Project Irene

[sellitall]

Rock on man! I'm seriously picking some up this week. The e-brake working like that is amazing! Great to see you making progress!

You will be amazed at the results!! Cheap and easy are two of my favorite words, and they just about sum up using molassas to clean rusty parts.

Here's the last vid I took today of the 1/4 removed. I see about three bags of black beauty and my blaster in my future.
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[sellitall]

Here's a couple pics of the FUBAR'd striker before submerging in the thick stuff. I have absolutely NO intentions of reusing it, but I could not budge the screws to remove it. Hoping the molassas will help me out.

 

[Rranger86]

Doin' a great job man. I've been following your thread for a month or two now after I bought my 71'. You videos are really helpin' me out , I'm just a few steps behind you in the process. Whenever I get overwhelmed with it I get on the ole youtube, watch a few of your vids and it makes me feel better because I realize that mine isn't in quite as bad of shape as yours haha.

What is the name of that book with all the measurements you had in video #10, I cant quite catch what you say. But anyways keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.

 

[sellitall]

Doin' a great job man. I've been following your thread for a month or two now after I bought my 71'. You videos are really helpin' me out , I'm just a few steps behind you in the process. Whenever I get overwhelmed with it I get on the ole youtube, watch a few of your vids and it makes me feel better because I realize that mine isn't in quite as bad of shape as yours haha.

What is the name of that book with all the measurements you had in video #10, I cant quite catch what you say. But anyways keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.

Thanks man!! I'll be making a couple more this weekend. Going to pick up a bunch of tools today after work including a millermatic 140 with bottle.

The book looking thing you see is actually a measurement chart a classicbroncos member made some years back. I put a piece of cardboard on the back and wrapped it in clear contact paper to protect it from my dad's DUSTY bodyshop. Here's a pic. If you are doing metal to the extent I am you'll need it.

 

[sellitall]

Snuck away from the homestead for a few hours tonight. Didn't get much done on the Bronco. I was really up there to move some things on the lot for my pop.

Anyway, I got to cuttin' some of the upper floor out. Still trying to figure out where all the spot welds are, but I don't think it will be too difficult. I'm peeling away this banana one rusty panel at a time.

Here's a few pics and a vid of the progress.
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[dave67fd]

sellitall,
Incredible what you have cut out of that beast. Just makes me realize how far off i am. Keep up the good work. We'll get there sooner or later. Probably later for me.;D

 

[sellitall]

sellitall,
Incredible what you have cut out of that beast. Just makes me realize how far off i am. Keep up the good work. We'll get there sooner or later. Probably later for me.;D

I hear ya. I'll need a tetnus shot before it's all done.

I'd love to have that dream garage you have to wrench on thisa thing. I'm running out of room at my dad's shop. He's running out of patience with me!!

 

[dave67fd]

I hear ya. I'll need a tetnus shot before it's all done.

I'd love to have that dream garage you have to wrench on thisa thing. I'm running out of room at my dad's shop. He's running out of patience with me!!

I'll probably need a shot as well. I keep thinking by the time i finish the garage and organize it i'll be too old and week to finish the Bronco. I'ts actually given me an incentive to stay healthy.

Maybe consider taking some time to come up with some storage or organizational ideas. Might make him happier and more acceptable. Just a thought.

 

[broncojames]

not to hijack but is that door chart any good for the 69 H cab

 

[sellitall]

not to hijack but is that door chart any good for the 69 H cab

Yeah it will work. Measure your existing posts before removing them as a reference.

 

[sellitall]

Maybe consider taking some time to come up with some storage or organizational ideas. Might make him happier and more acceptable. Just a thought.

Yeah, I know. The problem is that my pop allows me ONE bay at his shop to work on a rig. I can sneak a part here or there into his other bays, but once he starts seeing a bunch he flies off the handle. Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. have nothing on my father and I during a shouting match.

As for organizing, I really need to fabricate some heavy duty shelves to hang on the wall. This way I can get alot of the bigger/bulky items off the ground and out of the way. The problem is once I get to the shop I'm on the clock so my focus is on the bronco.

 

[sellitall]

More rust removal. What a PITA I had with these upper floors!! I couldn't see the spot welds for the life of me, and I went through about four (double sided mind you) Blair cutters. I probably drilled about ten to fifteen unnecessary holes since I thought I was dead on the weld. Well, I wasn't quite Dead center on all of them. Oh well?:?.

Anyway, I need to go to my autobody supply shop and restock my inventory of spot weld cutters, roloc discs and 3" zip wheels. I ran out of time at the shop. My cousin was working on his toyota so I was stuck going back and forth from the bronco to the toyota.

I still haven't made my order for sheetmeat. The credit card is going to burst into flames when I make that call!!

Here's a few pics and of course a vid.
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[sellitall]

The upper floors are DONE;D!! The next EB I buy MUST have clean upper floors or it's a deal breaker.

The driver's side floor support is pretty twisted up. It's got a nice crack in it as well. I'll be bucking up for that along with the plethora of other sheetmeat that Irene needs.

 

[stupidboy]

The upper floors are DONE;D!! The next EB I buy MUST have clean upper floors or it's a deal breaker.

The driver's side floor support is pretty twisted up. It's got a nice crack in it as well. I'll be bucking up for that along with the plethora of other sheetmeat that Irene needs.

%)I thought you were a bodyman, what do you mean its a deal breaker if the upper floors are bad? Suck it up and keep putting up pics!;D

 

[sellitall]

%)I thought you were a bodyman, what do you mean its a deal breaker if the upper floors are bad? Suck it up and keep putting up pics!;D

If I'm getting paid for it, bring on the rust (and the owners check book). When it's your own junk it gets frustrating especially when you know the last one you wrenchd on had a perfect upper floor.

No more pics, but I'm loading up the vids as I type.

 

[sellitall]

Here's #1. I'll get you the sequel tomorrow night.
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[sprdv1]

The upper floors are DONE;D!! The next EB I buy MUST have clean upper floors or it's a deal breaker.

The driver's side floor support is pretty twisted up. It's got a nice crack in it as well. I'll be bucking up for that along with the plethora of other sheetmeat that Irene needs.

One thing at a time right..

 

[dave67fd]

Don't feel bad, my front floor support on the drivers side i think is pretty spent. My floors were replaced with diamond plate (junk now) so i dont even know if the floor is welded to the support or not. The floor was bead welded with popcorn welds along it's perimeter.
Spot welds are probably non-existant here.

Your really cutting into her good though. Keep at it.

 

[sellitall]

As promised...........vid #2. The driver's side floor is gone. I'll be moving to the 1/4, rocker and homegrown kickpanel next. Once I get them removed I plan on taking her outside and hit her with a few bags of black beauty. I'm really just worried about getting the inner channels clean and in primer so I can install the floor pans. I'll hit the inner 1/4's and taillight sections to see what additional rust I need to cut out. After that she's ready for the spit and off to the media blaster to get the full face peel.

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[Aggie007]

After going thru your pictures, I feel much better about the shape of my tub compared to yours....