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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
That's a complex shape; what did you use to cut it out that left the original metal pattern intact?
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I'd just whack in there with a 3" wheel, then round it out with a carbide bit, but that's me. That one looks like it's lazer-cut!
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I just drilled a hole and then snipped it out. But after doing that, I REALLY need to get these out more as it's much cleaner and safer than using the cut off disc. There is NO WAY you can get those tight corners with a cut off disc leaving it anywhere near this clean. Now I did clean up the corners a little bit with a "rotory file" but not much, I didn't really need to, I'm just anal sometimes. Brian
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I got out there late after a very odd thing, I went to a rally at my daughters high school, wow what a bunch of great kids! HUGE party with everyone cheering everyone else, very cool. Well, right near the end a kid slipped out on the hardwood floor flipping onto his head and was hurt bad, looking maybe even much worse (news sounds pretty good) so the whole place was emptied (MANY hundreds of parents and kids) with an ambulance coming in. So leaving there and coming home was pretty funky.
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Took the day off to complete some stuff around the house, some how I ended up working on the truck.
Finally got the engine running great and starting great, only took adding and repairing some wires. Finished the small details on the braking system. Finally and most importantly, my wife was finally able to take a drive in her grandfathers old truck for the 1st time. Well worth the time and effort put into the truck. Now only to finish up everything else. Last edited by mikebte; 10-05-2018 at 02:54 PM. Reason: Brake and break are not the same |
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Things were going too smoothly, so I decided to spend the last few days figuring out how to screw up the paint job by putting a ghost checkered flag on the firewall. This is the MASK ONLY. I've also prepared a few test panels so I can practice since I've never done anything like this. (I did spend an hour with a buddy in the business and he painted a flag on a panel and showed me some tips, and there's stuff on You Tube, of course.)
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AWSOME!
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I got the patch made and tacked into place. WHOO HOOOO! And yes the gap is a bit large here and there, I will plannish that smaller before I finish welding.
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That’s some nice patch work. |
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Cool. Rounded edges are much easier to weld without burning away than sharp corners.
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its good to see everyone making progress. flag does look cool.
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Welded in the motor mounts and removed the bolt, I always had commitment issues.
Installed the exhaust wrap and it made a noticeable difference on cabin noise and finish wiring on the interior lighting. |
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Got the front patch on the RR fender all welded in, then cut out the old fuel door recess, made the patch and welded the new one in. Got some weld through primer on the front so I can weld that support in I made a few days ago and this fender will be ready tomorrow for striping and priming.
It's so funny, I made the recess for the fuel door and made the fuel door customizing the truck 38 years ago to now cutting it out to make it the way it was, funny stuff. Brian
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I also noticed the tail lamp hole I filled 35 years ago. LOL
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Bent it over a wooden bench in the garage.
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Started out Sunday morning getting a little done on the truck. I welded in the reinforcement on the RR fender so it's finished now ready for stripping and primer.
Got the lower grille apron all finished up, welded in the piece that had been cut out on the top. I decided to do it like Chevy would have and just plug weld the piece on the top and not butt weld it and finish it off like it never was cut out. I also repaired the bracket where it bolts to the rad support. So this part is finished up ready for stripping and primer too. Brian
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I managed to sneak in another shakedown cruise. 30 miles this time, no issues.
https://www.facebook.com/mark.wells....4459105591562/ I am going to straighten the steering wheel a little though... |
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Mark, great little video...Jim
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Yep, that is friggin awesome!
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After screwing up several test panels preparing for the "checkered flag" painting, I got cold feet. I called my artist buddy back and he came over for about 2 hours, showing me a variety of techniques on shading, contrast, use of pearl, etc. Tomorrow I'll give it a shot. I have a feeling at the end of all this I'll be doing a lot of sanding and re-work...
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