After months of hot weather, lawn mowing, a major wildfire (note the burned mountainside in the photo below!), and some motorcycling along the way, the welder and the frame ended up in the same location at the same time! Three welds were required to repair the frame; in this view you can see the frame extensions in front of both wheels are missing as is the outer streetside portion of the rear frame cross member. I have all three original pieces and they are ready to be put back in position.
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| Over the river and through the woods..... |
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| ...to the Torrey's house we go! |
Yeah, it's only a block, a measly 660 feet, but how many months did it take to get it there? And there were a few schedules along the way that had to line up in order for the welding to happen. Special thanks to my good friend Mitch. We first carefully jigged up the missing pieces on each side since we didn't want to have to cut it anything apart and start over. Drew Johnson provided the adult supervision. We did the curbside welds first and then the streetside received attention.
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| I don't want to have to redo any of this.... |
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| .....so it's important we get it right.... |
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| ....the FIRST time! |
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| Ladies and gentlemen........Mitch Torrey in action! |
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| From the top, from the bottom.....and repeat three times |
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| I couldn't have staged this snapshot, it just happened! |
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| The finished product.....for tonight, at least. |
Next on the to-do list: I need to begin shopping for a tongue jack, a LP tank bracket and a new safety chain. While that's underway, I will be trying to find someone with a sandblasting bay who will let me spend an evening cleaning things up prior to an application of POR-15. Of course, this means the inevitable will need to occur: I will HAVE to clean up the garage. I don't want to leave things out in the elements especially once the frame is ready for painting. A little bit at a time, a little bit at a time......remember, good things come to those who wait! And elephant always tastes best in small portions!
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| It was a nice day.....a super nice day! |
