Bronco Tub wall patches 001.jpg
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On both sides of the tub, just under the seat, I had that galvanic rust at the seam welds. Sorry no...

Bronco Tub wall patches 002.jpg
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Just a picture of the other side. The moral of this story is, "When doing a "RUST BUST&qu...

Tub patch 004.jpg
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OK, here it is all done with undercoat and sealed in flat black Rustolium High Performance paint. O...

Tub patch 002.jpg
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The other side

Tub patch 003.jpg
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Right now you are probably thinking, "You missed that area behind it". Not so, it will ha...

Tub patch 005.jpg
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Boy did I like taking pictures of that area

Tub patch 007.jpg
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What is here, let us see. Oh ya, that little black box is the replacement for using the body as an ...

2009-9 Body work.jpg
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Now here is an older patch. It was done about 5 years previous to this round of "Rust Busting&...

2009-8 Body work.jpg
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More evidence of what is going on just below the tub material. That hole goes all the way through t...

2009-7 Body work.jpg
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And more

Cutting Rear Tub Welds 1.jpg
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Getting ready to cut the tub floor welds to the support.

Cutting Rear Tub Welds 3.jpg
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After using a weld cutting bit there is often just a little piece that was missed. This is the tool...

Tail Gate Support Removed 2.jpg
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The welds all cut and the end of the tub flooring cut back.

Tub Support 10.jpg
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Now the damage to the tub support cross member is evident. That is only the tip of the ice burgh. ...

Tub Support 1.jpg
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The tub support was beyond hope so I cut the whole back couple of inches of tub floor back. Check ou...

Tub Support 2.jpg
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Tub Support 3.jpg
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Tub Support 12.jpg
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Tub Support 13.jpg
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Tail gate support removed from the tub support. More details under Tail Gate support.

Rosie's But 033.jpg
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Old tub support removed

Tail Gate Support Removed 1.jpg
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Tub Support 7.jpg
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Tub support rotted out

Tub Support 5.jpg
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Another view of it

Tub Support 8.jpg
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Need I say more :o)

Rosie's But 017.jpg
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This is a new tub support, well not exactly, I liberated this one from a 95 Bronco in the junk yard...

Rosie's But 018.jpg
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You will notice that I left some tub flooring material on the newer one. That will be used to slide...

Rosie's But 022.jpg
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Here we have the new Tub and Tail gate supports fitted together temporarily to make sure they fit.

Rosie's But 029.jpg
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New Tub Support in position plus new body mounts.

Rosie's But 030.jpg
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Rosie's But 031.jpg
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Rosie's But 032.jpg
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You may have noticed in previous pictures of the tub support I left a piece of decking material on i...