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Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
99 to life, Shannon, Thanks...I really enjoy both of your builds and always keep track of your progress.
Spent some time today making and welding in, inner patch panels on the drivers door. Maybe some pics tomorrow...The weather is warming up a little (40 degrees) so I may try to do a little more sand blasting too...
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I just couldn't pass up 40 degrees and sunny, so I did do a little more sand blasting outside at work on Thursday and Friday. Got the upper radiator panel done (where hood latch sits) the fillers that go from the box sides to the running boards and the upper cowl fresh air intake, blasted and epoxy primed. Back to door rust repair this week...
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Nice.....Jim
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I like tha headlight mod
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01-09-2012, 07:44 PM | #5 |
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Back on the drivers door rust repair today. I got the inner all patched and started gringing it down. I hope to start on the outer panels tomorrow.
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Some pics...
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In case you were wondering, the black on the patch (in the previous post) is epoxy panel bonding adhesive. I welded the main part of the patch in then "glued" the lip on the panel. It will be dry in the morning, ready to grind down.
Here's a couple more door pics...
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sick, I love seeing this stuff. keep it up
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Door and cab mounts look good....Jim
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Finally got the drivers door done and rear cab mounts made. I will be taking the mounts to a buddy's house tomorrow to drill the mount holes where it bolts to the frame. He's got a drill press. Then eventually I'll bring them back to work for painting.
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Here's a couple of pics of what I do to make a living, to feed my family and fund the work on my 51!
The car is a 2012 Mercedes Benz E550.
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Atommik,The door looks great and the mounts do too. The ones I made were made out of 3x3 3/16 tube because I had it. Somebody had a bad day when they wrecked that.
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Thanks Shannon, We do see alot of people's "bad days", luckily with todays safety technology, we don't get many cars in that people were seriously hurt in.
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Again door and mounts look good....Jim
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great work man. I tell you what, you prolly have a lot of patience with your profession. Glad you have the motivation to work on truck considering your profession. I can't stand working on new vehicles. Something old however, I can get real excited. I'm sure we all feel that way though.
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nice metal work Atommik.
good start on your project. people in non rust belt areas don't understand what real rust repair is...
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Ogre, 99 to life, thank you!
Fortunately, collision work and restoration are different enough that MOST of the time I still enjoy working on my truck. I'm grateful that even though I've got some rust to deal with, mine's not as bad as many that I have seen on this forum!! Shannon, got your PM, Thank you!
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Atommik, no problem.
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Nice build project!
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52 Rat, Thanks!
Started doing the staightening on my front fenders today (right side first, the worst of the two). No rust holes to deal with, only surface rust and countless years of "farm dents"!! Removed the large top mounted turn signal and welded up the hole. I wouldn't mind using them somewhere else on the truck, any suggestions?
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Also, a couple weeks ago I converted the parking lights (clear lense in the grill) to a dual filament bulb to work as turn signal and parking light. If I decide to, I may install LED bulbs. (I didn't take any pics...didn't think it was that exciting...)
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Awsome build. That trick with the headlights has me saying hmmmmm I might want to try it as well. I'm subscribed
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The conversion was pretty easy. I just bought a couple of 1157 bulb sockets with wires(try to find some that are small as they need to go inside the housing). Take the light apart, remove the old socket then fit the new socket in it's place. I was hoping to attach the socket coming in from behind the housing, but it is a very tight fit against the grill when installed so I just put it inside the housing. While it was all apart I cleaned up and repainted the housings.I also attached a ground wire from the body of the housing. Even though it is supposed to ground through the housing, a little extra will be good. I took a couple of after pics...
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Here's the pics...
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