Changing trunk floor and extensions

[Cuda Cody]

What is welded to the end of your frame rail? 

[1 Wild R/T]

What is welded to the end of your frame rail? 

Thats the bracket that supports the lower portion of the bumper guard.. Looks like one of the bolts broke when someone tried to remove it so the fix was to weld it in place....

[Cuda Cody]

Now's the time to fix it.   

[soundcontrol]

What is welded to the end of your frame rail? 

Thats the bracket that supports the lower portion of the bumper guard.. Looks like one of the bolts broke when someone tried to remove it so the fix was to weld it in place....

Yep, on both side also! Grinded them of and I got the broken bolts out pretty easy.

[soundcontrol]

Blasting sucks! (or blows... )

I got sand everywhere, in my ears, between my teeth...pockets full.

But the results are very nice.

[Cuda Cody]

That's a lot of metal for a small blaster.  But if you have the time and the air compressor, you can do it!!!!  Looks like you're doing great.   Using Aluminum Oxide?

[soundcontrol]

That's a lot of metal for a small blaster.  But if you have the time and the air compressor, you can do it!!!!  Looks like you're doing great.   Using Aluminum Oxide?

Yeah, aluminum oxide, and its actually not a small blaster, (its a big one, trapped in a small blasters body  )
I built it myself, its very powerful and blasts very fast, but the tank is too small, used just the tank from a small one, and did all the regulators, and connections myself. The size of the valve is 3/4". Only problem is that I gotta refill often. But I'm not gonna blast cars with it, just parts.

[Cuda Cody]

I love aluminum oxide and use it most of the time.  Just move fast so you don't warp the panels.  It heats up a lot faster then you would think.

[Topcat]

I love aluminum oxide and use it most of the time.  Just move fast so you don't warp the panels.  It heats up a lot faster then you would think.

One of the dirtiest jobs I ever did.
Lower back pain people need not apply.

Keep moving, 7-10" away,
Stubborn spots, hit and keep moving. Go over a second time later.
Bring PSI down for smooth sheet metal.
Check water separators every hour depending on how humid it is.
Ceramic tips wear out faster from Aluminum Oxide so have a few spares.
Pressure Pot like you have can be tricky. CFM and PSI are important to how well they work.
Adjust the pot handles fine tuning like getting a radio station in better.

[soundcontrol]

I don't blast any panels, this session was just the inside of the framerails. It was pretty quick.

Right Topcat, I do have a backpain now!
When I built that I redid it 3-4 times before it worked OK, notice the soft bend of the pipe in the bottom, first I had just a T-connection there, the sand clogged there all the time, seems to work fine now, but it is sensitive to the tank pressure and how much I open the valve for the sand.
When the weather gets better I'm gonna put up a tent in my backyard and blast a bunch of small parts for my 73-project.
Any big parts I leave to a company, they did both my cars, rear axles and K-frames.

[Topcat]

I recommend a deadman valve too on the handle.

You'll have better control on the off and on as you need it.

[Topcat]

FWIW:

These help as you need to stop & start.


http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=deadman+handle&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xdeadman++sand+handle.TRS1&_nkw=deadman++sand+handle&_sacat=0

[soundcontrol]

This is the one I got, I guess the more expensive ones are better, but thats more than I spent on building the whole blaster...