the seatbelt reinforcement plate and lift the body up only enough to remove the #3 mount, put the sleeve in, reinstall the mount and lower the body back down.
There is nothing in or on the body except the doors.
What do you think?
FYI: I think a completely bare body only weighs ~450#.
I would still rather catch the edge of the birdcage, under the door sill, and lift there. That's where the metal birdcage frame is. It is exposed and it is a U-channel. It is going to be much stronger than the fiberglass floor.
I either used 2x2s or 1x2s.
I agree with lifting at the edge of the bird cage at the door sill. You can easily and safely pick the body up a few inches from there and get that spacer back in.
My plan is to loosen all the body mount bolts on both sides.
Then I’ll take a piece of 3/4” plywood, 12” square, put it under the seatbelt reinforcement plate and lift the body up only enough to remove the #3 mount, put the sleeve in, reinstall the mount and lower the body back down.
There is nothing in or on the body except the doors.
What do you think?
Use the largest (2'x2') piece of plywood possible with a floorjack.
But cage straps are the safest unless you need th open close the door for some reason.
I put the door hinges back on today and got the driver's door back on to start aligning and working my gaps. My gaps aren't that bad and I got the alignment pretty good! The only area that concerns me it the top of the fender where it meets with the door is a 1/4" difference! It was never perfect there and now I know why there was filler built up on the door where it meets that area. I can make it better with filler but I'm not sure how to get it perfect?
I remember someone else posting about that area. The feedback was that in that area they were never really gapped well, even from the factory. If I ever do a repaint on mine my ocd will have me looking at it as you are, and would probably want to better fill that gap as well.
