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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Thanks for all your efforts in taking/posting pictures -- Looks great!
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Where did you get all those glorious doors! Nice project...
Should make ya proud!
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
I am glad that we had the extra Suburban doors for donor pieces and the rear hinges came in handy too from the Suburban.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
I love it! How many of my suburbans can I send to you for conversion? I will be saving all of you pictures for future dream sequences. Move over Charleze, I'm dreaming about a 4 door suburban now. At least there is still room for her in back......
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
I think Kevin is going to need a bigger shop
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Will you use the inside steel door section from the false fourth door of the burb? I figured (in my dreaming) that you could take that section and the window regulator for use in the new door. If you wanted a stock door panel then that would work too.
Just wait untill the first person says, 'my grandpa had a truck just like that.' Aaron
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
I still have alot more sectioning to the fourth door but that does include using the original inner skin (just where the door panel covers) and a standard burb door panel. The owner is considering 4 door power windows other wise we will use the standard regulator that came out of that side.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Absolutely amazing! Where were you when I convinced myself that a fourth door would just be too much work!!!!!
That's as factory looking as I've ever seen. Any plans as to what the inside of the roof (headliner) will look like? Awsome craftsmanship Kevin. Jamie |
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I belive the headliner will be like the burb's. The owner has all the roof bow's and molding strips out of a burb. Although he very well may have a custom set up done? Trust me I have probly made it look easier than it is. Remember I have the camera so you only see what I want you to see
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Make this thread a sticky please! It has me inspired to get cracking on my truck. Incredible fab skills dude!
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Well today the fun has started with finishing the fourth door. First thing that I am doing is addressing the body line/shape at the front of the fourth door. Since this is a reular cab front door the body shape is slightly different that the drivers door. When looking at your trucks it is hard to tell but the door shape is not the same from front to back. So what I am doing is removing the rear of a passinger door jamb area and grafting the skin support on to the hinge area of this door. Next I am restructuring the hinge supports inside the door. Tha factory did a good job of adding reinforcement to the hinge side of the door. Because I am changing the door shape and I lowered the top hinge I had to cut into alot of the support. So now inorder to fix it all I have to add metal back where I removed it as well as reconect to the new door skin support. In doing this you need to tack all of your fupports and re-hang the door to make sure nothing moved on you before welding everything in place. Also while I had the door hung I decided to remove all the built up paint so I can start reworking the body like to match the front door. In doing so I found a few bondo spots that I will need to addres before starting the body line work. Looks like the door was side swipped just a bit and instead of fixing the correct way they just filled it all in with bondo. Well this is were things are at this time, I will post some more tonight after I finish up for the day. Now it's lunch time
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Would it be worth reskinning the front half of the door with the skin from the suburban?
Aaron
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Dude are you married? I have been dating my new girlfriend for almost two years now so it has been a little hard getting back on my 2wd Blazer. I am fast at fabricating and bodywork too, but even then it takes alot of time to do it correctly and not make it look at botched up. Nice work. Keep us updated with the pics.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
To start off I marked out my cut line to work from center of the buldge to the front bolt hole of the door handle. Then I cut the line, worked the body to where I wanted it and re-cut the overlap + 1/16". Then I started tacking it slowly and working the seam with the hammer and doly to keep things where I wanted it. Once it is all welded up I ground down the final tacks ( I like to use a .035" thick cut off wheel on my 4 1/2" grinder for grinding welds). Then I took a felt marker and covered the hole seam and broke out the body file to find high and low spots. Worked those abit and it is ready for some high build primer and blocking. The hole thing took about 2hr start to finish so I think it was faster then re-skinning half the door with a burb panel.
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Next is finishing up the B post cover and then the rocker. All the time is in the detail work. The Post cover adds the needed strenght for the hinge points as well as matching the pass side in looks. If you look at a Burb passinger B post you will notice that the outer cover laps over the leading edge at the front. The rocker was made from 3 different ones.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Lookin good man! Do you do this for a livin or just for fame and fortune??!
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Well the rear floor is patched and I am starting on the rear cab corner.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Are you married? I have a spare bedroom, and my wife wont mind. We can divorce once you are done with my jimmy.
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
Man, Simply Amazing Work!!
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Re: Project Penicillin~ 68 crewcab build up!
You keep me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment.
Aaron
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