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68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 03:47 PM

Here is my weekend progress. I wanted to get the bed cut and tacked back together. I am REAL happy with how it turned out!

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 03:49 PM

heres some more

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 03:52 PM

and some more

Swbman · 04-30-2006, 03:54 PM

,Nice looking work, since you cant find a nice swb why not just make yourself one....Great Job.........

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 03:57 PM

and the last of them

meathead95 · 04-30-2006, 04:13 PM

very impressive, great work!

ratrod67 · 04-30-2006, 04:16 PM

Good job!!

weasel29gm · 04-30-2006, 04:45 PM

Thats good work!!!

**dennislbrooks** · 04-30-2006, 05:01 PM

agree --great patience and great work

Are 67-72 GenIII's? May have learned something else today.

1969k10stepside · 04-30-2006, 05:07 PM

good job

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 05:33 PM

Thanks alot guys, this was my first one. It was actually alot easier then I thought it would be. Next weeks project is shortening the frame.

Skruffy · 04-30-2006, 06:31 PM

I have two questions: 1) What did you use to make the cuts and get them so straight? 2) What are the little clamps holding, how do they attach?

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Skruffy

I have two questions: 1) What did you use to make the cuts and get them so straight? 2) What are the little clamps holding, how do they attach?

I used a skill saw with a 7" metal cutoff wheel. The clamps are made for butting up sheetmetal and aligning it. You have to be able to get to the backside of the panel. They push in between the 2 pieces you are joining/welding. The backside has a square hole that a 1/4" by 1/4" by 1" square piece fits in and butts up against the back of the pieces you are joining. You then tighten the wing nut on it and it lines the pieces up. I'll get a close up picture of it tomorrow. They are a couple bucks at Harbor Freight, worth there weight in gold!

70short/step · 04-30-2006, 07:30 PM

Nice Work! Wish I could do that to my long bed But it has a Damn tool box in the side of it.

LUV2XCLR8 · 04-30-2006, 07:58 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet work, and man your shop is huge

Solver · 04-30-2006, 08:29 PM

Excellent work there!!
Couple of questions
Does the 7" blade go through the whole way or do you have to cut some also?
also why did you cut the back where you did in the middle of rear marker light?
Are you shaving front fender markers also?
How are you people that are cutting down these long boxes getting the angled body line to line up as it slants to the back of the box? Seems it wold take an awful lot of filler to make the body lines look straight.
Any and all insight is appreciated!

Longhorn Man · 04-30-2006, 09:02 PM

I hope you made it 6 1/2 feet... and not 6.

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet work, and man your shop is huge

Yeah my shop is pretty big. I build manifolds for frack tanks for the oil field. Its got a 12,000lb crane on the ceiling that comes in pretty handy also!

68GenIII · 04-30-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Solver

Excellent work there!!
Couple of questions
Does the 7" blade go through the whole way or do you have to cut some also?
also why did you cut the back where you did in the middle of rear marker light?
Are you shaving front fender markers also?
How are you people that are cutting down these long boxes getting the angled body line to line up as it slants to the back of the box? Seems it wold take an awful lot of filler to make the body lines look straight.
Any and all insight is appreciated!

I wish! The 7" blade makes it the whole way thru only at the very top for about 6-8 inches. I am shaving the marker lights. I wondered the same thing about the body lines. By pushing and pulling on the panels you can manipulate them enought to line them up. I will have to use only a small amout of filler when all is said and done if any at all. The back was harder then the front. As you can see the body lines match up and Im not even done stitch welding the joint yet.

**Palf70Step** · 04-30-2006, 09:32 PM

Very nice work.

krue · 04-30-2006, 09:37 PM

Nice work! Now you have me thinking, I have a lwb bed that I'm not using....

Joe67 · 05-01-2006, 07:44 AM

Wow - nice fab work! Most would have scrapped the bed

Looks great

jd4300fel · 05-01-2006, 11:28 AM

nice work, Now I might have a way of fixing my messed up longhorn.

fade94 · 05-01-2006, 11:48 AM

rock on!
Cut beds are cool....

67ChevyRedneck · 05-01-2006, 12:02 PM

You should be proud, that looks great!

04-30-2006, 03:47 PM	#1
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dennislbrooks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,807	Re: Updates on my 68 project. I now have a rust free 6' bed!!! agree --great patience and great work Are 67-72 GenIII's? May have learned something else today. Last edited by dennislbrooks; 04-30-2006 at 05:03 PM.

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68GenIII Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL Posts: 257	Re: Updates on my 68 project. I now have a rust free 6' bed!!! Thanks alot guys, this was my first one. It was actually alot easier then I thought it would be. Next weeks project is shortening the frame. Last edited by 68GenIII; 04-30-2006 at 05:33 PM.

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Skruffy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 187	Re: Updates on my 68 project. I now have a rust free 6' bed!!! I have two questions: 1) What did you use to make the cuts and get them so straight? 2) What are the little clamps holding, how do they attach?

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Solver Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Storm Lake, Ia Posts: 1,449	Re: Updates on my 68 project. I now have a rust free 6' bed!!! Excellent work there!! Couple of questions Does the 7" blade go through the whole way or do you have to cut some also? also why did you cut the back where you did in the middle of rear marker light? Are you shaving front fender markers also? How are you people that are cutting down these long boxes getting the angled body line to line up as it slants to the back of the box? Seems it wold take an awful lot of filler to make the body lines look straight. Any and all insight is appreciated! __________________ 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 LWB-Blue 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Black 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-Red 1972 Cheyenne Super 10 LWB-green 1972 GMC 4x4 LWB-White 1971 Cheyenne 10 LWB-Ochre 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Copper 1971 Cheyenne 20 Longhorn-Black 1969 Custom 10 LWB-lt blue 1968 GMC 3/4 ton-green 1968 1/2 ton swb stepside-silver 1967 Chevrolet CST 10 LWB-green 1967 Chevrolet custom 20 LWB-Maroon



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