The Re-Birth of an Apache Scout
05-22-2011, 10:53 AM
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At this point the gas tank was next.. What the heck do you do with ~20 gallons of gas??? I bought 3 five gallon cans and started siphoning the gas out.. Thank god for the neighbor next door! He had a friend living with him that was layed off from work and was more than happy to put all the gas I could give him in his rusted out S-10!! What a win / win situation... After digging all the foam out as best as I could, it was time to pull the tank out... I thought the floor/liner was heavy... The tank was more :O !! But, I am proud to say I got it out!!
05-22-2011, 10:56 AM
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Next I started on the transom.... That took a long time to start & complete.. Really didn't want to fudge it up.. The transom was complete Mulch, I could have spreed it out on the flower beds.... It was the right time of year to do that...
05-22-2011, 11:04 AM
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I finished that in June 2 years ago. Being some what of a perfectionist, alot of things took time..
The picks in the prior posts one can see the voids the termites made.. Here are the 2 remaining pics from that weekend. Thares me old Transom....
The picks in the prior posts one can see the voids the termites made.. Here are the 2 remaining pics from that weekend. Thares me old Transom....
05-22-2011, 11:06 AM
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And the work progressed. These pictures were taken around May 17th. I bought the most expensive respirator I could find at the store and started to grind.... What a nasty job.... That is one thing I don't enjoy! I couldn't believe how white the shop got. Dust every were!! I found the best thing to use for this was a grinder with a 36 grit "Abrasive Nutted Flap Disc"
05-22-2011, 11:08 AM
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I found out, Don't use the 3M sandblaster flap disc with out using the quick change piece. I had it break apart on me. Thank the lord I was in the right place at the right time. Remnants of it is still stuck in the ceiling of the shop.....
