*the everything from scratch buggy- by voodoo*

[Voodoochikin04]

haha, i really cant afford to make the trip fellas.   I do appreciate the offer for a seat brian..      took the blaster an hour to do it.  they have a huge facility where they do blasting, painting and such.  They travel all over this area.   I probably should have had them primer it, but the bedline im covering half of it with says apply to bare metal.

[Voodoochikin04]

wiped down the frame with xylol, and started bed lining the bottom..  What a huge pain in the butt!!
also got some parts painted with hammer finish black.  Doing the frame tubes with hammer silver.

[dsrace]

if that couch is in your living room, your   not a married man nor do you have a live in girlfriend!!   

looks good you really like it when it's finished and drivable plus easier to sell.

[Voodoochikin04]

That is my cousins shop, not sure why there is a couch and stuff there.  Definitely not mine, and I do have a live in gf lol.

[Voodoochikin04]

More bedliner applied..  man it sucked.  new bronze in the rear uprights, and paint on the coolant tubes.

[fastcorvairs]

Just a quick ? Voo.

Why the bronze in the uprights and not something like a Nylatron?  Seem to me that the bronze will wear much much faster in the sand and dirt then a Nylatron would.  Not getting on you just wondering. 

[Carlriddle]

And be sure the threads aren't on bushings.  They'll grind it down faster. 
Bedliner stuff was pretty dang durable on my old car.  Proper prep, held up good.  Paint would crack off but not the liner.  Its just heavy. 

[Voodoochikin04]

Fast:  I originally used the bronze oilite bushings because of ease of access, I could buy them locally for a few $ each..  and same reason as now, ease of access.  I didnt have to have someone make me some bushings.  Unless the kind you speak of are easily available in standard sizes?

The bedliner Im using is herculiner, its like a super tough plastic when cured. Ive used it before on trucks and it has held up better than any other roll on bedline Ive seen.

Edit:  the bolts for the rear uprights extend the threads beyond the bronze, and I have those hex washers from doug heim welded to the a-arm that keep the bolts from rotating.  I know its not ideal, it was just easy.  Im not against using better material if the price is right.

[Carlriddle]

No diff than using heim joints.  Those type of parts are maintenance item and will need replacement.  Keep a few spares in the toolbox.  Looking good, keep on trucking on.  After your done, the first ride sucks. gettin her dirty

[fabr]

delrin will last a very long time ,pretty damn cheap and machines like butter.

[Voodoochikin04]

too bad the machinists labor rates are as soft as butter..  the material may be cheap, and easy... but time is valuable. I had these bronze's on since I built it, and they were still pretty tight.. figured id replace while i had it apart lol..   the next owner can change if they want to.. haha

[fabr]

 

[Voodoochikin04]

got the frame primed and painted, but phone died after priming pics were taken..  also bedlined the a-arms.

I actually like the military green primer color better than the hammer finish silver, which didnt seem to texturize in alot of places.. lame.

[Voodoochikin04]

more pics.

[Carlriddle]

I bought qt cans thinned it and sprayed with compressor.  Couple light coats, no hammered effect.  Final wet coat is when hammered came out.  Couple spray cans for touch up.