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Ha. I'm trying to motivate myself with what little progress I'm making. Waiting for the snowball effect.

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Dave, you are one sick SOB. :haha: :haha: :haha:

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When I raised up the bed floor the tubs went with it. This mod was to compensate for that. The strips that are on the table were what I cut out of the side where the fender use to bolt to the bed. There's only two inches to cut out before I got to the part in the middle of the bed that bends at a 90 degree angle. I raised the bed floor up 3" so I had to put a 1" strip in the tub to lower down the flange to get under that 90 bend. I still have to finish the welding and plug the old mounting holes. Does that make any sense at all?

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more

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don't stop now... soon the momentum will be at its peek, and then you'll be cruisin'

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I'm starting to see that getting a tight fit helps with good looking welds. Can you take your tires off with the bed on?

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Tight fit is key, especially with tig. My wheels will barely come of when the bed is on. I still have to roll the lip of the fender under. That should make it easier.

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Did you cut it?

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Dude.....mad skills..
You do great work and thanks for showing the details like you do .

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Thanks. I haven't had a lot of time but I'm trying to finish the bed. I cut the little tabs off the tailgate that the chains hooked to when the gate was down. I rewelded the braces that hold the new gate checks on(or what ever the hell they're called) and plugged the holes in the side of the gate. Now on to filling the holes that are left and evening out the gap between the gate and bedside.

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very nice

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I welded and drilled a tab where the stealth latches seat and made it part of the mount for the gate link assembly.

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Tacked the patches for the notch and hole.

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can't wait to see the whole package

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Nice work!, I like all the custom mod's you have made. I almost made the front wheel well modification on mine, and now wish I would have. but, IT'S JUST A WORK TRUCK!...

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As always such nice clean work!
Looking at your pics makes me want to tackle my tailgate project too!!
Very motivating
I have some IDEAS !

Hahahahahah

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It's easy work but time consuming. The fab on the bed is close to being done, so it's on to the body work and prime. Then the hood mod.

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eyes are glued to the screen

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Oh man oh man I cannot wait to see what your hood mod is going to be!
I just hope it isnt something that I wish I had done !!
....or cant do ....
Ok now the suspense is killing me.

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Always such cool work!

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Thanks guys. I've got this other project eating up all of my time still. It's really close to being done. I sprayed a sealer coat on it today and Monday I'll paint it. Maybe I'll slip my bed in there and prime it.

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Nice progress and thanks for the pics of the tubs. I tattooed that on my brain for later use. ;)

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What is that? Looks like a MGA.

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Yep. 1961

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One of my next jobs coming is will be a Red 59 MGA. I'm doing the final assembly and detailing. :metal:

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busy guy.........

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I started working on the pinch weld situation. I've always thought I'd cut it off when the time came. Instead I think I'm going to make it match the angle of the rocker by scoring the back side and hitting it with a hammer till it matches the correct angle.

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Plan b. Never did like that pinch weld.

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Looking killer!!!

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Thanks, Joe! Now for the other side.

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there ya go take no prisoners

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And the other side. Done.

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duude that looks so clean , :metal:

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I like it. It does look a lot cleaner, damn it. More things to do on mine now. :lol:

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Thanks

I've got to clean up the drip rail now. I think I'm going to weld a piece over the top and just box it in. It will look original but won't have the channel. After that will be the fire wall or hood. And then the fab work will be done..?? Maybe. I need to get that mga done and start building the engine too.

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I was thinkin of doing something different with the firewall too. Not just shave, & smooth it, but do something with that ugly step in it. Like the pinch weld. Maybe fill it. :uhmk:

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Yeah, not sure about the firewall either. I'll figure it out when the time comes. Today I started boxing in the drip rail in the back. The steel yard gave me a perfect piece of 16 gauge that was bent tight. I just have it tacked in for now till I get the rest of it fitted then I'll finish it all up.

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brillant!!;)

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Love the rocker improvement. Those pinchwelds always looked like an afterthought. Can't wait to see the rain gutters finished. Nice work!

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I like the straight truck grille. I had one on my 66.