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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
I know bodywork ain't the most glamorous topic... just didn't want you to think I was slacking off with all this good weather we've been having. Well, maybe a little bit.
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Looking fantastic!
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Beddy Beddy nice.
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Vic, you nailed it, nice work
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Lookin' good! won't be long now! by the way, how did your bed situation with the new chassis mods turn out? did everything fall back into place afterwards? I finally got my truck fired up yesterday, need to do a little "Finesse" on the tune, but it's running again. I kinda miss the lope I had with the old Cam, but the drive ability factor is better, and the clanking noise I had been hearing is long gone, I'm guessing that balancer was "Ringing" the pulleys during deceleration causing that clanking sound, because no matter how hard I tried, I could not get it to do it again.... now to fix my steering gear box leak..... ![]() ![]() ![]() Have a good one and I'll stop by one day here soon. Ben ![]()
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Awesome job Vic!
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Bed ended up in a much better place than before, thankfully. I'd probably be under supervised care if it hadn't. ![]() The front bumper is pretty much solved with the exception of spot filler, a coat of slick sand and blocking. I used some fine line tape to lay out the gap I wanted between it and the valance. Some careful sanding and filing and it looks pretty good. I've turned my attention to the rear to tidy it up a bit. I picked up a painted rear fleet bumper at Classic on Monday and took both it, and the front, to Eagle Stripping. They returned the front bumper to clean white metal everywhere and removed the EDP from the rear bumper. I only plan a few mods out back. I'll narrow both sides to tuck in closer to the quarter panels, make a filler panel to eliminate the gap and weld in the fasteners to smooth out the bumper. Shouldn't be anywhere near the level of pain I endured up front.
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Some starter shots of the rear for reference...
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That has,worked in great Vic...can't wait until it is primed so we can see all the lines... Great work buddy ..
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Doing great Vic. Keep up the great work. It's going to be a fantastic looking truck!
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Wow!
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Love the front. Looking at the rear, wonder if you could make an angled slice on the ends to tip the bottom in and take the "bulge" out of the base? Just a thought.
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Hey Mike, good to hear from you. Weather up there lately sux from what I hear... good time to lay low and lurk on the forum. ![]() Thanks, Chip, we think a lot alike. I knew the ugly ends on the rear would need a bit of hammering. After I got them cut off, I used the press, vise and dolly to reform the edges similar to the front. I then tacked the shortened pieces back together and put the bumper back in place. Used some tape to mock up a filler piece that follows the line of the quarter panel a bit better. I sawed out a piece of mild steel flat stock using the tape as a template and have it taped in place in the last photo. All the mounting bolts have been welded in and smoothed out also. Not sure if this look is what you envisioned, but being a fundamentally "straight line between two points" person, this how I approached it.
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Vic, even though I've seen pictures of the stuff that has fought with you, you still make it look so easy and virtually seamless. As usual, I am very impressed by your work and your approach!
I must figure out how to straighten my line(s) between two points. My tiny little mind tends to wander and overcomplicate stuff WAY too much! ![]()
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Very nice work on the bumpers and body Vic! looks great!
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Diggin it!
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You do some nice work Vic! The front turned out great. The back looks like you're already on a good path. Keep it up!
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Nachos Garcia, everyone! I've only been able to spend a few hours in the shop due to other stuff that needed tending, so not much progress. The filler pieces for the ends are tacked on and I modified the bumper mounts very slightly to get the fit I wanted. Next up is to weld some 1/8 x 1/4 flat bar on the ends of the filler pieces to give them a more finished look. Then it will be time for the filler between the bed and the top lip of the bumper. Stay tuned.
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I'm very impressed Vic. I always liked the rear bumpers the way they came from the general. But it's looking awesome, I may have been wrong. I'm looking forward to see it completed.
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step
Vic, you nailed it on the front bumper.... I've looked at some trucks at the shows and always thought of how good that looked. As far as the rear, I would of never thought about doing what you've done, it looks awesome as well. Keep it up and get some paint on that thing.
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X2 what Jason said
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Hope your Dad is doing alright.
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I like the way the back came out. Good job!
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