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The bedside and fuel door is looking great Vic! I really like your idea of not going so far up with the fuel filler neck so that you don't have to box it. I'm sure it would look fine, but I really like your idea because I've never seen it done that way before.
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Finished fitting up the outer fuel door panel today and welded it in. I finally got to use the Dent Fix adjustable butt clamps I bought some time back. They're supposed to be good for uneven surfaces or mating different thickness materials. Worked pretty good. For all the welding I've done on that rear section, it ended up fairly flat. I have a couple of very shallow depressions I think I can move up with welded pins. At least close enough for Bondo. Next step is to make some measurements on the floor for the filler tube. Then I'll remove the bedside (again) and do any final grinding where the plastic housing comes thru the inner panel.
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Nice work Vic, the whole bedside looks great.
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Are you sure you cant come over and work on my bedside and gas door? LOL! It does look great!
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Not so much visible progress today. Spent a fair amount of time working the high and low spots on the bedside. The body line below the fuel door had sunk in somewhat and was resisting my efforts to straighten it out. Welded some draw pins along the edge and dusted off Big Bertha. With Kathy holding backup and me hammering away, it finally surrendered. Removed the bedside from the floor and put it back up on stands so I could start working on the cover for the filler tube assembly.
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Wow, did you look at my thread today? I have the reverse problem getting a high spot to go in, any ideas?
I got that puller gun today to start working the smaller creases.
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isn't there a tip for the stud welder guns that will allow you to "Shrink" the metal to raise a low spot? I thought I seen one not too long ago......or maybe it was the other way around......
http://www.eastwood.com/stud-welder-...trode-tip.html a friend mentioned you could use this tip in a low spot, then immediately quench with a wet rag to shrink up the low spot, might be worth looking into..... Ben |
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I haven't had as much luck raising a shallow area as shrinking a crown using this tip. A lot depends on the natural curve of the panel and how the damage occurred in the first place. A shallow dent in a concave area typically worsens with the application of heat. So an honest-to-goodness metal man would first evaluate the primary and secondary areas of damage to form a plan of attack ...which may not involve direct heat in the shallow area. As for using a wet cloth or compressed air to accelerate the shrinking effect, I'm guilty of doing that on occasion, but letting it cool naturally is really best as a rapid quench can harden the steel and cause it to become brittle. In fact, the advantage of using a shrinking tip rather than a disc or a torch is that it concentrates the heat and minimizes the loss of heat treated area on the panel. Back in the 40's, 50's and 60's, they used thicker, softer sheetmetal. More recently, the metal is thinner with a heat treat that helps it hold it's shape. Too much heat and it's toast. All this is just my two cents worth! I kinda know what works for me, but I've never had any type of formal training in metal shaping. There are some threads on the forum that go into it in detail if you're of a mind to learn how to do bodywork without filler. Me ...I'm not a purist and plastic filler is my best friend.
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Forged ahead with the fuel filler setup today. Notched the floor and assembled the tube which allowed me to measure the amount I need to raise the end of the tube (3.5"). Scouted online for 2" ID fuel filler neck hose to connect the metal tube to the Boyd tank but eBay, etc. was a bust. Looks like the best deal is at the local O'Reilly's parts store.
Modifying the steel tube will be a treat. I'd kind of like to keep the ground strap and vent provisions, but the angles and the amount I need to relocate the outlet probably mean I'll need to piece it together with scrap tubing. I also need to get off the fence and decide whether to fabricate the entire cover or use preformed tubing and modify it. It's always something...
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Show that bedside whos boss Vic!
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Looks firme'!
Glad I'm not the only one that had that spot sink. Oy, such a shunder! Glad it came out good for ya.
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More cool tools!! Adjustable butt clamps??? I'll have to look those up. That is the Cadillac slide hammer you've got there too!
Filler is going to be really nice especially with the rounded cover inside the bed.
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The fuel filler looks great Vic.
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Looks great Vic, it doesn't look like your going to need much filler in any of your repairs. That lower body line you pulled out looks great !
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Absolutely looks great. What is the OD of the filler tube?
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Looks factory Vic, I was lazy and ran mine up thru the floor.
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You are a machine! I couldn't get off my azz today. Got out there and swept up all that filler I've been buying, put the tools away then kicked my shoes off. Well done on the tank relocate!
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Oh, and tools! You have collected some nice stuff there Vic. I'm pretty proud of my stash but each page here contains something I never knew existed, and that I'd love to have.
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O'reilly's on 23'rd between Noland and Lee's Summit on the South side.. It's a warehouse location. Take your filler and ask nicely and tell 'em your deal, they'll let you go back and find what you need. Whole wall of fuel hose.
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It's a 2" tube, same as the Boyd tank ...by sheer luck, not planning.
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Thanks, Chip, I'll check them out. The tubing scrap box yielded a 2" U-bend that will serve perfectly for reconfiguring the stock filler tube. Once that's done, I can measure what I need and see what O'Reilly's has to offer.
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After digging out the tubing I needed this morning, I cut up the existing filler tube and its vent, then grafted it all back together to better line up with the tank inlet. Next up is the cover ...still mulling that over some. Meanwhile, I need to measure for and acquire the rubber connecting hoses. Also still have some welding to do on the other bedside where I only have tack welds, but no fabrication is required so it should go fairly quickly. One day soon it will be time to assemble the bed on the chassis for the moment of truth.
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And shoot, i believe my filler tube is 1.5" or 1.75?? gonna remeasure, my tank is 2", so i may comb a few junk yards to see if i can find a 2" tube like the one you have. I know the muffler shop can make an adapter but a 2" tube would be nice. I found the spot welder shrink tip today, had to make a run up town today instead of hammer high spots. The package was abandoned by the UPS guy on my front door step about 4:30 today, my wife got home about 8:30 and carried it in the house, i'll open when i get home.
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Great work Vic! I need to get over and see that long bed now short bedside. I might swing by sometime this week.
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That would be great. I'll be here all week ...anytime works.
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