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To-Do List
- Remove old body
- Remove old fuel system
- Tank
- Lines
- Remove brake lines
- Remove engine
- Clean frame
- Wash frame
- Replace front U joints
- Repair frame
- Body Mounts
- Left & Right Rear Frame Members
- Gas Tank Cross Member
- Secondary Cross Member
- Driver Side frame by transmission
- Rider Side front by front end
- Sandblast frame
- Rustproof frame
- Reinstall front end axel and hardware
- Reinstall rear axel
- Reinstall front and rear bumpers
- New brake lines
- New gas tank
- New fuel lines
- Reinstall engine
- Body
- Fix body dents
- Paint body
- Install body
- Install Fenders
- Install Grill
- Install Windshield
- Install Tailgate
- Interior
- Break/clutch pedals
- Dashboard
- Steering wheel
- Seats
- Center console
- Rollbar
- Canvas Top
- Electrical system
- Repair Wreck Damage
- Straighten Frame
- Replace Leaf Springs
- Replace front shocks
- Straighten tie rod
- Straighten & Paint Front Fender
- Replace side marker light
- Get Comprehensive Insurance Coverage
- Winter 2004 Upgrade
- Two Barrel Carb
- Herculiner on floor
- Paint Roll Bar
- Replace starter
- Replace front u-joints
- Reorient air compressor
- Winter 2005 Upgrade
- Two new axels w/ 3.4 gears
- Spring 2006 Upgrade
- New (old) engine!
- Spring 2008 Upgrade
- Roll Cage!
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Monthly Archives: June 2001
All the pieces are ready to paint! Tomorrow I’m going to load up all the non-body tub pieces into my Nissan 240 (This will be a feat!) and take them over to the body shop to start the painting process. … Continue reading
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Sanding. (Or scuffing.) It’s one of my least favorite things in the world. But hey, I have to do it or else pay someone else and this is a low budget project (that is already way over budget) so I … Continue reading
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Bondo. Does that stuff ever really change? I worked with it many moons ago on my brothers Pontiac Ventura. I had to have been about ’78 or so. Anyway, the stuff looks and smells exactly the same as it did … Continue reading
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This is the color! I just bought the paint today! Phew. $164 for a gallon of Nissan Xterra yellow. Next, parts to the body shop to be painted.
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Well, it looks like I’m going to have to use a little Bondo(tm) on the hood. It came back from the sand blaster’s with a dozen or more tiny holes in the front of the hood. I knew there was … Continue reading
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The hood, tailgate and front grill are all clean as a sand blasted babies bottom. Just picked them up from the sand blaster’s yesterday and I learned two things. Frist, make sure you get all the miscellaneous hardware off them … Continue reading
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Here’s a shot of the new gas tank. Complete with it’s fresh coat of POR 15. It goes on as soon as the body comes off. It will be a whole lot easier to put on with the tub off. … Continue reading
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The front of the tub had quite a dent right in front of the windshield on the driver’s side. (It’s where the fork lift caught it causing it to end up at Rex’s damaged freight.) Anyway, I pounded out the … Continue reading
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Here are the aluminum shims I had to put in the middle body mounts. The one right in front of the rear wheel needed almost a full 1/2 inch! I added an extra 1/8 inch all the way around so … Continue reading
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Here’s that damn bumper. The second picture is looking at it from the outside behind the rear wheel. The third picture shows all the bolts I had to put in the damn thing. It’s looking at the rear frame member … Continue reading
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