See you made the same mistake thinking I give a shit about...

See you made the same mistake thinking I give a shit about stocks anymore. I hate them all cos I pick the ones with the most messed up stories. ISX, HCD, IHL, ARR, OOK, enough is enough. All I can do now is laugh at them all and laugh at myself like my wife does lol

This is my life now and weekly costs lol

31/07/23

Weld out plug welds in rear floor pan to rail on D/S and sand smooth

Weld out plug welds in rear floor pan to rail on P/S and sand smooth

Whiz paint of D/S sill cap to expose rust and spot welds

Unpick D/S sill cap

Unpick D/S outer sill

Mark out inner sill for removal

6 hours

01/08/23

Cut/unpick inner sill

Dress up top and bottom pinch of inside inner sill

Dress up and unpick/remove front lower bottom edge

Fab replacement section and weld through prime back side of replacement and front side of inside inner sill

Cut strips for D/S + P/S sill cap replacement panels

Setup panbrake and trial fold small section for correct angles/sequence

5 hours

02/08/23

Fold D/S + P/S sill cap (green)

Tack front lower bottom edge replacement section into place

Spot weld bottom edge of lower bottom edge in place and fully weld out butt join

Smooth welds on lower bottom edge replacement section

Fill spot weld drill holes on pinch sections (front/back/top/bottom) from sill remove and smooth

5.5

03/08/23

Cut and fold replacement section for top of inside sill section

Cut out existing rusted section

Strong back sill and tack new top replacement section into place

Weld out top replacement section of inner sill and smooth welds

Fill spot spot weld drill holes on remainder of top section and smooth

Cut replacement for bottom front corner of inner sill

Cut out exisiting bottom front corner and tack replacement into place

Weld out bottom front corner of inner sill and smooth

Strip paint off inside out outside of inner sill

Prep and mask

Coat lapping surfaces with weld through primer and other areas in KBS etch

Strip paint off top edge of outer sill to expose rusted/pitted areas

Cut replacement for bottom front edge of outer sill

Cut out exisiting bottom front edge and tack replacement into place

Weld out and smooth

5 hours

04/08/23

Template swage line in top of outer sill

Mark out and cut pullmax blanks

Fab pullmax dies

Cut 1.6mm M/S

Pre fold and feed 1.6 through pullmax to replicate rusted swage section in outer sill

3 hours

Labour: 24.5 hours $2,450

Material: $398 (4130 chromoly)

Consumables: $44

Total: $2,892 ex GST

$3,181.20 inc GST invoiced