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XXL · 08-13-2002, 08:47 PM

OK, the right corner is on. However, I don't plan on posting any pictures of it any time soon. The patch looks uglier than a man's a$$ and I'm going to have to buy body filler in a 55 gallon drum to make it look good again... but it's on there.

Basically, after tacking the rocker in place, I tacked the bottom edge of the corner in place (the part on very bottom by the rocker lip). Then I pulled the top edge of the corner around in the door jamb and pulled it as tight as I possibly could. That means it's got about a 1/4" gap (instead of the 1/2" + gap in this picture...

Then I tacked that in place and proceeded to open up a can of whoopa$$ on the patch panel that wraps around onto the back of the cab. I beat the hell out of it with a rubber mallet as I pulled up on the end. I managed to get the outermost indentation on the back of the cab lined up, so I tacked it. Then I moved inward but I never could get the inner rib to line up. So... I tacked it anyway. So, here's my new plan

... shave those indentations on the back of the cab, or at least the outside one on each side so the back of the cab looks smooth (remember, stepside).

It took about 3 hours tonight, I lost 3 gallons of sweat, I can barely move my arms and back, and it looks like hell. All that and I've still got the other corner to do. I am pretty competent, and have been hacking on cars for most of my life... but I can say without hesitation that I dived in way over my head on this job, and I'd gladly pay good money for somebody to come rescue this cab from me and get it cleaned up and primed. I am very disappointed in myself and in the way the corner turned out, and it has soured me (hopefully temporarily) on this truck project in general.

My hats off to those of you who have done this, and thanks for everyone's input on this thread!

Kenneth

ebfabman · 08-13-2002, 09:09 PM

Kenneth, keep your chin up. When you get ready to do the other side please let me help as much as possible. I think I can help you get a good plan together. Hang in there......eb

*Gee_Emm* · 08-13-2002, 09:14 PM

Did the rust go up that high that you needed to use a large patch panel like that? If the other side doesnt have rust up that high why not just cut up to the point where the rust goes so that you dont have to deal with matching up those indentations on the back on the cab. I think that would save alot of lining up not to mention all the tricky grinding and moulding of those indentations to make them look good. Am I making sense??? :P

6869704X4 · 08-13-2002, 09:38 PM

What ebfabman said.
I think we've all been through some crap building our trucks. I know there were times I wanted to get a can of gas and a match for my truck.

08-13-2002, 08:47 PM	#26
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	OK, the right corner is on. However, I don't plan on posting any pictures of it any time soon. The patch looks uglier than a man's a$$ and I'm going to have to buy body filler in a 55 gallon drum to make it look good again... but it's on there. Basically, after tacking the rocker in place, I tacked the bottom edge of the corner in place (the part on very bottom by the rocker lip). Then I pulled the top edge of the corner around in the door jamb and pulled it as tight as I possibly could. That means it's got about a 1/4" gap (instead of the 1/2" + gap in this picture... Then I tacked that in place and proceeded to open up a can of whoopa$$ on the patch panel that wraps around onto the back of the cab. I beat the hell out of it with a rubber mallet as I pulled up on the end. I managed to get the outermost indentation on the back of the cab lined up, so I tacked it. Then I moved inward but I never could get the inner rib to line up. So... I tacked it anyway. So, here's my new plan ... shave those indentations on the back of the cab, or at least the outside one on each side so the back of the cab looks smooth (remember, stepside). It took about 3 hours tonight, I lost 3 gallons of sweat, I can barely move my arms and back, and it looks like hell. All that and I've still got the other corner to do. I am pretty competent, and have been hacking on cars for most of my life... but I can say without hesitation that I dived in way over my head on this job, and I'd gladly pay good money for somebody to come rescue this cab from me and get it cleaned up and primed. I am very disappointed in myself and in the way the corner turned out, and it has soured me (hopefully temporarily) on this truck project in general. My hats off to those of you who have done this, and thanks for everyone's input on this thread! Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

08-13-2002, 09:38 PM	#29
6869704X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SE NM Posts: 769	What ebfabman said. I think we've all been through some crap building our trucks. I know there were times I wanted to get a can of gas and a match for my truck. __________________ The more I learn about women, the more I love my truck.

08-13-2002, 09:09 PM	#27
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Kenneth, keep your chin up. When you get ready to do the other side please let me help as much as possible. I think I can help you get a good plan together. Hang in there......eb

08-13-2002, 09:14 PM	#28
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Did the rust go up that high that you needed to use a large patch panel like that? If the other side doesnt have rust up that high why not just cut up to the point where the rust goes so that you dont have to deal with matching up those indentations on the back on the cab. I think that would save alot of lining up not to mention all the tricky grinding and moulding of those indentations to make them look good. Am I making sense??? :P



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