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417 hits | 76.89 KB | Posted: 8/1/07
i was going to weld it and still might but i was afraid of blowing a hole through it because its kind of thin used a piece of sheet metal on the back and inside the runner - could not find any rivets so this will do the weather seal fits in there lik...
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415 hits | 65.82 KB | Posted: 8/1/07
drivers door glass runner
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514 hits | 82.59 KB | Posted: 8/1/07
need to figure out how i am going to fill these trim holes - since i dont have the trim and really dont want it on anyhow - i have a mig welder and plan on using .025 wire from lincoln
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427 hits | 91.89 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
cleaned and ready for sealer
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427 hits | 77.94 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
befor cleaning
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423 hits | 96.22 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
before sealer & primer
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rt side b4 cleaning.jpg
407 hits | 81.83 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
right side a-pillar cowl area after fender removal
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448 hits | 102.39 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
left fender after dirt removal
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rt side b4 cleaning.jpg
420 hits | 81.83 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
rt side after fender removal
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rt whee well before cleanup.jpg
428 hits | 87.63 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
before clean up right wheel well

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rt wheel well after cleanup.jpg
411 hits | 97.88 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
after some clean up
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right side after cleaning.jpg
426 hits | 85.82 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
rt side after cleaning
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lt side after cleaning.jpg
402 hits | 85.3 KB | Posted: 8/5/07
after cleaning and rust ecapsulated
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439 hits | 91.91 KB | Posted: 8/6/07
inside of drivers door

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440 hits | 78.38 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
windshield and rear glass out and hood off, what a pain getting all the wetherstrip adhiesive off...
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414 hits | 106.53 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
hood had alot of oil soaked into it and some surface rust - another pain to clean...
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497 hits | 89.3 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
carpet and seat out - where the heck em I going to put all these parts??????
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563 hits | 89.42 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
just alittle surface rust on this side from the heater core that leaked for like 6 monthes when I first got this Ranchero in 2002
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413 hits | 71.56 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
ok i found a place for the seat (temporarily).. all i did was make a box for it to sit in so the bolts dont tear up the house carpet of kids
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401 hits | 95.16 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
How come Shifty makes it look so easy like it was done in a week....... I am telling you my fingers hurt from getting all the weatherstip adhisives and seam sealers off this veh so it does not contaminate the whole paint job later on down the road......
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354 hits | 90.98 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
Right side
Look at the color - thats the color I want, now when i look at the paint code "Z" thats for Sauterine gold, and I see that color on the exterior but not the door jambs or interior.... can someone tell me what the color code and name this...
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100_1448.jpg
392 hits | 82.47 KB | Posted: 8/8/07
right door before any work performed to it
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536 hits | 91.94 KB | Posted: 8/9/07
the worst of the right floor pan is not really bad at all its mostly what ever they used to seal the bottom - appears to be undercoating and some surface rust and pitting still very very solid
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516 hits | 88.85 KB | Posted: 8/9/07
I was thinking this area would have been trashed since that is where the spare tire goes its right under the bed and there is some rust through in the bed leading to this compartment... not bad
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420 hits | 90.34 KB | Posted: 8/9/07
pass side at windshield and A-pillar is the worst of the room - again its only surface and some pitting.... no prob (yeah right - this whole thing has been clean this, clean that - it just does not end does it?
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498 hits | 113.73 KB | Posted: 8/9/07
right side hings - wore out, have rebuild kits for both sides, except the left lower hinge is broke in half - my fault i hit it too hard driving the pin out
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397 hits | 100.55 KB | Posted: 8/9/07
when my step son dragged the car along the house one day I used some cheap bondo to fill it, this is the area where i had to beat the dent out - now i get to dig all that old bondo out and now that i have the room and i am in there anyway - i will re...
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100_1481_edited.jpg
479 hits | 93.07 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
rollled outside to hose off rust inhibitor from floor boards
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100_1474_edited.jpg
441 hits | 83.43 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
pass side floor after washing out surface rust
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100_1472_edited.jpg
434 hits | 99.24 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
drivers side floor
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100_1790_edited.jpg
410 hits | 108.16 KB | Posted: 8/30/07
por-15
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434 hits | 92.13 KB | Posted: 8/30/07
por-15
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436 hits | 83.73 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
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437 hits | 95.39 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
hinges rebuilt, and seams sealed, ready for primer

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100_1841_edited.jpg
426 hits | 77.71 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
my first Mig weld job, or any weld in that fact. not a whole lot ot penetration but it is cleaning up nice and will hold
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446 hits | 99.55 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
$125 bucks at Harbor Freight, I tossed the wire that it came with wich was 030 and bought some Lincoln 025 - works much nicer now
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100_1845_edited.jpg
497 hits | 89.56 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
well this is my first paint job and prep.. there is just so much cleaning to do, but its ready to shoot primer in the jambs and cowl and interior
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462 hits | 82.84 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
it did have a back board that is kinda rough, maybe I will just leave it off if this turns out goood
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459 hits | 119.04 KB | Posted: 9/9/07
well there is the primer.... Now what do I do?
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487 hits | 84.23 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
sanding
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535 hits | 96.21 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
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432 hits | 77.08 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
welded up trim holes
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445 hits | 78.23 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
more trim holes welded and grinded flat

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100_1881_edited.jpg
481 hits | 76.48 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
shot primer in the interior and all the jambs
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442 hits | 64.76 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
drivers door ready for filler
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