A100 Twins

My conscience (@MP&C ) is going to make this a quality job no how much work he makes me do. It does look so much better without the bow and wrinkles in the step area and door pillar. Need to trim the pillar joint a bit more to pull it up to get the correct hinge spacing and close up that gap. It is nice a straight now.

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Why not back up 3 exciting days of drilling spot welds by blasting for 3 days? I had enough and it was looking like storms were rolling so I packed it in and covered it up. Tomorrow I should have the interior done and can finish up the welding. Amazing what a bit of high velocity coal slag, crushed glass and Starblast can do.

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A long day under the blasting hood. A few hours tomorrow and the cab will be blasted. I’ll wait for it to be on the rotisserie for the bottom. After that a day or two of metal work and I’ll be shooting some oxide red Southern Polyurethanes Inc. epoxy. I have always wanted to use the oxide red and it seems these trucks came from the factory with that as the base primer!

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JimKueneman said:
A long day under the blasting hood. A few hours tomorrow and the cab will be blasted. I’ll wait for it to be on the rotisserie for the bottom. After that a day or two of metal work and I’ll be shooting some oxide red Southern Polyurethanes Inc. epoxy. I have always wanted to use the oxide red and it seems these trucks came from the factory with that as the base primer!

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This has been a blast to watch!
 
That is gonna cost me a blister or two. Razor blade scraper, heat gun and a propane torch makes quick work of getting 95% of the paint off. Best part is it’s relatively quiet and dust free. Now the blasting will go quick and reduce the chances of warping the panels.

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Corner post all welded in and the fender mocked up. The alignment is as perfect as one can expect! I was possessed by a welding great today. Some of the best welds I have ever done. Will work on getting the fender fixed and installed tomorrow. Dropping the mike and exiting stage right today.
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The used fender I got had been hammer rolled and the top is the lip was ground off. Needed to fix that. The fender is so much stronger now. Notice I left a small lip so I was not welding a seam and that lip ensures the shape of the fender does not change. Also reuse of old patches to save $$

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