72 Bug, Baja for the road

[warwgn]

**** just got serious!!

 

[piratexpress1369a]

now your are into it

 

[ttravis5446]

I have to admit that doing this same project comes through my mind at least every other week, someday I'll do one.

 

[warwgn]

Got Erica to help too, and have one side mostly out but still need to get the grinder out to clean up so I can weld the new floor in.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

do you think that adding some floor armor will help

 

[warwgn]

Gonna POR15 the whole thing.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

that is going to help big time

 

[warwgn]

nothing left to take apart guess it's time to start putting it together.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

wow..now the fun begins

 

[warwgn]

First coat of POR15 on the bottom.

 

[paulnb57]

Awesome, I'm subscribed to this joker!!

I just love these major rebuilds.....

 

[warwgn]

Almost forgot, some pics of the fix. Used 3/4" nuts as the spacer all welded up the 16 GA sheet metal to frame it all up.



there are 4 nuts there all welded up, the cut the bottom flush witha sawzall followed by an angle grinder to drop it down enough to make room for the sheet metal.



Left most of the bead for strength. Still need to grind the top to the correct shape so the new pan sits down right so will pot pics of that ttomorrow.



also enlarged the holes out to more closely match oem.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

did you spray on or brush por15

 

[warwgn]

Used a foam brush, lays it nice and thick 2 coats so far. After I flip it over and weld up the floor pans from the top will flip it again and do some welding from the bottom then paint it all again.

 

[piratexpress1369a]

cool