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Nothing like Hot Rod black. Looks great Alan.
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nice work !you guys are building a super nice truck

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UUMMM, i believe your are the first. :lol:

Thanks Greg, now the sparks will be flying again.

Much appreciated Dino!!

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Started the patches

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Very nice work Alan!! What brand epoxy primmer do you use. I was using DP-90 but it got SO expensive on a budget.

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Everything is looking good, wouldn't expect anything less.

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I perfer DP90 as well, but since I'm not paying the bill we went with the Omni version. I did some searching and to me it was a 50/50 split of satisfaction of either product.

:thumbs:

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killer work alan, i'll bet greg is going nuts:lol:we might need to say a few extra prayers for him till this thing has some paint on it, i remember how excited i was at this point.

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You might be right. :lol:

Well, I don't know how long it would take others to do this repair on the right cowl. It took a little over 4 hours to make the three patches and weld them in and cleaned up. Just trying to figure out if my speed is in line with the market. The pics posted in the last post were of the first piece. the pics in this post are the last 2 pieces.

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Very nice work
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Nice work Alan, 4 hours is not bad at all....Come on over to my shop and give us a hand ;)

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It's been a while since I have used either DP90 or the Omni epoxy primer, but I have had a couple guys tell me they think the Omni epoxy is the old DP, prior to the LF version.

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Nice fab work, top notch.
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Yes all prayers are welcome. It will be like Christmas morning when I see it with paint. It will make all the work over the years worth it.

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progress pics

Left cowl patch done. I paint the back side of the patches to help reduce rust down the road.

The bottom of the windshield patch was done by bending a 90 then clamping it in place then hammering it to make the contour.

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more

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nice work:metal:

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looks good!

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I got a chance to run up and check out my cab yesterday.Alan has made a lot of progress in a short time. He still has some work left to do but it is a thousand times better than when we pulled the cab out of that chicken house. Here is pictures from when I brought it home and three from yesterday.

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Here are a few more of the interior, roof, and roof skin.

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Bump, just out of curiosity why did you pull the roof?? Dented, to insulate, rust prevention??? Thanks Jeff

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It as dented up pretty bad. It was less work to swap it out than it would have been to straighten the original piece.

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looks like alans been on the ball, terrific progress, one question though...have you been able to quit smiling and started sleeping again:lol:

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I read way to many threads on here :lol: to the point of who's I'm reading at the time, sorry Greg and Alan.

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No problem at all. After removing two roof panels I had become pretty good with my spot weld cutter. It takes a little time but in my case it was worth it.
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I'm giving myself until Thursday or Friday and if the smile has not gone away I will seek medical attention. :lol: I'll have to get back to you on the sleep.
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Thanks Jeff, If I could work full time on it, it wouldn't take long at all. Right now I get 5-10 hours a week on it.

Greg did a fantastic job removing the good roof panel. No matter how good you are at removing a panel the edges have to be dollied. While doing so I was able to dolly a few dents out as well. We thought sand blasting the roof with it off wasn't a good idea since it is so flemsy. I sanded, scuffed and treated with rust converter. I fit the roof tonight to make sure I had the edges straight.

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When I pulled the skin off mine it exposed areas that were impossible to get at. I blasted, used rust killer and POR15. No rust and protected for years.
Your cab is looking like new:metal:

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Before welding the roof on i will block it and check for dents I missed. Until then I started on the speaker holes patches from a donor door. I will repair the inner structure on the door where someone cut it for the speaker before the patch is welded.

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Nice work as always.;)

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Glad to see the ball is still rolling along! I agree, nice work as always, Alan. :bowtie:

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great work alan, attention to details, most people wouldn't have bothered with the inner structure, just welded in the new panel and let it go... this greg is why you definitly picked the right man for the job:metal:carry on master for grasshopper is watching:lol:

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Thanks guys!!

Prepping the roof. primed the underside of the roof skin. Used a weld thru primer. Then welded up the holes, ground flat, and sprayed weld thru primer in the roof channel to get it ready for the roof.

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one more

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Looking good Alan :thumbs:

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Thanks Ronnie!!

With Q pads installed and some dabs of urethane applied the roof went on for the last time.

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Great body work pics as usual Alan. I followed your build and I'm happy that Gregg picked you to do his truck so I can learn more. I've referenced these builds often as I've been doing my own body work. Thanks.

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Roof looks great. Nice picture of cab and roof panel assembled. Not to mention Duck Dynasty playing in the back ground.:metal:

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Looks great. I also reference your builds from time to time too.
x2 on Duck Dynasty:metal:

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Love to watch the Quack Pack! Missed it last night though, had to go to a Visitation for my wife Uncle that passed away on Tuesday.

One question for you Alan, What are the dabs of urethane for between the skins? Could you use Panel Adhesive to bond the roof skin on instead of welding it?