Well went into the garage to fit the toe boards, prep, and install it too. As I was verifying the fit for it to be buttwelded to what remains of the original, I found an issue...........
I found there was a gap between the torque box and the front drivers side frame rail. That isnt a good thing. I had decided to leave the torque box in instead of replacing it until this...... So I got out the trusty Dewalt 4.5 inch grinder, the BFH, and the Chisel. After grinding down the welds holding the torque box in, I used the chisel to get rid of any remaining areas that were holding it in. With a good swift kick, it came out in 1 piece. That is good because it is still in good condition, just needs cleaned up, rust proofed, and reinstalled. The gap I found was caused by the shippers putting to much stress at an awkward angle on the piece, breaking the crappy welds that were on it. I should have seen this before.
I also removed the Front floor support and now can not reinstall everything until I get a new one. The inside of the front frame rail needs rehab'd. Tomorrow I will be rehabing the entire area, finishing the fit for the toe boards, rustproofing the area and replacement pieces. I will get pics tomorrow after I am complete. Wednesday I hope to be able to prime all of it.
My next shipment of parts will be in early October. It will include:
Quarter Skins
Driver Cowl side panel
Drivers outer firewall section
inner and outer wheelwells for both sides
1 piece trunk with transition pan and rear shock mounts
Battery tray fender apron(the one I had was crap!)
1 complete body fastener kit.
If anyone has an anvil I could use, it would be awesome....
Thanks for reading.....
I found there was a gap between the torque box and the front drivers side frame rail. That isnt a good thing. I had decided to leave the torque box in instead of replacing it until this...... So I got out the trusty Dewalt 4.5 inch grinder, the BFH, and the Chisel. After grinding down the welds holding the torque box in, I used the chisel to get rid of any remaining areas that were holding it in. With a good swift kick, it came out in 1 piece. That is good because it is still in good condition, just needs cleaned up, rust proofed, and reinstalled. The gap I found was caused by the shippers putting to much stress at an awkward angle on the piece, breaking the crappy welds that were on it. I should have seen this before.
I also removed the Front floor support and now can not reinstall everything until I get a new one. The inside of the front frame rail needs rehab'd. Tomorrow I will be rehabing the entire area, finishing the fit for the toe boards, rustproofing the area and replacement pieces. I will get pics tomorrow after I am complete. Wednesday I hope to be able to prime all of it.
My next shipment of parts will be in early October. It will include:
Quarter Skins
Driver Cowl side panel
Drivers outer firewall section
inner and outer wheelwells for both sides
1 piece trunk with transition pan and rear shock mounts
Battery tray fender apron(the one I had was crap!)
1 complete body fastener kit.
If anyone has an anvil I could use, it would be awesome....
Thanks for reading.....
