Clay James
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Been doing a lot of work on it this week. Updated with pics.
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Hey there Clay. I just picked up my 1967 Kaiser M109A3 about a month ago and I plan on doing my conversion similar to this but I figure if I'm gonna sink the money into it I am going to do it 100% right so I am about to do exactly what you did but was wondering.....when you pulled the wood up and removed the rusted metal floor pan in the shop body what did you replace it with? Your pics go from no floor to new wood floor. Did you re-weld new metal floor pans or did you just use thick wood planks and seal it? Any insight in to this project and the probable issues I will run into would be greatly appreciated. BTW....any up date on your project...how is it coming along?
Post a build thread if you get it.well im excited, i may have finally found my 109 in missouri. Im waiting on pics of it to come today. Hopefully ill be able to get it soon. When i do this is the way im going.
They're what inspired me to get one in the first place.I love these M109 build threads, can't get enough ideas for when I re-do mine. The wheels are turning in my head, and that is never a good thing!
The more zombie apocalypse campers the betterI love these M109 build threads, can't get enough ideas for when I re-do mine. The wheels are turning in my head, and that is never a good thing!
You may want to use marine or at least an exterior rated plywood if it is going to be exposed to the elements. Even with paint, water will eventually find it's way into the plywood and may cause issues down the road. Just a thought.
I looked into the pressure treated stuff, but saw that it was harmful to metal so I didn't go that route.Or skip it all together...and get locust or oak planks.
Would be a challenge to redo the whole metal sub-floor, but definitely doable if you want the most durability. If you get the heat reflective insulation like I used you may be able to skip the Dynamat.Yeah I was thinking about the undercoating too. I guess it just depends on how bad the rust underneath the wood actually is. I might have to bring my Sterling Parts Kit project to a hold and go out right now(10pm ) and find out. If it's really bad I'll cut the metal out and then clean up and undercoat the cross-members and everything else. You know...I get an email every time someone comments on a thread I subscribe too but for some reason I never got yours. I'm glad I decided to come to the site and see if I missed any thing. Anyway...I wonder what it would cost to get someone to weld sheet metal in for me. I was thinking I would cut it out...undercoat it underneath...run wire and plumbing while walls and floor are out....install water tanks so I do not have to cut any cross members...and then have the floor welded in and all wire and plumbing holes sealed. At that point I would under coat it with a thick spray liner from under neath and from the inside on the new floor and the walls. Then dynamat(from to to bottom) and add rigid foam insulation on the walls and ceiling. The only other thing is this...before all that I really wanna make this a giant Faraday cage and SCIF the walls...floor...and ceiling. Any advice?...anyone?
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