A fast back conversion for randym67

[horse sence]

Door frames are welded up . I like to ad a good tack weld on the joints just for extra strength . Old pop and spatter was in a good mood today ,no back lashes or any problems welding ,its like it has those screw you days and ok ,lets weld days !
Now to grind the welds smooth .

 

[horse sence]

Got it all trimmed out ,everything will clean up nice after blasting ,except the two outer wheel tubs ,they are rusted and mangled ,so i will replace both outers

 

[horse sence]

The new wheel tubs are ready but i want to sand blast and get it in primer first .
Everything is covered in a fine layer of ash from the fires this morning ,they are not to close to us but the wind is bringing in the smoke and ash ,it was dark here all day yesterday from smoke .

 

[horse sence]

I am ready to sand blast ,but , someone left gas in the tank on the compressor from last year ! It turned the rubber lines to marshmallow and i am sure the carburator is going to need a good flushing if just that . May have to put an electric fuel pump on it because the last time i forgot it ate up the fuel pump .

 

[horse sence]

Picked up sand ,gas ,and new fuel line and filter . Should be blasting tomorrow ,if it will start

 

[horse sence]

Fuel line in ,changed the filter ,added 5 gallons of gas . It started right up after setting a little more than a year . Set out the blaster ,filled it with sand and un wound the hose ,attached it to Leroy ...the compressor ,and we are ready to go for early in the morning ,neighbors ....just think of it as a big ole rooster kakadoodle dooooo! Haha!

 

[RaggedGT]

You just need to buy out the rest of your neighbors properties-think of the storage space you’d have then

 

[6t8stang]

If it’s ain’t the middle of the night… I say do as you please on your own property!!!

 

[horse sence]

I got most of it blasted before the fuel pump went out ,just what i was afraid would happen. I at least got out all the rust ,bad news is passenger rear floor is toast ,now i think i have a passenger full side here but i will have to dig through a few things to find it

 

[horse sence]

Well great ,i dont have a passenger side long floor here ,i am thinking the best way to go would be a complete floor since 3/4 of it need replacing

 

[horse sence]

Got it in primer ,plan on putting some of it together tomorrow

 

[horse sence]

So i bought a toy ,hey ,i deserve it!
Its a 2006 Rhino 660 4 x 4 but it only has 1468 miles on it ,the guy cracked driver side bed wall and replaced it so now i need to paint the new one to match ,other than that it is in very good shape . Came with a winch ,new lighting and a brand new set of tires i have been giving a good testing . A little somthing for running parts down to the the sand blaster and back ,towed the mustang with it this morning . Went out a played after blasting this morning and got the custom paint job a bit dirty ...now i gota wash it !

 

[horse sence]

Level and ready to go ,i have 8 jacks under it to keep it level . The wheel tubs will be first on the list

 

[horse sence]

Both wheel tubs ,trunk divider and lower rear window panel welded in place ,ready for the door frames and rear roof brace but it is already to hot to work so i will start early tomorrow . Welder worked great ...for the first 10 welds ,then two back lashes right in a row . A few choice words and it seems to be welding now

 

[horse sence]

Door frames just clamped in place but it lines up great already ,lots of measuring in the morning

and this will be my starting point

 

[horse sence]

Both door frames are welded in place along with the roof brace . Quarters will be next

 

[horse sence]

Wow! I cant remember quarters just falling into place like this ,somebody done something right ! Have a few shipments going out today so i will drill all the plug weld holes and tomorrow weld the quarters on .

 

[horse sence]

I decided to try the roof also. It just lays right in place ,has to be the easiest fitting panels yet.

 

[2Blue2]

has to be the easiest fitting panels yet.

Have you thought of the reason for this?

 

[horse sence]

Have you thought of the reason for this?

I think they have reworked the dies a bit ,there used to be a slight issue with the passenger side quarter fitting to the trunk lid but they fit very well now