Chucks SWB Fleetside

[Rusbuilt]

Nice looking gas door my friend!

[thelonerife]

Thanks Rus.

[sduckworth13]

Fuel door looks great Chuck.

[thelonerife]

Thanks Scott. It's a job.

[sduckworth13]

Yeah, it looks like a tough job because you can't get behind the door to planish it out if needed. I was reading a build here by Scott's hotrods and he said he uses his air hose to cool off the metal after each weld. I think that could come in handy on a patch like your doing where it is prone to warping. But the circular patch you have is going to have less warping vs if you would of made it a square patch.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Yeah, it looks like a tough job because you can't get behind the door to planish it out if needed. I was reading a build here by Scott's hotrods and he said he uses his air hose to cool off the metal after each weld. I think that could come in handy on a patch like your doing where it is prone to warping. But the circular patch you have is going to have less warping vs if you would of made it a square patch.

Your right it is impossible to get behind most of it, And I have been using the air. I believe that there will be very little warpage. I take breaks to make sure that it's not heating up too. I have three welding projects going on now so I can rotate to the next when I do a little.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Looks familiar... great job

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Looks familiar... great job

Yes, I know a lot of people have done this. Just goes to prove that it's a good mod. lol

And Thanks!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Yes, I know a lot of people have done this. Just goes to prove that it's a good mod. lol

And Thanks!

I used an 88-98 silverado door, but the same year burb/tahoe and 2nd gen s10 and S10 blazer all use the same door. Lots out there to choose from!

I went to a local board meet yesterday, I had two guys ask me where the heck my tank was. I told 'em under the bed... "how the heck do you fill it..." then they saw it

I like that it's not noticable, yet in plain sight.

[Gus350]

Chuck what did you use to cut the hole out of the bedside with

Thanks Kevin

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by Gus350

Chuck what did you use to cut the hole out of the bedside with

Thanks Kevin

Kevin, I started using my 3'' air cutting tool but the discs but they weren't doing it fast enough so I broke out my old jigsaw w/a metal blade. (less heat this way too) I cut about an inch off of the blade so as to not hit the inner structure/wall of the bedside. It worked great. I used a dewalt battery operated sawzall to cut the door out of the trailblazer at the junk yard.

[sduckworth13]

I do like the side fill too, it looks cool. I avoided that mod because I will warp it, lol. I have a bed fill tank.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

I do like the side fill too, it looks cool. I avoided that mod because I will warp it, lol. I have a bed fill tank.

I had a bed fill in one of my trucks and although it was functional I had a vinyl snap/aluminum frame cover on the bed which made it time consuming to fill up. (Especially fun in the rain) I also had to be careful with the hose rubbing the paint. I think this will be much better in the long run.

[5150]

Looks great Chuck

[DPowers]

Haven't checked your build in awhile Chuck. Looking good and I will have to check in more often.

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by 5150

Looks great Chuck

Thanks Bryan.

Originally Posted by DPowers

Haven't checked your build in awhile Chuck. Looking good and I will have to check in more often.

Thanks Dwayne, Do check in. Good to have you ride along.

[Bennett68C10]

Nice job on the fuel door

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice job on the fuel door

Thanks Keith. I have a lot more to do to it still. I will need to cut the inner panel to allow for the fill pipe and make a cover for that.

[cubber]

I like that, Chuck! it will look like it belongs once you get it all smoothed in, which I guess is the point. (I'm a little slow sometimes)

[thelonerife]

Originally Posted by cubber

I like that, Chuck! it will look like it belongs once you get it all smoothed in, which I guess is the point. (I'm a little slow sometimes)

Haha. me too.

[rincones]

Nice. Keep the pics coming.

[thelonerife]

I got started today on the fuel door and hood and got called into work. I got back at it and water was coming through my tools. So had to quit again and go get a drier for the air.

[Rusbuilt]

Getting there bro!

[thelonerife]

Slowly but surely.

[shearjs]

The fuel door looks great. I threw around the idea of doing something similar to this but just couldn't stomach cutting a big hole in the side of a new bedside. Keep up the good work. Look forward to meeting you sometime around Nashville, and checking out this truck.