Got it one piece at a time... 51 chev

[mongocanfly]

Nice repair!....where'd you get your repair pieces?....

[LOW A D]

Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Nice repair!....where'd you get your repair pieces?....

I buy my panels from a local supplier, not sure where he gets his parts

[oldman3]

Nice work...Jim

[8man]

Looking good. How did you strip the door down to bare metal?

[LOW A D]

Originally Posted by 8man

Looking good. How did you strip the door down to bare metal?

I sandblasted the inside of the door and all the edges and window frame. The outer door skin I stripped using 80 grit on a orbital sander and a wire wheel. I find blasting the outer skin ALWAYS causes warpage, no matter how careful you are!

[99 to Life]

nice work. second that plastic on the lid trick.

[reaper71]

Came out nice

[LOW A D]

Made some progress this weekend, finally looks like I'm getting somewhere! I got all the welding and bodywork done on the cab so I painted the inside of the cab with POR 15. I love this stuff!

Looks a lot better with a coat of paint!
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[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LOW A D

Made some progress this weekend, finally looks like I'm getting somewhere! I got all the welding and bodywork done on the cab so I painted the inside of the cab with POR 15. I love this stuff!
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I had mixed results with their products. Do you use their clean and prep products first as well?

[LOW A D]

Gregski, I will try to remember to post a pic of my rad cradle mount. As far as the por 15, I didnt use their prep products inside the cab. I gave the whole interior, except the roof skin, a light sandblast, then applied the por 15. The bottom of roof skin was wire wheeled. Everything painted with the por 15 will be covered by carpet or interior panels. I have been painting interiors like this for many years with good results. If you use por 15 on any surface that is exposed to sunlight, it will not last long before it starts fading and peeling, in my experience

[LOW A D]

There was a discussion on here recently about POR 15 lids welding themselves on after you had opened the can. I had last used mine a few months ago and the lid opened easily and the paint was still liquid. I put a piece of plastic over the opening, then put the lid on tight. Works for me!

[Gregski]

definitely skills to pay the bills, I am following along hoping to see/learn how you mount the radiator support to the Camaro subframe, I recently bought a '54 and learned last night that the front clip is just resting on the subframe, yikes

[Gregski]

... the winter is coming ... and with it more updates???

[LOW A D]

I have actually been working on my truck lately! I have been block sanding and more block sanding!! I have not posted pics because it really doesnt look much different before and after. If my day goes as planned I should have the cab and doors in final primer today!

[LOW A D]

So I have been working on my truck a fair bit in the last few months. Nothing worth posting as I have been doing mostly bodywork and blocksanding and blocksanding some more! I do have most of my interior painted and the outside of the cab and doors are ready for paint. My frame is painted with all new front suspension parts installed, Motor and trans are in for the final time I hope! With all the things happening in the world right now the two trips I was planning on taking in the next month were cancelled so it looks like i can lock myself in my shop and work on my truck for the next few weeks!!! I dont have a box for my truck and my rear frame mods were such that a stock box wouldn't fit anyway so I'm building a box from scratch. I'm not very good at remembering to take pics as i go, but I will try to document my box build if anyone is interested. I had all my panels bent up at a local fab shop as per my crude drawings. Today i started putting the pieces together. This pic is of the cross members I had bent up being put in place

[LOW A D]

This is a close up pic of the crossmember

[LOW A D]

Both boxsides held in place to see how everything fits together. I got most of it figured out today, I'll start welding it together tomorrow. I had all the panels made out of cold rolled 14ga. material

[lv2tri2]

Originally Posted by LOW A D

So I have been working on my truck a fair bit in the last few months. Nothing worth posting as I have been doing mostly bodywork and blocksanding and blocksanding some more! I do have most of my interior painted and the outside of the cab and doors are ready for paint. My frame is painted with all new front suspension parts installed, Motor and trans are in for the final time I hope! With all the things happening in the world right now the two trips I was planning on taking in the next month were cancelled so it looks like i can lock myself in my shop and work on my truck for the next few weeks!!! I dont have a box for my truck and my rear frame mods were such that a stock box wouldn't fit anyway so I'm building a box from scratch. I'm not very good at remembering to take pics as i go, but I will try to document my box build if anyone is interested. I had all my panels bent up at a local fab shop as per my crude drawings. Today i started putting the pieces together. This pic is of the cross members I had bent up being put in place

I am anxious to see your bed come together. I've worked on mine long enough that I'm considering building a new one. I would like to see your drawings for the bed, and any advice for someone considering the process. I commented on your firewall awhile back and will send you a picture of mine,as requested, when it's welded in. I have held off the install to finish other things before I add to the restriction. Your project pictures are a big help in a lot of ways. How difficult was the dash? I really like the TF dash.

[LOW A D]

I’ve been fitting and cutting my box panels to suit my liking. I usually start with a basic plan, then make changes on the fly. This is how my front bed panel ended up looking. I’ve built a few boxes over the years and I like if the panels follow the curvature of the cab

[LOW A D]

Originally Posted by lv2tri2

I am anxious to see your bed come together. I've worked on mine long enough that I'm considering building a new one. I would like to see your drawings for the bed, and any advice for someone considering the process. I commented on your firewall awhile back and will send you a picture of mine,as requested, when it's welded in. I have held off the install to finish other things before I add to the restriction. Your project pictures are a big help in a lot of ways. How difficult was the dash? I really like the TF dash.

If you have basic fab skills and tools, building a box is not that hard. I'm lucky in that I live in a small town with several metal shops that will do my cutting and bending for me quickly, for a fair price. I dont really have any drawings and my box is not the same as a stock box so my measurements wont help you much. I hope you can get some ideas on how to build your own from my pics. The dash was not that difficult to install, just took a bit of time! I made it removable because I hate working upside down under a dashboard to install heater, wipers, wiring, etc. With the dash removed those tasks become easy. I plan to paint the lower section of the dash the same color as my wheels. My dakota digital guages should be here in a few days!

[dsraven]

Yeah that's why I asked. Tires look close. Easier to do it while the parts are light enough to manhandle.

[99 to Life]

doing killer work.

[LOW A D]

So I bought some teardrop shaped tailights at least 6 years ago because I liked the shape of them. I wasn't sure where or how i would mount them on this truck, but after trying a bunch of different things, I think I have figured out a look I like! What do you think, Good or bad idea?

[Bigdually]

Definitely a good look!

[edgeleycanuck]

What's wrong with that.....Nothing! I think it looks great! Thanks for sharing.