NOS "BRONCO CUSTOM" emblems for the cowl:


Final location for the rear window switch and the cargo light switch:




1973 metal "CUSTOM" glove box emblem added to match the theme, stencil taken from 1973 glove box to match mounting position exactly from right bottom corner:

 

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1973 metal "CUSTOM" glove box emblem added to match the theme, stencil taken from 1973 glove box to match mounting position exactly from right bottom corner

78_f800crewcab4x4, I have PM'd you about your radio delete plate. I would really appreciate it if you would reply. I've been looking for a long time for one that matches the color of my truck and will trade you another radio delete plate!

Thank you!

 

awesome stuff.

 

Needed a cowl panel as the red f600 crew cab had damage to one side, incorrect antenna hole, different emblem holes and was not installed straight at the factory anyway. 1977 donor:


1977-1979 ford pickup cowl emblem holes are identical to 1978-1979 bronco:


1978 Bronco Custom emblem fits perfectly where it said f150 Ranger previously:


F-600 cowl to be replaced:


1972 ford pickup steering column-to-firewall mounting brackets are more beefy than 1977-1979. One is inner and one is outer. Will be using pickup steering column and not f600 column.


1972 ford pickup under-floor brace will be added under the crew cab floor to allow two more body mounts for strength. Floor pan shape is the same thru 1979, but only bumpsides and larger trucks retained the boxed brace that I acquired:


More metal!!!

Inquisition: Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith
Helvetic Frost: misanthropic devotion
Archgoat: The Light-Devouring Darkness
Neurosis: Times Of Grace
Darkthrone: Arctic Thunder
Mortician: Hacked up for Barbecue
Bathory: Under the Sign of the Black Mark, Hammerheart
Goatwhor e: Blood For The Master

 

You're not gonna keep the F600 emblems? I always thought those looked pretty cool.

 

Indeed not.

Old cowl assy removed:





Replacement loosely test fit, lots of clean up and prep work to do before installing:

 

always appreciate watching your work,over the top

 

Fantastic work as always.

Any recommendations/tricks for finding and drilling spot welds?

From your picks, it almost looks like you didn't have to drill them fully through. I'm interested to know what kind of tool set-up you're running for such fine craftsmanship.

 

Here ya go. Google search "spot weld drill/cutter"

 

I can show some pics of what I did, and what I used.

There is a lot of galvanizing that needs to be stripped around the new weld sites before I can weld anything. Many of the drilled areas need to be repaired slightly. I need to align the panel better than the factory and test fit it with the windshield installed when I start welding. I need to also hammer out some bent areas at the antenna hole.

 

Yea, zinc oxide poisoning isn't something you want to mess with.

 

Thanks Slik! Looks like a neat tool - I've seen them before, never used one yet.

That would be awesome.

Your work is very high quality so I'm interested to see the approach you take.

 

I have to tag in here and subscribe. Between this beast and the Viking 460 build, I spend way too much time on FTE


Well done on a really sweet build.




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Blair spotweld cutters seem to work great. Several locations require just a ball-carbide burr to trim out the odd twisted spotweld.





Usually I drill the panel out I'm discarding and cut it up as I go to gain access.
Note how there are no holes in these two sections.


Some grunge:
Yob - Atma
Some rare hand picked black metal:
Batushka - Litourgiya

 

Love the work as usual.



I have all 3 of the tools pictured above. The blair "rotabroach" is by far the nicest/easiest.
The harbor freight spot weld cutters are just like the middle tool/blair spot weld cutter and do actually work ok for the price as well.
I've never tried using a carbide cutter for this but it totally makes sense that it would work with the oddball welds like you describe.