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Went to the junkyard and found this truck hanging out front. Not sure what year but it's got 5 lugs, leaf springs, and a homemade one piece flip front end with a 69-72 hood but a 67-68 grille. Weird. Hopefully I can grab a few parts off it one day.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_125432.jpg Today I started work on the passenger side A pillar http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_152942.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_153010.jpg Cut the front half off the parts cab. I later regretted cutting here, but this is my first try at fixing rust... http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_155611.jpg Same thing on my cab http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_164716.jpg Together http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_165654.jpg Started with this http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_172039.jpg Ended up here http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_185642.jpg |
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Really regretting cutting across the 4 curved body lines. Proving almost impossible to line up. Not sure if it's my trimming or if the two panels don't have the exact same lines (from different stampings or whatever).
I can get the bottom three to line up like this http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_181638.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_182454.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_182503.jpg But the top line/lip won't line up if I align the others. If I line up the top, it sucks the panel in and here's what I get http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_182644.jpg Not sure what I should do next. Might cut off the top lip and use the original chunk up there. Just realized I didn't take a picture of the backside, but that's got a section of panel welded in too that has to line up. |
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Per that last picture is it possible that ya just need to trim the window opening flange a little more so it would allow the lighter piece to curl inward a little more?
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Possibly...I'm at the point where I don't want to trim too much more as I'm afraid of going too far. Wish I had someone locally who could take a look and give me their opinion of what's going on, whether it's the panels that are not quite the same or my cut isn't located properly.
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You almost need an uncut cab and pull a curvature pattern off of it.
maybe just go ahead and tack it in place on the outer surface and keep fitting the other parts until you see what you got? i would think that window flange should be able to be "adjusted" a bit before final welding. |
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That's a good suggestion swap rat, I did just that! Windsheild is still in the other cab so I couldn't do much other than confirm I'm pretty close.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_150012.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_150759.jpg I decided having the inner section welded together was preventing me from pushing things to where I wanted. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_150906.jpg You can see how the original and the replacement are different at the top. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_152623.jpg So I drilled it out http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_155437.jpg And that was the ticket, it all fits much better now http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_160536.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...821_173405.jpg Moving on to the drivers side, I made a cut near the top of the windsheild http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...825_202229.jpg And chopped it off http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_181008.jpg |
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Did the same to the parts cab and after some trimming here's the result
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_184655.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_184344.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_184301.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_184146.jpg Much easier so far than what I did for the passenger side. i went with doing the full pillar because of the damage found here http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...820_190824.jpg I haven't started welding it in yet as I've been sandblasting the inner sections of all the panels and it's slow going. My blaster doesn't have much power and there are difficult angles to reach. |
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Nice work!
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So the panels I took apart had surface rust inside. I've gone this far, might as well take care of it while I can.
Before: http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...826_185711.jpg After lots of sandblasting with my dad's tiny compressor bought to run an air nailer. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...831_195803.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...831_195840.jpg It's not powerfull enough to get the deepest pitting and around the corners where I can't get a good angle, but it'll have to do. Coated everything in zinc weld though primer http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_183831.jpg Made the first tack last night http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_193215.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_200238.jpg I started from the top and worked my way down. The replacement panel really didn't want to sit flat down here and was pretty twisted. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_200256.jpg I'm having trouble getting nice welds. Here's my initial settings that I used all of yesterday http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_201349.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...901_201359.jpg |
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I messed around with the settings today and tried going hotter (setting "C") with just a touch more wire speed but ended up going back. I can't get nice flat welds, it seems to mostly sit on top. Sometimes the wire doesn't even tranfer and makes a little ball at the end of the wire.
I don't remember what setting I had for these, but you can sort of see. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_190938.jpg Part of the reason is my gaps are all uneven. I tried doing a little welding on the back side too and that doesn't work so well as I can't get the flap wheel in there to clean the old paint and powercoat. It's really tempting to run short beads, I did a couple and they ended up decent. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_194151.jpg Where I stopped tonight. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_194935.jpg Not happy with the lower part. It's flat here http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_195032.jpg Bowed inwards the worst at the lower door hinge area http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_195044.jpg And flat again near the top http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...902_195155.jpg It was bowed in at the bottom a bit when I first tacked it in and got worse as I added heat. Hoping when I cut the bottom of the A-pillar off to put in the patch panel I can hammer and bend it back straight a little since it'll be a little weaker without the lower bit. Good thing this is the passenger side and I won't see it every time I get into the truck. |
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The bow in the lower A pillar is bothering me. I want to fix it.
How do I do that? Bend it straight with some sort of clamp? Pound it out from the inside and hope I don't tweak the whole pillar? Cut it out and weld it back in? Bring it to work and play with the torches to shrink and pop it back out? No progress yesterday, but I did move everything around and got the trailer/cab inside the garage. Now I can work later (gets dark early now) and out of the bugs and wind. It's also raining all today and tomorrow. Hope to get some more work done today and tomorrow. |
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Cut a groove in the bowed area with a cut off wheel, then hammer and dolly it flat, if you close the gap when you hammer it, use the cut off wheel to open the gap again and hammer it again. Just so you take a little material out of the bow so you don't stretch something else
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Definitely getting the metal too hot by 1) welding too many spots in an area, and not letting it cool compleatly or 2) sanding too quickly and sanding too much of the surrounding metal, and or 3) the sanding disk is too fine of grit and or worn down so creating even more heat by pressing the sanding disk too hard against the surface. I like to use 36 or 50 grit disks and i keep them fresh, i try to sand only the spot weld and not the surrounding metal as every time you do you thin the metal.
The spots need to cool completely before welding the next set, the metal should feel cool to the touch, try and keep the spots well away from each other by an inch minimum. Every time you introduce heat to a weld seam ether by weld or sanding it shrinks when it cools, the best way is to go around to each spot where possible and Planish each spot weld after it cools, this means to put a body dolly on the back of the weld spot and strike the front of the spot with a hammer to flatten them, This stretches each spot weld to counter act the shrinking, then repeat another round of spots, planishing and sanding. I cant help much with your welder setting as i have a different welder, i can tell you that .023 wire is better than .035. There will be a number of places and situations where you can planish the spot weld, even more important to take your time and let it cool, don't try to accelerate the cooling by use of air nozzle or water., that can make the metal brittle. The area in question there is a bracket welded to the back side that holds the nutplate in place so it cant really be hammered outward (cant remember if the back side is accessable?) so possibly a slice as mentioned, then some heat and pull it out may work, do you have a stud welder for pulling dents? |
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Do You see the blue bar just below your forum name in the upper right? in that bar you can click the search button then click on advanced search, type in Planishing or planish welds, then pick threads or posts below it for a lot of reading material on the subject.
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Thanks for the tips guys.
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I went out after I posted that and was able to get rid of the bow with a hammer and dolly. It's not perfect, a bit lumpy but the overall width of the pillar on that side is exactly the same as an untouched pillar measured at the same location. |
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With everything inside now I could work in the rain and dark.
Hammer and dolly on the inside of the pillar got rid of the bow http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...904_172114.jpg I need to bring home my 2" air grinder and some roloc disks to finish this area up. Grinding down welds with a 4.5" grinder at full speed isn't easy for the more delicate areas. I also welded in some metal on the pitted areas here. Is this a bad idea? http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...904_182846.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...904_182957.jpg Moved to the drivers side. Here I discovered a difference between the two cabs. My '69 cab has a much more pronounced body line beside the windshield, the '71 cab just has a gentle dip. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_145921.jpg I made sure it all lined up everywhere else and used a chisel and hammer to try and make the transition from the one piece to the other a bit more gradual. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_151515.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_155004.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_161318.jpg |
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The bottom of the pillar wants to sit about half an inch too far back
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_162049.jpg Welded and ground http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_193625.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_193635.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_193657.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...905_202314.jpg |
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Fitted the passenger side inner brace
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...914_195622.jpg Some tacks http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...914_203308.jpg Plug weld from the front http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...916_200202.jpg Fully tacked http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...916_203740.jpg Ground http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...916_205913.jpg Primed http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...916_210830.jpg Random holes in the pillar, as well as cracks by the hinges. Drilled the ends to stop. Did the same on the passenger side, but no pictures http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_130337.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_131346.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_133140.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_133229.jpg |
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Flattened and bent some old copper plumbing from my house. The crack on the drivers side lower hinge was over top of the free-floating plate, and I didn't want to weld the two together.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_134402.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_134425.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_134857.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_135445.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_144918.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_145524.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_145537.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_145546.jpg |
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Filled all sorts of holes in the wing panels, including the radio antenna hole.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_151604.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_151850.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_153840.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_155838.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_160553.jpg The drivers side wing had rot up by the base of the windshield http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_172533.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_174442.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...917_183040.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_161031.jpg |
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Starting to get better at spot welds, I turned the welder way up. Must be pretty poor wiring to the garage. Penetration is better now.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_161052.jpg Welded in and ground. Leaving the top part loose until it's fit to ensure best fitment. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_175005.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_175012.jpg Then it's just a matter of lining up the old spot welds to fit it up http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_175255.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_175304.jpg Small hole on the trough thing on the drivers side wing. Drilled it out and tried filling it with weld using the copper pipe as a backing rather than cut a small round plug. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_155918.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_160237.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_160412.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_160809.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_160419.jpg I've got patch panels for the lower A pillar bits, but I'm going to leave replacing those parts until the floor is located properly. That way the gaps will be nice and even. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_190440.jpg It means I won't be able to get to the back side of the weld for the inner wing, but I'm choosing fitment over better protection. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_190508.jpg |
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Welded the drivers side wing up and primed while it was mocked into place.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...922_192606.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...922_192407.jpg The passenger side wing had rot too. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...918_171641.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...922_132903.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...922_192021.jpg All welded http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_203813.jpg Back side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_203820.jpg Ground http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_205500.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_205507.jpg Primed. I made the upper hole where the dash bolts through too big, but it looks nicer than the ugly square I had before. It's all going to be hidden up under the dash anyways... http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_181348.jpg |
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Welded the drivers side wing into place
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_201029.jpg Back side of the welds http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...923_201111.jpg Welding the passenger wing into place. Just have to line up the old spot weld on the leading edge for this side. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_183402.jpg I apologize if I'm jumping all over the place. It's difficult to write this up in order as I'm usually working on 2-3 sections at once so I don't get too impatient waiting for welds to cool. This way I can weld one side, weld the other, grind one side, grind the other and repeat. Keeps my busy. Added a few more welds along to top of the drivers side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204200.jpg Ground down the inside on the drivers side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204231.jpg Same on passenger side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204245.jpg More welds along the top of the passenger side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204300.jpg Overall look. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204508.jpg Next up is the inner cowl panel, seen here mocked up http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_204929.jpg Just have to line up the old original spot welds http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_211312.jpg The passenger side has a bunch of rot on both the tip of the wing and the inner cowl as seen here http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_211325.jpg There's also some holes more along the middle of the inner cowl I'll have to patch. This support here I forgot to have blasted and coated. The stock blower motor fits inside of it. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...924_211418.jpg Not sure what I'm going to do about it. I'm not planning on re-installing a factory style heating unit, I'm going to convert to a Vintage Air system that's all contained in the dash. If I end up using it and send it out to be blasted and coated, I should send the dash along with it to save money. Which means I need to make up my mind on putting in a dash with the factory uncut radio, or a dash that's already been cut and mount something like a double DIN unit. |
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Welcome back! Looks like you kicked butt and took names this weekend! I missed your last post, i was down and out for a bit..
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My lord!! I feel like I was scrolling forever through weld and weld, but you are kicking ass and taking names, great work!
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Thanks! Sorry for all the welding pics, seems like that's all I'm doing....
Cowl before http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...001_142839.jpg Pitted and rusted through sections cut out http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...001_144225.jpg Cut out pitted metal on the wing panel http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...001_165806.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...002_153216.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...002_154801.jpg The bits from the original cab going back on http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...002_142059.jpg Patches tacked in http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...002_160352.jpg Welded in. Made a huge mistake here, you'll see later. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...002_190246.jpg |
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Mocking the original cowl
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...005_180151.jpg Mocking the aftermarket cowl http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...005_180413.jpg Both don't fit very well, but the factory one fit better. This is where I should have stopped and tried to figure out what went wrong. Weld http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...005_202642.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...006_195743.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...006_200957.jpg Grind http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...006_203316.jpg |
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These little supports that go inside the outer cowl got accidentally left out when I got everything blasted, so I cleaned them up the old way. Just waiting the 24hrs for the rust converter to do it's thing before paint.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...007_125224.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_124237.jpg When I removed the outer cowl I wasn't careful at all because I thought I wasn't going to use it. Put a bunch of dents into it. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_153351.jpg I didn't take an after picture, but I spent a bunch of time with a hammer and dolly putting it back to a point where I think body filler would be enough. Welded in the filler pieces. Just have to line up the old spot welds to put it back to where it was. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_174056.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_174115.jpg Same thing on the drivers side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_175058.jpg Ground the patches all smooth http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_175115.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_175349.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_175134.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_175414.jpg |
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Mocking the cowl again.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_190329.jpg Fitment issue on the passenger side http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_190426.jpg With the firewall too http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_191613.jpg Fitment issue. Basically when I line up the outer cowl to the inner cowl, the passenger side of the outer cowl doesn't follow the contour of the "wing". http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193214.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193246.jpg Drivers side all lines up nice http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193318.jpg The outer cowl is aligned to the inner cowl by sticking screwdrivers through the holes where I drilled the spot welds. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193306.jpg If I start by making the passenger side tight first http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193642.jpg Here's how the cowl lines up. Note the drill holes only half overlap. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_193714.jpg How did this happen? I forgot to clamp the driver's side lower pillar before welding in the inner cowl. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...008_145823.jpg See that gap? It's supposed to be flush. I also suspect the passenger side A pillar front half I welded in isn't quite right, the wing is "toe'd in" if that makes sense. I think the windshield opening is right as there is a horizontal brace right behind it where the dash used to be, and I can't see how that would move. Add all those up with the rotted out bit of metal where the inner cowl and passenger wing piece meet meaning there was no original spot welds for me to line up meant the inner cowl was welded in with the firewall side just a bit too narrow. Don't think I can remove the inner cowl from the wing panel how I welded it in, there's so much weld joints I'd destroy both panels. I think I'm going to cut the inner cowl in half, or almost all the way though and use the outer cowl to line things up properly. Thoughts? |
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Ref: post 57 & 59 If that A pillar is suppose to be flush against that brace and its in too far in then that can affect the door and the fender alignment, not to mention fitting in a new floor, i would suggest measuring the new floor width at the lower A pillars. I think all the welding on the inner sections may have pulled the lower A pillars inward, It looks like the lower A pillar isn't twisted from what i can see in the pic's. Is the passenger side still flush with the brace?
Not sure which part you refer to as the wing panel but if you feel that only the driver Lower A pillar has moved inward then maybe instead of cutting the inner cowl in half ( if you mean at the center of the windshield) maybe try and re drill out the spot welds on the driver inner curved panel that has the vent hole on the side? I am curious how much pressure or force would be required to move that A pillar outward to contact that brace and try and get that floor in there before going forward? |
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Yes, the passenger side pillar is welded to that brace. All the bracing I put in place before I removed the top half of the cab from the original floor. Here's a pic:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...703_184659.jpg The drivers side A-pillar ended up having to be replaced completely (which I wasn't expecting when I braced the cab) so when the replacement pillar was lined up along the windshield area it didn't line up at the brace anymore. It didn't pull inwards from welding, it was always like that, even when it was just clamped into place. Good call on the floor though, I will probably measure the widths to confirm. The wing panel is what I call the curved inner panels with the vent holes. Moving the drivers A pillar against the brace isn't too hard, I can squeeze it together with one hand. It's clamped into place now with vice grips. Rough sketch of what I think is going on: http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_113648.jpg |
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I was more concerned about the A pillar spacing but if you can pull and clamp it in place its probably not an issue.
I saw the space left on the passenger side too, although i was pretty tired when viewing, if you don't think you can re-drill the spots on just the top seam? then yea a well placed saw cut would allow you to pull that piece over (i think) then weld in a pie slice. it would be nice if you could just pull it over as is and clamp the inner and outer together and be done with it. |
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Well, I don't know what happened overnight, but everything fits much better now. Maybe I was just too tired yesterday and needed a break.
Photographic evidence below. Note the round file and screwdriver holding the middle centered and clamps on both sides holding everything together. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_142830.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_142925.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_150733.jpg Also had my dad come over and help me set the windshield back in place to make sure it still fits. Didn't set it in all the way (old gasket that I cut, trim still in) but I don't see any issues. I do think it's maybe time for a new windshield, the edges of this one are pretty clouded. Rinsed the rust converter off these guys. Not sure I like how it worked. Dug out an old can of POR15 and gave everything a coat. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_171703.jpg Cleaned up the underside of the dash and all the inner cowl areas that will be inaccessible once the cowl in on and painted it all too. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_180608.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_180615.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_180630.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_194612.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...009_194626.jpg Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so I'll be able to put a bit more time into it, maybe. Going to add some seam sealer to the inside of the cowl and weld the supports in. I might cut and try to spread the inner cowl still as an extra 1/4" would still make things fit better. |
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Hey glad to see a new day and clear head made for better progress! Don't forget to add seam sealer on the outer seams of the inner cowl too before welding on the outer cowl, also the seams at the bottom of the windshield.
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Great progress.
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Its comin together eh?! Really nice work man
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Holy cow! I'm out of breathe from that series of pictures.....I thought I had a tough battle with rust repair. Not even close to what you have going.... HERE.
We don't have anything on you Canadian brothers.. Keep up the good work. |
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Thanks for the comments. mcbassin, your thread was one of the ones I read when trying to convince myself I could do this, so thanks for the inspiration.
Seam sealer the inner panels that will be no longer accessible once the outer cowl is on. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...010_145940.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...010_151530.jpg I'm planning on getting the cab blasted and powerdercoated again once it's all together and done before paint. So leaving the rest for now. POR15 on the outer cowl support pieces, which are also what the front fenders bolt to. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...010_152614.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...010_163914.jpg Stretched the inner cowl. Made a cut. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_185304.jpg My stretching rig. Piece of 2x4 laying around, already cut to close. Random Honda jack screwed to the end of the 2x4. Screw through the drivers wing panel into the bottom of the 2x4 to hold it in place. Another chunk of 2x4 to prop the jack end up. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_185549.jpg This is about where I wanted it to be. Doesn't take much force to get here, I can do it by hand the stretching rig just holds it for me. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_185604.jpg |
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Outer cowl now fits like a glove
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_190105.jpg Note the spot weld holes in the wing all line up perfect and tight. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_190234.jpg Stuck some pieces of scrap on the backside. Holes in the cowl to plug weld. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_204059.jpg Stitching it together. Kept blowing through the part closer to the windshield where I didn't put anything on the backside. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_213146.jpg All welded http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_215932.jpg Ground. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...012_221535.jpg Still some touch up to do, especially before the cowl can go on. Not the prettiest repair, especially from the underside. But that's what I get for my mistake, and it's not like it'll be visible way up under the dash. |
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Looks great, Keep up the good work!
One thing I question, you mentioned having the cab powdercoated when your done, I think the heat may affect the seam sealer, and possibly the rust treatment that's under the cowl? Just more things to think about, I could be wrong.... Maybe just stick with a quick sand then some body work and more K2 primer? Also, not sure what that hole is for just left of the split? Cant tell if its in a tab or if it go's thru to the inside? I'd also seam seal up the split as well, then prep and primer everything you can before welding in the outer cowl. |
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