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  1. Jman95

    Dad's '98 Resto

    I am excited for you bro, I can't wait to see the finished product!
  2. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Here is a nice pic of the color, sort of an example of the vision. Will go with color matched flares and bumpers like this too. Not sold on the bronze wheels yet, still kicking the idea around. I won't have to repaint the interior either since it was Neutral stock anyway. If I would have...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    They sure are.. The best outcome for sure.. and yes, lots of toys.. However, I am not buying anymore toys until this toy is finished lol. My girl just got a Gladiator Mojave.. I am trying to stay uninterested.. :banghead:
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    To address the elephant in the room. (I also question my own sanity, so you are not alone.) Yes I changed the color choice. No, it wasn't the best idea to add more work to an already extensive and laborious list of to-do's.. I didn't get a great picture of the flake on this, but you can see it...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Back to the "Green Machine".. I already changed my mind from the original blue I was going with, to a darker blue. I have since changed my mind again to "Eruption Green Pearlcoat" it is a Ford color. Growing up this thing was always called the "Green Machine". I have decided that I didn't want...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Sorry guys, I have been out of it for a minute.. I never did share my other passion project that I had. (I know it doesnt fit the forum.) I custom ordered this bad boy in April of 2022, Hellraisin Scat Pack Widebody with a 6spd manual transmission. I worked really hard to save up for this...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    There is a ma and pa bolt shop down the street from the garage, I will have to look for the receipt to get you the actual bolt sizes.. I replaced them with grade 8 bolts.
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Awesome, I will keep that in mind.. I have seen TIG in some race shops, never had the chance to try it myself.. I am all for learning new tricks though..
  9. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Trust me, I’m not in the shop right now lol More updates will be coming soon!
  10. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    That welder will definitely not be the limiting factor lol, as hard as it is to admit I’ve had operator issues with mine.. For sheet metal I run .024 wire with the tips, and gold gas. When I’m welding thicker stuff I use .030. The best way to dial in your welder for you would just be to get...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Appreciate the words! As far as buying the Hobart, I have used Millers my whole career. When I was in the market for a welder I wanted a Miller, but the tags were high. I “settled” on the Hobart from Tractor Supply. It was around Black Friday and they had a sale for $499 without the cart. I...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    I also managed to get the fender welded in place, I cut out the backing strips my younger self had started with. Decided to butt weld the sucker on, coated the inner fender with epoxy. Took my time with this one, I got some slight warpage. It wasn’t from the heat, but the patch panel itself...
  13. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Here is a few pics after I dressed it some. It went on super straight, it sank a bit towards the door, you can see the low spot left after grinding.. I filled that with some weld, I didn’t get a pic of it after.. The slightest imperfection towards the bottom will able to be fixed with a...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Good evening peeps, I have an update for ya guys.. I finished the front lower part of the wheel arch, and I’m super happy with how it turned out. The piece is glued on the inner door seam, the wheel well seam and across the bottom. (Drain hole is left open as it was on the factory piece)...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    I appreciate the words guys, I needed them.. I will take the advice on celebrating the small feats as well. I will be back with updates asap! The next few steps include: Sealing the weld inside the fender with epoxy as well as the whole inside of the fender. Structural adhesive on the weld...
  16. Jman95

    The build of "Wh4t3v3rs"

    I just crammed this whole thread in the last 4 hours, real inspiring work you are doing. I will be following, for now i am going to bed LOL!
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    I made patches for the "half holes" my younger self left on the inner fender tub.. That was a pain to say the least.. Still need to dress the welds inside the wheel well and then I will spray a coat of epoxy primer inside the quarter/wheel arch and i'm gonna brush some of the structural...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Attacked the mirror hole in the d/s door! I had made a patch out of 16GA steel to put in it, crowned to match the panel.. I was afraid the weld would sink the body line though.. I am scrapping the rear door since its rotted on the bottom anyway, so i cut a piece out of the rear door and...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    I have been working at it! Slow progress only a little bit to share but at least its something. Made a patch for the inner wheel tub where the old tire jack mount made swiss cheese of the wheel tub. (don't have a before pic) Just some 16GA bent over the hump in the cab lol. Some gentle taps...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    I got the rear doors off and they fought the whole way.. Got the puller tool off of eBay, it didn’t quite fit so I ended up using a 14mm socket on the top side of the pin. Believe or not these doors opened and closed relatively easy.. One of the donor doors had a rat nest in it at some...
  21. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Thanks! I checked out your thread, I love going to Silverlake.. When mine is done you will definitely see it there lol
  22. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    WOW! 2 years to the day.. Much has happened in life as you could imagine. Without going into that, the burb is still in my possession! I have recently started on the bodywork again and will be posting updates. During storage, nobody would fess up but the windshield was cracked somehow. It is...
  23. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Got the fender cut down. Decided to try the backing strip method, since I have access to the back of panel. I will be able to seal the back of the strips with the adhesive I’ve used on the rest of the car. Figured it would be easier to keep the panel flush, I used cut offs of the patch...
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    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Rolled outside to complete the whole POR-15 process, it was pretty simple. I washed out the the whole fender, after I cleaned as much of the rust I could with the die grinder. Then cleaned again with the POR Degreaser, followed by the POR Metal Prep. The clean steel got a yellow tint after...
  25. Jman95

    My 99 K2500 Suburban

    Now that the firewall is finished, I started on the d/s fender. Cut away all the rot, got down to the good metal and cleaned everything up so I could use a piece of the patch. I was going to replace the whole tub, however I couldn’t find a tub for the suburban. The pickup tubs are shaped...

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