1948 Chevy / S10

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drivea55,oldman3,jimig1,Daze57, Thank you.

youngrodder, I know what you mean. That was the only truck I ever saw that was like that. I can not wait till I have the other side done so I can stand back and see the whole picture and not just one side. I can not take the credit for the idea though.


Shannon

[Daze57]

maybe not the credit for the idea - but take the credit for the skills - excellent work !

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Daze57, Thank you very much.

Shannon

[99 to Life]

loving the metal work as always. I need to get my tool game up like you. As for the headlights. I'm a huge fan of the stock look, I like eyebrows though. I really think frenchin lights takes sooo much away from the style, so glad they didn't go that route.

[99 to Life]

if you can get your pics onto your computer, that is the biggest battle. Then resizing them to 72 dpi to the size you want (any more is useless because monitors only view in 72 dpi) but regardless, get your pics into a folder or know where they are located. When you reply or post on this forum you can scroll down and it will say upload pictures. Click on the icon and it will open up a dialog box, find the folder your pics are in and click on them. You can upload 4 or 5 at a time, then you click the upload button. You can then "preview" your post and pics by clicking the preview button. if you are happy with it click save and you are done.

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99 to Life, Thank you. It did not take any special tools for this one just a welder and my 4 1/2 grinder with a slitter wheel. Just a lot of figuring. The 48 fender slopes downwark towards the headlight ring and the 55 brow is flatter. That is the reason for the slices in the fenders. Then on the larger slices I sheared strips to weld in. I am doing my headlights on my panel like I did on the 54. Custom buckets with the adjusters in the fender well and weld the ring to the fenders for that smooth look. I used the hagan buckets and too much money for what you get.

Carribean Blue 72, glad 99 to Life could walk you through that, because I would have had a hard time telling you how. I would love to see what you are building and love looking at peoples build threads. Feel free to ask me any questions. I would be glad to help you.

Shannon

[99 to Life]

shannon,

I was referring to the pipe bender, bead roller, plasma, 220+ welder and the list goes on. I just snagged a cheap break. I'm still building my tool collection ( I know is never ending) but I don't have lots of basics. You gotta work with what you go though.

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Henry , I will post some pictures of my arsenal of tools tomorrow night. Most of them I made and some I bought. I started years ago with none too and worked my way up to what I have now. Good deal on the break. I have done my fair share of working with what I had.

Shannon

[1959 Apache 3600]

Terrific work makes for terrific results. Good job!

Tom

[oldman3]

Looking forward to the TOOL display, I'm like everyone else, don't have the stuff to make the job easy, just have to do with what I got.....Jim

[av8tr33337]

Lot's of nice work done here. I'm subscribed!

[AUSSIE54]

G'day Shannon,

Awesome work on the eyebrow there mate. Can't wait to see the how drivers side matches up with the one you've just done! Ha ha (you know what I mean!)

Trently.
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1959 Apache 3600, av8tr33337, Thank you.

oldman3, I have done my fair share of useing what I have. My other buddy has a 4 foot slip roll and my work has a 8 foot brake. The rest I have. My boss bought the brake because he knew I was looking for one. It saved me the $1800. It has made more hot rod parts than work stuff.HAHA

AUSSIE54, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY! Haha. no, really me to. I think I will be all right because everything go off the headlight trim. Plus I can measure off from the other side. I will see come Sunday. That is when I am going to do the other one. That way I can stay on it and not break it up between nights.


Tonight I will get some pictures of my metal working arsonal. Then I am going to gap the drivers door. That way I can turn it around and do the other door and then the next headlight brow. I have to finish welding the firewall in and I have to shear some pieces so that I can remove the seam down the middle of the hood. Need I do not know what is next.


Shannon

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All right here is the requested tool arsenal pictures. The first is my 5 ft sheet metal brake I made probably 15 years ago and stuffed behind it is my horizontal band saw. Next is my mill drill and drill press. The next one is my roll cage bender I made at the shop I work at now and chop saw. The little thing on it with the rollers is to roll 1" box tube. You can put an arch on it. The next one is My MIG and my plasma cutter. I would be lost without both of them. The next one is my bead roller and the TIG welder and my air compressor.

Shannon

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Next one is the dies I made for my bead roller. I made the bead roller over 10 years ago but last year I powered it. I should have done that years ago. I have the AD belt line die, 1/4 bead die, 1/8 step die, 3/16 step die, and a tipping die. I made them all on a manual lathe. The next picture are the dies I made for my air planishing hammer and the way I hand finish my 1/4 beaded sheet metal. The next one is the 2 woodward fab hand shears and my beltsander. The next one is my air planishing hammer I made and my stretcher/shrinker. The last one is my one drawer in my big tool box. It has my Dagger tools hammer and dolly set , poly mallets, 8" sand bag, and a bunch of other sheet metal tools. I also have a large Dagger tools sand bag. I have a large english wheel that I started and have not finished it yet. I have Hoosier patterns lower dies because it was cheaper to buy them than me to hard cut and heat treat. Hpoe you all enjoyed the picture and if you want any more info just ask. That is all stuffed in a 20'x20' garage. I need more space!


Shannon

[99 to Life]

so sick, gotta love the tools man. It is such a good feeling buying em and or building them in your case.

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99 to Life, I am a tool junkie. I love tools. I have bought a lot of them in the past 5 years. When I need to do something I usually buy what I need. Then I have it for the next project.

Tonight I started gaping the doors. They were tight all the way around mostly except the to because when I shaved the drip rail I gaped that then. So I lined up the door and started with the back. I ground it back and then welded the edge. I like to have between 5/32 and 3/16 gap. To grind them I use a small slitter wheel with a 36 grit disc along side of it. It gives the sanding disc a backer but does not cut with the slitter wheel. Because you can not use the rubber backer because it is too thick. And grind till you are happy with the gap. A good way of checking it is with the back of a drill bit.

Shannon

[BlueJeep]

You do amazing work in a very small space!

[Rods57]

Wow those front fenders are just unbelievable. that is one of the coolest things i have seen on this site, nice work...

[oldman3]

Shannon, thanks for the tool display, nice job on the door gap. I do mine the same way but I use a paint stick to check my gap....Jim

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BlueJeep, Thank you, I need to find out about adding on this summer. But hate to deal with the township. I know I could build it. But knowing all about the BOCA codes, what a pain. I might just have them rough frame it and then I will finish it.

Rods57, Thank you, I can not wait till I have the other side done so I can stand back and see the finished product.

oldman3, No problem on the tool display. I heard of using a paint stick before.



Shannon

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Great work as always, love the headlights.

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blitz'd, Thank you, Have you done anything to your truck lately. I have not seen any new posts for awhile.

Shannon

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I ended up almost getting the headlights all done today. I also had to fix where someone else welded up the light hole on the top of the fender. It had something globed to the bottom so out it came. On the passengers side I have to make/weld in the fill piece for under the eye brow to the fender. Then the headlights are done except for the upper screw pads. They are even for as much as I can tell. I measured them out and they are right on. Then back to gaping the doors and a few other things.

Shannon

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