68 Mini Pickup Project

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94touring

#125
March 18, 2011, 08:56:06 PM
"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs"   ;D

94touring

#126
April 05, 2011, 06:22:16 PM
Got her welded into place, now to do the other corner. 

94touring

#127
April 06, 2011, 03:13:04 PM
Ok to finish it off I had to fab up the elbow brace that sits behind the corner. 

Also I took off a bunch of bondo along the side, found a few dents and dings, but the most impressive thing were two holes in the upper corner that were simply filled over with bondo rather than welded closed. 



MiniGene

#128
April 06, 2011, 06:47:52 PM
Looks good!  What area are you moving onto next?

94touring

#129
April 06, 2011, 06:59:15 PM
Well I want to get the other corner done, the valance on, and then I need to tidy up the front left a little.  Then its the floors.  I have a few patches in the bed to make, and looks like the left side of the body is going to need a section cut out and replaced, but thats easy.  Get this rear end done and the floors and I'm home free. 

94touring

#130
April 11, 2011, 08:09:15 PM
Managed to fab up a new bracket for the tailgate hinges and patch up the bed where it all goes together.  Was more of a PITA than I was expecting.  Tomorrow I may start fabbing the right corner.  After clamping things together it looks like the valance is a tad too long and I may need to shorten it about a half inch.   

MiniGene

#131
April 12, 2011, 07:05:22 PM
What condition is your tailgate in?  Do you have to do any work to it?  I saw your post about FG parts.  I didn't even know they made a FG tailgate.

94touring

#132
April 12, 2011, 07:33:08 PM
Its in good shape aside from some dents, but I like the idea of shaving weight and having something that can't rust.

Ok so here's what I got done today. 

Before

 

After




Other corner cleaned up. 

MiniGene

#133
April 13, 2011, 07:06:47 PM
Nice progress!  What are your plans for the color?

94touring

#134
April 13, 2011, 07:32:14 PM
I'm still leaning toward a bright metallic orange and white roof.  Next week I should get the rest of that rear end done and move on to something else.     

94touring

#135
April 21, 2011, 10:23:50 AM
Didn't get to do anything with the truck this week, had a big list of house chores to catch up on.  However next month I have a lot of time off and hope to tackle a lot of body work. 

94touring

#136
May 20, 2011, 12:23:19 PM
Ok well got a chance to organize at the shop today, sort through boxes of tools, and play with the rear valance a little. 

Jims5543

#137
May 20, 2011, 04:30:03 PM
Is this a Keeper or are you selling it.

If you are selling, lets talk. :D



Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! -Hunter S. Thompson

94touring

#138
May 20, 2011, 05:29:58 PM
Quote from: Jims5543 on May 20, 2011, 04:30:03 PM
Is this a Keeper or are you selling it.

If you are selling, lets talk. :D





LOL i've heard that before!  This is a keeper, if I ever get the damn thing done! 

MiniGene

#139
May 21, 2011, 05:25:17 PM
Glad to see you're working on the truck again.  I thought it was going to be put on the back burner for a while. 

I need to get out to the garage and back to the 77.  I've been distracted with other things as of late.

94touring

#140
May 21, 2011, 05:29:55 PM
I intend to keep working on it.  Should have done more the past couple days but motivation levels have been low.  On that rear valance I had to chop it in half and reduce the length by about a half inch to get the ends to line up evenly on each side.  Welded it back together and clamped it up. 

MEhinger

#141
May 23, 2011, 07:11:25 AM
Dan, where do you buy sheet metal stock and what gage do you buy?

94touring

#142
May 23, 2011, 11:32:45 AM
I just get it from home depot or the like.  22 gauge is what I'm using on a lot of areas, its a little thinner. 

MEhinger

#143
May 23, 2011, 01:55:17 PM
22 gage!! Then I admire yous skills with a mig even more. That is hard to weld.

94touring

#144
May 27, 2011, 03:02:17 PM
Yes its thin  ;D  Ok moving along, today I thought I'd poke at this area and see what I could uncover.



It was badly dented in with about 3/4" of bondo and rust underneath, so I cut the bastard out.



Double layers again for no apparant reasoning.   :-[



And got part of the side fabricated and tacked into place.  Will not need 10lbs of bondo now. 



Gona be a lot of work back there...

94touring

#145
July 25, 2011, 05:03:49 PM Last Edit: July 25, 2011, 05:06:50 PM by 94touring
Hey finally touched it!  Rear corner complete, tomorrow gona try and get the inner areas painted and throw on the valance.  





94touring

#146
July 26, 2011, 02:37:02 PM
Ok the rear is done.  Primered and sprayed with some white acrylic enamal I have.   







MiniGene

#147
July 27, 2011, 06:18:59 PM
Progress!!!  Looking good.

94touring

#148
September 07, 2011, 03:44:03 PM
Ordered rave fender flares today.  Similar to wood and picket, just a tad wider. 

MiniGene

#149
September 07, 2011, 06:07:20 PM
I had to look those up, I had never heard of them before.  They look nice and clean.  Are you going to paint match them to the body?
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