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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Hey kabwe, on the front fender extension of you truck, does the grill bolt to the tabs in your pictures? I had a 57 and a 55 but didn't know which one the 55 grill will fit and i dont have one to hold up to it.
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
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No problem Kim. Last edited by Kabwe; 05-18-2011 at 12:00 PM. |
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Kabwe
Where did you get the tilt unit for your truck? Brothers has one that's in the $350 range and Autoloc has one that's around $250. Not sure if the brothers one is worth the extra expense. How hard do you think it would be to make your own? Kim |
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
I got mine from No Limit Engineering for about the same price as the brothers one. After getting it, it looks pretty easy to make your own. Look at jjjmm56 build thread he made his own.
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Thanks Kabwe
I've been following his build and didn't catch that he made his own tilt hood. Kim |
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
i really like your chopped hood. good workmanship. keep up the good work
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nice work man.
i'll be watching out for pics on the tilt hood. seems like the stock ones will never lay flat, and the best solution would be a rear tilt. looks like it will be an awesome ride when done. |
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Thank you very much. I hope it turns out as nice as I envision it but who knows.lol
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Kabwe is it easier to weld 16 & 18 gauge with a tig than a mig welder? Does it use a gas tank like a mig?
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I like tig on body panels because the weld bead is softer than mig and you can really do great metal finish. It is not prone to crack from hammer and dolly work like with a mig weld. That being said all of my fab work was done with a mig because I did not have a tig they are expensive. I will be doing some stuff to the 55 Sedan in the future so most of the body will be tig welded. You can still do great work with mig welding its not necessary to have a tig, but they are great. By the way tig eats a lot of shielding gas, because of your pre-flow(before you start your arc you let the gas flow a sec or two before starting your puddle) and post-flow (after your arc is stop you allow the gas to flow over the weld area to keep it from getting contaminated). Last edited by Kabwe; 06-02-2011 at 06:11 PM. |
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Thank you for the info Kabwe.
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Kabwe, Did you try TIG welding sheet metal yet. I tried with mine with the 3/32 tungsten and it was way too big of tungsten and ended up just burning holes. I want to get some 1/16 and .040 tungsten and then try it. It will not take as many amps then. Keep up the great work. I know you like metal work and wondered if you had ever try one of those SS shrinking discs. I bought one and they really do work. It was well worth the $100 (8" and 4" plus video).
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Kabwe, I will give it a try with 1/16 tungsten. I did the same thing and just bought a 7" grinder just for the shrinking disc. keep up the good work.
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Oh and I think I'm going to get some .40 tungsten also and give it a try to see if I can get a smaller HAZ. The less HAZ the better when it comes to sheetmetal. I'm just going to play around and see what I like better. I was reading on metalmeet this guy said he ran a quick bead (fusion weld) across the total length of his door skin and got very little distortion. I have to try it sometime (on test pieces of course.lol) and see if I can get that good. I can't imagine doing a fusion weld for the length of door panel and not getting much distortion. But those guys on metalmeet and incredible. Last edited by Kabwe; 06-03-2011 at 08:48 PM. |
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Kabwe, Thank you. I love looking at every bodies build pictures. A lot of the time I rather see the build pictures over looking at pictures of them done. You get to see how they did it and compare it to what or how you would do it. You can learn a lot from the internet. I remember seeing that guy on metalmeet. Keep up the great work.
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Kabwe, your ride is looking great. Many have said this and I agree, "You have MAJOR SKILLS." You are a man that loves what he does. I have slowed down due to blood pressure being high but starting to crank back up. Two questions for you: First, which shaved door kit did you use and where did you buy? Second, Do you have a pattern where you rounded your door corners that you might could upload for us to use? Thanks, your mods are awesome!!!
Keep 'em coming Master!!!!
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On the rounded door corners I used some poster board to first trace the doors edge, then I rounded it to my liking and I used it for both doors to trace the cut out. Heres the pic of the rounded poster board placed on the door to trace the cut out. ![]() |
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
I think this is my last modification to the truck's cab. I thought since I rounded the doors in the front and shaved the drip rails I mightiest well go all the way and round the rear of the doors.lol
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Looks good Kabwe.
I've got one more thing I'm going to do round corners on. When I get my tilt done on the hood the rear corners are going to get the treatment. I've contemplated doing the door bottoms but don't think the amount of work is justified yet. Kim |
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Thanks kim.
I think I done with the mods man I ready to get this thing in primer and start shooting some color. |
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Re: Kabwe's aka Bam's build
Nice work men, like always.
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