Swamp boy
03-23-2005, 10:49 AM
It started off much like many of my projects ...With an ill concieved idea and a shitty attempt at Photoshop....
And one of those....."What you guys think?" Post..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002775.jpg
Then I set my plan into action with a sharpie and some precise sawzall cuts..
(well as precise as you can be with a sawzall...)
If you look closely you can tell that I cut out a section and left tabs that are big enough to fold over to the back panel of the door...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002777.jpg
I cut the curved in portion off of the top section off where it narrows toward the window so that I could fold the rest in..
It all got folded over and tacked in place.. (You can finish weld at this point if you would like ..) then you cut off the inside panel of the door flush with your welds...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002791.jpg
I cut a piece of 14gauge sheet metal out for the front section near the mirror and welded that in.. I also filled in all the little holes in the door that wherent covered by the sheet metal...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002801.jpg
f you look closely at this picture you can see that I was not happy with the finished look at the back of the door so I cut out another piece of sheet metal and redid it...
Look at me Pimping the haf doors.. Kicked back and thinking about how cool I am going to be... (It didnt really work out like I planed.. )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002803.jpg
Pretty much did the exact same thing on the other side...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002808.jpg
This is followed by alot of grinding and some touch up welding to fill in any holes...
And of course the enevitable.....BONDO.......Passenger side...First coat of bondo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002817.jpg
Here is the drivers door after some serious grinding time.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002818.jpg
I added a piece of 1.5 pipe to each side to make a arm rest/ door brace..
You can see the piece of steel I added for the back of the door in this picture as well...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002821.jpg
First coat of bondo on drivers door...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002824.jpg
didnt get a lot of pictures but there are 3 coats of bondo.. Each sanded down till it was reasonably smooth ...Blah blah blah... you get the gist..
And here is the primered work of art...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002825.jpg
Yes I made it to the Grand Opening sale at JC Penny's... :supz:
Then you just color match and you are done...
Simple as that...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/Swampy%20Pics/IM002926.jpg
Now for a few words of wisdom.........
1. Remove your mirrors ...
2. Cover all glass.. Inside and out.. (Hot metal will burn its way into glass and then rust... ) I have alot of tiny little rust spots on my passenger windshield and both mirrors..
3.Do all of your welding with the doors closed... (Heat tends to draw up the steel and shrink it some.. The door latch will keep the door nice and level and tight... (Ask me why I had to work so hard to get my drivers door to close good... And why I only have burnt spots on the passenger side windshield....)
4.. If you weld with your doors open a cleverly applied torch with a rose bud will make bending the door back to shape easier...( I intentionally left this out of the writeup. and you should try to skip this step it fucking sucked....)
5. Cover the dash carpet and seats very well before you start sanding bondo and grinding..(Use heavy painters tarps they are pretty cheap and you can reused them when you have to paint the house cause you r wife is pissed about all the time you have spent on your jeep...) Slightly dampening them periodically will keep them from catcing on fire and wasting your damn fire extenguisher.. (this will burn holes in the tarp and get paint on your new hardwood floors..Then your wife is pissed again...)
Might be safer just to cover the dash and remove the front seats...
6. If you suck at body work light I do.. Get a buddy who is good at it to come over and help out.. Have him pick up a 12 pack of whatever he drinks on the way.. (When he is drinking he forgets how long he has been sanding...)
7. When you start painting move your wifes car.. You are running out of rooms in the house to paint... Damnit...
I hope this has been informative and helpfull.. I doubt that to many people will attempt this but if you do.. Post up some pics so I can see if your buddy is better at body work than mine.....
When I finished.. I had a few "bad spots" on my seats so I bought these...(By "bad spots" I mean I set the fuckers on fire...)
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244826IMG0021.jpg
Here is another tip... Dont drop a driveshaft on your big toe...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/Swampy%20Pics/IM002838.jpg
Damn you Tom Woods..
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244822IMG0018.jpg
Beer will make it better...
Thats it ... You are done... Now you are coooooool....
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244825IMG0020.jpg
:toimonst:
And one of those....."What you guys think?" Post..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002775.jpg
Then I set my plan into action with a sharpie and some precise sawzall cuts..
(well as precise as you can be with a sawzall...)
If you look closely you can tell that I cut out a section and left tabs that are big enough to fold over to the back panel of the door...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002777.jpg
I cut the curved in portion off of the top section off where it narrows toward the window so that I could fold the rest in..
It all got folded over and tacked in place.. (You can finish weld at this point if you would like ..) then you cut off the inside panel of the door flush with your welds...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002791.jpg
I cut a piece of 14gauge sheet metal out for the front section near the mirror and welded that in.. I also filled in all the little holes in the door that wherent covered by the sheet metal...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002801.jpg
f you look closely at this picture you can see that I was not happy with the finished look at the back of the door so I cut out another piece of sheet metal and redid it...
Look at me Pimping the haf doors.. Kicked back and thinking about how cool I am going to be... (It didnt really work out like I planed.. )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002803.jpg
Pretty much did the exact same thing on the other side...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002808.jpg
This is followed by alot of grinding and some touch up welding to fill in any holes...
And of course the enevitable.....BONDO.......Passenger side...First coat of bondo...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002817.jpg
Here is the drivers door after some serious grinding time.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002818.jpg
I added a piece of 1.5 pipe to each side to make a arm rest/ door brace..
You can see the piece of steel I added for the back of the door in this picture as well...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002821.jpg
First coat of bondo on drivers door...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002824.jpg
didnt get a lot of pictures but there are 3 coats of bondo.. Each sanded down till it was reasonably smooth ...Blah blah blah... you get the gist..
And here is the primered work of art...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/IM002825.jpg
Yes I made it to the Grand Opening sale at JC Penny's... :supz:
Then you just color match and you are done...
Simple as that...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/Swampy%20Pics/IM002926.jpg
Now for a few words of wisdom.........
1. Remove your mirrors ...
2. Cover all glass.. Inside and out.. (Hot metal will burn its way into glass and then rust... ) I have alot of tiny little rust spots on my passenger windshield and both mirrors..
3.Do all of your welding with the doors closed... (Heat tends to draw up the steel and shrink it some.. The door latch will keep the door nice and level and tight... (Ask me why I had to work so hard to get my drivers door to close good... And why I only have burnt spots on the passenger side windshield....)
4.. If you weld with your doors open a cleverly applied torch with a rose bud will make bending the door back to shape easier...( I intentionally left this out of the writeup. and you should try to skip this step it fucking sucked....)
5. Cover the dash carpet and seats very well before you start sanding bondo and grinding..(Use heavy painters tarps they are pretty cheap and you can reused them when you have to paint the house cause you r wife is pissed about all the time you have spent on your jeep...) Slightly dampening them periodically will keep them from catcing on fire and wasting your damn fire extenguisher.. (this will burn holes in the tarp and get paint on your new hardwood floors..Then your wife is pissed again...)
Might be safer just to cover the dash and remove the front seats...
6. If you suck at body work light I do.. Get a buddy who is good at it to come over and help out.. Have him pick up a 12 pack of whatever he drinks on the way.. (When he is drinking he forgets how long he has been sanding...)
7. When you start painting move your wifes car.. You are running out of rooms in the house to paint... Damnit...
I hope this has been informative and helpfull.. I doubt that to many people will attempt this but if you do.. Post up some pics so I can see if your buddy is better at body work than mine.....
When I finished.. I had a few "bad spots" on my seats so I bought these...(By "bad spots" I mean I set the fuckers on fire...)
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244826IMG0021.jpg
Here is another tip... Dont drop a driveshaft on your big toe...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/Swampy%20Pics/IM002838.jpg
Damn you Tom Woods..
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244822IMG0018.jpg
Beer will make it better...
Thats it ... You are done... Now you are coooooool....
http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/94/94531/folders/169383/1244825IMG0020.jpg
:toimonst: