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  1. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Thanks for the kind words. It may be a day or two before I do another.
  2. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Sorry for the long delay. I was going through some pics that were not downloaded and remembered this thread. Oops. The last shot is the 2013 MMMT/Great Lakes MVPA Camp Grayling fall color tour.
  3. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Well..........................this project ended up on the back burner for a while. I guess it's time to get back at it. More to come in the near future.
  4. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Thank you all, I have been a little side tracked lately. I have just a few thing to touch up on the tub and it'll be on the frame. Soon..................more pics to come. Nate
  5. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Note to self..............test fit before paint..............overdrive[thumbzup].........adapter[thumbzup]..........PTO[thumbzup]..........floor clearance:oops:.....live and learn. The Ramsey looks better with some cable.
  6. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Just a few more pics and we're up to date........
  7. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Time for some more...........................
  8. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    The rest of day 8......
  9. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    More day 8.......................Can I say you can never have enough clamps.......
  10. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Thank you all for the kind words. I hope to pass along a few fabricating ideas. As they say "one picture is worth a thousand words". As time permits I will go back through my pics and show how some of the parts were made and the tools used. Nate
  11. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    A few more day 7 driver side.............
  12. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    As of day 7 the passenger side is almost all there, time to start the driver side.
  13. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Time for a few more, build day 7. Welding of passenger side floor.....
  14. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Ok the corner is ready for welding. Now on to the next area....have I mentioned how much I love my plasma cutter? I also have done a little prep on the toolbox lid before replacing the floor pan (epoxy primer)
  15. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Time for a few more pics......
  16. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    The plan was to finish this in 30 days or less. Well you all know what they say about plans. Work, family, procrastination, and laziness left me with 3 weeks to have it running for our fall color tour. HAHAHAHA Stay tuned................. Oh and here are a few pics of day 4. the passenger side...
  17. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Here are a few more pics of day 3. I thought the fact the hat channels were still intact with all that floor rust is unusual.
  18. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    Floor pans? We don't need no stinking floor pans.............Day 3 after sand blasting. Can we say.......Swiss Cheese :shock:
  19. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    I know it's been a while since I started this thread, been real busy at work. Here are a few more pics of the tear down, day 1 and day 2. Stainless steel floor pans, held in place with spray foam insulation....
  20. natem

    M38 Build in photos

    I have had this 38 on the back burner for a couple of years. Time to :grd: DAY ONE The tear down.
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