2 for 1, My son's first Square Build

[aggie91]

Got the cab corner installed Friday night and roughed in the body work for the painter. The replacement corner did not fit well. I lined up the back wall of the cab and the door jam lip was about 3/8" to far forward at the top, but lined up OK at the bottom. I pie cut it vertically and welded it back together, then but welded it to the cab sheet metal on the top cut edge. I used panel adhesive on the back and lower parts where it attaches to the cab to minimizet he welding and body work I had to do. For just a few hours of work, it came out good.



We got it to the painter and he seems excited to work on a hot rod that is just a solid color, he will have an easy job with this one. He will go over the bodywork and make sure it will give us a good looking truck before shooting the paint on it. While he has the cab/doors/front fenders, we will find a better hood to use and work on the rest of the chassis to get ready for the cab once it has color on it. I have some metal work to do on the bed and he will get it once he has the cab in color. His shop is kinda small but he does realy good paint and body.

I worked on the exhaust this weekend after taking the stuff to the painter. Here is what I have mocked up. I need to rework the trans crossmember to clear the pipes, but nothing hangs below the bottom frame rail. That small board is the lowest part of the frame that I used as a reference all the way to the rear axle.
TOP VIEW:

SIDE VIEW:


I kinda started on the fuel line routing but did not get much done. I just put the SS line along the frame to see where it would be and how close it would be to the exhaust. I have a few spots that I might have to wrap to keep the fuel as cool as I can. Otherwise it will be real easy work.