68 Mini Pickup Project

[94touring]

Did a bunch of sand blasting and primered the inside bottom.  Here's before and after shots.   71.gif

[Willie_B]

Must have been some high build primer to fill all those holes in the floor pan. 71.gif 11.gif

[94touring]

Haha, yeah thats all it was.   If I had to do it over again, I would have just ordered the whole floor in one complete piece.  Took awhile to weld the perimeter and grind it up nice.  Happy with the end result though. 

[MiniGene]

Nice work Dan!

[94touring]

Thanks man.  I should take a picture of the sandblaster setup I'm using.  Bought bags of play sand, filtered it out, and wear a respirator, goggles, and wrap towels around my head.  Sure does make a mess but really cleans all these hard to get to places quick and easy.  Really looking forward to doing the engine bay when I get more time. 

[macmanron]

Looks Very nice, are those two strips where the subby bolts too extra metal??? Stiffer, beefed up??? 

[94touring]

Yeah, if you look closely in the rotten floor pics, you will see what was left of a strip of metal there to support the subby.  I assumed that was original and recreated using 18 gauge.  And actually it was the same piece of metal I test sprayed orange on, and the face down part still has orange on it.   Seam sealed around everything once I was done.   

Edit:  found a pic in the gallery from Deans car that shows it a little better. 

[macmanron]

did you do Dean's car??

[94touring]

No I did not.  I believe I was in Arizona when he had that done.  Although I hear he needs work done in the rear of the car.  I stay so busy flying these days its gona be hard for me to dedicate time to someone elses project, unless they have time on their hands.   

[94touring]

Bed panels are leaving the  UK today-ish.      4.gif

[macmanron]

Good to meet you yesterday!!

[94touring]

Yeah I enjoyed checking out the wagon and going for a ride in the S!

[94touring]

Latest update, bed is at GB carparts and being packed and shipped this way.  Next week the weather should be good while I'm off work for a few days and gona knock this sucker out.  Then its block sanding time after stripping the rest of the body. 

[94touring]

Ok here we go...

[94touring]

So fitment seems good, will need a tweak here and there.  Started blasting the engine bay while primer dried.  Gona be a lot of work the next few days. 

[AcesLow]

Nice!

[94touring]

Alright did my final fitments/tweaks and got her in place and started the spot welding bonanza.  Then I ran out of wire...so tomorrow will finish it up. 

Painted things up before throwing it in.

[Nicholasupton]

How are you going to address the gaps between the top of the heelboard/ rear subframe mounting panel the the load floor?

[94touring]

Seam sealing all perimeters.  Will just have to build it up the extra 1/4 inch or so at every low spot. 

Was able to fab up the lower cab section (previously rotten) where it meets the bed and weld that in today.  Took a lot of welding and grinding and I'm still not done dressing it up.  Looks a million times better than what was previously patched in there.   Gone for a few weeks then back at it.  Bed is spot welded up though.     

[batman1usa]

 4.gif I enjoy checking out the build from time to time.  It's like I'm helping but staying out of the way.   11.gif
by the way, is that my routiserie(was that my routiserie)?  If not it looks like it but with wheels.

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[94touring]

Ah thanks!  I'm finally gona be back in town Monday to finish the bed.  Yep that's your old rotiss with a few mods. 

[94touring]

Been awhile since I've done anything.  Staying busy at work and doing other things I suppose.  Anyways, I fabricated the lip along the rail inside the cab and started prepping around the welds I ground down.  Still plenty of sanding yet to do there.  I also seam sealed along the perimeter of the bed before sand blasting. 

[94touring]

Today I was able to clean up the rear end of the cab and throw down some primer.  Not exactly easy or fun sanding the lower part. 





Heres the before photo showing how patched and ratty it was where the cab met the bed.   

[94touring]

Alrighty finishing up the bed today... sand blasted the bed floor and insides, cleaned things up a bit, and threw on a coat of sealer primer.  Time to tear into the cab side of things and then continue body prep for paint.   

[94touring]

Stripped the body today, combination of sanding disc on an angle grinder and sand blaster.  While minor, I was surprised at the amount of surface rust under the 1/4 inch of body filler on sides of the body.  Then it was expoxy sealer primer and filler primer in preperation for block sanding.