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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Quaddawg on May 23, 2007, 08:42:23 AM
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I know, I know, it's a trail rig, and I don't mind dents, tree scrapes and rock rash, I have plenty of both... but what I don't like is horrible rusty holes showing, leaving piles of rust on the ground when I slam the door... LOL...
I don't see the point in doing nice body work, so I just hack up old fenders and body panels and bend em up, and rivet them on.... LOL..
Besides, with the olive drab, military look paint job, the rivets look right at home..
I also find that when I drive my junk on the street, I don't get much hassle from the law when I keep it looking at least semi-presentable..
Besides, it's free, and I am bored and broke today..
Before and afters...
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/before.jpg)
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/psidefixed.jpg)
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/TrackRust.jpg)
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/rustfixpclose.jpg)
And the little spot and hanging bumper cover on the driver side
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/rustymessd.jpg)
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/rustrfixd.jpg)
Am I nuts to try to keep the rusty demons at bay???
Do you remember what this Kick looked like when I bought it?? LOL
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/rustbucket.jpg)
(http://www.forumsigs.com/users/quaddawg605/Tracker/rustbucket2.jpg)
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You can't even tell from a distance ;D. I think you're right about the law too, I expect its the same everywhere.
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It just looks like it has battle scarz.. 8)
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Better watch it Quaddawg, pretty soon you'll be waxing that bitch like I do!
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I like it, it looks great! I am also thinking of painting my 4dr OD green.
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I have kicked around the idea of clear coating it, just for grins..
Clear coat OD looks pretty cool to me.. but then again, I am kinda nutz...
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Looks good to me. Nice work!
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Covering rust and adding body armor... what a great idea! I like it. ;D
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Just patched up like an old war plane. Cover the holes and send it out for another mission!! Looks good.
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as long as you stopped the old rust.
It looks perty dang good.
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ditto what everyone said
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if you saw some of the shit I drive, you'd think you had a show truck... I'd post pictures, but I can't get them up, everytime i try it doesn't work and the thread on posting them is innacurate to what i see on the page...
any way, ur truck loox mildy trail carnaged, not bad at all...
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as long as you stopped the old rust.
It looks perty dang good.
Chassis Saver by Magnetic Paints... killer stuff, IMO better than POR15
That and die grinder by Craftsman, kills rust dead... lol...
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Whatever it takes!! I live in kentucky,home of the hillbilly,and I have seen much worse,and some crazy s|removethispart|@|removethispart|@t done to trucks and cars.a friend of mine took out his left quarter panel,and was throwing mother nature everywhere.So he stole a trash can,got out a hammer and screws, tin snips,and went to work.That was a year ago,and he still has a galvanized trash can quarter.i think it is the only part of his tryck with no rust
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No rust here in california, but plenty of deer to break the front end, and plenty of law people to hassle those who drive older cars >:(
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I know the feeling,here in western KY. about 3 miles from land netween the lakes we have more deer than quaker has oats.I have hit 3 myself,and have to say that it is much more convienent than hunting the little boogers.
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I have kicked around the idea of clear coating it, just for grins..
Clear coat OD looks pretty cool to me.. but then again, I am kinda nutz...
My buddy works at a body shop here, and i told him i wanted to use some Flat color to paint my sammy with. He told me about a special clear that goes onto flat paint that will make it smooth to the touch, but wont be shiny so it will still have the look of being flat. I forgot what it was called thou, anyone else know what im talking about?
Amilla
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I know the feeling,here in western KY. about 3 miles from land netween the lakes we have more deer than quaker has oats.I have hit 3 myself,and have to say that it is much more convienent than hunting the little boogers.
Yeah, and that is why I am holding off on fixing the front end of the tracker until I can buy or build a good bumper. Odds are, if I fix it before getting a better bumper, more deer will run out in front of me and destroy the expensive body work parts :P
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this is still great
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MAN~!!!
I wish my truck looked that good when i got it, thats nothing compared to what I got into!
Up here in Canada, your more likley to get pulled over for a rivet being present on your, rather than a whole bumper/rocker panel missing from rust. ???
When you start talking about body mounts collapsing and coming through the floor and pinning you foot up against the dash board, then you know you have rust issues....
Or when your buddy sits in your back seat and endds up riding on the frame crossmember.... yeah it happened...
Bryce
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That thing looks awesome! I almost wish mine had rust so I would have an excuse to do this!
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I'm actually preparing to do this soon. =) Guess where I got the inspiration....
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I'm actually preparing to do this soon. =) Guess where I got the inspiration....
im doing mine too!
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I'm actually preparing to do this soon. =) Guess where I got the inspiration....
im doing mine too!
Cool! I'll race ya!
I have the front seats and carpet out of it now. I have some rust removal to do before I can patch the holes in the floor. By then the carpet should be dry, and I can put it back in.
I also have some extensive work to do around the tailgate/rear bumper area.
How does yours look?
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I'm actually preparing to do this soon. =) Guess where I got the inspiration....
im doing mine too!
Cool! I'll race ya!
I have the front seats and carpet out of it now. I have some rust removal to do before I can patch the holes in the floor. By then the carpet should be dry, and I can put it back in.
I also have some extensive work to do around the tailgate/rear bumper area.
How does yours look?
ill actually be spot patching my CRX Si (40mpg+)
it sounds like you have more to work on
but i think youre going to beat me because i need to put new hinges on it first
still wanna race? >:D
thankfully the tracker is fine
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Hah, sure. Let's race. I am almost done patching up the driver side floor...then I need to tear apart the passenger side and fix all the holes there. I'm just dreading taking that rear bumper off....
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My body work is similar and the painting is about the same. Canadian Tire stores sell flat paint in camo, they have 4-5 different colors from sand to black and with a zuke you can buy two cans of the base color that you want and then one of every other color and then just go to town. I'll try to find a pic to show you how it looks.
Good part about a paint job like that it...when you get scratches you grab the can and every spring you just rub off the dirt, dust and mud and spray over everything. If you want to get the paint to dry fast you just jump on the highway right after spraying.
Around here they came up with a stupid law that rivets are not safe, all patches must be FULLY welded. No rivets or screws or big gobs of tar. So we use the rivets and cover the whole thing with long strand fiberglass.....what they don't see won't hurt them.
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we use the rivets and cover the whole thing with long strand fiberglass.....what they don't see won't hurt them.
Nice move! ;)