A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

ebfabman · 01-11-2016, 07:48 PM

LWB to SWB bedsides. No filler, just a dusting of color...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sga...ature=youtu.be

**jocko** · 01-11-2016, 07:53 PM

wow.. nice job!

**72 tigger** · 01-11-2016, 10:45 PM

Great job! How did you roll the lower rear wheel opening? (where the rust was)

ebfabman · 01-11-2016, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Great job! How did you roll the lower rear wheel opening? (where the rust was)

I cut the leading edge 8 inches (where the rust was) and made a front piece to add to the wheel opening. I formed it by hand. Not hard.

Sklptrljay · 01-12-2016, 06:15 AM

But....you...how did you.....what????????

Looks good!

TA1968 · 01-12-2016, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Sklptrljay

But....you...how did you.....what????????

Looks good!

Looks like magic right!!! Very good work

cooperhw · 01-12-2016, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TA1968

Looks like magic right!!! Very good work

No. Doesn't look like magic to me at all.

Looks like skill. A man that is good at his craft. Nothing more. A real pleasure to see any person who is professional in their given field of expertise.

darkhorse970 · 01-12-2016, 10:13 AM

Very nice work! You could form a business around bed shortening!

WarMonger · 01-12-2016, 11:36 AM

This guy is like a metal crafting ninja.

67ChevyRedneck · 01-12-2016, 12:03 PM

Saw this on the facespace. Great job!

Lanman1972 · 01-12-2016, 02:05 PM

It's like the Photo Hunt game, I keep looking back and forth at the pics comparing the rust stains (errr patina) looking for the missing stains and seeing where they were.

73737373 · 01-12-2016, 02:19 PM

ebfabman,

When I win mega millions tomorrow, you won't be able to refuse the offer I'm going to make you to come to OK and work on my trucks for me for a year!!!

Well done. Nice to see modifications made professionally vice done by hackers/amatuers.

68C15 · 01-12-2016, 02:28 PM

Some can cut and weld
Some can metal form
Some can paint
Some can fake patina
Some can do one of those with skill

When a guy does them all with great skill and not only fake patina but match the existing patina, that's nothing short of amazing.

You sir deserve some form of Nobel prize

73737373 · 01-12-2016, 02:35 PM

When I go to a body shop for work (occasional welding), I have no heartburn about paying guys $40-50/hour to do this kind of work for me (although I wish my guy was that good). Who needs Rembrandt, Picasso or van Gogh when there are "artists" among us?

davepl · 01-12-2016, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 73737373

When I go to a body shop for work (occasional welding), I have no heartburn about paying guys $40-50/hour to do this kind of work for me (although I wish my guy was that good). Who needs Rembrandt, Picasso or van Gogh when there are "artists" among us?

With typical bodyshop rates being more like $80-$100 no wonder you're ok with paying half price!

I'm ambivalent about this, literally. On the one hand I'm amazed at the straight cuts and rejoining. On the other I've already owned a crapload of rusty trucks when I was young. I'm ready for paint! Nice work though.

73737373 · 01-12-2016, 03:41 PM

It's an older guy, small shop, no overhead. I pay him cash. He's cranky, too.

TA1968 · 01-12-2016, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cooperhw

No. Doesn't look like magic to me at all.

Looks like skill. A man that is good at his craft. Nothing more. A real pleasure to see any person who is professional in their given field of expertise.

I agree with you 1000% I posted it jokingly to Sklptrljay response.

Custom 68 · 01-12-2016, 06:06 PM

wow, nice work!

cooperhw · 01-13-2016, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TA1968

I agree with you 1000% I posted it jokingly to Sklptrljay response.

"I know what you meant. I was just trying to state the fact myself to the new guys that through years of practice and hard work they too could learn this craft". Heavy on the hard work.

ebfabman · 01-14-2016, 10:14 AM

Thanks for the complements guys, and the humor. That's why I like to be here. Another reason is, of course, everybody likes to be recognized for what they do and the average non truck person would have no idea what they were looking at, even if it was thoroughly explained to them.......oh, and one more thing.....

I AM NOT OLD AND CRANKY!!!.......

Reerun_kc · 01-14-2016, 10:25 AM

Very nice work!

nitne · 06-28-2016, 01:36 AM

So I have not been on this site in years, frankly because I was giving up on my truck and last week I broke down and put it up for sale on Craigslist. About 12 years ago Ebfabman had made cab repair videos and my wife bought them for me for Christmas. I am stunned and shocked to see him still on here posting, but more so super impressed with what he did up there^^^. Awesome work.

So I almost sold the truck Saturday to a local guy, my wife talked me out of it...

ebfabman · 07-03-2016, 09:57 AM

Nitne, thanks for the complements. Hope you don't have to sell your truck. However, all of us know how it goes. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Regardless of what happens, don't stray too far. You'll always be a part of a pretty cool group.

**KevinK7** · 05-31-2020, 07:43 AM

This is an old thread, but damn, ...that's amazing work, Wow!

**special-K** · 05-31-2020, 08:14 AM

Truly. Thanks for bringing it back. He shortened a crappy bedside and it still looks just as crappy

01-11-2016, 07:48 PM	#1
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... LWB to SWB bedsides. No filler, just a dusting of color... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sga...ature=youtu.be Attached Images

01-11-2016, 07:53 PM	#2
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,976	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... wow.. nice job!

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72 tigger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,237	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Great job! How did you roll the lower rear wheel opening? (where the rust was)

01-12-2016, 06:15 AM	#5
Sklptrljay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Posts: 874	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... But....you...how did you.....what???????? Looks good! __________________ 1971 C/10 SWB, 15x8 Rallys, 4.5" X 7" static drop, C-notched, 350/350, 3.73 Posi. .........A 383 and Gear Vendors are on my bucket list. 1972 GMC 4X4 K1500 Survivor - Sold No matter what problems life throws at you, your time on Earth can be incredibly fulfilling and rewarding.....if you just lower your expectations. -Phil Dunphy

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darkhorse970 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 2,105	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Very nice work! You could form a business around bed shortening! __________________ Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941

01-12-2016, 11:36 AM	#9
WarMonger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 818	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... This guy is like a metal crafting ninja. __________________ ..................... ____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1970 C20 -_--_--_- ______ _--_--_- /___\|__\____ -_--_-_ \|_(0)\|__\|_(0)] 1972 K5

01-12-2016, 12:03 PM	#10
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01-12-2016, 02:05 PM	#11
Lanman1972 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 620	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... It's like the Photo Hunt game, I keep looking back and forth at the pics comparing the rust stains (errr patina) looking for the missing stains and seeing where they were.

01-12-2016, 02:19 PM	#12
73737373 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 1,000	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... ebfabman, When I win mega millions tomorrow, you won't be able to refuse the offer I'm going to make you to come to OK and work on my trucks for me for a year!!! Well done. Nice to see modifications made professionally vice done by hackers/amatuers.

01-12-2016, 02:28 PM	#13
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Some can cut and weld Some can metal form Some can paint Some can fake patina Some can do one of those with skill When a guy does them all with great skill and not only fake patina but match the existing patina, that's nothing short of amazing. You sir deserve some form of Nobel prize __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

01-12-2016, 02:35 PM	#14
73737373 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 1,000	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... When I go to a body shop for work (occasional welding), I have no heartburn about paying guys $40-50/hour to do this kind of work for me (although I wish my guy was that good). Who needs Rembrandt, Picasso or van Gogh when there are "artists" among us?

01-12-2016, 03:41 PM	#16
73737373 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 1,000	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... It's an older guy, small shop, no overhead. I pay him cash. He's cranky, too.

01-12-2016, 06:06 PM	#18
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,937	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... wow, nice work! __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

01-14-2016, 10:14 AM	#20
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Thanks for the complements guys, and the humor. That's why I like to be here. Another reason is, of course, everybody likes to be recognized for what they do and the average non truck person would have no idea what they were looking at, even if it was thoroughly explained to them.......oh, and one more thing..... I AM NOT OLD AND CRANKY!!!.......

01-14-2016, 10:25 AM	#21
Reerun_kc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lexington Ok Posts: 13	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Very nice work!



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06-28-2016, 01:36 AM	#22
nitne Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Philadelphia PA Posts: 60	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... So I have not been on this site in years, frankly because I was giving up on my truck and last week I broke down and put it up for sale on Craigslist. About 12 years ago Ebfabman had made cab repair videos and my wife bought them for me for Christmas. I am stunned and shocked to see him still on here posting, but more so super impressed with what he did up there^^^. Awesome work. So I almost sold the truck Saturday to a local guy, my wife talked me out of it... __________________ Its all Ball Bearings these days. 70 chevy C10 In pieces. Any body got some rubber bands I can borrow to put it all back together.

07-03-2016, 09:57 AM	#23
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,489	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... Nitne, thanks for the complements. Hope you don't have to sell your truck. However, all of us know how it goes. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Regardless of what happens, don't stray too far. You'll always be a part of a pretty cool group.

05-31-2020, 07:43 AM	#24
KevinK7 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Hudson Valley, New York Posts: 649	Re: A little off the sides, but keep the patina please... This is an old thread, but damn, ...that's amazing work, Wow! __________________ '68 C20 Utility 396 4sp (BuildThread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=806904 ) '68 C10 50th

05-31-2020, 08:14 AM	#25
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