Yesterday I got home at 3:45!!! I mentioned my job change a post or two prior. I have left AM General and gone back into GM! GM has flex time! I am starting at 6:00 and getting out at 2:30! At that time of day traffic on I-75 is fairly lite and moving at 80mph. Doesn't take long to get home like that...
Anyway, I got home and headed straight for the shop. I wanted to get the floor welds touched up with the flap wheel and get some primer on it while it was nice enough to work outside.
I set up a couple of saw horses and got busy!
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I still had a few holes to fill but this got the brunt of the work done without filling the shop with grinding dust and paint fumes...
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I'll fill the hole in front of the drivers side tube tomorrow and seam seal the whole thing before it gets welded in permanently.
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Today we got out in the shop and, while I was making the patch panel for the floor, Mel was getting the support tube for the top of the filler piece ready to weld in. That's the 3/4" sq. tube to the right in this pic. I am drilling holes for rivnuts here also.
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Installing rivnuts...
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Here is the floor all sealed up. I will run the D/A over this to smooth it out a little better and reprime it tomorrow.
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We also made the cover plate for the last big hole in the floor!!! This is .090 aluminum and will get bolted into those rivnuts I was installing.
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A pic with the tank set in place.
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Tomorrow I will start building the enclosure/closeout for the rear section. This will keep the tank and battery separate from the interior. I will be venting this section outside the van. It will also serve purpose for tool and supply storage. A hinged lid will give easy access.
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Well, there you have it. Thanks for looking!
Mark