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If you can create new panels, as well as simulate the stock lines why not makes them follow the wheel tub. That will give you the strength in the panel and look correct too.

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That's my plan. Sometimes its hard to describe what you mean in writing.

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i made my front panel to match the side panels

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Nice. Can you lay out how you did it? Do you have a shear, brake, etc? Is there somewhere we can go to see more demos on metal fab like you are doing?

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this is what I'm planning:

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Got my rear wheel wells finished(tacked) this past weekend. For the top part where metal had to be added, I used a pair of original wheel tubs that I had. With a little massaging, the front part where the body line is fit really nice, however the rear 90 degree bend was too tight of a radius so I had to make a new piece for that area. Come out pretty good for bending metal in a vise with a hammer!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6...36ab5792_z.jpg

Dont look at those corners where I blew through with the welder!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6...eafd8c93_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6...2872057a_z.jpg

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I've had this same thought. Kindof a combination of yours and VA's. Would be simple enough to roll in a body line, break a flange for the floor, and provide a little room for wider meatss. Go for it and show is how it's done...

Tubs look good!

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will do!

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Looks great
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Josh your truck is turning out amazing! I wana stop up and see it again but everytime im in your area I usually have a 53' foot trailer behind me lol.
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Whatcha hulling?
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Haul all different kinds of stuff around the northeast. I always cut thru near johnstown when coming home from vt. Ill actually be at walmart dc by you tomorrow morning lol.
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Amazing work on those tubs!

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I may have missed it but what color are you gona paint it?
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One of my many indecisions. Probably either gold/white or an olive green/white. At first I was dead set on a white roof, but I am going to install the lower body trim, and I think the white below it looks nice without the white roof.
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I started my inner bed panels. I decided to rework the existing ones rather than try to make new. I thought getting the recessed stepped body lines just right would be near impossible...for me anyway. So with a little thought, I came up with the idea of cutting the ends of the panels off and flipping them. (you will see what I mean in the pics) This is all in an effort to keep the body lines flowing with the wheel tubs.

First thing to do was to adjust the arch in the bedside to the new shorter wheel tub. Here is a scribe line where I made my first incision!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6...ee0bc1b0_c.jpg

And piece removed
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5114/6...edf175f3_c.jpg

Heres the beginnings of the new piece going in. I put a bead roll in it to aid in the part that will be rolled at the edge. I will cut down the middle of the bead roll and hammer it over.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/6...0e9eb118_c.jpg

Here it is cut
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7...ddc34a73_c.jpg

and with nuts welded to the backside to bolt to the wheel tub
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/6...77468723_c.jpg

and tacked in place. at this point, I removed part of the panel(the part that I need) from the bedside so that I can get a dolly behind the panel better.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5467/7...d657fb6f_c.jpg

Here is the part at the end of the panel that will be cut off.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7...3db8c771_c.jpg

cut
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/6...de72cd0f_c.jpg

and flipped
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/6...32d15c84_c.jpg

This is the only piece I really needed tacked in place
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5192/7...367f7857_c.jpg

And the rest a new piece of metal.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6...2bbcc020_c.jpg

finished welding!
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/7...d4f51189_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/6...38d77f52_c.jpg

Next I have to do the other end of the panel, then bring the whole panel to someone with an 8 foot break to make the flange on the top so it can be spot welding in just like it came from the factory.

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Cool !
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Nice!!!

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Who makes that bead roller and any more info on it? Thanks

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It's just a harbor freight beefed up.
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Don't be so modest, You are a metal magician! very nice work as always. I cant wait to see the finished bed. You da man!

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i just read your build , everything looks awesome in great detail . now i need to crush mine and start over. ha, cant wait to see how the bed turns out. thanks for some good reading. :ito:

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anything going on?

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Oh yea, been working on it. Just tonight I finished welding the second inner bed side.
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well don't hold back

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Any new pics? If I ever have free time (what's that?), I still wana stop up again and see it.
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Any up dates on this biuld

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Well guys, I had a very long summer house project that STOLE all my truck time, but I'm gettin back on 'er! I was out in the garage today, so ill be posting up some progress pic song enough.
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Just read this entire thread. Beautiful work! Looking forward to any and all updates.

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Man I thought there was an update, dang I guess I will wait.. Love this project, awesome work!

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WOW....nice build...

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subscribing

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sorry guys, nothing new lately. Still trying to find time to work on this. Currently working on inner bed panels. I've got one welded in. Will post some pics soon.

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You are such a tease ..........!!!!!!

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i just went all the way back through your build thread....love your work, lets see some progress !

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here's a little update while I watch cars going in single file at daytona:(

More work on the inner bed panel:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8...40e3bc0f_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8090/8...ca678aac_c.jpg

had to modify ends of outer bed panels

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...c4399014_c.jpg

At this point, I brought the inner bed panels to a fabrication shop that had an 8 foot break to but the 90 degree flanges on the top of the inner panel.Then I spot welded them in. Also took the header panel to the shop and had them shorten it and put a flange on that also. Here are pics of the start of the bed structure. Using 1" square stock with 1/8" wall.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8...42d423f5_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8...a2ed69d1_c.jpg

watchin the race:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8...f704528a_c.jpg

Here is a close-up of how the body lines of the inner bed panels still match up with the modified wheel tubs.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8...b5d5e11c_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8...0ac90f5b_c.jpg

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Beautiful work!

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Your an animal man.
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there you go. now don't stop lol