salans7 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Thanks Gary! I'm happy with it. Now I need to focus on finishing the firewall and then move on to the floors and back of the cab. After that it's the bed. Firewall patch is finished, just needs paint. I haven't done the fender mount yet, but will probably tackle that next week. I have a rust hole in the lower part of the firewall that I want to knock out first. Really glad to have the firewall back together. Just wish the PO (http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/uploads/6/5/8/7/65879365/florida-man-42_orig.jpg) had never lifted the cab by that mount in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Firewall patch is finished, just needs paint. I haven't done the fender mount yet, but will probably tackle that next week. I have a rust hole in the lower part of the firewall that I want to knock out first. Really glad to have the firewall back together. Just wish the PO () had never lifted the cab by that mount in the first place. sure gets around. What a job he did on both your truck and mine. But your patch job looks good and will work out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 sure gets around. What a job he did on both your truck and mine. But your patch job looks good and will work out well. I've now fixed or removed everything that did to the truck. Now it's a matter of fixing what should have been fixed properly the first time, like the rocker panel rust and the back of the cab rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 sure gets around. What a job he did on both your truck and mine. But your patch job looks good and will work out well. I've now fixed or removed everything that did to the truck. Now it's a matter of fixing what should have been fixed properly the first time, like the rocker panel rust and the back of the cab rust. I finally finished fixing the broken outer firewall panel, so I put the fenders back on the truck this weekend. I still need to fix a small spot at the transmission tunnel, but can do that with the fenders on. I already removed the molding from the door after this photo was taken. I'm glad to have the old girl back to looking like a truck, and not having rusty doors that are full of bondo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 I finally finished fixing the broken outer firewall panel, so I put the fenders back on the truck this weekend. I still need to fix a small spot at the transmission tunnel, but can do that with the fenders on. I already removed the molding from the door after this photo was taken. I'm glad to have the old girl back to looking like a truck, and not having rusty doors that are full of bondo. Looking good, Shaun! That’s PROGRESS!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I finally finished fixing the broken outer firewall panel, so I put the fenders back on the truck this weekend. I still need to fix a small spot at the transmission tunnel, but can do that with the fenders on. I already removed the molding from the door after this photo was taken. I'm glad to have the old girl back to looking like a truck, and not having rusty doors that are full of bondo. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 Nice! After a few months of no progress (Florida is hot), I finally made it back out and finished up the firewall repairs. Used the good sheet metal from one of my old doors to make the repair panels. A few booger welds later and she's nice and solid. I still need to paint and seam seal the repairs, but I'm glad to have this done. Next rust repair project is the passenger side kick panel, and then either back of the cab or the rocker panels. I still need to determine whether I want to make the back of cab repair panels, or rob a section from a junkyard truck. There's a body line in the back of the cab that I might need to replicate, hence the uncertainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 After a few months of no progress (Florida is hot), I finally made it back out and finished up the firewall repairs. Used the good sheet metal from one of my old doors to make the repair panels. A few booger welds later and she's nice and solid. I still need to paint and seam seal the repairs, but I'm glad to have this done. Next rust repair project is the passenger side kick panel, and then either back of the cab or the rocker panels. I still need to determine whether I want to make the back of cab repair panels, or rob a section from a junkyard truck. There's a body line in the back of the cab that I might need to replicate, hence the uncertainty. PROGRESS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 PROGRESS!!! I'm trying. lol. Now that the weather is better and my new job isn't as stressful as my old one was, I'm hoping to get some more stuff done on all of my trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 PROGRESS!!! I'm trying. lol. Now that the weather is better and my new job isn't as stressful as my old one was, I'm hoping to get some more stuff done on all of my trucks. I find working on trucks relieves some stress - although it sometimes creates stress on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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