Buffalo Ny fj45lv

JackA · Mar 9, 2016

Nice work so far. Keep it up.

gmayer · Mar 9, 2016

Thanks jack! I love the photo's of your truck in action. You live in a great place and you are embodying what guys dream of doing with thier cruisers.

gmayer · Mar 12, 2016

It's bumpy still. I have some dollying to do. This seems to be a hard way to do it. I couldn't think of any better way. I can roll the corner, but how do I flange the bottom without an English wheel? Need some advise. Thanks!!

gmayer · Mar 13, 2016

gmayer · Mar 17, 2016

Made this, don't know any other way to make it.

gmayer · Mar 18, 2016

Thanks for the likes!!

bobm · Mar 19, 2016

Shrunken strecher. Will radius that bottom corner with the flange in it. You won't have to notch weld grind.

gmayer · Mar 20, 2016

Thanks bob, i'll look into it. Here is the drivers side .

gmayer · Mar 21, 2016

Hogan · Mar 22, 2016

Nice work

catskinner · Mar 22, 2016

This is a good build and showpiece of what has been made can be remade nice work, wish I had the time and shop haha

greenbeast · Mar 22, 2016

Just purchased a 64 LV, This is exactly the problem area on rear quarters that I will have to address sometime in the future. Thanks for showing me it can be done...not by me but it can be done!!!

woytovich · Mar 23, 2016

How are you making the long ribs in your replacement pieces? (or did I miss that part?)

apeterson · Mar 23, 2016

Awesome

gmayer · Mar 23, 2016

Mark, I recieved a piece of door to cut up with the truck. Then I put the pieces in my blast cabinet.

gmayer · Mar 23, 2016

Wow, I was wondering if anyone was reading this thread. Thanks for all the compliments! I am just trying to learn as I go. I checked out some YouTube and just started going. Once you get your welder set up right it's just a little practice. You really don't need much. I have 500 dollar used mig welder, and a bunch of harbor freight tools and air compressor. A vise with some angle iron jammed in it can do a lot of straight bends. You could do the curve with a piece of 3" or 4" pipe. As far as time, a couple hours at night a few nights a week. Then, it's just amounts to how far you want to take the refurbishment. A decent garage helps, but the Wilma build was done with less of a shop. A side note, Eastwood, Home Depot and lowes have some stuff too. Thanks again!