So I wanted to take apart the wing windows and the main door glass frames. For paint and corrosion protection. All was fine till I tried to remove the counter sunk very small screws in the lower glass frame. If you are thinking about doing this forget it. Those screws are the hardest high strength screws I have ever seen. So hard that I sheared the tips off of THREE screwdrivers. Then it dulled 4 drill bits. Frustrated I grabbed some needle nose vise grips and clamped the living heck out of the threaded side and was able to twist the screws back and forth to get them out. The threads had next to no damage with a major clamping. It was insane. I left the other window alone and just masked it.
These little screws. Crazy as heck. Notice the broken screwdriver tip in the middle one. I could not get it out.
All the window frames and door handles painted. Sorry I cannot find in photobucket how to rotate an image. It is blurry anyway.
I will assemble everything when I feel better.
The tailgate. It was bent to heck and back. I hammered on it, Using a sledge and a BIG slide hammer. I was able to get one edge straight and it would whack the other edge out worse.
BFH and very loud stuff.
I had had enough. Time for a relief cut with a sawzall and some forced straightening.
It is way better but it had a little memory to it. It is fine for me.
Every shiny spot is a dent. There are lots of them. I will try shrinking them but this tailgate will have some dents in it. Stories behind every one.
This is the very last body part to get reworked and painted. Once it is on I am done with this phase. This is exciting as it shows a complete truck. And no wiring anywhere.. LOL
That's all for now. I need to get better before I continue.
Cheers,
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