Progress continues... As I receive this pictures I find myself wanting to learn to weld!
I'm about to digress here for a moment but I've suffering from picture overload anyway!
So.....
Our big screen TV goes dead a few days before Thanksgiving.... won't turn on. It's only 4 years old! My husband was resigned to buying a new TV because no way was my mother not watching the Thanksgiving parade, and well, football needs to be watched on a big screen right?
Our big screen TV goes dead a few days before Thanksgiving.... won't turn on. It's only 4 years old! My husband was resigned to buying a new TV because no way was my mother not watching the Thanksgiving parade, and well, football needs to be watched on a big screen right?
Well, I got on the Internet and it
turns out it's a very well known problem with bad capacitors. The day
before Thanksgiving I had the big screen TV in pieces all over a table,
pulled the power supply board, identified 7 bad capacitors , took them
out, re-soldered their replacements and for $17 had a big screen TV
back! Turns out I find soldering really cool..... And isn't that just
welding on a small scale? 
Anyway, just kidding but learning new skills is addicting.
Anyway, just kidding but learning new skills is addicting.
This is what the power board looked like....
It was very gratifying to fix something rather than tossing it and buying new!
Back to the regularly scheduled programming!!! Enjoy the pictures....
Rebuilt step welded in place & POR 15’d.
New safety chain “loop” POR 15’d
New stringers & “cut out” POR 15’d.
New rear crossmember welded in place, including
weld nuts installed for future rear spare tire mount.
Weld nuts added to the bottom of the bumper as well.
Ends of new rear crossmember completely
welded inside the “C” channel main rail, in order
to reduce potential vermin infiltration.
Added angle iron stringers to help support
front floor area.
Stringer added to rear bellypan cavity connecting
rear crossmember to the next one. This will help
support the rear floor & help spread loads from the
future spare tire mount.
Preliminary grey tank fitment
Welding stringers in place.
Flipping the chassis over for better access for welding.
POR 15’ing stringers
Straightening out street side wheel well damage.
Rear crossmember & stringer with POR 15 applied.
New rear crossmember showing bolts fitted to weld nuts.
Straightened wheel well awaiting final patchwork.
Grey tank strap fabricated.
She's coming along nicely!
Rebuilt step welded in place & POR 15’d.
New safety chain “loop” POR 15’d
New stringers & “cut out” POR 15’d.
New rear crossmember welded in place, including
weld nuts installed for future rear spare tire mount.
Weld nuts added to the bottom of the bumper as well.
Ends of new rear crossmember completely
welded inside the “C” channel main rail, in order
to reduce potential vermin infiltration.
Added angle iron stringers to help support
front floor area.
Stringer added to rear bellypan cavity connecting
rear crossmember to the next one. This will help
support the rear floor & help spread loads from the
future spare tire mount.
Preliminary grey tank fitment
Welding stringers in place.
Flipping the chassis over for better access for welding.
POR 15’ing stringers
Straightening out street side wheel well damage.
Rear crossmember & stringer with POR 15 applied.
New rear crossmember showing bolts fitted to weld nuts.
Straightened wheel well awaiting final patchwork.
Grey tank strap fabricated.
She's coming along nicely!
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