Some more on the Brat. Some more measurable progress.
Basic plan tonight was to remove all the remnants of the rusty unibody frame rails that were cut off. I also had hoped to begin fabbing up the cab wall reinforcement plate and maybe run some small beads around the wheel wells where I cut stuff out.
I managed to get the first part taken care of. Looks pretty damn good. I sprayed some of the rustier areas down with Metal Ready, the POR15 metal etcher. While I waited for it to do its magic, I decided to setup the welder. I spent some time with a scrap piece of sheet metal practicing my welds. I have a ways to go before I want to strike an arc on the body. It also was made apparent that I’m out of gas.
To finish out the night, I wire wheeled the rusty areas I had sprayed with Metal Ready. In theory, those areas have been mostly rust neutralized now.
