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WOW, thanks man !

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Spell checker changed warpage to wage....

Anyway, love all your work.

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looking great...60-66's will be even more popular when the world sees the outcome of this truck! I didnt read the whole thread yet, because i just found it... are you telling us the paint color yet? bet its another sweet VW color

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LOL, I knew what you meant !
Thanks man, LOL.....am I that predictable !

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i'd love to get her but she's a little outta my budget and kinda far for me as i'm in GA.

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:agree::agree::agree:

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well I spent a little time this weekend organizing the shop and getting ready for all the Porterbuilt parts to get here !
We also hung a lot of sponsor banners, the one that Clayton Machine works made for us has Cloud 9 on it...now that's pretty AWESOME !

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Cool!

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i like that toolbox/weldercart combo , everything right where youre working
miiiiight use that idea too

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This truck is going to have to be REAL AWESOME to top Cloud 9... I am sure you will pull it of... I love where you are going with it...

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thanks man, i'm lovin' my new red truck. all patina-ed up, i will make it so fine you'll wish you had it back.:metal:

off to the chrome shop tomorrow...
you and your girl, are jewels in my world

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Thanks man, stay tuned it is going to be FUN !
You rock Clem, I know you will ! And you are to us also !

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well the last couple days I forgot my camera, but to catch you up my A.D.D. kicked in and I deserted the cab for a little bit and went to work on the bed.
I didn't have a cab dolly so I grabbed some 1x1 tubing and some cheap casters from Harbor Freight and about $100 bucks later we have a bed dolly.
I started hanging some more of the LMC Truck parts ie. Front Bed Panel, wheel wells

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mocking it all up to see how much I want to raise the bed floor, at the mocked up height the bed floor would be 12 inches deep

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Poster board and cardboard can be a major asset when doing sheet metal work.

In the pics, the bed sides in front of the wheel well apprear to be pulled out...is that on purpose or something you need to fix?

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I love this project. For some reason I missed the thread on square peg while you were building it. And then my Street Trucks magazine comes in the mail and what is on the cover? I am like, how did I miss that???? So I am not going to miss this one. I love it so far. On another note, I came across this other cool SEMA build for 2015. I was wondering how many other people follow this guy????? "Bay one customs" on you tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OPepkQm-Q

He is building a '55 Ford for 2015 SEMA, but he build a '58 chevy for 2013?SEMA. Nice truck. But this guys videos are really cool in my opinion because he is always teaching tricks and tips. Most other stuff I find on youtube just shows what someone has done, but not the "process". Thought I would share.

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Yes I use a ton of poster board ! That's just dents from the previous owner having it setting on the ground we haven't started body work yet.

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Subscribed! Looking great Mike can't wait to see how it turns out.
Will you be swapping out the dash on this truck?

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this one will have a complete custom dash in it , built by Urban Custom Interiors

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Any progress pics? I'm jonesen for some more pictures of your talent!

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they anounced it on facebook too :
https://www.facebook.com/urbancustomsinteriors

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ok we decided she needed smoothed out a little ......

First I used a 80 grit sanding disc on my mini angle just to clean out the seams and make them bare metal

Started my tacking procedure 3 tacks in line then about a 6 inch skip to the next 3

started tacking in the stake pocket filler pieces

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started grinding it down, used an electric angle grinder very lightly and quickly skipping spots so I didn't heat it up to much, then finished it off with the air mini angle grinder with a 36 grit pad on it

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I've seen this done multiple times, I think I am going to do this as well on mine! :metal:

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good work man... that will be a nice look.
you gonna attack the cab seams too? big big job but well worth it.

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Sweet !
Thanks man, which cab seams ? the only other thing I was thinking of was the hood seams.

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Lookin' good, Mike! Keep at it!

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http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...0/P1010166.jpg

http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/v...0/P1010164.jpg

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Looks good Mike. There are only 4 visible cab seams that I can think of. The rocker to cab corner below the door on both sides, but you need to carry this one thru the door jamb to make it look right. And the short one above the windsheild near the upper outter corners in the "visor" section that leads up on over the drip rail of the roof.

There are also a couple more in the door jam that can be done too. I did those on my "65 back in the '90's and that was a lot of work but looked realy good, and the hood seam that you already mentioned is a nice touch since you are smoothing the bed seams.

Doing the drip rail removal like in the pics above is a ton of work. Not sure it looks right to me. That one is a mod that you as the owner have to like to be happy with...

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Nicely done - I never liked those seams ...

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Nice work Mike!
I did similar on my box, Then sandblasted all of the primer from the seams and used SEM panel adhesive that is used for glueing van-sides on (flexible) to fill the seams. It is a sandable adhesive that was a bit pricey, but was easy to work with...It has a cure time of around 2 hours and flowed out like butter. hardly had to sand it!
Also, on another note, I used 67-72 wheel tubs for my box, because they are taller they will allow more drop. Just my observation...

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BTW, I think that those are some damn-ugly mirrors in those photos. LOL!
Who does all of that work to smooth out the drip-rail the bolts on big, gaudy mirrors? IMO.

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prolly because he was putting more importance in the abillity to actually see wats happening behind him
i agree though the mirrors dont look right on the truck

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I 3rd that! :haha:

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Laughing here at all you guys commenting.

I actually had a set of large, modern, multi adjustable mirrors that I traded for a folded metal glove box inner, because I will be towing my teardrop trailer, and need good rearward visibility........ Put them on EBay last night, as I have opted for rectangular stainless units in stead, though I would love to have none, or mini peep mirrors.

The truck looks beautiful though.

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Whats the link to them Grizz?

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I am guessing you,mean the ones I have on EBay?

The ones I am fitting were from LMC/Top Banana/Whoever.... And are just standard replacement units in Stainless, I kept the standard steel stalks, wanting to paint them black, but may just order some stainless units.

You have PM inbound.

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Sherms in Sacramento is one of the best chrome shops in the country. They have plated many ridler cars. They are expensive but they are second to none

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thanks man
very clean, but I don't know if I care for the look of the drip rail being gone either ?
me either
Sweet !
they are Unique for such a smooth truck !
lol
it is a beauty !
thanks !

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as I was working on my bed seams last night I got distracted by something shiny....A.D.D. ........

I am going to widen these LMC Truck fenders 4 inches

I didn't want to have 2 seams to weld up on them so I am cutting 4 inches off of the old tubs and welding them on...now only 1 seam !