Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Hey looks like we have the same filler, i cut the hole in the bedside today but need to work the bed more before welding it in, i'm sure you'll probably beat me to that anyway! Interested to see what you do in matching the conture to the bed.
As always your doing some great work!

Hey Mike,
Yeah, I took some measurements yesterday, but trying to map a location out of thin air always makes me nervous. The filler assembly came off a Blazer I hacked up on a field trip to the salvage yard with Boppa, (Low Elco's pops). I think the curve is about right, but hopefully some well placed butt clamps will remove any irregularities. We'll see soon enough.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Hey Mike,
Yeah, I took some measurements yesterday, but trying to map a location out of thin air always makes me nervous. The filler assembly came off a Blazer I hacked up on a field trip to the salvage yard with Boppa, (Low Elco's pops). I think the curve is about right, but hopefully some well placed butt clamps will remove any irregularities. We'll see soon enough.

I think on mine i'm going to have to cut the tube down and re-weld it, i wanted my door in line with the marker light..

Every body guy i talked to said to stay away from sharp corners, most said if you have a square door then cut the filler square then radius the corners, if the door is round then cut the flange round, just passing along, i'm sure you have it covered tho cause your work has been outstanding.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

I think on mine i'm going to have to cut the tube down and re-weld it, i wanted my door in line with the marker light...

I didn't want mine up quite that far as I'm trying to minimize the amount it protrudes past the inner panel and into the floor. I'll build a rounded cover that follows the angle of the filler tube and encloses it all. I've seen rectangular boxes used as covers, but I think a smoothie looks better.

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Every body guy i talked to said to stay away from sharp corners, most said if you have a square door then cut the filler square then radius the corners, if the door is round then cut the flange round, just passing along, i'm sure you have it covered tho cause your work has been outstanding.

Don't know about that but it's too late anyway. I've already windowed the bedside. I kept the straight edges to make it easier to match up with the body line. Although I could have radiused the corners a bit, I guess. Having straight gaps will also make it easier to fit the butt clamps wherever needed. You can see from the photos below that there's a small curve that needs to come out of the filler panel. Several well placed clamps should make it all play nice together.

[jeh]

Looks good Vic

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

I didn't want mine up quite that far as I'm trying to minimize the amount it protrudes past the inner panel and into the floor. I'll build a rounded cover that follows the angle of the filler tube and encloses it all. I've seen rectangular boxes used as covers, but I think a smoothie looks better.


Don't know about that but it's too late anyway. I've already windowed the bedside. I kept the straight edges to make it easier to match up with the body line. Although I could have radiused the corners a bit, I guess. Having straight gaps will also make it easier to fit the butt clamps wherever needed. You can see from the photos below that there's a small curve that needs to come out of the filler panel. Several well placed clamps should make it all play nice together.

LOL! I figured you'd be blasting right along!

I guess if i didn't have a marker light i would have made mine lower too as the protrusion into the bed area is a concern, i want to keep the cover no more in width than the rear opening if that makes sense 2-3".

I have seen the doors in different places too and they just didn't look right to me when there is a marker light there, In your case you don't have to worry about that.