'51 COE sheet metal
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From: Smithfield, Va
Originally Posted by AXracer
definitely want shielding gas for the mig for sheetmetal. A 4" or 4 1/2" angle grinder with a quantity of cutoff wheels for trimming, some 60 grit flap wheels for knocking down the welds, a pickhammer with a round face other end plus a universal and/or toe dolly for stretching weld shrinkage and shrinking any stretched areas. A small tip for your torch for shrinking. 6" pneumatic DA sander, right angle die grinder, a decent gravity feed HVLP spraygun with tip for epoxy primer.
That should get you started, do we ever have enough tools?
That should get you started, do we ever have enough tools?
No.......we never have enough tools. What I have, I've bought when needed. Looks like I need some more.
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Thanks Bobj49f2. The COE has the horned grill. Who knows where the hood came from. I'll ask. There's probabily a story behind it. Thanks for the file info. I'll pick up one of those too when the time comes.
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As far as I know the '48-50 grill wasn't carried over into '51 at all. The COE is a '51. With a little work the hoods from a '48-50 can be swapped onto a '51-52, and visa versa. The trucks are 50+ years old, who knows what has been done to them. Add to that the fact they were used on a farm, I live on a farm and know a lot of old farmers, they can be very inventive people.
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I just like giving Ilya a hard time. I kind of feel sorry for him because his has been seduced by the uglier Bonus Built sister, IMO.
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Bob - I have the HF version of that sander. I love it. It worked beautifully on my bed mods, where I had flat panels to fair in. I don't even bother with 80 grit. I use 180 to rough it and that rascal just works it to shape in no time.
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Bob,
Thanks for the clarification, Eagle Eye!
I was scanning the picture and just noticed the hood as it was in view. You're absolutely right.
Ford slightly redesigned their trucks in 51. The fenders, grill, hood and dashboard were changed in 51. They remained the same for 52.
Ilya
Thanks for the clarification, Eagle Eye!
I was scanning the picture and just noticed the hood as it was in view. You're absolutely right.Ford slightly redesigned their trucks in 51. The fenders, grill, hood and dashboard were changed in 51. They remained the same for 52.
Ilya
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