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Harleygaz Member
Joined: Jul 18, 2019 Posts: 101 Location: Mississippi, near Memphis TN
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:22 pm Post subject: M38 hat channel removal |
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The hat channels appear from the paint to be original but they have rusted through. I know I can get replacements but my question is how to remove the old ones. I was thinking cutting wheel to remove the actual box section and then grinder to remove the sides welded to the tub but I was wondering if they were spot welded and if so is it possible to chisel under the welds and just break them? Wes K, I do have pictures but don’t have a computer to upload them, only my iPad, sorry. _________________ Gary
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mdainsd Member
Joined: Oct 20, 2017 Posts: 444
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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They are spot welded. Easiest for me was buying a spot weld cutting tool.
Locate a spot weld, center punch it and use the tool to drill through the hat channel (only) from the hat channel side. Piece of cake. _________________ '52 Dodge M37, '42 GPW, '48 FrankenJeep CJ2A/M38, '50 CJV-35(U), '51 M38, '42 WC-57 Command Car, '44 WC-51 Weapons , (2) M1941 Sperry 60" Anti-Aircraft Searchlights, John Deere M-gator, '44 White M3A1 Scout Car |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16241 Location: Wisconsin
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4x4M38 Member
Joined: May 30, 2014 Posts: 3444 Location: Texas Hill Country
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Probably the wrong place but since the subject was breached...
I regularly upload photos from my iPhone. If your photos are on your laptop I see no reason that won’t work either.
The biggest problem is your photos are probably too big for the site. Just resize them down and save again under a different name. I use the same name but add crop in the title. You can use Paint to resize them.
They should upload just fine.
Brian _________________ Brian
1950 M38
MC11481
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php |
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Harleygaz Member
Joined: Jul 18, 2019 Posts: 101 Location: Mississippi, near Memphis TN
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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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4x4M38, I tried a while back from my iPad but got errors. What process do you go though to upload to this forum and what max picture size do you use? _________________ Gary
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4x4M38 Member
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16241 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:07 am Post subject: |
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If you read the rules for posting and loading photos that I sent to everyone with a photo album here the size is limited to a maximum of 250K for photo put in a post. The albums are limited to under 500K.
I sent this to everyone that has an album on our web site. The tutorial for posting photos in posts is on the web page Photo Posting & Gallery requests/problems which I think is self explanatory.
_________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
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Harleygaz Member
Joined: Jul 18, 2019 Posts: 101 Location: Mississippi, near Memphis TN
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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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I found the spot welds and got a couple of HF spot weld removal tools. Hopefully it’ll work out OK from here. _________________ Gary
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jnissen Member
Joined: May 12, 2018 Posts: 93 Location: Austin Texas
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Mike_B Member
Joined: Dec 10, 2017 Posts: 336 Location: Southern Maryland
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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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I agree,the small belt sander works great and is also good for dressing up the plug welds on the new hat channel...just make sure you buy lots of extra belts as you will go through them fast. 80 grit for fast cutting and 120 grit for finish work.
Mike B _________________ Mike B
1953 M38A1 Brush Truck
1952 M38
1951 M100 Trailer |
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