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Post by Slacker on May 4, 2011 15:59:15 GMT -8
Ron from Manitoba, brought his truck in to our shop .. /93 4x4 3.0L . He bought it NEW , and it now has 500K on it .. It has been very well maintaind , but the rust just a little out of control . He wants it to last for the MILLION mile prize .. so .. here is how were are helping ..   Got it right in the shop (booked appointment ) and got to work . Removed the canopy  and the box  fenders and doors ....   . |
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Post by Slacker on May 5, 2011 16:31:34 GMT -8
started "cutting" out the rockers with a spot weld bit and plasma cutter     some bad rust on the front as well  so I "hammered" out some new pieces .. (both sides)   . |
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Post by Slacker on May 6, 2011 15:46:25 GMT -8
so with the POR 15 cured   and with our NEW rockers in (stamped in Japan) (we will be offering these for sale shortly)  time to fit them (VERY happy with the fit)  and with everything prepped and ready .. time to start welding     and with everything welded and ground a little plastic filler  and some seam seal and epoxy    . |
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Post by Slacker on May 9, 2011 16:25:12 GMT -8
NEW fiberglass box and fiberglass tailgate installed  tail lamps and canopy  and fuel door   . |
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Post by Slacker on May 10, 2011 16:43:48 GMT -8
finished up the box install , with a new bumper on the end ..  and moved onto the front fiberglass fenders ..  just about done this one  . |
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Post by Slacker on May 11, 2011 16:15:35 GMT -8
got the front fenders finished .. little filler on the seam , and because the owner is not going to paint the truck , I sealed them up with some epoxy primer   and with the mudflaps and inners installed , the truck is done    . |
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Post by Slacker on Apr 4, 2014 17:21:59 GMT -8
Ron just dropped his deposit for 3.4l swap ..
coming in oct.
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Post by Slacker on Aug 26, 2014 17:23:01 GMT -8
Rons swap engine has arrived .. this is a automatic swap .. so best choice for this swap is the T100 . I was able to find a 96 with 200K kilometres delivered today  |
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Post by Slacker on Aug 28, 2014 17:38:23 GMT -8
as always , started working on cleaning up the engine a bit a little powder coating first .. this is how it looks with the RAW powder  and a few pieces baked   |
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Post by Slacker on Aug 31, 2014 16:37:35 GMT -8
working on Rons engine ... started to tear down the exterior and clean it up ...  off with some old stuff  lots of sandblasting and cleaning .. sure take a lot of time !! VHT coated the manifolds and heat shields .. + lots of washing and painting  and we're getting close  |
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Post by Slacker on Sept 17, 2014 17:20:16 GMT -8
well Ron showed up a day early ... and well .. I got right on it ..   |
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Post by Slacker on Sept 18, 2014 17:35:55 GMT -8
NEW battery trey today , and Yes , we used our FRP piece . it is chemical resistant , so even battery acid wont send it into early decay like a steel piece would !! install is easy depending on the "epoxy" glue you decide on , and we use the 3M #08115 in our shop , first you need to bare some metal ..  rough up the FRP trey a bit  and squeeze on some panel bonder , and wait for it to cure ...  easy peasy |
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Post by Slacker on Sept 19, 2014 17:12:24 GMT -8
TEST FIT  all fits GREAT ... |
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Post by Slacker on Sept 24, 2014 17:56:23 GMT -8
and now bolted   |
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Post by Slacker on Sept 30, 2014 17:32:09 GMT -8
getting close now ... hood and hood scoop in epoxy as per Rons request ... he also opt. to not have us NOT cut out the front of the hood scoop  working on exhaust .. all "custom" 2.5" .120 wall ERW . heavy , but should last long time .  |
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