skiroule
Well-known member
Have some other obligations over the next few days and won't be able to get much done on the sled so I thought I'd throw a couple of items on here tonight.
Engine is bolted in and does it ever change the look of the chassis.
Speaking of chassis, these go back a few months:
These chassis almost always have some degree of sag in the running boards so the first step is to run it through my running board straightening process. As you can see, it's very complex. When the chassis was finished, I put fishbone braces on this sled because I think they look great and provide some needed support for the boards.
After straightening, degreasing, power washing, and preliminary sanding, it's looking better.
Then comes a whole bunch of sanding and filling. I use a product called "metal2metal" for any filling that is needed on bare aluminum. It bonds like crazy, finishes well, and doesn't absorb moisture.
Engine is bolted in and does it ever change the look of the chassis.
Speaking of chassis, these go back a few months:
These chassis almost always have some degree of sag in the running boards so the first step is to run it through my running board straightening process. As you can see, it's very complex. When the chassis was finished, I put fishbone braces on this sled because I think they look great and provide some needed support for the boards.
After straightening, degreasing, power washing, and preliminary sanding, it's looking better.
Then comes a whole bunch of sanding and filling. I use a product called "metal2metal" for any filling that is needed on bare aluminum. It bonds like crazy, finishes well, and doesn't absorb moisture.