Project Irene

[sellitall]

The floor was bead welded with popcorn welds along it's perimeter.

Oh yeah, Orville Redenbacher must have had his hands on mine as well. The driver's side kick panel and door post were chock full ogf them.

 

[sellitall]

Got some more rust chompig done tonight, but still not done battling the "Iron Ore" monster just yet. The LS 1/4 panel is off along with the homegrown kick panel. Here's a few pics and a short vid.

 

[sellitall]

I'm gonna change gears on the build (sort of) for the next few weeks. I'm saving up to make a BIG sheetmetal purchase including the floors/quarters/strikers/kick panels etc. etc. etc. With that said I'll be concentrating on the doors, tailgate and grille. Planning on chemically stripping the doors and tailgate and do the necessary metal work needed. After that I'll be pulling out the epoxy and going from there.

Here's the last pic of the clean door post, and the short vid.


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[sellitall]

I got the channels all cleaned and blasted. Here's some pics.
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[sellitall]

I took the advice of the peeps on CB and blasted the channels myself. I hate blasting because of the mess, but it does make things purdie. I laid down two coats of epoxy, but taped up the sides of the channle since I'll be hitting them with weld-thru primer.
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[Devin]

Sweet, man. Looking great!

Your shifter is giving you the bird.

 

[sellitall]

Sweet, man. Looking great!

Your shifter is giving you the bird.

Yeah, it was purposely done. I am paying homage to Laverne & Shirley....."Shlemiel/Shlemazel/Hassenpfeffer Incorporated"

 

[ky-resto]

Great work so far- reading this thread is like looking through a window to my future;D

 

[sellitall]

Great work so far- reading this thread is like looking through a window to my future;D

So you're in for the long haul are ya? Wait......I am seeing a box of spot weld cutters and an assortment of grinding discs in your future.;D

 

[dave67fd]

Thats keepin at it man....making great progress.

 

[sellitall]

Thats keepin at it man....making great progress.

Thanks Dave. I see you got a new welder!! You'll definitely get your money out of that puppy.

 

[sellitall]

Got some blasting done today. The grill is all cleaned up and currently has a couple fresh coats of epoxy. I also cut the DS 1/4 panel off of that rusted out EB I bought from Lewes, DE late last summer. Didn't have to do too much cutting since mother nature helped me out in that department.

Do you think the tires will rub in the one pic???

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[sellitall]

Now the cutting and welding begins. I do still have to blast the bottom of the doors and repair some small sections of the lower skin. Chipping away at the rusty stone;D.
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[sellitall]

I got a few hours to work on Irene today. Not much to report other than some more rust removal to take off the list. I've cut about 90% of the rust off the PS. Really only have the inner 1/4 section just above the wheel well and the rear extension panel. The body did come a bit out of square after cutting the DS inner rocker and floor pan channel off, but being on the frame it makes it much easier to line everything back up. I just need to buck up and put my sheetmetal order in.
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[dave67fd]

Hey, "Slow Down"
(Couldn't help seeing the sign you have out front)

Man, you need to move up here and help me with mine.
Will you be just filling the holes on the grill or cut and patch? Is that a weld thru primer or just temp paint.

 

[Stutsmo]

Wow. That is alot of missing metal! Holy crap..... looking forward to seeing this start to be put back together.

 

[sellitall]

Hey, "Slow Down"
(Couldn't help seeing the sign you have out front)

Man, you need to move up here and help me with mine.
Will you be just filling the holes on the grill or cut and patch? Is that a weld thru primer or just temp paint.

The primer is actually epoxy. It's really good stuff. I get it from a friend for pretty cheap. I use 3M's weld-thru primer.

As for the grill, I'll be patching it up. I have that green one I may use since it's good in those area, or I may patch it using a section of a 1/4 from another vehicle my dad has at the shop.

 

[sprdv1]

Coming along nicely man..

 

[sellitall]

The tailgate is in bare metal. I picked up some Marhyde Tal Strip from the local autobody shop. It's decent stuff, and gets the job done. It's WAY better than the eco-friendly stuff, but I've used better stripper in the past. We have a local company in Philly that makes the real-deal stuff which burns your nose hairs when you crack it open.

Anyway, it's in really good shape especially for an east coast vehicle. The two spots will be fairly easy to patch. The radius on the back one will require a little effort, but it shouldn't be too difficult.
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[half cab]

Man that stuff does wonders!! How much does a bucket of that Marhyde Tal Strip list for?