A little project update on Chug A Lug

Yes Lee thats one nice benefit of this type of steering. Not sure if it balances out the hours of head scratching it will take to fit the Steering the Header and Brake Master all in the same space. But I love a challenge. Or at least I better.

Oh your using a double. I am hoping to avoid that. Especially with what they cost and already having the other one. All depends on that 35 degree max and how far away from it I can get. I don't want to be pushing any limits. Especially since I am going to be running a manual box.

I currently have the shop cleaned up and organized well enough to bust the Chassis and Tub apart and get the Tub on the Rotisserie when I get around to it.

I got distracted and made a Pair of real nice Fire Extinguisher/Roll bar mounts. The mount splits in two when the Red Knob is pulled out. It rests on a 3/8" D aluminum pin and will sit right where its at until lifted up off the pin. I was looking at Bullit Aluminum mounts and they start at $65.00 and go way up. Since I wanted 2 of them the price was out of the question so 2 half days and I have my mounts. I will be using dry transfer letters in white to put the words PULL on the Red release knobs and then I'll shoot a few coats of clear over them. They fit together a little to tight right now But I figure a few miles of bouncing in the Jeep should have them right nice and smooth.







I just happen to have a short piece of 2" 1/8" wall aluminum tubing that fits the 1.75" OD roll bar tubing perfectly cut length wise for the roll bar mount, and I used Micarta and some scrap aluminum channel  for the rest of the mount  (from a dry erase board I tore apart a couple years ago after the wife dragged it home from work cause she knows I love stock piling misc aluminum). I made the Micarta knobs on the lathe and final shaping on the belt grinder with them mounted in my rechargeable drill. The dang pins (they have a retaining ball bearing in the tip) cost a whopping $4.19 each (I only screwed up one so had to buy three) and then 16) Stainless 1/4-20 flat head bolts to hold the pieces together. I think even with having to go buy a can of Red paint (the one I had clogged) I have less then $25.00 in the pair of mounts. Not bad saving $105..+

I should have waited until Wed to touch them after painting but my son was down I wanted him to see how they look.

Extinguisher is a First Alert HOME FIRE 1A 10BC DOT and Marine Board Approved rechargeable From ACE hardware local like $23.00 I'll have one on each side of the Main hoop so either the driver or passenger can reach across pull the pin and have the extinguisher in hand. Since I am going to be running a Hard top full time soon as I get it built this is the easiest way to access the place I want to mount the Fire Extinguishers.



 


Edited by Mark W. - 12 Mar. 2018 at 3:20am

Current score card.

Grill, Front Fenders, Hood, Tailgate, Underside of the Tub, Inner Walls of Wheel houses all ready for Hi Build Primer

Under the Dash and Inside of Tool Box Painted


Today I not only got the Tailgate ready for Primer but I also got the Dana 41 out of the Jeep shop and stored on the Woodshop/storeroom side of the carport. I also managed to get 6) of the 8) fluorescent fixtures that are going on the side walls put up and ready to wire. The last two I need to build a short wall section to mount them on.

Tomorrow I am going to start building the two end walls of the paint booth. And rehang the 4) fixtures on the ceiling to be in better alignment with what will be the paint booth.

The wife was out checking my progress I think she is getting excited. not because I am making progress on CHUG but because a while back  I promised to finish the front Porch of the house once the Sheet metal in in Primer and I can take a breather from CHUG for a couple weeks.

The Tub Body filler work should go pretty quick as I did so much of that last winter using PC-7 Epoxy on the back corners and at the Body joint in the doors. SO all thats left is the flat work which shouldn't be to bad.

I have a little smoothing to do on the firewall and I am going to skim coat the dash (just to make sure its perfectly flat and smooth). Should abe able to Paint Memorial Weekend. least thats my goal. A Nice 3 day weekend to get everything done

Then I have a Huge Erector set to assemble. 

SO Worked three days this week which means I will take home just a little less then if I had sat on unemp! OH WELL.

I ran into Salem today and picked up some super cheap moving blankets from HF ($2.99 for 40" x72") going to use them to cover the front clip parts so they don't get crap on them while doing the Tub filler work.

Also picked up my 6th HF 4.5" angle grinder this ones a better (costs more) machine compared to the ones I normally buy but I had a $10 off coupon.

AND I bought new Sand for my blasting cabinet. Some stuff called Green Diamond 20/50 its a very sharp green sand noticably finer then the Silica Sand I been using.

SO I now have everything I can sand or grind off the windshield frame. I am going to take the Sand out of the blasting cabinet and use it in the driveway to clean all the seams and nooks and crannies on the frame. Not worrying about recovering the sand (gravel driveway) Once I get this done tomorrow morning I'll set up my big layout table and start flattening and straightening the frame. Should have it ready to start skim coating and smoothing a few places tomorrow.

My son if coming down to help his mom with yard work (but its pissing down rain so I think I will have him help me assemble the front clip to check alignments. Then get the front clip parts stored safe while I work on the Tub,

And I said LET THERE BE LIGHT and it was good:

Mark, that booth rocks!!  Once you get the plastic up, the light will really even out.  Well done .

Yea a special little treat. NO WORK Monday so I have a three day weekend to work on CHUG. Now to try to not get side tracked on something that isn't in a direct line to the goal of painting on Memorial Weekend.

Least I know I can get the windshield ready for Primer.

Might even see about getting the tub off and on Saw horses to finish up the Firewall smoothing and then the Skim coat on the tail end of the tub. Before it goes back on the Rotisserie.

Well I looked at the plumb bobs from two different directions so that should either cancel out the spin or advance it to the next timing mark LOL