Plymouthy Adams Posted April 17, 2011 Report Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) Got out the blasting equipment and sandblasted the front and rear gravel pans for the 51 Suburban. Job went well, acid etch followed and later a bit of primer. Battery on camera sorta died out and did not get the picture of the front panel in primer and I forget to get a shot of the rear one before starting...Oh well... I also rewired the front lamp assemblies with dual element bulbs for the turn signals. Trying to get a few things for the wagon sorted out and get back on track with this vehicle.. Edited April 17, 2011 by Tim Adams Quote
55 Fargo Posted April 17, 2011 Report Posted April 17, 2011 Looks good , acid treatment next followed by the "good primer"....... Quote
tinlizzy Posted April 17, 2011 Report Posted April 17, 2011 looks like a lot of grass to spend $3.50/gallon to mow. Like the idea of back boards. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 17, 2011 Author Report Posted April 17, 2011 oh yeah...about 2.5 gallons to make a loop over the lawn...not to mention all the time involved... camera back on line..couple pictures of the primered units...this takes care of all but a couple small items that will get put in the blast cabinet... the tires on the 54 are in sad shape...my father loves the looks of the WWW's says I should keep them on the 54 Club Coupe...so for his benefit I happened across these at the swap meet couple weeks back...set of 4 never mounted General Jet Air...6.70 x 15 with 2 11/16 wite wall..just what they were supposed to be in 1954...I was on the scene when he was taking them out of the trailer...figured I best buy quick or forever keep my mouth shut..the rat rodders would have been all over these in 20 seconds..they are very white but the flash in ths shop just don't do them justice.. Quote
Young Ed Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Tim have you done some mods to that one in the first picture? And 50 plymouth grills in the background? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 No mods to the rear gravel shield..this is for a Suburban..think step bumper...this is where the rigistrationlight mounts (center flat with panel) and the license plate bracket is centered in the step opening.. The 50 grilles in the back ground (can't hide anything from you) are owned by Lou Earle..he brought out two units and I repaired the better of the two...we had I think seven broken bolts..only one extractable with heating..the rest already sheared and about 3 large area dings and about 5 smaller dings..now ready for pickup... Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Interesting,Tim. The only things I have left to sandblast are my gravel pans. Putting it off as long as possible for obvious reasons. Do you use the tarp to collect the sand for re-use? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 Yes Joe, usually can recycle the sand a couple times..my tarp is only half the size it used to be...It need be a bit larger to get more of the sand recovered...this is herculite..pretty stuff stuff...I got just over 50% of my sand back because the tarp was a bit smaller this time... I had wanted to get these sandblasted for quite some time now and figured that today would be the day...I started out by welding a few cracks..seems there are always a few around the edges where they stretch the metal making the 90 degree rounds edges..the rear has welded on entension that bolt to the lower edge of the fender..these get a bit of stressing and the one side had broken welds so I welded it back and while the torch was hot..went ahead and beefed up the other side while I was at it..it is good to have these prepped and laid aside. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Tim, Looking good. Does this mean the house projects are done? Jim Yergin Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 Jim, for the minute anyway...I have two windows to install on the second level..I am not near as young as I used to be and figure I will wait to get some scaffolding to work from before doing this job..just not up to working off a ladder anymore..I plan to grab some scaffolding out of north Atlanta next month as I am scheduled to be in that area at that time as it is. I have been wanting scaffolding for normal use about the place and what better excuse eh? They will be handy to have as when I retire I think one of my first jobs will be painting the fascia snd soffits and that is a lot of painting for this place. I still have one room in the house to upgrade and I am not in a big hurry at this time. I need a break from the remodel and wanted to be back out in the shop for a spell..so when I reached the cut off point..shut one down and hit the other. Quote
Young Ed Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Its the way to do it Tim. I rented mine but it sure paid off on making these windows easier. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 Ed..if I was your age and working on such a low level window I would be on the ladder right now... HOWEVER...it is good to see everyone being safe..don't take but a second for something to go wrong..Murphy does reside in all corners of the univerise...and I dang sure don't bounce like I used to... I can rent scaffolding locally, not sure the cost but given the rains and other things that seem always to hinder my want to do into an immediate have to do may make ownership the more profitable venture... Quote
Young Ed Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 That window was a double so it was quite big. If it had been 2 single windows I might have gone the ladder route although as you can see there isn't much room for a ladder either. We were pushing on the fencing. I believe I paid about $80 for the week. We also did the window on the opposite end of the house too. Quote
james curl Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 My gables are thirty feet high and both ends have a shed roof porch at ceiling level making it quite hard to use a ladder, we rented one of the buckets on a trailer, like a bucket truck only a trailer. It will hold two people and is very maneuverable as long as you keep it plugged in. It is battery back up but the battery will not power the hydraulics for very long before its done. Cost about $200.00 for the week end, Friday at 4:00 to Monday at 8:00. Most Lowe's and Home Depots in my area rent them as does the rental places. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 basically in the same boat as you..my front gable where Ihave to work the window is approx 28 feet I think...enought to make working on the ladder an otion I do not want to use...problem with me and local rentals..is it is so far away for rental..some rental places here in this area will not allow you to use you own trailer but will rent a trailer at extra cost...flakey to be sure... Quote
P-12 Tommy Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Those panels came out real nice. Tom Quote
Merle Coggins Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Scaffolding... who needs that fancy stuff...? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 what is sad is these pics are for real and I have seen a few similar but not so close to these even in Georgia, the "Hold my Beer and watch this State" Quote
james curl Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 The bucket on a trailer is self contained, not really a trailer but a wheeled lift with out riggers that are hydraulically placed to stabilize the arm and the bucket. The arm telescopes to extend out and rotates 180 degrees from the platform. This thing is like some of the small backhoes that pull behind a pick up. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Posted April 18, 2011 James..have seen the items you speaking of..if I could get my ducks lined up and know all will go without incident..it would be a good rental fee..alas, Murphy is a permanent resident at my house..I've rented a few things in the past..when hoisting my 720 lb I beams I used a cable overated hoist that operated a lot like a forklift but raised to about 12 feet and crank operated....had outriggers on all four corners and a treat to use as it could still get in some fairly tight spaces..sure bailed me out..think it was just 32.00 for the entire weekend to rent.. Quote
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