More on the wheel well reconstruction

A new day and time to rivet!!  First thing today we riveted all the tabs to the original metal.  Man, there are some tight spaces to get that riveter into!  But, we got everything that needed to be riveted riveted! 

Then the entire edge where the tabs are got two coats of Herculiner--what great stuff!!  It's really made for coating truck beds, but according to many of the people on the Scotty groups, it's a great sealer.  We also put two coats on the inside where the rivets are.  All in all, the wheel well is looking AMAZING!!  It should be finished in a day or two...

I noticed the drill with the wire brush attached and decided to give a try cleaning off the brake drums which are pretty rusted.  Gotta get them ready for a painting.  Man, the before on the left and the after on the right!





We also took apart what was left of the bed--which wasn't much.  We're planning on making a permanent bed instead of the gaucho couch.  And it will be a little higher than the couch was.  I felt it was just better to take the old one completely out and start from scratch.  I also have to remove what's left of the flooring under the bed area, sand, paint, and lay new flooring tiles before we make the new bed.  Man, that almost sounds like a move towards putting her back together!!!!