Been a week since I retrieved the box....got it off the truck...taught a friend a few simple welding techniques and prepped the box for the next 75 years.
I am using the POR 15 system. Did a light grind with a 36 grit sanding disc and washed the bottom of the box with Marine cleaner to remove any grease n stuff. Then I washed it with a mixture of Phosphoric acid and Zinc Phosphate. Washed that off and hit the box with POR 15 by brush. I let it cure for a few days and today I hit it with a coating so that it will accept the Light Stone 61 paint. Once it is painted on the bottom I will put it on the frame and finish off the box restration. I will not put the wheel wells in for now. There will be 5 1/2 inches of clearance for the big 10.50s. The truck is now in the garage and I will be attending to the "finer bits". I hope to have it on the road before I leave for Quebec City in the last week of June. I will be away till 20 August. Hopefully the CMP gods will smile on me during the next few weeks.
Hey Chris....any word on the tailgate?
cheers
Mike Timoshyk basking in Sunny Windsor
