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Well it had me fooled. All the other great work you've done, I would have bet you made that too. I'll have to check that company out. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by theastronaut
(Post 19587369)
It's ABS plastic made by Classic Dash, I think its hydrodipped to look like brushed metal.
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Fooled me. I figured it was new, and metal.
Wonder where/who has/had the original ford stamp for those original inserts. May have gotten scraped, as most dies/stamps have over the years. |
Excellent work! The dash is going to look great.
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Originally Posted by Vandy23
(Post 19588426)
Excellent work! The dash is going to look great.
The next step was to finish the dash- shaving the glovebox/ashtray/radio and making vent bumps. Decided to use the centerline of the defrost vents to locate the two A/C vents in the middle of the dash panel. I messed up and didn't consider that there would be A/C vents added when I originally cut the blank dash panel so part of the vent bump was off the edge of the new panel. Attachment 280709 Attachment 280710 Reference on how much the bumps needed to be raised. Attachment 280711 Roughed out with a mallet and sand bag. Attachment 280712 The table on the new bandsaw had the same radius as the dash panel so I used it and a chisel end hammer to sharpen up the edge of the bump. Attachment 280713 Attachment 280714 Attachment 280715 Attachment 280716 Corner vent bump.. lots of shape to fit a bump around. Attachment 280717 I cheated and cut a few reliefs in what would end up as the vent opening to help the surrounding metal flatten out easier. Attachment 280718 The finished dash. Attachment 280719 Attachment 280720 Attachment 280721 Attachment 280722 |
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The cab corners didn't have much rust but I wanted to cut them out anyway to make sure the hidden rust was taken care of. The left corner was also crunched and would be easier to straighten off the truck.
Attachment 280698 Attachment 280699 Attachment 280700 Attachment 280701 Making a patch for the rusty spot. Attachment 280702 After blasting- bottom edge is wavy and doesn't match up well with the corner section. Attachment 280703 After straightening the flanges. Attachment 280704 Attachment 280705 Brushed with SPI epoxy to seal up the cavity. Attachment 280706 Same process on the other side. Attachment 280707 Another thing I did was remove the inner roof brace, mainly for access to straighten the roof skin, but also so I can widen it so it can be welded back in on the outside of the roof rail edge instead of the inside. That will let the headliner to fit flush along the roof rail. Attachment 280708 |
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The rockers are in great shape but I cut them up anyway...
Stock rocker profile- Attachment 280688 Attachment 280689 Attachment 280690 I made a cut in the 90* corner, hammer/dollied the edges flat, then flipped the cut off piece down to make a flat face but keep the inner stiffening edge. Attachment 280691 Attachment 280692 After welding and grinding the welds flat. Attachment 280693 Attachment 280694 Passenger side. Attachment 280695 These panels are galvanized and it's cold enough to not be able to weld with the shop doors open so I pulled out the ghetto welding fume extractor I rigged up awhile back. Attachment 280696 Reason for cutting the rockers- the thin rocker lip shows under the door, and since the doors are rusty I'll have to make new door bottoms. After talking with the owner we decided to eliminate the visible rocker edge and lengthen the doors instead. This will clean up the lines down the side of the truck and make for less work since there will be two less gaps to set. Attachment 280697 |
Slick idea with the rockers! Cool!
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For a custom that dash looks great. The same with the rockers. That is going to be one clean looking truck.
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That is some killer work right there! The dash is amazing. I wish I had skills like that.
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It's got me wondering what drive train is going in this beauty?
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Originally Posted by 65navyf100
(Post 19641089)
Slick idea with the rockers! Cool!
Originally Posted by 53deere
(Post 19641186)
For a custom that dash looks great. The same with the rockers. That is going to be one clean looking truck.
Originally Posted by doug64f100
(Post 19650238)
That is some killer work right there! The dash is amazing. I wish I had skills like that.
Originally Posted by dubya TF
(Post 19652064)
It's got me wondering what drive train is going in this beauty?
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Sweet.........
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Got both cab corners cut off, blasted, primed, repaired, and welded back in. I could've bought repro cab corners but I wanted to cut these out higher up to make access to the back of the welds easier, plus all the body lines are already in the right place on the original panel so going back in everything lined up exactly.
Attachment 280622 Attachment 280623 Attachment 280624 I made a new lower section to weld in. Attachment 280625 I used a steel block and a chisel shaped hammer to make the drains. Attachment 280626 New panel welded in. Attachment 280627 Found a spot with filler... Attachment 280628 Minor damage underneath. Attachment 280629 Straightened. Attachment 280630 Welded back in. Attachment 280631 The last detail on the cab corners- The inner panel flange stuck out past the outer panel, so I ground the edge of the inner down flush with the outer. Attachment 280632 Attachment 280633 |
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I pulled the doors out and went ahead and cut the door bottoms off to prepare for fixing the rust and lengthening the inner flange/outer skin. They turned out to be in pretty good shape with only the easy flat areas needing to be replaced.
My next step will be getting the cab back on the frame, along with repro fenders so I can shrink/stretch the door skin and fender into one constant shape front to rear, then I can base the shape of the lower inner door frame flange off that shape. I'll also need the door and fender on the cab to set the length of the inner flange so the bottom of the door matches the bottom of the corner and fender. Attachment 280616 Attachment 280617 Attachment 280618 Attachment 280619 Attachment 280620 Attachment 280621 |
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