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Thanks! It is nice to be able to share with a good community like ours.:metal: I agree about the skins. Four months ago I would not have even thought to take on something like that.

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So Im all inspired after reading about your door skin install. (:metal:)
Get to looking around on the web. Prices are about what I figured. Looks totally doable.
Found some that,,,,well,,,,figured I could do some damage too and get the job done.
THEN IT HITS ME. Hey, none of these will work:dohh:
Bompenstein has a 5" stretch.

Your write up was still great though.

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Come on now, with your cutting and welding skills that shouldn't be a problem.:metal: Just buy 3 skins and stretch two with the donor.:lol:

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Finished the door skin replacement so thought I would show some of the finishing touches. The first job was to finish welding then grinding the top of the skin. Took my time and have no warps in the metal.:metal:

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Added some weld to the edges at the seam and then slowly ground it down. Turned out great, cannot see a seam on the front or back.

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Next came the corners. What I did not realize until I started replacing the skin was the forward corner is more rounded than the back corner. All 4 of the doors that I had were that way. So cut off some metal on the rounded corner and then hammered a small roll over on that corner. Figured it would be best to strengthen the corner so added some weld along the inside seam. Turned the heat down on the welder since I was just hitting one layer of metal. Happy with how it turned out.

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The square corner was easier. Still had to cut away a little metal to make it look like the factor seam with 45 degree angles. Once it was folded over, went ahead and added a little weld.

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Last step was to put filler over the welds. Put a coat of fiberglass over the welds in case there were some pin holes. Then put the regular filler over and sanded it down. Very surprised at how little filler was required to smooth it all out. Since I had the new skin on most of the door it only took a hour or so to fill and sand the other spots.

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Gotta say that this was much more straight forward than I thought. It took just over 2 days from start to finish. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about doing this (Bomp) to dive in. This is my first resto/mod and I was able to pull it off.

It is now time to prime the doors!!:bann::bann:

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Amazing! Great job...
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Thanks Don!

Was able to get the priming done today. Getting better at laying primer. The doors are looking good.

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Now I have to get hinges cleaned up and shot then hang the doors. Bought a new set of hinges for the driver's side, old ones were worn out. Soaking the passenger side hinges in vinegar. Was intrigued by the idea. One of the many reasons I love this forum are the tips and tricks that people post. If you haven't seen the thread on vinegar, here is the link:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=583194

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Hi-

I did the same thing and bought a 65 stepside on eBay sight unseen. It was "ready for paint" with many new parts, but in reality needed a ton of bodywork. I'm new to the forum here and will upload pics soon. I'm enjoying your thread & look forward to more! Nice work!

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Thank you! I hope yours is closer to "ready for paint" than mine was. Looking back on the ad on eBay I now laugh at what was supposedly done to the truck. All I can say is never again will I buy sight unseen from eBay. Wish I knew about this forum before I bought my truck.

Good luck on your truck. Look forward to seeing your pictures and plans. This is by far the best forum I have participated in. Tons on nice and knowledgeable people with great builds. You should check out the FAQs, there is so much great information about doing most everything.

If you have any questions just PM me and I will help anyway I can.

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Life is clearly getting in the way of working on my obsession. My daughter bought a house this week and is getting married next week so I have not been able to do much on the truck. We did get a chance to hang the doors on the cab including putting on the latches and fitting (not gluing) the seals. Its amazing that it can take hours to fit and adjust one door. Over all they came out pretty well.

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Starting to look like a truck again!:metal:
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:cong: Man, that looks Great!:metal:
Progress is awesome, even if it is in small doses... I empathize with you over the life stuff...
Didn't get to Harbor Freight yesterday due to rescheduling, but will be picking up that grinder and getting on that fender soon, thanks again for the info.:thumbs:

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Looks great.
I know what you mean by "life getting in the way".
Poor 'ol Bompenstein feels abandoned.

Doors look great on the cab.:metal:

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Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the fender patch all ground down.:metal:

It's too bad there is that cash flow thing, life would be much more fun without it. Looking forward to your week off, Bompenstein will be happy!

Thanks on the doors. Couldn't believe it took hours to fit and adjust the doors. Thankfully there are hammers and wood blocks for the fine tuning.:lol:
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Looks great.:metal: I wish my doors fit that good :uhmk:

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Thanks! I was relieved that they did fit like they did. With them coming off another truck and replacing the driver's side skin they turned out pretty good. As I always say, rather be lucky than good!:lol:

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The right door on mine fits pretty good, but the left door is really bad and it's the orignal door. The curve near the gas fill hole isn't even shaped to match the door. I have to fix it. Plus need to fill the large gaps. :waah:
I'll post pictures on my build thread when I do it.

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It's amazing some of the fit issues when the trucks left the factory. I keep reminding myself that trucks were work vehicles so no one seemed to sweat the details. All they wanted was a strong vehicle that ran.
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Gonna lose the rest of the week, my daughter is getting married on Friday. The wedding is in a state park and the family is gathering for 3 days there with the last night being the wedding. Family is starting to arrive today. Hope it all turns out well cause I could have bought and built another truck for what its costing me.:haha:

Wish all of you a happy and fun 4th!:flagw::flag:

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Jeff,
I'm secretly racing you to see who will finish their truck first, you or me! LOL!
I have a 65 and first saw what you were up to on another forum. Good progress. If you have any more weddings, I'll catch up!
You have a shop and I don't, so the heat, mosquitoes and weather are the things that delay me.

Nice job on the doors. I gotta get my cab in epoxy primer before I start on my doors.

Jay

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Jay - Guess the secret is out!:lol: I follow along on your website on your progress. The only reason I have a shop is I kicked our cars out of the garage and let the truck take over.:metal: We have had a cool and wet summer so far so I am lucky that it has been decent to work in. I am sure SC humidity is tough this time of year. Most of my family lives in Arkansas so I understand how tough it can be to work during the middle of the day.:devil:

So not only is the wedding slowing me down, my nephew for CA is sticking around next week so it will be golfing and movies for part of it. I have made sure he understands that at least one day will be working on the truck.

I also have to get better at ordering parts. We were all ready to put on the radiator support and front fenders yesterday but I had not ordered the radiator support bushings hence my own induced delay.:dohh:

We are both getting to the fun phases of our builds. Sure nice to have the cab and doors all patched up and some primer on them. I now get to actually assemble something.:clap:

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Saw you over on Bomp's page, so I thought I would check out your build. You have really done some work! That cab is lookin great, and I like the way your engine looks. Keep it up, and good luck with the wedding!! (Dads need all the help they can get)

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Sounds like a build off in the making.

Murph will win out over me but the competition keeps me motivated.

In my book your all winners:metal:

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For me, ever since I bought my parts truck, I have 2 of just about everything. I just have trouble remembering where I put it. :lol:
I often let my brain get ahead of my hands . . . meaning I order stuff I don't need for another year or so. Then I can't remember where I put it. I have 4 of each door, 3 hoods, 5 fenders, etc. . . .
However, I did remember to order the radiator support mounts. Maybe I will catch up to you after all! :lol:

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Thank you! When I started this I never realized how much I needed to learn. It's a fun obsession.:metal:

It is amazing how much this forum motivates and inspires. I agree, anyone who is making their truck better and sharing on this forum is a winner!

When you find your parts you ordered over a year ago see if my inner fender grommets are with them. I ordered them in October and they seem to have grown legs.:lol:

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So it has been a while since posting. Life took over my build for the last few weeks. My daughter got married last Friday with a lot of family around for the week prior and after. I am a very proud Dad, she has worked through tough times and come out on top.

Here is my daughter, grand daughter and new son in-law:

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Here is my better half and I. We were the second longest married couple at the wedding, clocking in at 27 years!:metal:
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Jeff,
Congrats on the nice family! Glad to hear you make them a priority. The truck will be there when the dust settles from all this marriage stuff.
I'm married to a saint who thinks that my new hobby of wrenching on trucks is pretty cool. When the truck is done, we'll build more memories. These are the "good old days" that we're living right now.

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:agree:

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Congrats! Looks like ya'll had a great time at the wedding!

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Sounds like we are on the same path. Thanks!

Thanks Don!

We had a ball at the wedding. It was at a local state park and we were there for 3 days. Lot's of good times, food and a few beverages were consumed! My daughter thought her wedding was perfect which is all that counts!

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We were able to get some work done this week. We got the inner fenders, fenders and front cross pieces mounted on the truck. After hearing some of the stories on repop parts I did not think we could get this done in a day. We did have to adjust some of the parts but were able to get them bolted together. Kind of surprised that the lines matched as well as they did. :metal:

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We did go ahead and throw the hood on. It's just setting in place. I have a lot of work to do on the hood. Confirmed that we will be able to get this all lined up.
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Now to take it all apart and start working on the hood and get my hands on some filler primer. Sure is nice to see my truck looking like a truck for the first time since October.:lol:

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Looking Good Brother!:metal:

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Look at all those nice NEW parts. I wish I had new fenders. Great to see the progress and it motivates me to get mine done. You are still waaaay ahead of me. LOL! :metal:

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Congrats on the VERY nice progress !!

You make me want to go out and do some stuff to my hood !! As well as hang my fenders.
I just got in 1969 GTO side marker lenses that I am going to use as turn signal indicators on my fenders, so am kind of excited about that too!

Your daughter's wedding looked like it turned out excellent, glad it went off without a hitch, we all know how that can go.....

For some reason though, like I was with Modges, I was working under the perception that you were much younger, like in your late 20s. Dont know how I got that impression, but none the less.
On the other hand, Jmorales I think is really only 16 years old.... LOL

Just kidding !!

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I think we are all in our 20's and just refuse to get older...:haha:

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Wow! I just read the whole thread, your truck is really looking good. I'm getting ready to start the same thing on my 64. I hope it turns out as good as your's is.

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Thanks Don!

Maybe ahead for the moment but after the hood is fixed I will be taking it all back.:waah: Soon it will just look like parts again.

69 GTO lights are an interesting idea! Can't wait to see how they look.

The wedding did turn out great! My wife deserves all the credit. All I did was deal with the overrun on the bar bill. We ended up tripling our bar budget but no regrets. Did have to shut off my son's friends on the Long Island Ice Teas, too many were flowing.:uhmk:

Actually I am 21 but just trapped in a 54 year old body.:two:

I am with you on that brother! Old is a state of mind that I do not want for at least another 30 years!

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Thank you! While there are head scratching times, it's a great experience. I have learned so much over the past 9 months. This forum is a great group of people and a tremendous source of information. If you are getting going on your build you should create a project thread on this forum. You will get help and positive feedback.

As a side note, my son is going to Iowa so if you want, next time I am in Iowa City I can let you know. Would be happy to buy you a beer and talk trucks.
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Sounds good to me!
I'm 90 miles east of Iowa City. Is your son gonna be a Doctor or a Dentist ?
Do you come to Iowa often?

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Your doing a great job, glad to see it coming along

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Ahhhhhhh,
Got to sit down and catch back up, finally.

Thought there might be something funny in my beer with everyone leaning. Then realized.....its not me:lol: Congrats on the weddin'

And I must say....you look sweet in that dress.....lol just kidding.....Proud Dad:metal:

Then you got all the sheet metal fit on. whew. Lines fit up all nice like. That takes time and patience.
Got me all sorts of motivated.
Thanks for the major motivation. I needed it. Needed some bad.

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Don't get out there often, probably 3-4 times a year. My son is applying to Dental school but its hard to get in so we will see. Will let you know when I am headed out there next.

Thanks!

Know what you mean on the picture, the photographer was kind of nuts.

I was very relieved to get it to line up. There was a lot of pushing and convincing to get the bolts in the front of the fenders to the grill support. Decided to let it sit like that for a few days while I get started on the hood. Hopefully being bolted together will cause it to conform a little more.

Made me laugh on the motivation. Your build always motivates me so glad I could return the favor!:metal: