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Re: My suburban's Twisted Little Sister
last batch with one F*rd
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Nice work 65. Can't figue out the piece going on in these pictures so looking forward to see what is next. This is way better than watching tv!
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I thought this picture might help explain what we're doing. Piece #4 is the one we just welded on
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Ok got it. On my Ipad it looked like pieces 2 and 3 were gone. Thanks for explaining!
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This build is moving right along. Interested in seeing the gullwing doors. Will be interesting to say the least.
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We made a patch to continue the B pillar up to the new upper door opening
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fab skills and attention to detail are outstanding. great work!
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We made the patch for the top of the B pillar and did some welding on the front of the roof.
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Today was hot and humid but we did manage to get part of the roof support tacked in place
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So many words spring to mind, most of them overused clichè's but I continue to watch this build and the work you are putting in, in absolute awe.
You guys, along with many of the other builders on here, really are such skilled artists and artisans, plying a trade that is dying out slowly but surely. I am just thankful you continue to share and teach those of us on here who want to learn just a fraction of what makes your builds so compelling to watch. It is such a pity that when the paint, chrome, polish n glass is all done, that the majority of people looking will have no idea of what work, problem solving, effort has gone into these builds. I salute you.
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Heat+ Humidity = Beer and Beach. If that fails beer and garage is my next best.
Keep up the good work, I'll see it in person some day and we will go for a cruze
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Always enjoy your updates! You guys sure get a lot done. Lotta hours!
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We drilled some holes for plug welding in the piece above the windshield. We also cut the front of the roof off along with the inner brace. I think the brace is a suburban only piece. We have a bunch of clean up to do on these pieces before we can start welding them together again.
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First off let me say I am totally impressed. Great work and thought goes into cutting sheet metal up and fitting it back together again.
Happened to find your build last night and read through the whole build this morning. Totally diggin your skills. Awesome build. Sub'd Last edited by Bomp; 09-18-2015 at 12:51 PM. |
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Friday we got the piece above the windshield tacked in place. In the second picture you can see the problem with the repop sheetmetal. The new piece is about 3/8" wider than stock. So I guess we'll have to make some adjustments. We also tacked a patch in the bottom of the inside piece above the windshield. The last picture is the transition from the original B pillar to the new roof support on the inside.
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We spent most of today just welding and grinding. Then we decided to cut up the rest of the roof. So we marked out the panels that will become the upper part of the doors. We set them on the truck just to see how it would look.
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Those are going to be some huge doors!!
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You got that right. Hopefully they don't end up too heavy.
We finished the welding on the inner and outer pieces above the windshield then put on a coat of POR 15
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just read through the entire build over the weekend...wow. you have a great vision and focus to follow it through the end. cant wait to see more on this build and to be able to see what you see everyday. i wish i had a portion of the skills you have just to fix the rust on my truck
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After a few days of testing , trimming and fitting we got the front of the roof clamped in place. Then we cut off sections of the drip rail and tacked the three layers together.
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A few more pictures of the layers being tacked together
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Coming along really well! Love the progress...though I am feeling like a slacker.
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Yesterday we finished tacking the front roof panel on and added a strip between the halves. Then we started finish welding the front edge.
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Today we decided to clean up the top of the A pillars so we cut off the excess. Then we made a patch to connect the two inner braces.
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