Pity7700 Build thread, why not? pic heavy!

lol right on!

dude i got no clue....i have owned this truck for 6-7 years now. ive always sprayed under the cab to get the salt off in the winter...

 

Whens tree's just arent good enough...

 

this is an example why I don't like living down in the lower 48's, to much road salt, we don't use any up here in alaska

 

We don't use any in my part of tx either then again I can count on one hand how many times its snowed here

 

Holy shat :O I would strip the cab and just do it all at once. then POR-15 inside and out. be done with it

 

lol the rest of the cab floor is solid. these holes were the doing of the stupid heat-shields for the exhaust. they held in a ton of moisture.




danny told me about a trick to get a good ground when welding on something flat.





got one part finished. nice and smooth. just have to flapper it. i want to por-15 the whole floor but thats going to be a ***** and a half. especially with all this odd swirly **** they put on the floor. danny said it might be sound proofing. all i know is it made a huge mess like filler when i grinded through it and it smells like filler.

took my time and slowed the feed speed on the welder. tried to do small circular motions as i moved. burned through a tiny bit but was able to fill it in with no trouble. looked under the truck and i cant see any daylight through the welds!

 

When filling holes and gaps I use a back and forth motion. Start the puddle, go forward then wash it backwards then forwards again if that makes since. I find that when I use a circular motion for gaps it overheated and blows through.

 

well atleast you are doin what you can to fix it.

 

i figured that out as i went along. i was able to close the gaps in much easier back and forth and in a circular motion.

yessir. i just hope it doesnt end up rusting back out.

 

got a tad bit more grinding to do on the left but its just about finished. should be able to paint it tomorrow.