Thread: 1940 Ford Pickup
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04-05-2014 05:45 AM #436
You'll have it looking better than OEM in short order! I think I'd finish out the welding on the top to get that piece fixed in space, then fit the door to the new profile.Roger
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04-05-2014 08:55 AM #437
Thanks to All that give me feedback. Its like having buddies around the shop except your inputs are worth listening to.
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04-05-2014 08:58 AM #438
Hey, it's all just a bit of sheetmetal work, no big deal!!!! Takes a lot of patience, templates become your best friend, a body hammer and dollie seem to be permanently attached to your hands, and my final word on sheet metal tune-ups, if it was easy everyone would be doing it! The truck is coming along great!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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04-05-2014 09:05 AM #439
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04-05-2014 09:35 AM #440
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04-05-2014 11:25 AM #441
Beers do have a grounding effect during the stressful moments! Make ideas flow easier!
" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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04-05-2014 05:26 PM #442
You are ALL WELCOME to my shop for a few beers anytime !
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04-05-2014 05:49 PM #443
Started the day off with a trip to a car show and ended up doing a little bit on the truck.
1 st pic shows the difference between the doors, a little closer look reveals the left door had been crunched at some point in its life.
2nd pic is my alignment tabs for the roof.
auto focus seem to be having troubles.
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04-05-2014 07:47 PM #444
Where is Selma, just in case your close by I need to know.
Then I could come over and steal some ideas from you HE! HE! HE!
Looks like you do some of everything there.
Kurt
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04-05-2014 08:58 PM #445
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04-06-2014 10:38 AM #446
So if you have glass in the short door, when you roll it up how does the fit seem? Wondering if you could push up the upper channel a 1/4" and fix the gap, as well as get the window to have a proper seal?" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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04-06-2014 03:03 PM #447
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04-06-2014 06:21 PM #448
Cool keep us posted!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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04-07-2014 05:34 PM #449
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Nice work on the door. One thing I thought of, is as that cab rusted the cab could have settled and someone back in time could have massaged the top of the door down one way or another so the door would still shut and hot hit the drip rail. Just a thought. The repair is looking great!Ryan
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04-07-2014 06:56 PM #450
The door sucks, more troubles than was ever seen before. I was able to pull up the window frame 1/4 inch but there's more trouble with it. I'm posting pic's of both sides and I think they'll tell the story. In the end it will work til I find another or at least another upper part of a door that I can graft on .
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