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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Project: Shoebox - 1764 Fisher FINISHED!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Shoedawg" data-source="post: 391236" data-attributes="member: 13490"><p>Here is the tongue, with the receiver removed. Notice the cut in the front. A buddy of mine thinks how this happened, and how it got there, is that the original owner bought a receiver that was the wrong size for the tongue. So he cut the top of the tongue, and hammered the front in, to tapper it down, to fit the receiver. Notice how the tongue tappers in, towards the front? I dont know if I should leave it be or patch it up. Any suggestions? My buddy says to patch it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]77090[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now notice the receiver and how it tappers a bit. Also note the evidence of hammer marks on top of the receiver where my finger is.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]77091[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now at the stage of stripping the paint. I am using some left over Aircraft remover to get it off.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]77092[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After some help from the wife, got the left, right and back side done.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]77093[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Tongue cleaned up, and the bunk brackets ready in wait to be stripped.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]77094[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>That was it for the day. The plan is to flip over the trailer and get the bottom paint off, do the wheel wells and then go over the entire trailer with a steel cup to clean up the rust and the rest of the paint. Hope everyone is enjoying the progress so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shoedawg, post: 391236, member: 13490"] Here is the tongue, with the receiver removed. Notice the cut in the front. A buddy of mine thinks how this happened, and how it got there, is that the original owner bought a receiver that was the wrong size for the tongue. So he cut the top of the tongue, and hammered the front in, to tapper it down, to fit the receiver. Notice how the tongue tappers in, towards the front? I dont know if I should leave it be or patch it up. Any suggestions? My buddy says to patch it. [ATTACH type="full" alt="image069.jpg"]77090._xfImport[/ATTACH] Now notice the receiver and how it tappers a bit. Also note the evidence of hammer marks on top of the receiver where my finger is. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0112.JPG"]77091._xfImport[/ATTACH] Now at the stage of stripping the paint. I am using some left over Aircraft remover to get it off. [ATTACH type="full" alt="image052.jpg"]77092._xfImport[/ATTACH] After some help from the wife, got the left, right and back side done. [ATTACH type="full" alt="image062.jpg"]77093._xfImport[/ATTACH] Tongue cleaned up, and the bunk brackets ready in wait to be stripped. [ATTACH type="full" alt="image070.jpg"]77094._xfImport[/ATTACH] That was it for the day. The plan is to flip over the trailer and get the bottom paint off, do the wheel wells and then go over the entire trailer with a steel cup to clean up the rust and the rest of the paint. Hope everyone is enjoying the progress so far. [/QUOTE]
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