Looks very nice!  You need to let someone like me come and hang some stuff on your walls! LOL
Seems Santa found Madison!
That pic of your son welding in the same room/space as those propane tanks frightens me.....

All looks good, Best of you got to spent time with your son. I could never get my daughters interested into any garage work. 

6sally6 wrote:

TimC wrote:

That pic of your son welding in the same room/space as those propane tanks frightens me.....

 
Unless the propane/mapp/acetylene tanks are leaking........everything should be alright. Happens every day
6sally6

Even then, propane and other hazardous gas leaks aren't like they make it out to be in the movies.  It doesn't work that you crack open a gas valve, throw a handful of silverware in the microwave with a delay timer to start in 2 minutes, and the whole house blows up. 

Gases have to achieve a combustible concentration to combust.  If the level of gas is too low, or too high (not enough oxygen) no spark or flame will ignite it.  The reason they put hydrogen sulfide in the propane is that the human nose can detect it at 0.00005-0.3 parts per million in the air.  You'll smell a gas leak hours to days before it would be at combustible concentration.  The danger would be an empty house that had a leak for two days and then something sparked. 

Also, no one has ever walked away from an explosion behind them without flinching in real life either

Thanks Guys.  My son has a 68 Mustang he bought 3 years ago when he was 18.  He had to weld all new sheet metal in it.  So he's a pretty good welder now...LOL  Those propane tanks were empty.  The one in the grill is full but shielded by the grille.  

Steve69

Let us know how the caliper paint holds up.  I have been thinking about doing that on my 56 F100.
What did you use?

I have no concerns about steel propane tanks and MIG welding.  My concern is those plastic gas cans I have everywhere.

Nice project!

Nice work!

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MS wrote:

Let us know how the caliper paint holds up. I have been thinking about doing that on my 56 F100.
What did you use?

I have no concerns about steel propane tanks and MIG welding. My concern is those plastic gas cans I have everywhere.

Nice project!

I've used VHT Caliper paint for quite some time now and it holds up very well.  Like any paint the secret is in the prep work I think.  Did you use the same paint Steve69?
 

Looks like I'm not the only one that has to work on the garage floor.  Nice job on the setup and install. 
 

TKOPerformance wrote:

MS wrote:

Let us know how the caliper paint holds up. I have been thinking about doing that on my 56 F100.
What did you use?

I have no concerns about steel propane tanks and MIG welding. My concern is those plastic gas cans I have everywhere.

Nice project!

I've used VHT Caliper paint for quite some time now and it holds up very well.  Like any paint the secret is in the prep work I think.  Did you use the same paint Steve69?
 

  It was paint for ACE hardware store.  
 

Thanks John,

With the drivers side tire pulled I pulled the original upper plug from 3rd member out. I then added the oll from the top filler I weled in. When it starts leaking out the 3rd member plug its full. Then put the plug back in the 3rd member. 

Steve69 

John Ha wrote:

I agree with everyone else - very nice work!

Have a question about the fill plug on the differential.  It looks like it's kind of high.  Most of the ones I've seen on vehicles have been at about the midpoint of the axle shafts and you fill until lube comes out of the hole.  

It looks like your fill hole is more on the top of the pumpkin.  Maybe I'm way off base but it looks like you will be overfilling that unit with lube.