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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?!
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Re: SkinnyG's '61 Apache
I got it pretty close to straight. I'm not going to chase this panel to perfection - it's just going to get dinged up as -I- use the truck.
![]() First, some brainstorming, because people don't seem to have a lot of detail in their builds to follow. That, and maybe I'm a little fussy: ![]() I sliced the 2x4x0.063" rectangular tubing to an "L" that is 1-1/4"x4", and welded some flats on the ends so I can plug weld them to the bed. This is a LONG stretch to weld, and it's going to warp all the heck, so plug welds are a good idea. I will place a length of 1x2" to create a new "back" to this, to recreate the raised stop at deck height. Should all look like this: ![]() ![]() Then I cleaned and scrubbed all the skid strips, angle strips, and blasted bits and epoxy primer. I'll give that a few days, and then weld the front and back back on. ![]()
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