Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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03-31-2013 03:03 PM #1
Worked on "closing in" the rear enclosure. Made patterns for all of the pockets and cut them out of a roll of roofing flashing I had laying around.
http://images52.fotki.com/v1553/phot...MVC002F-vi.jpg
This stuff is very easy to work with and it cuts with scissors so making the real filler panels was easy.
http://images14.fotki.com/v373/photo...MVC008F-vi.jpg
This one had a few bends but we just bent it over the edge of the welding table.
http://images14.fotki.com/v777/photo...MVC010F-vi.jpg
We ran a small bead of RTV around the edge of the holes after drilling for rivets and riveted them in place.
http://images61.fotki.com/v666/photo...MVC014F-vi.jpg
http://images50.fotki.com/v393/photo...MVC005F-vi.jpg
We hit everything with scotchbrite to rough it up. I'll spray this with black epoxy primer once the rest of the enclosure is done.
http://images49.fotki.com/v570/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
Getting the final hole filled. The passenger side was a bit more of a challenge as we had to bend around the slider door track.
http://images49.fotki.com/v1510/phot...MVC008F-vi.jpg
Putting in the bends on the table edge.
http://images59.fotki.com/v683/photo...MVC009F-vi.jpg
I also made up a couple of short angle brackets to carry the rear enclosure bar. These are riveted into the inside corners of the rear door pillars.
The passenger side.
[img]http://images50.fotki.com/v399/photos/5/904975/11849765/MVC011F-vi.jpg[/imgThe driver side
http://images61.fotki.com/v138/photo...MVC013F-vi.jpg
I cut another piece of 1 x 1 to length marked and drilled rivnut holes and bolted the bar in place.
http://images57.fotki.com/v80/photos...MVC010F-vi.jpg
http://images20.fotki.com/v386/photo...MVC011F-vi.jpg
http://images14.fotki.com/v380/photo...MVC012F-vi.jpg
The rest of the rear enclosure will be build off this bar. I plan to have it removable for tank access.
Adding some bracing will be requisite. This will also be done at the forward bar.
http://images52.fotki.com/v640/photo...MVC014F-vi.jpg
Didn't get out there today. To many family things (and a nap) got in the way...
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Link to my BAD AST Build Thread:
http://www.clubhotrod.com/suspension...van-build.html
And then a newer model....
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