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Driver's cab corner repair
I've got the driver's cab corner stitched up.
Here's the last patch:
Fitting. This is about the most complicated patch I'm capable of making:
Burned in:
After much grinding:
Declared "good enough" and primed:
Again, this isn't a body filler truck.
Here's the last patch:
Fitting. This is about the most complicated patch I'm capable of making:
Burned in:
After much grinding:
Declared "good enough" and primed:
Again, this isn't a body filler truck.
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From: Orcas Island Wa.
Larry, looks great for a fellow novice! I've finally gotten half-way decent welding on the heavy stuff, like 1/8 or more, but the sheet metal has been a real challenge for me.
The first real sheet metal welding I attempted was on the floors of my '59 and then I covered it all over with polyurethane adhesive and layers of fiberglass window screen for sound deadening. ok, and to cover my welds too. Last Wednesday I cut out part of my lower front fender and welded in a triangular piece of steel. Took a lot of grinding and a big gob of bondo, to get it looking passable. Notice I didn't post any photos, and I totally get what you're saying about run4cover, axracer and let's not forget transam. Holy crap, those guys, and many others make a beautiful restoration look easy. Larry, keep up the good work. Like you, I never get tired of learning new things, and this group has provided a lot of inspiration for the process.
The first real sheet metal welding I attempted was on the floors of my '59 and then I covered it all over with polyurethane adhesive and layers of fiberglass window screen for sound deadening. ok, and to cover my welds too. Last Wednesday I cut out part of my lower front fender and welded in a triangular piece of steel. Took a lot of grinding and a big gob of bondo, to get it looking passable. Notice I didn't post any photos, and I totally get what you're saying about run4cover, axracer and let's not forget transam. Holy crap, those guys, and many others make a beautiful restoration look easy. Larry, keep up the good work. Like you, I never get tired of learning new things, and this group has provided a lot of inspiration for the process.
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