Just Plain Stupied

[doorgunner]

My 5 year old Secret Weapon (on the left side of pic) This ain't for show--she actually installed the headers!

(if I could stay half that clean when I work on an engine)

Prefers box-end wrenches over ratchets...

connnnn-cennnn-trate...connn-cennnn-trate! I'm gonna take this thing to Show & Tell at school Friday!!!!

Now we know why the headers turned out so good.(and all the while I didn't think she was paying attention! Next lesson: how to cross-pattern/ torque bolts.

Can't wait to set the engine in place
-think Ill let her get in there & mark the engine mount bolt pattern on the cross-member & the xmsn mount pattern on the xmsn brace...

(she works for corn dogs, popsicles, icecream cones)

 

[RangerFabWorks]

quote; works for corn dogs & popsicles)quote; im peeing myself laughing so hard. cough wheeze, whaaaaaahaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaa wheeze
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[compleckz]

coming along nicely...

ps: all the kids in town wear the same outfit? lol

 

[doorgunner]

Naaah/she just got home from k-garten & felt like putting the headers on while I worked on the xmsn
...good to hear from You(all)
---I been tryin to straighten up some of the pics & add a little more info to each one so thay wouldn't be just layin there
....whatcha think of that tubing bender-state of the art or somthin huh

EDIT: First coat of primer goes on Friday.
Michaelangelo is running ahead of schedule (compared to the Sistine Chapel, that is!)

 

[doorgunner]

More primer & Sanding

O.K. Michaelangelo & the crew are getting closer to the epoxy basecoat before the colors go on it (what?)

 

[LITTLE FOOT]

i cant wait to see this thing all together and painted
great job so far man

 

[Loanranger]

Great to see more progress. I bet you're getting excited to see it painted. Keep the pictures coming.

 

[doorgunner]

Yep, things been kinda quiet here
--guess I'll go bend the other 6 pcs. for the roll cage & em together
--been puttin that off long enough
--just miss my son Blake & having trouble gettin motivated.......

 

[84projectFORD]

do you have any problems kinking the tube with that bender? i tried one and it would kink the tube every time. what kind of tubing are you using?

 

[doorgunner]

It's not really a tubing bender so it will kink tubing since the die is not the right size for real tubing.
Since I couldn't afford 2 or 3 $K for the real thing since it's a 1 time only project, I got the cheapy bender & used .200 wall thickness 1.937 O.D. pipe to compensate for the real stuff
(yep, real tubing is/looks better, though).
As you can see in the pics, theres not much distortion in the bends.

You can also fill the tubing with sand & tape both ends closed with duct tape while you make the bends to keep distortion down to a minimum.

Also remember, this is an For Entertainment Purposes Only thread
careful attention should be paid to the fact that I may or may not know what I'm doing
(I always try to over-compensate when I know I'm not using the best method to get the job done: hence--.200 wall thickness...

 

[RangerFabWorks]

hey man it looks good to me, its better than just 'glass on you head, or your wifes head for that matter.

 

[doorgunner]

10-fo ahaa --you remembered that war story

Edit: we better do sumthin on the V-8 swap thread--it's about to disappear!

 

[RangerFabWorks]

five-too i always remember your stories doorgunner

 

[doorgunner]

blackwidow---thanks (so does the V.A. pyski..pyscoo...shrink!) Waaa-haaaa-haaaa


Edit: Friday....2nd coat of primer is on & body man is taking extra vitamins to start sanding Monday!

Edit: Friday p.m.......Body man got 2nd coat on in a.m. & sanded down before I got there in p.m./maybe next week epoxy base coat will go
on!

Edit: wed./april 1st.. checked on cab... getting 3rd coat of primer....gonna rain rest of week! (rats!)

Edit: Fri./april 3rd...David the body man got it sanded again, saw sunshine/put on 4th coat primer

Edit: got my nerve up made a couple more bends & got the rear section of the roll cage started---rough, very rough

2 rear braces fit against back of cab & on both sides of rear window/front left&right braces fit behind door posts/need to cut lots of re-enforcement braces now, but I need the cab to fit braces

Edit: tues./april 7th....good weather last few days(despite predictions)...gonna check with David to
see how body-work is progressing

Edit: fri./apr. 9th.....body work is complete/epoxy base coat goes on next week

 

[doorgunner]

Happy 1,976th anniversary Jesus....glad you don't have to do that cross thing again......