72 Camper Special Progress Report
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72 Camper Special Progress Report
Here it is with all chrome removed and the taillight end caps cut out.
All rust cut out and new metal welded in, new end caps welded in. primed.
bed flipped up and cleaned then undercoated. toolbox removed.
Old Hood...
New OEM hood primed.
Rusted chassis...
Cleaned and painted chassis
Bed and Tailgate repainted wintergreen and mallard green.
I will continue to update this post if forum members are interested. I am new here and it seems to be a great forum.
All rust cut out and new metal welded in, new end caps welded in. primed.
bed flipped up and cleaned then undercoated. toolbox removed.
Old Hood...
New OEM hood primed.
Rusted chassis...
Cleaned and painted chassis
Bed and Tailgate repainted wintergreen and mallard green.
I will continue to update this post if forum members are interested. I am new here and it seems to be a great forum.
Last edited by SebringSixSpeed on Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:11 am, edited 9 times in total.
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re: 72 Camper Special Progress Report (Pics! dial-up beware)
Absolutely, I love to see peoples trucks transform.
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re: 72 Camper Special Progress Report (Pics! dial-up beware)
So how did you cut those end caps out....and how did you weld the new ones in?
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Re: re: 72 Camper Special Progress Report (Pics! dial-up bew
I cut them out very carefully with a reciprication saw, chisle, drill, and whatever else I could get in there. As far as getting the new ones on I drilled holes in the caps where the spotwelds should be and welded the holes to the bed as I don't have a spot welder.FORDification wrote:So how did you cut those end caps out....and how did you weld the new ones in?
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re: 72 Camper Special Progress Report (Pics! dial-up beware)
Looks good so far. Ready to see the final thing.
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Nice work. Yes by all means please keep posting updates.
Unlike some forums where a few self proclaimed " experts " lead and the rest follow ( or else) the members here all help and learn from each other.
That is what makes this forum great.
Unlike some forums where a few self proclaimed " experts " lead and the rest follow ( or else) the members here all help and learn from each other.
That is what makes this forum great.
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re: 72 Camper Special Progress Report (Pics! dial-up beware)
That does look nice!
Someday, I hope to have a nice big garage where I can strip my truck down to the frame and do a complete rest mod job on it.
Someday, I hope to have a nice big garage where I can strip my truck down to the frame and do a complete rest mod job on it.
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Actually used a 4000 psi pressure washer and that cut 90% of the rust and dirt off then used wire brush and sanding for the remaining bits. Then hoisted the chassis way up and painted the underside then lowered it and painted the top side.69F110 wrote:Did you just sand the frame down and then paint ?
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It sure looks good so far!
The paint will probably come off the exauhst when it gets hot, but oh well. I have seen guys use VHT 1500 with good results.
The paint will probably come off the exauhst when it gets hot, but oh well. I have seen guys use VHT 1500 with good results.
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Yeah, You and me both, brother! These few pics represent about 6 weeks of part time work and its finally starting to get to the good part. Hopefully another 4 weeks or so and she'll be done.cghstrojan08 wrote:Looks good so far. Ready to see the final thing.
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She's looking real nice . Awesome job
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