IVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT MY PROGRESS WITH THE BU. HERE ARE SOME PICS OF WHAT I BEEN DOING.......
HERES SOME PICS OF THE OL' RATTY DASH:
....IN GOES THE NEW DASH! STARTED OUT AS MAROON...CLEANED, PREPPED..THEN SPRAYED USING SEM BLACK.
ALSO REPLACED THE FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE! AS U CAN SEE, THIS THING IS ON IT'S LAST RITES!!
PLANNING STAGE: DECIDED TO CUT AND WELD THE FRAME PIECES LIKE A PUZZLE. DOING SO, ADDS STRENGTH TO THE FRAME...RATHER THAN A STRAIGHT CUT!
BODY MOUNT HOLE: MY REPLACEMENT FRAME PIECE, DIDN'T HAVE A PERFECT ROUND HOLE FOR THE MOUNT. SINCE IT WAS EGG SHAPED, JUST PLACED A 2 1/2 WASHER OVER THE HOLE. I DIDN'T MEASURE...JUST EYEBALLED WHERE IT LOOKED RIGHT.
*I USED A THICKER THAN USUAL WASHER. I TRIED RUNNING A HOLESAW THRU IT..NO LUCK...IT WAS WAY TOO THICK. TOOK A DRILLBIT AND PUNCTURED HOLES TO WHERE THE MOUNT WOULD FIT. ONCE DONE, WENT AT IT WITH THE SAW...AND SUCCESS!!!*
JUST ABOUT TO BE FITTED AND WELDED IN PLACE. OPENED UP THE SIDES A LITTLE TO ALLOW BETTER FITTING. ONCE FITTED, PRESS PIECES TOGETHER FOR GLOVE FIT!
JOB WELL DONE! PLACED THE BODY MOUNTS AND DROPPED HER DOWN. EVERYTHING LINED UP BEAUTIFULLY...ON POINT!!!!
***SPECIAL NOTE***
EVEN THO HE WILL NEVER SEE THIS POSTING, JUST WANTED TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO MY INSTRUCTOR (LOUIE CUPERO), FOR GUIDING ME THRU THIS! DOING THIS PROJECT HAS GIVEN ME EMMENSE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE. GIVING ME DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ABOUT HOW TO TACKLE SOMETHING! YOUR GUIDANCE DIDN'T GO TO WASTE. BELIEVE THAT!!!
