off it goes

[CHROMAHOLIC]

Originally Posted by rodstored-72

uuhhm... yea I think this sums it up!!! exquisite!!

question: could/would you go into a little detail of how/what you did for the body "vent openings"- wiper arms openings above the firewall (post 1256) I would like to try to do something similar... thank you in advance

the vent opening up by the wiper arms I laser cut from a piece of 11 Ga. stainless and then we built wooden bucks the same shape as the holes and we then formed the stainless wire mesh to fit inside the holes. My intention at one time was to leave it shiny but I changed direction through the project and painted everything. I wanted it all to blend and kind of get lost with everything else so we painted it body color. As for the wipers...here's hoping I don't get caught in the rain, lol. I went with a cable driven wiper system from a street rod so that this way there would be no big ugly wiper motor on the firewall.

[rodstored-72]

Originally Posted by CHROMAHOLIC

the vent opening up by the wiper arms I laser cut from a piece of 11 Ga. stainless and then we built wooden bucks the same shape as the holes and we then formed the stainless wire mesh to fit inside the holes. My intention at one time was to leave it shiny but I changed direction through the project and painted everything. I wanted it all to blend and kind of get lost with everything else so we painted it body color. As for the wipers...here's hoping I don't get caught in the rain, lol. I went with a cable driven wiper system from a street rod so that this way there would be no big ugly wiper motor on the firewall.

thank you for your answer, it appears that the laser cut piece is attached at the factory holes? also would you share how the wire mesh is attached to the laser cut piece?

thank you again

[CHROMAHOLIC]

Originally Posted by rodstored-72

thank you for your answer, it appears that the laser cut piece is attached at the factory holes? also would you share how the wire mesh is attached to the laser cut piece?

thank you again

Yes laser cut piece is an exact copy of the factory plastic one, so yes mounting holes all lined up. As for the mesh, we used a panel bond adhesive to keep them in place. We used the panel bond because at that time I was leaving the finish mirrored so we couldn’t tack weld it, but now that we painted it we could of done a small tack to keep them in place.

[Hammered 77]

I like the filler pieces you made for the bumpers. Did you attach them to the body or to the fenders?

Rick

[CHROMAHOLIC]

Originally Posted by Hammered 77

I like the filler pieces you made for the bumpers. Did you attach them to the body or to the fenders?

Rick

Thanks, they are attached to the body of the truck,

[CHROMAHOLIC]

a little interior action going on in the shop

[ajgriffin]

NICE!