New Spare Tire and Trunk Repair
We finally caught a break from the rain this week and were able to use some power tools on the duster. My trunk was rusted out pretty much everywhere so we finally decided to fix it. We bought a spare tire patch from a member a while back and this is where we are at so far:
This is why we decided to replace the whole thing
After we got all of the spot welds off we got rid of the spare pieces frame rails.
We used the existing holes as a guide so the gas tank straps would align.
The spare piece has a little bit of surface rust that we will take care of later. We still need to drill a few holes and spot weld the new piece in. More is to come when we get another free Sunday.
We finally caught a break from the rain this week and were able to use some power tools on the duster. My trunk was rusted out pretty much everywhere so we finally decided to fix it. We bought a spare tire patch from a member a while back and this is where we are at so far:
This is why we decided to replace the whole thing
After we got all of the spot welds off we got rid of the spare pieces frame rails.
We used the existing holes as a guide so the gas tank straps would align.
The spare piece has a little bit of surface rust that we will take care of later. We still need to drill a few holes and spot weld the new piece in. More is to come when we get another free Sunday.
