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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #90 on: March 21, 2014, 09:42:29 PM »
Tonight the panel has been trimmed and welded in place on the side panel and riser. I used special clamps to align the floor gaps evenly and tacked those in. Now off to the house to do the dishes as per my text msg from the Wife.  :o



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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #91 on: March 21, 2014, 10:33:09 PM »
I have seen those clamps advertised...but too late for my project...they seem like an excellent tool for a great result...
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #92 on: March 21, 2014, 10:45:59 PM »
I got them at Harbor Freight.� Good price and they really work great.
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #93 on: March 22, 2014, 12:20:15 PM »
I think I saw them or something similar at Eastwood...

Either way it looks like they work great...I bought a bunch of vice-grip type clamps, but these would have been better...
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #94 on: March 22, 2014, 08:55:06 PM »
The floor panel is in and welds are ground down (not perfect but good enough).



Set the old hat channels on to mark where the new ones go.  I had some made in 8' lengths and made them to fit from there.



New hat channels being welded in place.  I use a metal dowl in place of the u-strap where the body to frame bolts go.



I also welded up some of the many holes.  (more than the whole US Deficite) and took care of some the rust in the body step.
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #95 on: March 22, 2014, 09:21:04 PM »
Nice! Looks very solid...
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #96 on: March 23, 2014, 08:04:02 PM »
Finished up the hat channels on the passenger side.




Where the body mount bolts went I put in a dowl instead of the u-shaped metal piece the factory used.  There was no wood in these hat channels.


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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #97 on: March 23, 2014, 08:08:44 PM »
On the drivers side I took more metal out of the floor as I did not have the factory indent that I wanted to keep.  I also took a lot off the side panel as the step was pretty rusted and I am putting tool indents in.

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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #98 on: March 23, 2014, 08:32:36 PM »
Looking good!
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #99 on: March 23, 2014, 10:06:39 PM »
Thanks guys for watching.  Got to get it mostly done by a parade at the Veterans Care Center in Salem, VA and a few parades after through D-Day.
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #100 on: March 24, 2014, 10:00:05 PM »
Got the drivers side riser off tonight.  Trying to a do a little each night.  So much bondo as the PO used this rather than to straighten out the body.  I am rectifying this situation as I replace pieces.

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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #101 on: March 25, 2014, 03:09:07 PM »
Real nice I am enjoying the progress
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #102 on: March 25, 2014, 06:02:00 PM »
It's interesting to see just how those come out...mine was totally rusted where it met the floor and the bed...and about everywhere else...

They were pretty generous with those spot welds....
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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #103 on: March 27, 2014, 09:06:24 PM »
Worked on the tool indents tonight.  I have the front half and installed it.  I will have to make the rear with some good tips from athawk11.



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Re: DJ3A Just Purchased
« Reply #104 on: March 29, 2014, 02:44:39 PM »
Made the drivers side floor riser and welded it in.



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