Introducing - Project 1/2-TRAK

[hechtrod]

Thought I'd show some love up in here. One word! This build is awesome! K, that was 4. Love the wheels in your concept. I dig the trans am style. I love all the DIY stuff you're doing. Inspirational!
Chris

[Part Time]

Thought I'd show some love up in here. One word! This build is awesome! K, that was 4. Love the wheels in your concept. I dig the trans am style. I love all the DIY stuff you're doing. Inspirational!
Chris

Stop it, you're going to make me cry.

[TitoJones]

I hella hate this car!

:-)

Had to be done.


Tyler

[Damn True]

I hella hate this car!

:-)

Had to be done.


Tyler

[cough] eatme [cough]

[TitoJones]

[cough] eatme [cough]

Nice ninja edit Mr. Moderator. My inbox tells another tale for another time.

Tutumutha****inJones.

[hechtrod]

I hella hate this car!

:-)

Had to be done.


Tyler

I'm never gonna live this hella crap down am I? :bsjerk: ha ha
The only way I'll get any respect is to build a proper car isn't it!? I better get on that then...

K, back on topic with 1/2 Trak's 'maro...

Chris

[CliffS]

There will be a heat/def unit of course. Vintage Air makes this nifty little heat only (no AC) unit.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...65608932BKChyx

That's a nice heater. Do you have a part#?
Tnx

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[Damn True]

I think it's 50615-VUH

[sik68]

I think it's 50615-VUH

Lookin good!

I really want to shed my stock heater unit as well...how much did that stock heater core weigh?

[Damn True]

I dunno. I'd guess the combined weight of the interior stuff and the stuff under the hood to be 20-25lbs.

[Damn True]

I've put it off long enough. Tonight and tomorrow the undercoating will be removed from the tub. Dreading it, but it's gotta be done before I can start the 3-link install.

[Alan66ss]

True,

I like it - I used to wonder if you had a car - now I know. I wish I could move as fast on mine as you are on yours. Keep it up.

Alan

[Damn True]

Had the car for YEARS. Didn't start working on it until last Aug.

Probably for the best. This way I've had tons of time to plan and evaluate different options. Hopefully that'll mitigate having to do and re-do stuff a bunch of times.

[Damn True]

Mercy sakes this is a miserable job! The best (worst) part is that when the car is done, nobody will ever, ever say, "Gee, you did a really nice job removing the old undercoating. Completely thankless labor.

I'd scraped for a while and swept the floor when the debris got too messy twice before I took this photo. This is the third cycle of mess from the fourth circle of hell. Nothing but a heat gun, various scrapers and a wire wheel......and beer......and the Giants on the radio.



Looking from the drivers side rear toward the front. I left the bottom of the trunk pan alone, that'll be cut out. The dark bits forward of the back seatbelt mounts are just grease/dirt. That'll come off with simple green




I made it to the front seatbelt mounts and had to stop.



I hope to finish the scraping tomorrow and start with the de-greasing. I have a plan in mind for that. Not sure if it'll work. Good thing the wife will be away. It's going to be messy.

[NOT A TA]

I've done some cleaning on jackstands like that lately. Brake clean, a wooden paint stirrer to scrape with, lots of rags, nitrile gloves, and a sheet to catch the debris worked pretty well.

[Steve1968LS2]

Mercy sakes this is a miserable job! The best (worst) part is that when the car is done, nobody will ever, ever say, "Gee, you did a really nice job removing the old undercoating. Completely thankless labor.

I'd scraped for a while and swept the floor when the debris got too messy twice before I took this photo. This is the third cycle of mess from the fourth circle of hell. Nothing but a heat gun, various scrapers and a wire wheel......and beer......and the Giants on the radio.

Looking from the drivers side rear toward the front. I left the bottom of the trunk pan alone, that'll be cut out. The dark bits forward of the back seatbelt mounts are just grease/dirt. That'll come off with simple green

I made it to the front seatbelt mounts and had to stop.

I hope to finish the scraping tomorrow and start with the de-greasing. I have a plan in mind for that. Not sure if it'll work. Good thing the wife will be away. It's going to be messy.

We used laquer thinner to get the underside clean after scraping.. there is no fun way to do it, but the end result is nice.

[venturabeachpup]

I can sympathize with you right now True. We're actually doing the same thing on our project. Iv'e been setting daily goals by the square inch. Happy cleaning and don't let up! LOL

[David Sloan]

This is were you can really appreciate a rotisserie.
It still Suck's but its not as bad as laying on your back an doing it.
You can be proud of it even if most people want know what you went thur.
Keep up the good work!

[mach1stang]

I did the easy way.

I took a grinder with a wire wheel and made a 10 inch by 10 inch square.

Then had a guy give me $400 buck to get that huck of junk truck out of there.

And at the end of the day... I was pleased with what I got done.


Real nice project you got there!!