Ryan I just rollered on some epoxy primer to stop flash rusting from handling, it will get sanded and sprayed later.
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We like to use Por 15 for steel and rust issues, problem is it doesn't come off easy, and you definately want to have a top coat over the Por 15 while it's still a little tacky or nothing will stick to it! They actually now make a top coat for it. Can't beat it for rust and bondability!
Picked up the front panel I had left at the machine shop and last night made a start on it, first job was to prepare the tube that gets welded to the top edge to be the roll, I like the idea of having a bolt each end on this to anchor it to the bed sides so first job was to cut the tube to length and turn up a couple of weld in bungs with threaded holes in them.
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These were then welded into each end of the tube and the welds smoothed out.
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Then the tube was tacked to the front bed panel the same way as we did the sides, this is where I realised I had my a slight error :o I had measured the tube but not allowed for the 2 thickness's of sheet either end so each end was slightly shy :( school boy error but thats what you get for rushing :LOL:
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I found an easy solution though, well 2 easy solutions, the first was to split the tube and extend with a piece of solid, the 2nd was easier so went with that, a standard washer was the same thickness as the sheet and with one side trimmed was a great fit :cool:
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The washer was tig welded in place and sanded smooth, no one will ever know :LOL:
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The sides had to be drilled for the small bolts that hold the front panel to the sides, so measurements were taken and the sides drilled.
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Today I took it all outside to see how it looked bolted together, looks pretty good to me :3dSMILE:
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The open ended tubes on the sides were bugging me so I turned up some stainless bungs to cap them off, nothing fancy but practical.
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Just been in catch up mode,Steve.. Haven't been in here for a while,,just a little look here and there.. This is looking awesome..Really nice work,as usual..Love your detail.. :cool::cool: One kool pickup..
He nicely posts F1 trucks on there for me!
You on there then Steve ??? I have a page on there here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Langy...13793158637853
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Seem to have been hard at it today but achieved very little Started to make up the tailgate but all I got done was the hinge tube and brackets.
Brackets go into urethane bushes in the ends of the tube which forms the bottom of the tailgate.
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Thats alot for most of us to get done! I like the fabbed brackets, simple old school and functional.
Yep, I'll go and "like" your site to get updates. I post stuff about the truck there.
Guilty as charged,Steve..:o.. still get on here most days,but haven't spent the time I usually do.. Got a bit of catching up to do.. I like the treatment of your deck sides,,with the bungs in the end of the tube.. A clubmate down here did similar with his pickup bed,,and put small lights in there..looks kool..:cool:
Not a lover of the little lights some put in the rolls myself Robin, I never thought of mentioning it before but my old F100 went to a guy in Australia a few years ago.
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