78 Bed restoration.
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78 Bed restoration.
I thought i'd start this topic since i'm planning on asking alot of questions, i hope you all don't mind.
So here is my progress oas off right now.
I have removed: All of the trim, the tail lights and marker lights, the wiring harness(in the rear), the spare tire(which i think is the original).
Left to do is the bumper, gas filler hose and the bed bolts. Is the filler hose straight forward or a pain in the neck?
The bumper bolts will be my next removal man those babies are on there. I've got the liquid wrench working on them for now.
So here is my progress oas off right now.
I have removed: All of the trim, the tail lights and marker lights, the wiring harness(in the rear), the spare tire(which i think is the original).
Left to do is the bumper, gas filler hose and the bed bolts. Is the filler hose straight forward or a pain in the neck?
The bumper bolts will be my next removal man those babies are on there. I've got the liquid wrench working on them for now.
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Question for you guys. I have a Ranger so i have the bed cleets. Two of them are stuck, meaning the anchor is spining. But that's the question, how are the anchors attached and how would you remove them?
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Hi guys, just an update.
So i removed the bed (by myself) that was hairy. Got it up on a bench in the garage. Drilled out the remaining bed cleets. Removed the remainder of the wiring harness for the tailights. Got lots of new toys for the angle grinder and started chopping...
Removed the inner fender support braces, the rubber splash guards. Chopped the inner fender support out, had a tricky time locating the tack welds but i drilled them out. Cut out the rot on the passenger wheel well.
Investigating the rust underneath was surprizing. There was enough on the support to justify tossing it, but the outer wheel well didn't have as much rot as i thought. Check out my pictures of the work i've done at:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561212159SZphAN
Sorry the pics are so blurry, i need to update my camera.
So i removed the bed (by myself) that was hairy. Got it up on a bench in the garage. Drilled out the remaining bed cleets. Removed the remainder of the wiring harness for the tailights. Got lots of new toys for the angle grinder and started chopping...
Removed the inner fender support braces, the rubber splash guards. Chopped the inner fender support out, had a tricky time locating the tack welds but i drilled them out. Cut out the rot on the passenger wheel well.
Investigating the rust underneath was surprizing. There was enough on the support to justify tossing it, but the outer wheel well didn't have as much rot as i thought. Check out my pictures of the work i've done at:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561212159SZphAN
Sorry the pics are so blurry, i need to update my camera.
Last edited by Duke78; Oct 28, 2007 at 06:02 PM.
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