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Re: My 1970 GMC Project
I just have to say I have to hand it to you guys that have to repair the whole floor and the door pillers, You have got to have a real love for these trucks or is it just the challenge. Anyway it looks real good.
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Thank you for the compliments, its a bit of both really.
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Tonight was a good night. I got the rest of the upper door jamb welded shut as well as fixed my hole that I made the other night.
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Tonight was rocker fun time. I had to make, yep you guessed it, relief cuts to accomplish the proper fit. I had one in the rocker itself and two on the lower pillar repair panel. As I had guessed, the missing curve from below the lower body line caused me a small issue. I had no backing for the three plug welds that go in that area. So I added the curve back in using two relief cuts. Looks much better now. Next task will be at the front pillar. I may have to do something along the floor as well but only time will tell for sure.
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Precision.
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One of these days I will have this rocker welded in. I have now fixed the fit to both pillars so the hard part is out of the way. Well maybe.
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Thank you sir. Sometimes I feel like I'm going way to overboard but I just don't want to be unhappy with it in the end.
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You have came this far. Re-section the floor and make it perfect. You sound like me and if that is the case it will drive you nuts to do anything but the right thing....you are just way more patient than I am and a better welder, a better grinder, and better rust repair guy
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Well I did it again guys. More splicing....
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You might as well just cut the cab in half and extend it 4" for more room while you're at it.
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Nice work on that room! And the c10 of course
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Thanks man! I just finished up baseboards in the room today. Now we just have to fill it up with furniture. As for the truck, the rocker should be installed Wednesday evening.
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Nice work on everything!
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Well would you look at that. I managed to sneak out in the shop last night and finish the prep on the rocker. I didn't like the way they made the front of the rocker with the lapped metal and large hole which is extremely in accessible so I cut that all up and welded it in nice and flush. The only thing left to do before I weld the rocker in is spray the weld through and hang the door for proper alignment. I plan to have it done tonight!
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Awesome!
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It is in!
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Nice Work!!!
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Thanks for the kind words! I'm very stoked with how well it worked out even though it took alot of extra work to get there. |
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Very nice work i would like to invite you over for a visit my truck needs some of that love too
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No progress on the truck to report but I have been cleaning my shop. I got myself a bolt bin which will be nice. Now I won't have to spend half my evenings looking for bolts and such. I also got a bunch of stuff off the floor by building a recycling/garbage center. That should greatly improve cleanup time in the future. I also found myself a computer monitor that I have hooked up as a small TV in there now. I am still doing a major deep clean at the moment so probably won't have any progress for another week or so but it sure feels good to have a clean shop.
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Sometimes a break is the best thing
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