Actually, I learned that the wood is oak, and that it causes the rust that we find in these old beauty's. I didn't add anything in between other...
Thanks...I have a MillerMatic 175, with gas. For this project I used .024 wire. I'm certainly no expert, but this project came out better than I...
More progress :D Time for a :beer:
Well, I chose 18 gauge since thats what repro parts seemed to be made out of, and it ended up being the same as what I'm replacing. I got it and...
I purchased it at our local steel yard.
I'm using 18 gauge for the floors, and 1"x2" .083 wall for the hat channels.
It took about 4 hours to gut the interior and get the tub off as I recall. The actual repairs I have about 10 hours into. But, I spend a lot of...
It has a 2" Rancho lift, and those are 31" Swampers. Seems to be a pretty good setup.
Boy, this is sure time consuming. I think I have the hard part done though. Here's some pics, just don't laugh at my welds. R)...
It only took 3 of us, but it was a it awkward. Let the fun begin! :) [IMG]
Cool, thanks guys.
Not much rust, just going to replace some sections of the floor pan and fix the channels that are shot.
Should be pulling the tub tomorrow night...can anybody ball park the weight of the tub? Thanks
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