I Love Welding!

Sorry for the delay but there were a few holidays that had to be dealt with.  Namely.......... Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.  With those out of the way, not to mention a huge work project completed, it was time to finish up the welding of the gusset plates.  An early morning text from my friend Mitch was all the advance warning I needed!

First across the trailing edge and up each corner...

...down the streetside...

...and around the curbside...

...and across the top.

I hope we don't have to flip the frame over too many more times!

The finished product

If welding could be art, this should be in the Louvre!

The frame was then hitched up and driven across town to Roger's place and placed into his shop before it began to drizzle  After all the work to get the frame cleaned and ready, rust is NOT in order.  Then, with shopping list in hand, the necessary materials were purchased.  Thanks to the folks at S & B Automotive Color.  T-minus 48 hours and counting until paint day!

Whew...the fumes are bad enough but the price of paint is more outrageous!