Plastic welders are the best tool ever

Used the plastic welder for the

first time today and it worked

awesome. I repaired the cracks

in this dash in about and hour.

Only had to dremel a little bit

after the plastic cooled.

Foil back sound barrier being installed.

Learned my lesson last time on using carpet

adhesive. This time I used RTV adhesive loaded

in a calk gun. Usually that stuff is really expensive but got it for $1.99 at NPS...greatest store ever!

One week later the truck is Green. The color is fairly intense and Brit hates it with a passion. Personally I like it a little more every time I work on it. Also just did the Herculiner this morning and the head liner. Everything will be black so I think it will tone down the green a little.

Engine compartment looks great, I am planning on

masking it off to keep it black. Here I have used

RTV sealant before I put the quarter panels back on. Should seal everything up real nice. Everything fit back on perfect after having welded the front on. All the bolt holes lined up...no problems. Paint will be here Friday, expect lots of pics from this week end.

Engine compartment

This afternoon I spent most of the day getting

the engine compartment ready for paint. I sprayed the same epoxy I used for the under side of the

hood and the inside of the quarter panels. Bought

2 gallons of the stuff at the NPS store for $20.

Front quarter panels and bottom of hood have

been sprayed with a black anti rust coating.

Quarter panels have the first coat of 2K primer

on them.

This is the most recent work as of yesterday

1/31/2011. I painted the back of the cab behind

the seats with a gloss black.

Also painted the inside door trim where you

would usually have the vinyl color of the

header. Currently waiting for carpet and paint.

Super cold out right now so now sure how soon

I will get to paint. The color is going to be a

bright green.

What looks like two quick steps here was a

lot of work. I cut the front end off of a 84

cabby. Then welded it to the front end of the

truck. It matched up perfect and was not that

difficult. Mig welded all the way around the

strut towers and then cover everything with

RTV sealant so there will be no rust at the

welds.

1980 Euro convert to TDI then Grease

This is the start of what will be the best caddy rebuild I have ever done. If you are interested in the process feel free to follow the blog. I am working on the truck almost every day so there is always progress. Here I have taken out all the old carpet and rolled the floor pan with a anti corrosion paint. This will get covered by new carpet.