Well, between Army, kids, family and pulling extra weight at work from cutting everyone elses' hours (holiday season is nice and slow), I am exhausted. None the less, I am trying to find time. Sometimes it comes in 30 minute spurts or I can sneak a few hours in. Anyways, the body work is taking me forever! Got some new weather strip in and "restored" the sun roof. I was able to salvage the old hardware (LMRS wants a fortune for that crap). All I have left to do is get the old tint off and I am just going to replace it with black vinyl.
New window channel, hatch and sun roof weatherstrip courtesy of LMRS
Hatch weatherstrip
Old sunroof
Old retaining clip. The other one was rusted off completely
Yes, that is the old weatherstrip
Old weatherstrip again
Old hardware
Cleaning up the old hardware
Freshly painted
Cleaning out the passenger door (I have the drivers door to re do)
Body side of the sun roof
Like a glove!
New sun roof weatherstrip
So much cleaner
Painted and cleaned
Test fitting the new stuff
New window channel weatherstrip
No more cracks!
No more wind noise! Now, to do the other door...
Now, to get that stupid ass truck bed liner paint off the doors
New tool of choice for sheet metal and lexan. I probably paid too much, but hot damn! This thing is f'n sweet! Gear driven and variable speed. Mmm!
New sunroof retaining clip. Thank God the plastic did not break!
Now, to work on the old tint
Final product. Back to more body work!