What did you do to your truck today part III

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Well I got home from work and went straight into the garage.

At last parts are going back on

Yes........ Seems we both had the same ideas after yesterday.


Came home tonight and thought I would give making the next panel for mate Martin's truck a go.

My piece of railway line that Woodsie got me years ago, again came in really handy. Can you say ANVIL ??

So using the sharp top curved edge, I started to bend the edge over.

Of course putting a curve at 90' to an existing flat surface, meant the plate started curling up like the "Fortune telling fish" you get in Christmas crackers.

So I took the hacksaw and cut slits in the edge of the curve, managing to complete the fold over.



Then drilled in the mounting hole for the fender in the plate. Using the step drills Ta2Don sent me last year.

Amazing tools they are.



Next up I cut the lip back by about 8mm to get it to loser to the size needed on the truck.

Then I welded all the cuts back together........ Using my mobile to get one of the best ever action pics in my opinion.



Then into the woodwork shed, to use my linisher to work it back to smooth and flat, flush.




Finished product, ready to be welded back into the fire wall.




Even if I say so, I am starting to enjoy this thing.