47-55.1 1950 Chevy 3600 Woody R

[skymangs]

We needed a 4th fill for some minor imperfections
Filled the gas fill hole
got the master mounted up
Worked on smoothing that firewall, 43 holes!

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Got the dash finished and the bodywork in primer/guide coat. Looks pretty sic, can’t even tell we did anything! That’s the hallmark of good bodywork!
The left outer cowl has the same damage as the right. Monday we’ll grind it down and see if it’s full of lead too.

[6DoF]

wow ... i don't think that panel is supposed to look like butt cheeks ...

good luck!

[skymangs]

lol

[skymangs]

We started by wetsanding the whole interior with 220 grit
Every surface that will get painted
we didn’t take a pic, but we did the door jambs too!
The goal is to have the interior in primer by Friday
It’s a little embarrassing, but we were so focused on the major surgery that we plain forgot about the steering column divot!
Here’s the second and I believe final coat of filler

[skymangs]

So the gas filler hole needs one more fill
we welded your brackets to the backside of the firewall, then cut and welded the bolts for a smooth firewall

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Then I made a command decision to go ahead and fill the wiring hole;.I’m going to run your wiring through the inner/outer cowl transition panel so it’ll all be hidden
Here’s how we left it tonight. Tomorrow is a long day of sanding and masking the interior!

[6DoF]

you're racking up a lot of time in that cab, looks like it'll be well worth it when she comes together

[skymangs]

thank you, we're trying to make this one come out really nice!

[skymangs]

We found a couple dents in the back wall we had to address
The inside has been blown out and vacuumed,,wax and grease removed and masked. We still need to mask around the door jambs, then we’re ready to shoot primer tomorrow!

[skymangs]

The gas fill is on it’s final coat of filler
And the firewall is progressing nicely

[Tempest67]

Thank you for posting your progress, I enjoy following the updates.

looks great

[skymangs]

you bet buddy

[skymangs]

Here’s the interior, all masked up and ready to prime
Here’s Wyatt laying down primer
The back wall, you can see the factory spotwelds. I was going to upholster a panel to cover the bottom half
Overall of the interior

[skymangs]

the dash
The left brow needs a little work on the transition to the dash
Overall I am very pleased with the results!

[6DoF]

looks like that paid off nicely.

[skymangs]

Thanks

[skymangs]

guidecoat applied
We worked on smoothing out those eyebrows today
we also found a dent above the Headlight switch right before primer, so we worked that out
Then we found flaws in the back wall

[skymangs]

we finished the day by beginning to build the kick panel speaker pods
We had to open the speaker hole in the rings some, but in the end we got them to fit! Tomorrow we’ll build the sides and wetsand the interior metal in 400

[skymangs]

So we worked the dash to make sure everything was smooth
We resprayed and guide coated it in preparation for wetsanding
we cut the whole dash in 400 wet, it’s as perfect as I can make it! We did the dash in 400 because you stare at it constantly. The standard is 220,and believe me it’s a whole lot less time consuming!

[skymangs]

The work that was needed on the back wall. The rest of the interior and door jambs will be done in 220.
We then resprayed and guide coated

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The firewall is in what I believe to be it’s final coat of filler.
We are going to spray the firewall and engine cover the dark blue of the interior. We will be designing the engine cover Thursday or Friday.

[skymangs]

Here is Wyatt wet sanding the interior
The entire inside and jambs (with the exception of the dash were cut in 220

[skymangs]

Then we cut sides (I have a template) for the kickpanel speaker pods
Wyatt using the electric shears
This is how the speaker pods came out
We’ll be using speaker baffles with them to insulate

[skymangs]

Here’s how they look with speakers
Here they are installed