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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Going to go with a rear mounted gas tank for the LS engine fuel system. No need for the filler neck hole on the cab anymore although it is one of my favorite features of these classic trucks.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
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Thanks for the comments. Back when I was a kid my older brother told me about a drag car he saw labeled "Financial Burden." I've always thought it was a great name for a project. I like "Going Broke" too!
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Man that rust repair looks oh so familiar. So glad that stage is over for me! Your metalwork looks meticulous! I like it!
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Love your craftsmenship. Your doing a fine job and its looking great.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
You have done a great job on the chassis and cab. I really like the rust repair work. You are making it look too easy. I remember before I repaired my cab, I saw a bunch of pictures like your's, I thought well that looks easy enough...little did I know the repair panels were a joke in many cases, the rust is everywhere on these old trucks and it takes some serious time to do it right. Very clean work and some nice welders you have there.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Thanks again for all the comments. It sure helps me stay motivated. I was able to save the lower part of the original rear door pillar and finished up the front pillar repair.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Since I've gotten a few requests to show more details around my work I've decided to do a more in depth summary of the cab corner replacement on this side of the truck. The first thing you need is a quality replacement patch panel. This picture shows the main thing to look for in a cab corner patch panel. You want a nice 90 degree contour on the bottom of the panel just like the original. This task is already challenging enough so make sure you start with good materials. The lower panel would have been a lot more work so I used the Goodmark branded panel (that I got from GMCPaul's Truck Parts) and sent the other one to the scrap pile.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
I then used Eastwood's Weld Thru Primer on everything that was going to be covered up by the new patch panel. I was able to cut along the brace line for this repair which hides most of the patch seam where you can't see it from the inside. I also added a small brace (before I cut anything out) to help keep things in alignment.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Using the old panel as a template I made a rough mark on the patch panel with about 3/4 of an inch to spare. This helps get the panel in a more workable size. I also like to use a small round file to remove the burrs left behind to prevent cutting my hands up. Always were gloves when handling sheet metal!
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
I then prepped the rocker panel and cab corner interface to get a nice tight fit between the two pieces. I used a hammer and dolly to get things flat and then removed a bit of the "puckered" areas with a grinder.
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I then clamped the patch panel in place making sure to align it with the rocker and scribed the inside of the panel for the final cut line.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
To get the other side of the final cut line (since I could not scribe it from the inside) I made an offset mark from the cab cut line using my 12 inch steel ruler. I then clamped the patch panel back in place and used the offset line to transfer onto the patch panel using the same 12 inch steel ruler.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
I then added a couple of rosette weld locations at the bottom of the panel and trimmed off some excess material. I like to use a red scuff disk to remove the e-coat and prep everything for welding.
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Now we can start welding! I like to start near the rocker panel and work my way around about every inch or so making sure that the panel fitment is tight along the way. I then weld in between the previous set of welds and then in between the next and so on until you have a continuous weld. I like to lightly smooth the welds in between each round and use a wire wheel to keep things nice and clean. The wire wheel also removes the heat marks so you can see exactly where your new round of welds are located. I take a lot of time in this process to keep the panel cool.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Now that the panel is fully welded I smooth things out with a variety of sanding disk including the sanding rolls that are used for porting cylinder heads. Now you have to be sure to work the hammer and dolly when necessary in between all those rounds of welding to keep everything as flat as possible. I hope this was helpful. Now onto rocker panel installation...
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Now onto the rocker panel installation. You can never have too may clamps.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
I put on some primer just to keep the bare metal from rusting and took a picture of all of the sections I had to remove.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
I had to make some room for the Tremec T56 transmission I am planning on running by doing a high hump conversion.
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Very nice work!
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
X2 ^^
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Excellent write up and pictures. You are a master at making those repairs look easy
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
Had to fix the 1990's era modifications for a CD player. Luckily I scored a patch panel for $10 at a swap meet.
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Nice work! I sure wish I had these skills.
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Awesome work!
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Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
VERY VERY nice work, I am really impressed with your repairs so far. I'm ready for more updates so get with it!!
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