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I got the filler work I wanted to get done before spraying the high build primer and seam sealed the bed. I also got the first round of high build primer sprayed, had a hell of a time getting the gun to spray right and didn't end up having enough primer mixed up or time to get the bed or tailgate sprayed so that'll have to wait for the next round. Seam Sealed Bed (1) by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Seam Sealed Bed (3) by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr High build primer by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Got most of the body work done, after spot priming there are a few spots I still need to use some on. I'm gonna try to get the last of the filler work done and spray it with high build primer in the next couple days. I also got all of the rust cleaned out of the gas tank by soaking it vinegar for a couple days and shaking it around with some nuts and bolts inside, I neutralized the vinegar with baking soda and coated the inside of the tank with some light oil. After cleaning the rust I gave the tank some fresh paint. Gas tank cleaned and painted Gas tank by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Heres the brat after bodyworking, ready for spot priming Before paint by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr I might have gotten a little carried away with the body working and smoothed out the super dented wheel wells. I think it looks a lot better though. Bed after bodywork by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Lastly, here it is after spot priming. It's really coming together. Spot primed after bodywork by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Got all the front suspension back together and got the car back on the ground. I decided to raise the rear suspension up a bit as well. Now that I can finally move the car out of the garage I finally got the bed, bed access panels and the tailgate primed. I also started doing some more bodyworking and was able to not make a mess in the garage with all the dust. I'm really pleased that the brat is finally back on the ground again Back on the ground by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Bed sides primed Bed sides primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Tailgate primed, seen its better days but doesn't have much rust Tailgate primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Now that the bed is primed there no more bare metal on the truck and I can get down to business on the bodywork Bed Primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Got the rear suspension and brakes back together, started rebuilding the rear cv axles (waiting on new cv boots), got the brake booster painted and got the master cylinder and windshield wiper motor reinstalled. Put in a new poly rag joint meant for vw's. Repacked my front wheel bearings, painted the front knuckles, and installed new wheel seals. Reassembled the front suspension with new control arm bushings, leading rod bushings, ball joints, and tie rod ends. I got the 4wd linkage modified to use the first gen linkage, to do this I cut the "cup" off of the single range tranny, removed the linkage from the dual range cut the threaded end off of it and welded the "cup" onto it and bolted the 4wd shifter mount onto the dual range tranny. Rear brakes and suspension back in with new shoes, wheel cylinders, and struts. Rear back together by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Taking apart the rear cv axles Rear CV by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Here's a photo of the modified linkage Modified linkage by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Tranny installed Tranny in by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr 4wd linkage just like factory 4wd shifter by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Rebuilt the oil pump and got the longblock together ea81 longblock by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Started putting the suspension back together. I stiffened up my bushings, engine, and tranny mounts with 3m window weld urethane and installed new front control arm bushings. I also started reinstalling stuff in the engine bay. I started fitting and knocking down some high spots I found on the fenders and mounted the hood. I'm working on rebuilding the master cylinder and putting in all new brakes/finishing up the suspension next. When its back on the ground and rolling I'll continue the body working. I also finished the assembly of the short block today Rings installed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Pistons installed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Piston crown by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Started assembling the short block, got the engine bay painted, and got the bumper, cowl, and front valence primed. I got the case halves together but haven't had time to put the pistons in yet. Crank and cam in case half by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Painted the engine bay a semi-gloss black, didn't want to paint it the same color as the rest of the car because I thought it would clash with the wrinkle red engine scheme. Black bay by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Had to get a little creative with my paint set up Paint set up by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Front end pieces primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Oh man those look great!
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Decided to remove the rear window so the paint in the bed would turn out better and painted the suspension with epoxy primer and some semi gloss black this weekend. Rear window removed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Suspension painted 1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Suspension painted 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Got a lot more stuff ready for primer/paint. Bumper prepped for primer Bumper prepped1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Bumper prepped2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Got the engine bay seam sealed and prepped for paint, and seam sealed the interior(not pictured). Bay prepped for sealing by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Bay Sealed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr D Bay sealed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr P Bay Sealed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Cleaned up a lot of the suspension components and am working on getting the gas tank refurbed. Control Arms/Subframe by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Suspension prepped by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Got the bed and tailgate cleaned up a little better and ready for primer Bed and Tailgate ready for primer by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Started bodyworking too, it definitely shows that this was a hard working truck for most of its life. D Bodywork by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr D Rear Bodywork by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Finished the last of the rust repair and got all of the undercoating done. Wheel well rust pre-cut by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Rusty wheel well by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Wheel well rust cut out by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver rear wheel well repair by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr rear end undercoated by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr I welded some nuts/washers to the underbody while it was clean so I have an easy way to remove the bed seats and made some new tabs on the bed seats to mount them. Bed seat frame mounts by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Tore into the heater and found a huge mouse nest on top of the heater core. This is after I took out the nest, forgot to get a picture of the thing this time. Heater by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Replaced all the foam and painted all of the flaps in the heater, got the heater core flushed and pressure tested and painted it too. New Foam by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr All back together HVAC back by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr HVAC front by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr My cam had some bad pitting so I got a hydro cam and got a cam grind from Delta cams. I also had the crankshaft polished. Crank and Cam by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Got the block resurfaced as well. Resurfaced block by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Had an issue with some of the piston rings I got sent having too large of an end gap, waiting on a new set and then the engine will finally be going back together!
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I plan to prime and paint the bed the same as the rest of the car with removable carpet like how it came from the factory. I would've primed it with the rest of the truck but I want to clean up the rust a little better than I had the chance to and wanted to prime it while the weather was still good.
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Well I got most of the car primed over the past two weekends, didn't have time to clean up the bed or tailgate and some other small parts. It was my first time painting anything bigger than a bike and I think it turned out pretty well. The primer I used was Spi red oxide epoxy. Made a little makeshift paint booth out of a harbor frieght car shelter and some tarps, masked off the bed and the doors and windshield. Rear End Masked by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Masked off the engine bay and windshield. Front End Masked by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr All primed and unmasked, ready to come out of the makeshift paint booth. In the booth by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Turned out pretty good and I'm gonna put it back together so I can do some body work. Primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Somethings missing here but it's starting to look more ready. Bay primed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Been trying to get everything ready for prime, almost there. I tried for weeks to get the torsion bar out with no luck so I decided to bite the bullet and drop the whole rear end. While the gas tank and diff are still out I'm going to clean up the rust and undercoat from the cab back so the underbody will be completely undercoated. After I got the torsion bars lose I lowered the back to where I want it to sit. Trying to get this thing painted before winter so I'm gonna have to wait on lowering the front. Under bed by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Under bed 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr hover brat by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Rear lowered by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr From the back by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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To clean the underbody I used a scrapper and hammer and chisel then wire wheels to get rid of most of the old cracked undercoating, touch up any rust with a grinder or the wire wheel, prepped everything with wax and grease remover or whatever I had laying around, primed and painted then undercoated with 3M undercoating. Lots of time underneath the car and a pretty dirty job but its worth it to keep the underbody from rusting.
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Plan is to paint it a lighter metallic maroon. Never heard of skills USA before although it sounds fun, actually the only other metal/body work I've done is a few panels on a 1984 Toyota Supra.
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Finished up the rust repair today as well as a lot of metal bumping on the fenders I picked up the other day. This means the car is almost ready for primer. Driver Door Corner Rust by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Door Corner Cut by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Inner door skin was also rusted so I made a new piece for that as well. Driver Door Inner by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver door repaired by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Door Corner Rust by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger door repaired by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Fender Pre Work by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Drivers Fender Roughed Out by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Fender Roughed out by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Front end by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Went to the junkyard with the brat today and picked up the fenders and some other little things like the plastic box for the glove compartment a blue door panel and the dash vents. It was a shame to see a brat with such an extravagant paint job so far gone, I bet it was sweet in its day. Because the fenders are much better than mine and need no rust repair so next up is fixing some rust on the door corners and body work then primer and filler. Here are some pic of the brat I got the fenders from with its 80's radness. Junkyard Brat by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Junkyard Brat 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Junkyard Brat 3 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Finished up the rust repair on the drivers side rear corner today. Welded in new for the inner skin of the fender, cut the rocker open, cleaned out the mouse nest and dirt the was inside, coated all the inside paneling with cold galvanizing compound, then welded everything up. This side didn't turn out quite as clean as the other fender but it'll clean up nicely with some filler. Next up for repair is fender and doors, but I got a lead on a brat at a scrapyard so hopefully I can run out there and snag some rust free fenders, and a dent free door. Not going to be at the cabin for a few weeks so I'm going to bring those fenders back home with me to work on in case the scrap yard brat is no good. Also in the mean time I will be working on reassembling the engine, went to the auto store and picked up all the gasket sealant, and assembly lube I need to reassemble the engine and I also picked up some gasket material to make the missing carb base gaskets I need. Here are some pictures of the work I did today on the drivers side rear corner. Driver Rear inner Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Inner Coated by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Outer Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Rocker Cut by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Arch 1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Arch 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Todays Progress Got the Passenger Rear Corner finished. Passenger Rear Arch 1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Rear Arch 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Arch Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Rear Corner 1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Rear Corner 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Started to work on the Drivers side rear corner as well. Found more rust after cutting so that set me back a bit, but I have all the peices formed just need to trim and weld. Driver Rear Arch Cut by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Arch Coated by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Little update of the rust repair I got done yesterday. Driver Rear Inner by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Inner Finished by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Ready for Welding by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rear Finished by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Fender Top 1 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Fender Top 2 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger Fender Top 3 by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Only made it out to the cabin for two days the past two weeks so not much progress, but I did work on trying to finish up my custom moped made with fire extinguisher tanks I found in the garbage. While not working on the brat I painted the frame, sewed up a seat, and started putting the thing back together, ported and rebuilt the moped engine. But I will be going up for a long weekend for the 4th and should be able to get a lot of work done! Here are some pictures of the body work progress. Driver Fender Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Fender Repair by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Driver Rocker Welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Drivers Rear Rocker by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr I also got 4 of these in the mail. Piston by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr piston by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
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Keep in mind changes in valve train geometry with the shaved heads and cam grind. I think you mentioned it earlier too but delta likes to use the hyrdo cam because of the bigger base circle.
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Been doing a lot of random stuff trying to tackle little things so they don't hold me up later. Here are some pictures of some of the patch panels welded in. I will clean up the welds more later when I'm getting the car ready for primer and doing body work. Painted lots of engine parts and the driveshaft. Next up is the radiator and continuing to work on the rust and welding in more "new" panels. passenger arch welded by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr passenger rocker welded on by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr Passenger side almost done by Luke Hoffman, on Flickr
