Raj R: 73 181 Refurb

Brown · Post by **Brown** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:54 pm

nice work !!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:23 pm

Richie the Rail and the NJ chapter rep was in on NY soil this weekend , so they helped me yank the hard top. Marc then helped me destroy a few philips bits with my impact gun as we pulled the hood and sheild. Thanks gents

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:31 pm

Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:57 pm

Kermit wrote:Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?

I think what you are looking at there is the factory one year only 73 thing Gas heater. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away) and fires off a flame inside and forces hot air into the cabin via a internal fan. Good times.

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:30 pm

Raj wrote:
Kermit wrote:Rando question: is that a new/smaller gas tank in the trunk or something else?
I think what you are looking at there is the factory one year only 73 thing Gas heater. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away) and fires off a flame inside and forces hot air into the cabin via a internal fan. Good times.

Technical explanation or great typo?

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:36 pm

Kermit wrote:
Raj wrote:
. That bad boy runs off the gas in the tank ( incontinently located only inches away)
Technical explanation or great typo?

oops! I tried to type 'conveniently'..... but either one will work!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:15 pm

gutted the interior over the last week or so. Everything has to come out to get a thorough paint job.

nice nest in the heater system. Yum.

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Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:19 pm

outter rocker panel mocked up and ready to be welded

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inner rocker ready

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splash panel still needs some work

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car is naked just resting on pan.

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Brown · Post by **Brown** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:39 pm

Raj,

You're making good priogress!!

Ken

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:55 pm

thanks Ken.... its just slow bc I cant grind or use the compressor during the week.

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:41 pm

Between AoT's bus and these photos, I'm pretty sure tonight I'm going to have a dream about mice in my car.

Big_kid · Post by **Big_kid** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:05 pm

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:44 pm

That's awesome Charlie!

Post by **Glenn** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:48 pm

I hate that rat.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:53 pm

some good progress

..... until I ran out of welding gas. I'll grab some on the way into the office tomorrow so I can keep working as time permits

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:00 pm

I wanted to inspect the pass side inner rocker that had some very oddly positioned soft spots. I made a few test incisions to see what the deal was.

I found what looked like a mouse nest.......

I started pulling out the 'nest'. There was ALOT in there.

.... then i found mickey.

the aftermath. Good times

williamblanda · Post by **williamblanda** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:23 pm

Looks like a fresh one, makes me wonder what's been hiding in the cavities of my bus.

Great metal work, by the way. Didn't realize that car had so many rusty spots!

Post by **ObnoxiousBlue** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:30 am

williamblanda wrote:Looks like a fresh one, makes me wonder what's been hiding in the cavities of my bus.

Great metal work, by the way. Didn't realize that car had so many rusty spots!

Funny, I was wondering how he managed to mold his rust spots into the shape of a car!

AoT · Post by **AoT** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:14 am

ObnoxiousBlue wrote:
Funny, I was wondering how he managed to mold his rust spots into the shape of a car!

Too funny!!

Mike, what do you think the time of death is for Mickey, he does look kind of fresh!!

Post by **ObnoxiousBlue** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:56 am

We'll have to perform a full Post to find the proximate cause before we can estimate a time of death. But I would be comfortable saying he was scared to death from the cutting blade!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:14 am

Mike,I think Mickey has been a long term resident, considering the rot caused from his ' home'. Cause of death may well have been the erratic driving of the vehicle by various club members

Post by **ObnoxiousBlue** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:44 pm

Oh man, that was a fun day...

What was I thinking driving windscreen down on the LIE?!

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:21 pm

Not too often you see a windowless car on the LIE with a giant American flag on it.

Probably not the first mammal to die in a Thing.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:33 pm

still banging away...........

rear lower corner

front hole under hood

hole from straightening the 1/4

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:39 pm

kinda reminds me of the guy form hellraiser..... but this is me trying to undo the nasty shot it took in the pass lower rocker somewhere along its life.

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