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you got that right. Very nice job of metal fab.

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fab work coming out nice!!! I'll be following

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Slick work..,!!....door handle will be a cool mod...

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these clean and strip discs work great for paint and rust removal. wear glasses and gloves for sure though (found out the hard way with the gloves, if I would only leave those guards in place, lol). available with a drill style arbour or a roloc style as well. bodyshop supply places should have them. I just tried a couple sizes, 4 1/2" electric disc grinder and also air angle die grinder, and they work awesome. strips down to metal in a hurry and not much metal damage/scratches. epoxy primer over top and the scratches fill easy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgvp2ok0PlI

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they seem kinda spendy but they do last a long time compared to some other stuff. less messy than stripper. like anything though, watch the heat build up on the bigger panels. no worse than a wire wheel and they don't poke wire into your coveralls.....

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these bristle discs work great too

https://www.eastwood.com/bristle-dis...QaAhBWEALw_wcB

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Thanks for the compliment. No break, just using a 4” vise for small stuff. The firewall and steps I brought to a local metal shop.

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Thanks, I’ve been following your build also. I plan on doing a similar inner fender.

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Thanks Mongo. I’m hoping they turn work well. Not sure how to build the dish shape for the indent in the body. Figured I’ll grab my hammer n figure it out as I’ve done so far:lol:

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you can do it.. you no doubt got the skills!

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Spent some time on the truck today. Managed to get door pockets finished. Filled the old gas filler hole and door handle holes. Still need to build a filler plate for the side of the door. Then onto the B-post to make the hand pockets, filler panels and door seal lip.

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A few pictures of the left B-post pocket finished. Now to do the right side.

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super clean sheetmetal work!

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Got most of the right side done today. The filler panel in the B-post was the hardest part. Ended up beating the crap out of it to get the right shape. I managed to get it tacked in. You can see the striker in the last 2 pictures. Now to repeat B-post filler panel on the left. Then on to the filler panels on the doors. Hopefully those will be easier :lol:

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A few pictures of the finished B-posts and the door filler panels. Finished the right door panel and just have to weld the left. Then I have to build in the channel that the striker will travel through the door. That shouldn’t be too hard. So far so good:metal:

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wow you really took that cab down to nothing - mad fab skillz

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Finished the fabrication on the C6 door entry system. Just the striker channels left and a door seal lip. You can see the lip drawn out in the second picture. Going to wait on those because I have to replace both lower inner door panels and lower hinge mounts. Want to get the doors to the point of final hang so everything lines up. Moved on to inner valance above the windshield. Found a mouse nest throughout the entire length. Explains why it rusted! Need to clean the tar off the roof and por-15 everything before I weld the panel back in. So I got the left front fender started.

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Thanks, I didn’t intend on that when I started. It was worse than I thought. In the end the whole lower 12” of the cab has been replaced. I eventually ran out of stuff to replace :lol:

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A few more pictures of progress. Finished welding the left front fender. Just need to finish making the headlight mount. As you may notice I’m doing away with the blinkers. Going with headlights that have the blinkers built into them. Also put some POR-15 on the ceiling before I weld in the valance. Then the doors come off to replace the lower section on each.

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isn't that eyebrow panel available now? not sure about the inside part. it is part of the inner roof panel.

http://www.bowtiebits.com/store/stor...Category_ID=70

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I bought the eyebrow replacement panel. You can get the piece I’m making, but it costs $100. It only comes with the front panel replacement piece. You won’t see it so I made it instead. That bow tie bits site looks to have lots of hard to find items... thanks for the link

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Finished the headlight bucket today. Moved on to the inner roof over the windshield. Started to tack it to the filler panel between the roof and my replacement. Now I decided to get the replacement panel dsraven gave me the link for. Just ordered it. Now to cut it back out :waah: That’s ok I can work on filling the blinkers in and replace the door lowers :lol:

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Managed to get the filler above the windshield replaced. That’s a challenging little piece to get in place! Also replaced the inner valance over the windshield.

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Got the blinkers filled. Next onto the doors. I’ve got a week off work, so I’m also going to finish stripping paint. Have all the interior, roof, hood, and box to do. Then prime everything. I’m also seriously contemplating pancaking the hood. Bam’s build is a bad influence :lol:

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:metal:Fantastic work can't wait to see it when done, Sweet RYDE!!:metal:

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Thanks BC!

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Got both doors started. Tedious job. Lots of alignment issues to take into consideration! Going to coat the inside with POR-15 while I have them open. Also Got the roof and most of the box stripped. Next is the interior and hood so I can prime everything

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So back to the doors. They were pissing me off so I took a short break to ponder the situation. Also, It was hunting season and time to get everything ready for winter. Just checked the outdoor thermometer and it’s reading 0 tonight. So back to the truck. I couldn’t get the lower replacement panel to flow into the original door skin. I ended up cutting 15” off the door skin and starting over with a sheet of 16 ga. So far so good! I also tore the box apart to start that next.

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Jason 56 are you going to roll edges over? wont that be hard to do with 16 gauge steel??

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Definitely... once I have it tack welded in place

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Managed to finish up the drivers door. Pretty happy with how it turned out. Should only require a thin skim coat of filler. Now to finish the passengers door.

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Also started the filler panels for the rear corners of the cab floor.

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don`t know how you turned that door edge but did a nice job.

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nice job on the doors, almost perfect. I can send you mine for practice and to hone your skills and by the time you finish them you will be perfect I bet. haha
looking good. nice fab work. gotta love those cleco's eh?
how DID you roll those edges on the door curve anyway? hammer/dollie?

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I just got the cleco’s and yes they are awesome. Also bought a pneumatic crimper too. Should of bought that when I started the sheet metal.
To roll the edges I first tack welded the skin to the door. Next I made a relief cut on the backside for a straight edge. Then I bent to a 90 with an adjustable wrench. Once I got to a 90 I used a hammer n dolly. I finished it with a clamp and a small piece of 1x1” square stock to pull it tight. Aka lot or redneck ingenuity :lol:

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if you want to use cleco's for a butt joint instead of lapping the parts you can file a 1/2 hole on each side of the joint where the cleco will go and then use a washer on the back side for the cleco to grab and squeeze the parts together. use magnets to hold it together until the cleco's are in and then the magnet can also help hold parts together while you tack weld it. move the magnet away from the mig weld spot before you tack that spot so the weld doesn't distort. of course you need access to the back side of the panel to get the washer in there.

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Finished the drivers door this weekend. This one also turned out nice! Now to fit them and set door gaps. Going to install the door seals before I install the latches and strikers. Lots of small figment issues I have to address.

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Worked on the the door latch area where the seal will be. I had to build a step that the seal mounts to so it mates with the cab properly. So far so good. Now to finish the other side and install the seals. Build a channel that the striker will travel through. Then I can install the latches and strikers. Then work on final fitting of the doors.

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Finished up the door seal lips. Also filled in the striker channel in each door. Next I’m going to install the door seals and set the strikers.

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I’ve burned out on the doors so onto something different. I replaced the step surface to smooth them out. I also received a new front panel, tailgate and bed sills. I’m making my own box sides. There’s really not much to them. I’ll post pictures of the progress