HELP repair panel needed cant find
Mar 11, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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HELP repair panel needed cant find
Ok so i tore into the passanger side rear cab corner on my 68 crew cab and found to much rust on what i think is the inner rocker but cant seam to find one here is a pic of what i need
this is it is it the came as the ones on the regular cabs?
Mar 11, 2015 | 09:10 PM
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Time to get creative with a welder and some sheet metal, that's what I'd do.
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Mar 11, 2015 | 09:24 PM
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oh no!!!!! i aint that good yet ill take a better pic tomorrow this is gonna be a pain in my azz to try and fab
Mar 11, 2015 | 09:27 PM
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Theoreticians have no street cred. The best way to learn (and become proficient) is by doing.
Mar 11, 2015 | 09:44 PM
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im sure i can fab it i just worry about it looking right and not enterfearing with the door
Mar 12, 2015 | 03:53 PM
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im sure i can fab it i just worry about it looking right and not enterfearing with the door
I bet you can do it. Read through 67Nuke's build thread. See how and what he did. Unbelievable work he did with the sheetmetal.
Mar 12, 2015 | 08:13 PM
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Theoreticians have no street cred. The best way to learn (and become proficient) is by doing.
Exactly. I didn't think that I could do it either....until I did it.
Don't worry about all of the different angles. Just make it up one piece at a time, a smidge bigger than it should be and grind it to fit perfectly.
Mar 12, 2015 | 08:26 PM
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im sure i can fab it i just worry about it looking right and not enterfearing with the door
I know everyone has their own way of doing things. If I am making something like that and the angles need to be just right, before you cut the old piece out make a poster board template that you can put against your new piece to compare it, sure takes the guess work out of it. I've run though several pieces on my truck.
Mar 12, 2015 | 09:44 PM
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i was able to save the other good enough for a template and thats what im going by in makeing a new one
Mar 19, 2015 | 05:11 PM
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well i finally got it made and it looks great will try to post pics tomorrow
Mar 21, 2015 | 10:30 PM
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Well here's the [ics let me know what ya'll think
Mar 22, 2015 | 08:17 AM
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With out paint on it it's hard to see it. See what you can do when faced with rust.
Hope you used a acid prep to stop it from rusting any more.
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Mar 22, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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How many pieces did you patch in there?
It will look better when primed and painted. And with the door closed, you will hardly notice it at all.
Mar 22, 2015 | 04:57 PM
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it is one peace and it took alot on the english wheel and sand bag to make it
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