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I knew if I waited long enough, you'd solve this hood/ brace problem, on my truck, for me ��
Bet you'll put on more than the OEM widely spaced dabs of the original stuff - which let loose over time starting 'bout the 3d year.
BUT I've come to think of it as my version of a "shaker hood" with out the big block price.--sigh.
I knew if I waited long enough, you'd solve this hood/ brace problem, on my truck, for me ��
Bet you'll put on more than the OEM widely spaced dabs of the original stuff - which let loose over time starting 'bout the 3d year.
BUT I've come to think of it as my version of a "shaker hood" with out the big block price.--sigh.
Yeah, well, the 3M stuff is NOT cheap. It’s holding up really well. I used two whole tubes of it and the hood does NOT appear to have any signs of letting go of this stuff.
time will tell with black paint, high surface temps, etc, but I think this is the solution.
oh, and if you’re going to buy it, I would suggest checking the gap between the roof brace and roof too. It’s ALSO probably come unstuck as well.
Nobody wants to see 6 months worth of bodywork in a thread, so I spared everyone.
I went ahead and put Dynamat in the inside of the fenders, and then mounted them all up with stainless steel bolts and washers this time.
I hit the under edges of the tailgate with POR15 and did the same on the jambs of the bed for the tailgate as well.
i’m not Really sure if there is supposed to be any sort of bushings on the “hinge pivot things” for the tailgate, so Inwent ahead and made some after seeing how much the metal was worn.
Took a spray paint can, cut a long strip off it, measured up the diameter of the pivot point, cut to length, melted the ends together with a lighter, then reinforced with 2 part epoxy. I’m thinking maybe this will provide a smoother pivot without all the metal on metal contact.
Possibly the last photo before I lay the paint on...
For this, I’m using PPG dark grey sealer (about 10 shades darker than the etching primer in this photo)
Hoping to get (3) coats of black, but we’ll see how far it stretches.
Before the clear goes on the tailgate, I’m hoping to get the decal I had made on. Hopefully this will allow the decal to be buried under the clear coat to pay homage to the style of the T100, but bring it to a more modern look.
Wish me luck, as paint day is ALWAYS the most stressful day of a build!
05-05-2019, 12:14 PM
