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Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
Tailgate bumper bullet installed and front bumper dialed in. The ends turned our great. #HammerFab
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now that is a tight bumper. on the roads around here the body flex would likely cause some scratching.
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that bumper is awesome nice fab work
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Good point. I agree. Rubber pucks mounted on each fender to prevent touching in extreme conditions will keep it from touching. The frame is pretty stiff, but worth putting in protection.
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Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
incredible fab work..... nice touch on the dimples you put in the bed where it bolts up to the rear fenders.... very very nice. I'll be following
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Grill done. Baby steps.
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Hood latch is beefy. Release lever is inside the cab.
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Time for the firewall...
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Hammerfabs work is awesome!!
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Yeah, so much talent being shown off in this build.
All good stuff!! Marc
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This is so good I dont even know what im looking at.
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LOL. I never liked the clunky factory hood latch, so I went with a Volvo semi truck hood latch with a 360 degree wrap around pin for safety. Smaller aftermarket or common VW latches need a safety backup because it doesn't wrap around the whole pin.
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just the security alone of having the hood release inside would be nice. i've been trying to figure out some kind of hood lock.
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6dof i used a bear claw with electric seloniod works great
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Maybe something like this? I had one of these on my last car and it worked perfect.
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i cant' find those cables with lock anywhere but straighofftheboat.commie
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I'm not sure where to get them. I bought mine on Ebay a few years ago.
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Door gap time. I think this is everyone's favorite thing(to avoid).
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the rounded corner really makes it
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Looks good. Hammer fab does amazing work! Your truck is going to be top notch.
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I really like all the brazing that happens here. I wonder why that and not just regular welds?
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The brazing is only to eliminate body filler. Easy to sand compared to welds. Everything is welded, but low spots can be filled and sanded somewhat like lead. It is a lifetime hold compared to body filler. Now, it will still need a skim coat of body filler before paint, but this will just eliminate any weakness or spots.
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thats what I was gonna say too, long lasting filler. some body guys are not crazy about it but it works. I have seen a few original seams done with brazing on the task force trucks. dash braces, some A pillar areas and around the windshield opening seams
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It does add a little strength compared to filler, but I don't think they had any in the 50's. Well lead... It does fill the void with low heat so it doesn't cause warpage like welding.
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I have done a complete teardown on a few task force trucks, like drill out spot welds and take apart to individual panels, and have found that the dash mount tabs on each side at the A pillar were brazed, the A pillar window doglegs were brazed, some of the windshield opening parts were brazed. not sure but it sure looked factory to me. I have also seen some old bodywork on these trucks that was done in brazing. I remember back in the 70's when I was learning to gas weld with the torch on body steel I would braze sometimes because it warped less and was easier to grind, it does plug up a grinding disc easily though, no flap discs available back then.
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