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07-06-2007, 04:23 PM
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smooth cowl
I'm going to smooth out my cowl and was just wondering if you guys had any tips or advice. Got any do's and don'ts.
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07-06-2007, 04:34 PM
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Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
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Re: smooth cowl
Go slow and weld in short bursts. Let us know how it works.
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07-06-2007, 04:35 PM
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Official Site Guitar Shredder
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Re: smooth cowl
just my thaughts. keep the heat down. they warp very very easily. i smoothed a cowl about 2 years ago for a buddys 71. lol well i shaved two. the first one got hot some how. i stiched welded it and really took my time i thaught , grinded all my welds smooth to look at my master piece and lol . it was about an inch higher in the middle. so we opt to try it again ,it turned out really nice. just a lite coat of metal glaze and we were done
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07-06-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: smooth cowl
Wouldn't bolting it down to something solid during the welding process help?..........Bamm
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07-06-2007, 07:28 PM
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I am a Referee of life.
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Re: smooth cowl
Needs to be mounted on the cab.Or a junk one.That will help it keep it's shape.I doubt if you can keep it from warping any other way.
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07-07-2007, 09:45 PM
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Re: smooth cowl
What PanelDeland said - if you do not bolt it in, I have heard from several people here over the past couple of years that it will warp and lose its shape.
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07-07-2007, 09:51 PM
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Re: smooth cowl
PS - see this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=231157
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07-07-2007, 09:57 PM
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Re: smooth cowl
Hers mine bolt it on and go slow...very slow.... Took me a week of just spot welding it when ever I was around it.
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07-07-2007, 10:26 PM
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Re: smooth cowl
pm 72cstc5 he's done a few of these
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07-08-2007, 02:19 AM
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Re: smooth cowl
It's NOT a 1 day job ... not unless you like sheetmetal that's curled like the edge of a lasagna noodle.
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