hopefully soon , we'll get the whole back 1/2 off for line-x as well .

 

tks .. at least everything wont be rusted . I will reply to your PM , momentarily

 

and a WEE bit more today .

so , almost got er' finished up today ..



got the rear supports tacked into place , and also some front supports . Once the back 1/2 is back on the truck , I will be able to perminantly mount them to the fenders .




pulled it out again , welder it all up and got er' into primer .. shoot on some black tomorrow , and all done that part .

 

so all done the frame .. tail lamp pockets are also finished





I made 2 sets of fuel tank drop brackets ... not sure which one is needed yet (I suspect the 1" ) because of the body lift .



Now on to work on the sides ... almost done .



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so done today ... the lowers anyway ...



today is the last day the tub will be upsidedown ...


also cleaned up the rear hardware , hatch shocks , lock ketch , plate .

hatch shocks seemed to be in great shape , but the hardware was rusty .. so I bead blasted all of it , and cleaned it all up to bare metal again .. zinc'd and painted ... I left the shocks as bare metal .. ran them under my wire brush , and they kind of turned out like a brushed aluminum .. I think they look awesome , so I clear coated .. and now are ready to assemble .

I am also ready to send out the hatch and cover .. I'm also going to send out the interior canopy trim plate to be line-x'd ..


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frame was still there .. it was thin , and rusting bad , but it was still there .. thing was , it wouldnt now fit the long bed with out modification , and I figured , no sence in working with the old stuff , might just as well build a new one to last another 20+ years


so that what I did .


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so bottom is DONE . and ready to line-X . top goes back on "hopefully" tomorrow .

it's being shipped , as is ... as the line-X is less expencive in Texas .

 

ohhh ... and a peak at my next TREKKER build ..





don't mind the dust .. it's been sitting inside my shop for a while now .

there is one small rust hole on The right side .. front spring hanger , inside box steel .. you can see it in the pic .. it's so minor , I'm just going to weld in a patch , I see NO reason for a fish plate .

I'm going to clean it all up and POR-15 inside and out ... but I'm going to start a new thread for this one .

 

sweet work. what is that frame from?

 

I got it with the whole package of 3 Trekkers ..

 

gettin close ..


so as promiced .. some pics ..

struts I did a while ago .

 

Original the front rear cab support bar .

Original pieces removed



stripped back to steel



drilled



and re "NUT certed"




Zinc'd and DONE !

 

and as of today .. all sealed , and ready for the topper .

I Really hate to post these ! .. cuz it looks not so great ..







and with the TOPPER ..








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what are you talking about?! it looks awesome! good work...cant wait to see more progress...

 

yea it looks great. Will be sweet when assembled

 

thanks guys ...

whew ... no kidding .. I wont be doing this anytime soon again .. probabally NEVER again.


Yep ... but I'm shipping like this .. as it's less expencive where he lives .

frame pieces ? which ones

I'll have to do a measurement ... cuz , I dont know off hand .

 

you need to post all of these trekker links in one place!!

 

I will .. but gotta share with everyone .

thats why it's so cheep !

 

i agree 100%, but maybe on your main site you can have a "project links" page that lists all of the threads to the current projects you are juggling

 

great Idea my friend , but I also started the post before I started the board .. these guys would crush me if I didnt finish