Lincoln 115v, not sure on model, I'll get back to you. Its got an option to hook gas up to it, but then I've never learned how to use it, and then I need a regulator and all that. I really just use it to practice on, do minor around the house/shop repairs. I just dont like that no matter how much i clean up the metal I'm working on, it always seems to pop and make crummy looking beads.

Got the top off for sanding, resin patching the fiberglass, and repainting. Decided to take swartlkk's advise and just tape of glass instead of pulling them.
Still stripping paint off front grill molding, pulled emblems of body panels, to get black paint off of them as well.

This is just to show how meticulously the last paint job was applied.


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The front with all the grill components removed








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We have had two weeks of no rain and hot temps, but I still dont trust the weather in the Pacific NorthWest


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The top ready to get worked on


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I had a smaller Lincoln like you're describing, wouldn't be surprised if it was the same model. I welded cab corners, rockers, quarter panels, A-pillars and plenty of random stuff with it. My problem with it was that I couldn't use an extension cord with it or it lost a lot of it's juice.

Good progress with everything, keep it up!

good luck and have fun fixing up the good ol rig. Big Blazers rule!
cheers, Jim

Your floor looks to be in pretty good shape. You have a lot left to work with, and reference off of. Mine was gone in almost every area, including all the body mounts, and braces. It was a pain to get it rebuilt, but with time, and sweat I ended up with a floor that I felt was better than stock. I used 16 gauge sheet, and 1/8" plate, along with rectangular tube for the new body mounts and braces. Followed it up with seam sealer, epoxy, and a urethane bed liner. It might give you a few ideas if you run into a problem.
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WoW Thanks! Thats a great post to have as a reference.
It sure is tough though, work has picked up, and I am on mandatory 60hrs/week, so it has been hard to find time to work on it, and its real laborous, so its slow going.
The worst part is that I can't play in it until I finish, I just want it to be done, but I want to do it right, once, and so what was originally just supposed to be replacing floor boards, is now bed lining since its all out anyway, perfect time, however I might as well re-paint it before I put liner in, just makes sence. Means I should replace rocker panels, while I'm cutting and welding right there anyway. And this whole time the up front cost of the rig is climbing, and I have to have cash to be able to do one thing, so I can finish the other.
I love it though, some of the best therapy for when life gets to you!

Trust me, I know exactly how you feel. I started out to patch the floor, and realized it all had to come out. Then I figured the cost of buying all the panels from LMC was going to be close to $400, so I decided to just buy a sheet of 16 gauge, some tubing, and make my own design. I kinda ripped off the idea from a guy on Coloradok5, but it worked out well, and now I have a huge access panel so I can drop the tcase with a engine hoist from the side. Now I've discovered a broken main leaf in the rear, and assorted other problems, so it's almost looking like a frame off resto is in order. I've removed the HVAC box, all the wiring, and welding up holes in the firewall, and re-wiring the truck. Anyway if you want a little more detail on the floor build, I've got a short build thread up on CarolinaK5. Lots of pictures.
Starting DIY floor replacement - CarolinaK5 Forums
Take your time, get good fitment before you weld them in, coat them with epoxy sealer, and lay on the bedliner. You don't want your hard work to rust away.

So I just now at 5am local time, finally had a minute to myself to read your thread on the link above. So you did that whole job without having to take the chassis off the frame, thats encouraging. Did you ever get to spraying the undercarriage?

Looking tuff!

Yeah I got it all done without taking the body off the chassis. In retrospect however it would have been easier to do with the body off, and would have allowed me to go ahead and do the chassis as well, but I may save that for next year. I did get the bottom of the body done in the next two weeks. I used the same process, (epoxy sealer, seam sealer, and bed liner) The one thing I would recommend after doing it, is if you cut out metal around the body mounts, go ahead and get jack stands under the body to level it up before hand. That way when you weld your metal back in your body will be at the right place in relation to the chassis. I let mine sag a little and after finishing I noticed a slight lean to the left. I do have a broken rear main leaf in the rear so after I replace the springs, I'll have to shim the body mount to get it right. I got in a hurry when doing the floor, and that will always give you problems in the end.