working on getting bed together all new everything, need lots of rear fender work, slowly making progress.
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working on getting bed together all new everything, need lots of rear fender work, slowly making progress.
nice progress! Now that taxes are filed I'm long over due to get it moving again
more work on bed and fenders, lots on fenders
That looks like a lot of work. No fun working on antique metal.
Is that "dimple" for a spare?
yup very thinQuote:
Originally Posted by v8nutz
I have to give you credit for saving the old fenders, I got sick of it and went with new on the rear, but using as much of the original as possible is better IMO.
Nice work on the fender!!
A lot of work, I eliminated the spare tire well on the front fender of my 37 Dodge, and probably had less than 1/2 the welding you are doing. I was lucky, AZ truck so the metal was still solid.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4437/...6225b3f9_n.jpgtirewell-1 by M Patterson, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4484/...b3812a7c_n.jpgwelded1 by M Patterson, on Flickr
I blasted the bottom rear of the rear fender today and it will need to be completely redone/fab'ed from fresh metal , oh the joy. pic's coming
Mike I wish I had a AZ truck it would save me countless hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
The rust worm had its fill. This is the lower rear of the rear fender, going to be a lot of work no patch panel for this
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...psyks8ux0k.jpg
Oh my that is a mess. Some of my fenders were hammered on and stretched so much I don't know how I could find the original shape again. Also lots of stress cracks in the thin old metal. Good luck with that, it should be challenging.
Its been awhile since I posted anything on my truck, I keep working on it but seem to get no where. I thought I had good running boards but it turned out to be all body filler and lots of bad meal work so I got new ones from Midwest Early Ford. Front fenders just need blocking out and the rears are still looking like Swiss cheese.
I have been playing with colors, I painted the inter fender wells to get a better idea of what it really looks like the paint chips just don't work for me.
The plane is back at the shop for repair, they flew it without enough fuel and crash landed in a corn field, broke wings, landing gear, motor mounts and a $10,000 radiator. Its just about repaired now. I think I'll see if Forest Gumps Moma can go supervise the next flight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
see post 806 for video
Hey! Navy.. good to see you post an update. That's good news on the truck (for the most part.) I'd think you'll be miles ahead (pun intended) by getting the new boards. How was the overall fit? Straight bolt-on? or a lot of "fitting" to be done? The rust worm sure did a lot of harm to those fenders!
I guess Darwin was a passenger on that plane trip!!! Change the name of that plane to "Job Security" LOL....
Bummer on the plane crash. Small mistake seems very costly. I though gas level was a routine preflight check for all pilots?
running out of fuel seems to be up there in the reason for small plane crashes .
I think they call that an "error" plane.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
John Denver had fuel-he just couldn't reach the fuel tank selecter from the pilots seat
We had the plane all built as originally built, air pressurized tank, when the owner got it he changed the system to electric pump. We suspect lack of pressure to supply the 700 CID engine . It will be corrected before he gets it back, perhaps some Hotrod pumps and regulators.
Running boards fit good very little hole adjustment, very pleased with the quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
The new running boards look great and so do your inner fenders! That is a bummer to hear about the airplane but I guess it being damaged a little is sure better than what could have happened.
Its been awhile since my last post, still working on my truck just slow going. here's a few pic's
Looks great!! The stance is awesome! What rims are you running?
Wheels are dirty, 17 inch,wanted 16's but disc brakes wouldn't allow, tires are smaller than I wanted but I had to get clearance for tight turns. I'm tired of learning the hard way but that's been that way all through this build.Quote:
Originally Posted by randyr
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Pic is with air bags at full extension, ride height is aprox 2" lower
I love the 17's! I'm planning 17s front and 18s rear on my '37.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
Doing some work on the bed. Over a year ago I assembled the bed, epoxy primed and colored all parts that would be unseen. Between the sub rail and sides etc. After all the bolting was done there still was some welding that needed to be done, so after the welding all was cleaned and primed with epoxy and top coated with 2k. Present day I sanded the 2k and began looking for the flaws that I was sure I'd fine. A bit of block sanding and all the spot welds showed up asap. sanded down to the metal in some places so more epoxy was applied. The pictures show the spot welds , there very 3 inches down each side of the bed rail. the rails are not flat but have a small bend right where they spot welded them together. The whole point to this rambling is that I hate body filler but I think it will be a necessary evil to make the bed look good.
Happy 4th of July ]
A little filler is not a bad thing. When it's a 1/4 inch thick ... well, then you know it's probably junk underneath.
As always, you're doing a good job. Happy 4th to you also.
The good thing here is theres NO filler on this bed that I didn't apply , its all new
I doubt there's a vehicle on this site that doesn't have filler in it. It's a normal and necessary.
Actually I have one it's a 77 C20 never been hit never in the snow and hardly ever in the rain. It's been kept in side since new except to haul a race car to the track once a month for the last 20 years and before that it lived in Cal. has less than 100K 454 3.21 ratio. It had a cap on it till I got it I use it to pull our 5th wheelQuote:
Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5
a bit more progress on the bed
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...psiffvm4dc.jpg
Thanks for the Likes guys , I can't wait to get this truck done and have some fun !
Us Too! nod nod wink wink... :D:eek::LOL::LOL::whacked::pQuote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
4th time to sand and reprime because I hit bare metal. Think I'm set now to continue with the rest of the prep , 2k and finale block sanding . Getting tired of trying to make things perfect, my wife points out all the flaws and says fix it now or you'll regret it later . if I could only get her to do some sanding !
:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL: But then you'd have to bite your tongue to keep from pointing out any flaws in the paint, and pointing out that's where she sanded! :rolleyes:;)**)Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
Be careful of what you ask for, you might open Pandora's Box and then never get it closed again. My wife wanted to share some time and shop space... it felt like little by little I was losing space and time for "ME"! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
It took a bit of doing but we ended that arrangement! ;):)
That sounds like Great advice guys !
They are never done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Navy7797
Your progress is looking very nice!