Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England

[Grizz1963]

Thanks for sharing Ian.

I had a few of mine self destruct, despite my most gentle effort

Will most certainly remember this post when I get to this point.

[ibrown50]

Originally Posted by MacQuigley

Got any Spares?

Not at the minute but I'm sure to be making some more how many do you need ?

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Very clever work!
a few of mine had twisted out on disassembly, but I only needed to run a tap through them & epoxy them back into place.
Ingenuity at its finest!

Thank you, living in England ingenuity often = $ saved

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Thanks for sharing Ian.

I had a few of mine self destruct, despite my most gentle effort

Will most certainly remember this post when I get to this point.

Thanks Rian


Today I had a couple of hours of truck time, so decided to tackle something that’s been on my “to do” list for a while. It was one of those jobs that you know is just going to end up bigger than it looks. The truck had a few bubbles on the top of the passenger side B pillar, which turned out to be holes



Which turned out to be a bit of a “tin worm” infestation. Nothing else for it keep cutiing until you find good metal





I folded the inner piece first which was tacked




and then finish welded.

Welding under the gutter was tricky, I after ginding the weld to blend it into the gutter I found a couple of holes, access wearing my welding helmet was arkward so I ended finishing the welds using the position the torch, close your eyes, pull the trigger method. Please don't mix up the steps as I did once, you'll find position the torch, pull the trigger (forget to) close your eyes, will leave you blind for a good 10 minutes

[ibrown50]

Did the same for the outer piece, I include a few “spot weld” holes so that the finished repair will match,



I got it to here ………….and then ran out of gas