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    Hey Dave,make sure you bead roll that floor or the raddle(sp) will drive you crazy.Are you going to make it removable??.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1gary View Post
    Hey Dave,make sure you bead roll that floor or the raddle(sp) will drive you crazy.Are you going to make it removable??.
    Floor will be glued and riveted once it's all cut and fit. Had one of those noisy rattly one's, been gluing them ever since!!!!
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    Steve, I'm going to scale all the pieces of the old floor and see what the "net loss" is. The trunk section weighed 30+ pounds all by itself!

    Thanks Don. The old floor had been patched up and otherwise brutalized, seemed like the only way to get any structure and have the floor looking decent when it's done. The flat section behind the seat platform will be carpeted so Pepper has a nice place to ride too! Hard for him to dig his claws into the aluminum floor so I'll make the weight concession so my dog can ride!!!!!
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    That's looking great, Dave! You really got down to business on this baby!

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    Well, got the floor supports almost finished up today. With a good day tomorrow should have the body on the rotissierie and ready for some sanblasting. Really anxious to get going on the build part of this project!!
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    Dave, what are you going to glue the floor down with? We used 3M panel adhesive in Dans rpu, and when that stuff sets up it REALLY sets up.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso View Post
    Dave, what are you going to glue the floor down with? We used 3M panel adhesive in Dans rpu, and when that stuff sets up it REALLY sets up.


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    I use either 3M or Fusor adhesives, both work good. Floor will be aluminum, have to see what's recomended.
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    Looks really good!! Are you going to use glass doors?
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    Dave,
    I can't add any value, but it looks great and I enjoy seeing the fab process, and the evolution of the project, especially knowing the planning that goes into the foundation so everything flows together later.
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    Ken, no glass on this one, it's going to be all metal.

    Thanks Rog, it does take some planning to get things started correctly...or if not a lot of re-do time later!!

    Finished up the floor supports for the back half and started getting things braced to go on the rotissierie. I did use steel instead of aluminum for the front bend in the footwells. 20ga. adds a lot of strenth and support to the body and floor at the front door jamb, then I used another piece in the middle of the rockers.
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    Got the body off of the frame today. It's hooked to the rear rotissierie stand, have to get some tubing tomorrow and do some reconfiguring on the front stand. Frame is in good condition other then where the new front pieces were cobbled on. Decided the best course of action is to just cut off the old front, get some rectangular tubing and start over. The welds are really bad on the bottom and on the bottom were so bad that they had been covered with filler and some black paint!!!! The rest of the frame measures up nice and straight so not to big of a deal I guess.

    I was surprised how light the frame is, with some well designed crossmembers and a bit of rewelding and gusseting it should be just fine. Next thing is to get the rest of the "extras" cut off the frame and get it sandblasted then start the rebuild on it. Some more work on the body and it should be ready to go there, too.
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    Looking good, Dave. Smart move using the steel flooring in those areas, the body will need some rigidity to it and that will help a lot.


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    Wow nice progress Dave. It looks so clean starting fresh like this! Pepper appreciates the carpets too!
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    Sounds like your progressing nicely Dave, more pics please
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    Lookin' good Dave. 2x on the "More Pics"
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