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Well, today was a 10 hour day. I got a lot done. Started out fixing the drivers door. Once I shaved the drip rails off I noticed that the top of the door sat in farther than the passengers door. I noticed it on my panel truck too and I checked my 54 cab that I have and it was like that too. So I slit the back side and pulled it out where I wanted it and put a screw driver it the slit to keep it there so I could tack it. Then welded it up and now it fits right. Then I had to finish the gaps on the doors, and now they are done. Then I welded the fire wall in, I only had it tacked in before. Then finished the underside of the passenger headlight brow and they are now finished. Next was the hood. The center is all done and smoothed out and I cut out the front emblem holes and made panel for them. I drilled out the clutch head bolts under the hood to fix the corner of the hood. I figured I would never get them out. After I drilled them out I welded nuts to the underside of the panel so it bolts up like it did. I still have to fix the front edge because it is dented up. I found some filler in the hood so I will hammer and dolly it so it will not need to much. Here are some pictures.
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Looking great Shannon! What are you using to make your fillers, 18 gauge 1018 sheetmetal? Since you're planishing the hood pieces, are you MIG or TIG welding it in?
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Shannon, excellent work as always, everything looks great.....Jim
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Sweet job on the metal. That is a unigue firewall. I assume you made it yourself. You could probably market that design.
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Wow, over 500 posts. I just saw that!
BlueJeep, Thank you. Yes, I am using 1018 sheet metal. I am using MIG. I have a TIG but need to get some smaller tungsten for doing sheet metal. Just have not had time to mess with the TIG on sheet metal too. I would have loved to go to one of those sheet metal workshops you went to. I love doing sheet metal. Daze57, Thank you. oldman3, Thank you. It would have been a lot easier to just fill that step in the hood! At least the filler would have not warped the hood! I got most of it out just a little work on it yet, like the front edge. av8tr33337,Thank you. I must confess it was not my idea. Ironworks and Nsane were the ones that I saw do it, I just made the one for this truck. Shannon
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BlueJeep, I would like to try that steel but like you said it is hard to find. I would like to see the difference working it. I will have to try that tungsten. Was he using a inverter machine or a transformer machine? I was told to use a smaller tungsten like 1/16 for sheet metal. I too do not like to spend all to time when I know I can do it quick with MIG. But I know it works better than the MIG when metal working something that was TIG welded.
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He was using a water cooled transformer machine, looked to be fairly old.
I stand corrected on the difficulty in finding 1008. Just got back from the local steel warehouse and they had 1008 20ga. in stock, $26/sheet. I didn't ask if they had 19ga. (what Ron said he uses) because I mainly bought it to start playing with my bead roller. Sorry for hi-jacking your thread.
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Shannon, looks great, nice job. What's his thoughts on the rest of the dash?....Jim
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Jim, Thank you. I am also getting rid of the radio delete and smoothing that out. It will keep the factory glove box and speaker grill. I will be turning the ash tray into a false door for his Ipod hook up (that will be his radio). Sometime it will get a lower dash panel extension made for the heat/AC ducts.
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Looks great Shannon, as always!
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Shannon Im back in the States & just catching up on your work...Fantastic stuff as always. I will start a thread in the 51 c4 susp & LT1 next week after I rebuild the F@#$ 9 inch in the Burb I blew up last fall..Are you going to OC in May? It would be cool to finally meet up
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oldman3, Thank you. It will be different but I think it fits well.
48 GMC BURB, Thank you. I would love to come to OC but we are so busy at work and I will be trying to get everything done to get the panel at least driveable for the Nat East. The truck is leaving tonight and I will be back on the panel by the weekend. We will have to met up though. You are coming to the Nats aren't you? I can not wait to see your build. What happened to the 9 inch? I knew you blew it on the way to the Goodguys show. Shannon
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Well the 48 left tonight and it went back to its home. He is building the bed and I will get it back when the bed and fenders are on. Then I will build the running boards, tranny tunnel and one of those front tilting hoods. Now back on to my panel truck.
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Too bad you can't make it to OC I got some good press from Classic Trucks & Hot rod hotline..Not bad for a Low buck beater ! I just made my hotel rez for Nats East. We will see you there for sure ! KC Quote:
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Wow that looks great. Very unique way to blend different years into one..
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Atommik, youngrodder, Thank you
I got it welded up tonight and only have to make 2 small filler pieces for the sides and the filler piece where the old column came through the dash. I also filled the radio holes. It is coming along really nice and is soon going home. My buddy can not wait to work on it. Shannon
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That's some nice finish work. Everyone is going to notice that dash being different than stock....Jim
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Shannon, truck looks good, but will be glad to see you back on the panel....Jim
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48 GMC BURB, I would have loved to be going to OC. It has been over 15 years the last time I have gone to it. What hotel are you staying at for the Nats. We will have to get together when you come.
oldman3, Thank you and me too. It is in the garage now. Shannon
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Hey man very nice lookin metal work you have done so far ... What are you runnin for a rear end?
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FiddyRidinFowler, Thank You, It is a C4 corvette. I think it is a 1992.
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