Paul, heres where the measurements come from....lol....
Friday, June 27, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
More new steel
It seems to be moving alot faster now that I don't have to cut out old rusty steel to make way for the new. I have quite a bit of new steel left to weld in yet but I do see light at the end of the tunnel now!!!!
New passenger side fuel tank support
Also is the framework for the boggie torsion spring there in the hole.
Here is a couple of new cross members in the fab state
The two of these go fore and aft of the drive axel.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
What have you done to the bus!!!!!
I was singing Hallelujah and Debbie was asking me what had gone wrong here.....lol.....
The rust has left the bus for good!!!!!!!!!
That was the last of the rust damaged metal to be removed. Anything in this pic left attached to the bus that is rusty looking is metal that was put in last summer and has a little rust scale on it from last winter. A wire brush on a side grinder will take it right off.
Big bertha's at it again....lol...
Here goes the last of the rust damage. which is the last of the bus to be replaced. I am glad I stopped on the slideouts as they were going to be a hinderence to replace all this steel here.
Carving up the rear of the bus.
I wonder how much more could come out??? Before she falls that is......lol....
Looking up under the linkage tunnel between the drive axels.
I have dreaded cutting all this out for 1 and a half years now. It was intimidating to me because it holds up the whole rear of the bus.
No wrenches needed to remove the engine...lol....
I just cut all the members holding the cradle and let her hit the dirt.
Last of the rust pics.
When I dug through the dirt and grime this is typical of the condition of the metal. Its all gone now!!!!!!
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