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Hi Dave, I would love to use your homemade bending brake. I'll cut what I need (it's around 17 inches) and then come by your place to bend it.
The rib where I have the clamp, actually there is a brace that goes across there, it ties the board and strips together, but not does mount to the frame at all. However for what I'm doing, it's a good place to hold up the back of the bed while I work on the rear brace, and I went ahead & put some 3/8 bolts through it into the frame.
Regarding the front, I went ahead and ordered that piece from NPD. With tax and shipping I paid $120. Considering the headache it would be to try to duplicate it while the bed is on the truck I think it's money well spent!
Sorry that I missed you, I have to work tonight so I laid down for a nap earlier.
I can bring the brake by it is just sitting in the corner and have no plans for it right now.
This way you can use it when your not napping LOL
I can bring it by tomorrow some time
Dave ----
Wheels did come out great. I am2nd inline for turbine style wheels LOL.
When I showed up with a truck for a date I found out later she was taken back but she knew that was all I had.
Also my Gremlins (AMC) did not go out after midnight and they got wet once as I had 2 at the time LOL
She has been a keeper for over 21 years now.
I gave John a lesson on using my sheet metal brake that I dropped at his house.
He needs to bend some for the flare side bed side panels.
Dave ----
I need do do a little more to get them perfect, these are from a northern truck, damn brine is hard on them. Thanks, the date went ok. I took the f250. I took the sport Trac on a date once, middle of the summer and screwed up a/c system was not a good mix, fixed now, but it's still a soccer mom mobile . Started cleaning up the brush guard, gonna clean up the bad spots of powdercoat and rust and I can toss it on.
Dave came by to loan me his bending brake. I made 2 pieces of angle iron for the front part of the bed sides, and I need to make 2 more to fit the wheel wells.
Old electrical panel is the perfect thickness. FuzzFace showing me how the bending brake works. Pretty slick! Voila! Two new pieces.
I got the front bed support out today, and perfect timing as the new one from NPD came in! Meanwhile it looks like crappy weather for the next few days will keep me from making too much progress.
Not much left of the old one! I can't install the new support until I recreate this side panel. Dave can you confirm if it is supposed to have a lip at the top and bottom, or just the bottom?
John, if you have time, you may with this bad weather coming, look over this thread on a flare side bed rebuild it has some pretty good pictures.
Looking over that link you were right on the front & rear sills having metal "loops" with wood blocks inside them. I did not know or remember that till looking over the link. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...her-stuff.html
On that panel the factory had a lip top& bottom.
The top lip I think was as wide as the bed bolt down lip.
My patches I did not make or add this top lip back as 1- to hard to make 2- I did not see the need for it and would only trap water & dirt and rust out again.
The bottom lip is not as wide as the top and is only there to stiffen the panel.
I did not need to touch any of the bottom lips.
Do you have metal to make this panel? I have some that may work if you need it.
Dave ----
John, if you have time, you may with this bad weather coming, look over this thread on a flare side bed rebuild it has some pretty good pictures.
Looking over that link you were right on the front & rear sills having metal "loops" with wood blocks inside them. I did not know or remember that till looking over the link. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...her-stuff.html
On that panel the factory had a lip top& bottom.
The top lip I think was as wide as the bed bolt down lip.
My patches I did not make or add this top lip back as 1- to hard to make 2- I did not see the need for it and would only trap water & dirt and rust out again.
The bottom lip is not as wide as the top and is only there to stiffen the panel.
I did not need to touch any of the bottom lips.
Do you have metal to make this panel? I have some that may work if you need it.
Dave ----
Hey Dave, yes I have plenty of metal. I have a 4x8 sheet of 14 gauge that I have only cut a few pieces out of. I will use the same metal to make those cab panels that go next to the bed rails as well.
Well got the swing arm off so i can soda blast it and get it painted with primer but not doing that today. Did pull the fuel valve off the tank so i can work on the interior of the tank. Then cleaned up the outside of it. Someone told me if i could find the tank itd be roached out and lucky to hold any fuel. Looks in excellent condition to me. Not rotted out and once i cleaned it up the paint looks brand new.
Inside the tank. Just some light rust and dried out fuel residue.
Hey Shawn that tank looks great, good work polishing that out!
Dave every time you come over my driveway is trashed with rust, dirt, and cut off nuts & bolts from working on this truck. I took a pic today to show you, I do move it and clean the driveway once a week!
By the way next time you come over I want to measure your rear bumper, I need to mock up something temporary that matches the dimensions.
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. Started cleaning up the brush guard, gonna clean up the bad spots of powdercoat and rust and I can toss it on.
