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DangerDook
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JAN 28, 10:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
There's no valid excuse not to inspect those rear frame rails next. You can chalk up everything else you're currently doing as "experience", but the sad reality is that this vehicle may no longer be safe to drive! Check out the critical areas and know for sure what you're dealing with.
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No, let me live in my fantasy world where everything is OK and rust isn't real!
(ok fine, tomorrow I'll get the back up in the air and see how bad it really is.)
Not much time today, played with the front since I already had the wheels off and the front on jacks. I looked it over after figuring out those dang clips, thanks for that! There are a couple places pine needles and such collected that look like they are starting to surface rust but it's all surprisingly good looking under the dirt and dust.
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Patrick
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JAN 28, 10:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by DangerDook:
tomorrow I'll get the back up in the air and see how bad it really is.
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...and you may discover that the rear frame rails are peachy-keen, in which case we can all relax! 
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kendell
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JAN 29, 08:07 PM
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That must be a fun and challenging project! Way to go
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DangerDook
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JAN 29, 08:11 PM
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Got the back end up, pulled the liner out. Not as bad as feared but not perfect either. The subframe is pretty pitted and has a couple small holes on the bottom but sounds solid while I'm chipping at things with the flat head. First pics are first removing the liner then after some cleanup with wirebrushes and plastic brushes. Then a video of all of it.
https://youtu.be/N9IL1U4X8Ow
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Patrick
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JAN 29, 09:00 PM
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The good news is that the rear upper frame rail (on that side anyway) looks okay.
I'm definitely no expert on this, but I'd be concerned with the integrity of the cradle. In this location it's rotted right through the bottom.  The frame area on the right looks pretty bad as well.
 [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 01-29-2020).]
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DangerDook
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JAN 29, 11:51 PM
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yup the cradle is a little sketchy right there, it's in a spot that would be easy enough to repair though. I think just some box section to cut a thick L out of and someone who knows how to weld better then me or me with a new welder and some time I guess lol.
The whole corner of body down there feels solid enough for now but I want to find a way to neutralize what's inside where I can't get to before deciding how much repair is needed or worth doing. (found this while deciding what to type up here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfisO8h8vYY )
Everywhere else I dig into, under the trunk carpet, around the other wheel wells, all looks good pretty darn clean. I'm feeling pretty good about this and at the very least I'll spray everything down with rustoleum rust reformer for now.
I pulled out the carpets in the cab after looking around the wheel wells, found gravel? weird lol.
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DangerDook
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FEB 02, 02:32 AM
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DangerDook
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FEB 04, 11:30 PM
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Hopefully this is the last nest, I'm pretty over these fuzzy little bastards...
I pulled the box apart from both sides, sprayed everything down and scrubbed the heck out of it with the drill brush and elbow grease.
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Cleaned up the wiring for the radio, removed all the wirenut connections, soldered the seat speaker connections back in, all clean and happy.
Also found this aftermarket remote locking and security system? The car is all manual locks, windows, etc so it's kinda an odd find but wasn't too bad to rip out.
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I also was doing some repairs to stuff like this plastic structure for the arm rest and console, doesn't need to be pretty just less fragile lol. Tried using cheap zip ties for clamps, because I don't have clamps, and that worked out alright.
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pmbrunelle
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FEB 04, 11:35 PM
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What kind of glue are you using for the skeleton repairs?
Does your stuff fill gaps?
I used cyanoacrylate, but I am wondering if you have something better.
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DangerDook
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FEB 05, 12:30 AM
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for all the gaps I used some epoxy putty listed as for plastics and tanks, it's very hard and will probably end up brittle but so far it's working well. I don't remember the brand, might have actually been JB but it's just a clear tube with a lump of gray inside it now.
For all the bits I was sticking back togeather, not bridging a gap, I used Seal All and it's fantastic. I've used it on bottles and a plastic gas tank before with really good success, It seems to stay a little elastic and really bonds well.
https://www.amazon.com/Seal...ealant/dp/B008VK0JS4
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