Project - '69 4x4 named "Patches"

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice work guys!

[j_3pete]

SDaily that is gonna b one beautiful truck when finished!

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by msgross

nice...

Thanks Mike. When do you expect to get started back on yours?

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Someone say biscuits? Nice work gentlemen!

Thanks Heath. We're making some good progress now.

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice work guys!

Thanks Diesel.

Originally Posted by j_3pete

SDaily that is gonna b one beautiful truck when finished!

Thank you Sir.

[sdailey]

After our trip to town for biscuits this morning we picked up where we left off yesterday.


The day started with us mounting the front fender to see if it would line up with the door at all.






For the most part it lined up pretty good.



We then decided to get the new drip rail installed to see what effect it would have on the door.






With the drip rail in place we focused on the door to check the alignment with rocker and the overall gaps around the door frame.








With all of the good luck we were having with the good gaps all around and the body lines matching up there had to be a problem or two in the mix, right?


The first issue we had was the rocker had a bow in it. It actually curved in toward the front of the door. After a little head scratching we decided to split the rocker so it would follow the same line as the door.





With the rocker split the bottom gap was the same the entire length of the door. Alan sprayed a little primer on the edges of the new sheetmetal to help see the lines/edges better. It was a neat trick that worked.





The other "issue" was with the radius bend on the door frame. The door was lined up perfect all around, except for this one area. Oh well, you can't win them all.





We ended up cutting the spots welds on the back of the widow frame trying to get the frame lower in the corner. It helped a little, but it didn't totally solve the problem. After some more head scratching we just moved back to the fender.





We mocked up the cowl to see how it lined up with the door and fender. The fender had to be shimmed out a little, but they all came together. The top of the fender is a little low, but it's something we can work with.






And this is where we called it quits for the day. Not bad for two days of work, huh?

And when I left Alan's shop this afternoon his digital thermometer read 99.9 degrees.

[msgross]

well, that's a good question. I have two more classes for my Masters degree (actually three but I am working on my final paper for that class right now, when i'm not on the site of course!) and that would make me a semi-free man around Thanksgiving. Outside of the 10 hour work days and kids sports I should be able to touch it again!

[msgross]

not bad at all... I've seen guys slice the door hoop all the way through in order to close the radius inward.

Chevy's factory body lines weren't that close either...

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by msgross

not bad at all... I've seen guys slice the door hoop all the way through in order to close the radius inward.

Chevy's factory body lines weren't that close either...

Mike,

Good luck getting your Master's Degree. I can only imagine how little time you must have now. The truck will be there waiting on you when you get caught up.

I saw another thread that was started today asking about the door hoop problem and there is some good info in there on how to fix the problem.

[msgross]

thanks, I also moved to a new position and now have ten times the headaches at work...

[Alan's Classic]

That was 99.9 inside the shop.

It's still confusing me why the rocker had that bow. I wonder if the other is like that? When we put the rocker up there it wasn't in any bind. It clamped up pretty well. The door lines up good with the cab so I know there isn't an issue with the "A" post.

[198plus]

Really great work guys, give yourself a pat on the back !!!!!!!

[65Custom]

Wow I haven't stopped by in a quite awhile but your making great progress and it is looking great. Keep up the great work guys.

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by msgross

thanks, I also moved to a new position and now have ten times the headaches at work...

Let me guess, 10 times the work and stress, but no increase in pay. Are you pinning on an oak leaf soon?

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

That was 99.9 inside the shop.

It's still confusing me why the rocker had that bow. I wonder if the other is like that? When we put the rocker up there it wasn't in any bind. It clamped up pretty well. The door lines up good with the cab so I know there isn't an issue with the "A" post.

It was hottttt! That's for sure. Remind me again why I waited until it got this hot before I decided to work on my truck?

Originally Posted by 198plus

Really great work guys, give yourself a pat on the back !!!!!!!

Thanks Ronnie. It's easy to stay motivated with progress like this. The only drawback is for every one big accomplishment, like hanging a door, there are a million little things behind the scenes that have to be done to make it happen. And those things are the really crappy, time consuming details. It'll be worth it in the end though.

Originally Posted by 65Custom

Wow I haven't stopped by in a quite awhile but your making great progress and it is looking great. Keep up the great work guys.

Thanks. See, you need to check in more often. What's the latest on your truck?

[VA72C10]

looking good!

[msgross]

I'm all ready for the promotion, just waiting for PA to get their act together. Only allowed to have x amount of Majors in the state so even though i'm eligible, in the spot and doing the job I can't get promoted until they have the "control grade" as they call it... Only costs me about $900 a month for their mis-management in the past.

I have seen a few of those rockers split like that to fit...

[my67chevytruck]

Nice work guys.... looking forward to the progress.

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by daverod

Nice work looking good.

Thanks Dave.

Originally Posted by msgross

I'm all ready for the promotion, just waiting for PA to get their act together. Only allowed to have x amount of Majors in the state so even though i'm eligible, in the spot and doing the job I can't get promoted until they have the "control grade" as they call it... Only costs me about $900 a month for their mis-management in the past.

I have seen a few of those rockers split like that to fit...

Sorry to hear about the delay with your promotion. Since you've been in this position for "x" amount of months will they pay you back pay once you get promoted?

Now that you mention it, I vaguely seem to recall seeing other guys split their rockers as well.

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Nice work guys.... looking forward to the progress.

Thanks Bud. Progress has been put on hold for a little while. We had revival at church this past week, so I was there every night. Then I leave on Wednesday morning of this week heading to Arkansas for a fishing trip. I'll get back from it on Sunday, so maybe next week I can start back on the truck again.

[msgross]

no back pay... that would be nice though. In the end i'll probably be doing the job for one year (-$11,000) until I see the pay.

[my67chevytruck]

well since no progress on the truck, How was the fishing trip? where are the pics of the monsters you all landed?

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

well since no progress on the truck, How was the fishing trip? where are the pics of the monsters you all landed?

The trip went well, 10 times better than last year and last year was good too. We caught alot of beer and drank alot of fish. Sorry, no pictures taken this year. We mainly caught rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout. The biggest fish was a 4-1/4# 24.5 inch brown. We were fishing on the Northfork River in Salesville, Arkansas.

Now it's time to get back to business on the truck.

[sdailey]

I did manage to work on the truck a little this weekend. Nothing too exciting to post about though, but it's progress.

After we hung the door and was satisfied with how it lined up it was time to button up everything. I started welding up the a-pillar and kick panel and did a little grinding.





We then moved onto the cab corner. I got the old one cut out and we mocked up the new panel and trimmed it down to a close fit. We still have to trim it some more before it's ready to go in though.







See, nothing too exciting, just grunt work.


Stay tuned.......

[my67chevytruck]

progress is progress. looking good.

[Alan's Classic]

Happy BDay.

[my67chevytruck]

Happy B-Day Shannon!

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Happy BDay.

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Happy B-Day Shannon!

Thanks fella's.

[Seven9er]

wow man, this is the first time I seen this thread and I read it all. Very nice work and I cant wait to see the finished product. Congrats.