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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #550123 March 21st 2012 12:26 pm
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Very cool!!!

Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551588 March 26th 2012 12:41 pm
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Window Removal, Driver Side, Panel #1.

I still need to cut and fit panel #2 for the last window, but I can man handle that one by myself. BIG thanks to "Little Dave" for coming over on a saturday night and helping me until 2 AM. I fell asleep between midnight and 1:30, thank goodness Dave woke me up. If I waited any longer to remove the clamps and flat bar, they may have been stuck for good. lol


Started with a 8x3' sheet and cut it down to 6'9"x 21.5".

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Prepped side of van.

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Prepped mating surface of panel.

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Apply adhesive, smooth it out into an even layer. Apply panel and clamp.

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Wait two hours and remove clamps.

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Now, I can begin to prep the edges for tack welding, filler, and seam sealing, etc.



Note on latteral telescopic clamping. The concept worked pretty well. A problem I ran into was clamping evenly.... When I would increase the pressure exerted by the clamps at one "level" the van body would roll on the suspension and reduce the force of the other clamps above or below. (DOH!)

If I was to do this again, I would put jack stands all around the edge of the van to prevent the body from moving.








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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551592 March 26th 2012 12:48 pm
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Very clever....looks great!!!!

Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551600 March 26th 2012 1:18 pm
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That's got to be the quickest multi-window delete ever - awesome job!

The walls should be really rigid too, since you left all the window frames in place. Are you going to do anything in particular with the interior as a result?

Keep them pictures coming!


-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551604 March 26th 2012 1:50 pm
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How you are transforming this van is , lets just say phenomenal. American ingenuity at its best. This van is going to look so cool!!!!!! I know you have heard this a hundred times, so here is one hundred and one; Can't wait to see this van done!!!!!!!!!!!!


Richard


It is better to have Van'd once in your life, then to never had Van'd at all!



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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551843 March 27th 2012 1:01 pm
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Nice job on the panel install. Glad it's working the way we discussed. I prolly would have cheated and used sheet metal screws in the center of each window frame and just welded them up when done.

What is that foam looking mushroom thing in the picture of your new tool?


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #551844 March 27th 2012 1:06 pm
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Looking Good


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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
Superbeast #551879 March 27th 2012 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Superbeast
What is that foam looking mushroom thing in the picture of your new tool?


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lol That's my "Energy Efficient" portable Keg Koozie, I built it about 10 years ago. Its a metal garbage can with multiple layers of insulating foam. There's a hole in the top under the glove big enougth to run the Gas hose in and Beer hose out.

Just perfect for those times you want to take a keg along, but don't have power for a kegerator or and endless supply of ice ;-)

Its been around the block and back, more than once. Time Tested & Party Approved!



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Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH!
HomeBrew #552643 March 30th 2012 11:49 am
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Amazing!....makes me want to strip stripping my van all the way to the metal! before painting it...

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