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Feb 1, 2017 | 02:49 PM

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JEFFFAFA

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Originally Posted by Brian1971f100

Thanks D. Its been cold here too. I've got my wood stove keeping my truck warm when I work on it. Hey don't hog all the popcorn

I've got cold beer too.

I'll be right there.

Feb 1, 2017 | 08:06 PM

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Tomahawk

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Nice work Brian!

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I'll be right there.

Me too!

Feb 1, 2017 | 11:39 PM

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GaryKip

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While working in Germany, we drank warm(ish) beer.

Feb 2, 2017 | 07:18 AM

#34

Salty Dog

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Subscribed. In west Texas our beer was river cool.

Feb 5, 2017 | 09:07 AM

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Brian1971f100

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A little weekend update. I finished fitting the passenger side kick panel.

Got it welded in. Yeah

Still have to make small patch behind vent flange. I started working on the door pillar. I need to work on the hinge mount, there is a double thickness piece the goes between the hinge and the pillar. This piece will need be made in three pieces.

Feb 5, 2017 | 07:40 PM

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Nice work Brian.

Feb 5, 2017 | 07:54 PM

#37

ultraranger

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Nice patches.

A set of these panel clamps would probably make your life a lot easier, when clamping the panels down to weld them into place.

This is just for example, in the following link. These clamps are available from various vendors and from ebay as well.

Intergrip Panel Clamps Set of 4 - Auto Body Panel Clamps - Auto Rotisserie Clamps

Feb 5, 2017 | 08:44 PM

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Brian1971f100

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I got a little more done today. Been working on the door pillar to hinge. The gap between these pieces is a little more than 16 ga so I used 14 ga sheet metal.

I got the new piece made I put it in and out about ten times before I was able to get the holes drilled fro the bolt. Measure 100 times and drill once. I got it.

Welded the nut on. Fit it all one more time before I weld the two pieces together.

Marked and drilled the holes to rosette weld the 2 pieces together. Cleaned and used some weld-thru primer.

Got everything pu together and cleaned up the welds. It all came out better than I thought it would.

I will work on the top part of the pillar before I weld this piece in. All in all another good day of progress.

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Feb 6, 2017 | 05:57 AM

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Very good day for certain!!

Feb 6, 2017 | 10:37 AM

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Progress is a beautiful thing. Good job Brian.

Feb 6, 2017 | 10:55 AM

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Brian1971f100

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Thanks guys. Its a good feeling when you finally can make some steps forward and not have to go backwards.

Steve thanks for the tip on the panel clamps. I have seen others use them and I wasn't sure how they worked. Looks like they work very well. I will search around and see if I can find some local.

Stay tuned there will be more progress next weekend.

Feb 6, 2017 | 05:07 PM

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Holy rust batman. Looks like a cut-weld-grind-repeat...

while (1)
{
cut();
weld();
grind();
}

Feb 6, 2017 | 06:07 PM

#43

Brian1971f100

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Pretty much that's the plan Smoky. I'd hate to see what this truck would have looked like it had spent it's whole life in New England. Truck came from SC in the 80's

Feb 7, 2017 | 10:21 AM

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Mikulh

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Originally Posted by smoky_diesel

while (1)
{
cut();
weld();
grind();
}

That's funny right there.... infinite loop... or as one of my programming teachers called it, a "FIL" (Fierce Infinite Loop).

Feb 8, 2017 | 01:47 PM

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emeraldcoupe

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Originally Posted by ultraranger

i'll second the clamps, but if your going to buy china goods, may as well buy the same clamps from hf, cheaper and you get 8 instead of 4 and don't have to pay shipping.
Butt Welding Clamps 8 Pc