Well, I have had some more dreams/ideas for the Chief. Would like to get her ready to bring out to CO and UT sometime next spring/summer to venture and explore around a bit more out there. The idea will be to take 3-4 days to get out there, then spend a week or so (maybe two) exploring and camping out in the chief. I think a roof top tent will be my residency as I will probably have the girlfriend and dog with me. Maybe we won't break down on our adventure
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So I will be trying to prep her for the trip from here till the spring. So in doing so, I decided to once again pull all the interior out and add some extra sound dampening and potentially an extra layer of a thermal barrier. As well as take care of some more problem areas with some POR 15.
Cleaned up the doors some more. Had a couple spots of rust in the corners. So I wire wheeled those, cleaned them up then added some POR 15. Then added some fiberglass where it was the worst. Came out pretty good. Wound up going ahead and trading the whole bottom of the door. Matched up with the stock lines. I think it actually will look good once everything is back installed.
Using some 36 mil sound deadner material for the cab. May do the rear, but plan to have a few more items installed there that may help to dampen some sound as well (platform and storage etc.). Somewhat of a bare bones overland setup for us. Plan to also leave the back seat at home to give us some more space as well.
Almost got done with the cab tonight, but still have a few more spots to go. For those that have done this, have you noticed a difference? I plan on taking down the headliner and doing the roof as well. I think that will really make a difference. Although I am scared to remove the headliner as I am fearful it will come all apart on me when I do, lol. But I think it needs to come out so that I can sound dampen and insulate it fairly well.