ezernuts 66 swb "build"

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » August 30, 2009, 8:18 pm

i'm too tired to get upset alan. lol it has been a heck of a weekend.
i got started on the drivers side and got the whole front clip disassembled.

i tried rivets to get the panels snugged up. it is kind of hard to do all this with only two hands. if the cab was back down it would have been easier.

rust much?

and in between cussing rusty bolts and waiting for the panels to cool down, i decided to paint my milk jug/outside ashtray ford blue. lol

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » August 30, 2009, 11:39 pm

I like the "couch" next to your milk can ezernut. I had a cover similar to that on a truck seat once...

Your welding is turning out great. Keep up the good work and maybe we can both show up to slickstock in a slick..Maybe.
Anthony

Post by **Greg D** » August 31, 2009, 5:22 pm

You definitely have a firm grip on the tack welds there, looks real good! The rivets - good plan.
I would keep on just like you are if I am seeing it right?
Rivet, tack, massage panel, rivet, tack, repeat. You working in a rotation around the panel too right?

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » August 31, 2009, 8:52 pm

actually, kinda greg. lol. i have all of it riveted in. i am just going around where it is the tightest and tacking it. as i get more tacks the panels get more rigid and i can hammer out the few areas that need coaxing.
it is coming out better than i thought it would-now if everything will line back up, i'll be happy.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 13, 2009, 5:52 pm

for better or worse, the floors are welded in and seam sealed. i used 3m 08361 interior/ex-terior seam sealer. it comes in a tin foil tube that looks like a sausage tube. good stuff.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 13, 2009, 5:56 pm

sorry for the picture quality. i spilled my drink on the camera and i guess it hadn't dried out yet.
and i am ready to set the cab back on the frame and finish up inside the cab. i still have a little welding to do. hopefully it is far enough away from the seam sealer i just put on not to heat and dry that stuff or catch it on fire.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » September 13, 2009, 5:59 pm

Ezernut, that really looks good. did you seam seal all around the cab mounts? is there a way for water/moisture to drain out? I drilled a 1/2" hole in the bottom of mine to drain. It is coming along nicely. Are you going to be able to drive it to Slickstock? Looking forward to meeting you there...... Anthony

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 13, 2009, 6:12 pm

anthony, i applied that stuff over every "seam" i welded on, and some i didn't.lol
as far as draining the water, i will probably end up drilling holes like always do. if you look at the top of the rockers in the last pic you can see the holes i drilled there to drain the water. i am also a fan of motor oil. i have an old oil squirter can and i occasionally oil all the little spaces that water likes to collect in. i have just always done this. it stops rust dead.
this is not a restoration, but a daily driver and i have already done more than i had planned to it.
yes, i will be as ss10 and hopefully with a slick. lol

thenephilm · Post by **thenephilm** » September 14, 2009, 8:16 pm

looks really good!

36truck · Post by **36truck** » September 14, 2009, 9:45 pm

Chris what brand of sealer?

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 14, 2009, 10:14 pm

that looks like its coming together nicely.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » September 15, 2009, 2:06 am

Good work ezer!, dont forget some stone guard sound deadener on the underside before you flip it back over. 3m make a good one.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 15, 2009, 7:42 am

36truck wrote:Chris what brand of sealer?

3M part no. 08361. seems to be awesome stuff.

Alan Mclennan wrote:Good work ezer!, dont forget some stone guard sound deadener on the underside before you flip it back over. 3m make a good one.

i will have to check into that alan. never heard of it.

ICEMAN6166 wrote:that looks like its coming together nicely.

thanks brian, let's hope it really does go back together nicely! lol

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » September 16, 2009, 4:09 am

Ezer, it`s called 3M Underseal, rubberized undercoating.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 20, 2009, 5:32 pm

holy f-ing crap! i think everything actually lined back up! i still don't know about the height of the mounts, but i guess i'll find out when i try to line the fenders up. lol

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » September 20, 2009, 7:32 pm

Hey Ezernut, It almost looks like a truck again... It is a nice feelin', isn't it... It's looking good......
Anthony

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 20, 2009, 7:56 pm

and i am so far away too. lol

deviant1 · Post by **deviant1** » September 20, 2009, 9:19 pm

Good job! I know you were sweating it right before the mounts lined up.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » September 20, 2009, 9:43 pm

deviant1 wrote:Good job! I know you were sweating it right before the mounts lined up.

i am still sweating. lol

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » September 21, 2009, 11:50 pm

I hope you got the Missas to hide the keys from you!, it looks drivable to me!