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Thanks! The hardboard rib I was bending the steel over had that shape and I used a hammer and dolly, slowly working around it, but why some turned out great and others not so is quite beyond me.
Making Rear Quarters: If a fabricator can do it, how hard can it be?
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Thanks! The hardboard rib I was bending the steel over had that shape and I used a hammer and dolly, slowly working around it, but why some turned out great and others not so is quite beyond me.
nice job man! .. looks great .. subscribed!
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You REALLY underestimate yourself if that is your first attempt at body work. That is awesome work for anyone. I can only imagine what you could do with more practice and better tools... 
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You REALLY underestimate yourself if that is your first attempt at body work. That is awesome work for anyone. I can only imagine what you could do with more practice and better tools...
Thank you Coolerman--really appreciate it. I have hammered out dents before on other projects but this was the first time I ever attempted to make anything from sheet metal. And I have to say, it was really fun figuring things out, though there were moments with the cargo floor pan where I knew I was in way over my head. Thanks again!
To anyone who's interested in progress: I cleared the garage a bit last night and got the truck in and ready to disassemble. It's going to get a PB treatment tonight. My next day off is the 21st, so it's going to be evening progress or nothing. I'm just going to edit the title of this thread a bit and post all my resto work here to keep things simple.
In the mean time, I'd love advice on how to degrease raw panels. After they are clean, I'll etch them with Ospho. JD
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Amazing. :standingovation:
Ha, ha. Now I'm embarrassed. Thanks Fast Eddy.
Figuring it out is the fun part... That's why we do it.
That came out great!
You should be really happy with that work, especially for your first project.
JohnnyC
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NICE job indeed!!!
came out great...now get going on the rest LOL
for degreasing i used to use TSP...maybe others have used something better...i'm cheap....and its cheap and at almost all hardwear stores
came out great...now get going on the rest LOL
for degreasing i used to use TSP...maybe others have used something better...i'm cheap....and its cheap and at almost all hardwear stores
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Thanks JohnnyC, TSP is cheap--$3.95 for a lb. box at Home Depot.
The '40 is coming apart right now. Going to have to ride my bike to work tomorrow (and probably for the next two years).
Nice work !!! What do you have in the lines of a '50 Merc Chop Top ???
Just thought I'd ask.
What do you have in the lines of a '50 Merc Chop Top ???Just thought I'd ask.
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Nice work !!!
Ha, ha. Currently out of stock.
Love the quote in your sig. "It's illegal in nine countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good."
excellent job. subscribed
Jason M Talmage
Cruiser lovin rust killer
Jason M Talmage
Cruiser lovin rust killer
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One hour at a time . . .
Well, one thing is clear, I do not have enough spare time, energy, or money to make the kind of progress I'd like to! I guess that puts me in a pretty crowded boat.
I've gotten an hour here or there and disassembly has gone ok. I'm happy with the condition of the front floor pans, which are pretty sound, if a bit ugly:
The disappointing thing has been seeing the poor condition of the wheel wells. I was really hoping to keep them in place and do some patching, but there isn't much there to work with. I have another set that are in much better condition, but using them requires further disassembly, much more fiddling/staring/chin-scratching work, and more opportunity for error.
The wheel wells have rust-through areas everywhere!
And there isn't much to weld the quarters to, which would take a while to remedy:
The mid-bed needs a small patch but no biggie:
I'm really not sure at this point how to view my project. It was my DD until I started disassembly, but it looks like it could take me five years to finish this at the rate I'm going and I start back up in seminary Wednesday which will slow me down more, I'd expect. I may be in the market for a moped.
Well, I'm headed out now for an hour or two now.
Well, one thing is clear, I do not have enough spare time, energy, or money to make the kind of progress I'd like to! I guess that puts me in a pretty crowded boat.
I've gotten an hour here or there and disassembly has gone ok. I'm happy with the condition of the front floor pans, which are pretty sound, if a bit ugly:
The disappointing thing has been seeing the poor condition of the wheel wells. I was really hoping to keep them in place and do some patching, but there isn't much there to work with. I have another set that are in much better condition, but using them requires further disassembly, much more fiddling/staring/chin-scratching work, and more opportunity for error.
The wheel wells have rust-through areas everywhere!
And there isn't much to weld the quarters to, which would take a while to remedy:
The mid-bed needs a small patch but no biggie:
I'm really not sure at this point how to view my project. It was my DD until I started disassembly, but it looks like it could take me five years to finish this at the rate I'm going and I start back up in seminary Wednesday which will slow me down more, I'd expect. I may be in the market for a moped.
Well, I'm headed out now for an hour or two now.
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Making Progress: How hard can it be?
Well, I've had a couple productive hours on the truck. I'm resigning myself to the fact that this tub rebuild will be accomplished one hour at a time or not at all. Good enough.
I got a kick out of this: I don't think this truck has ever been washed in 35 years so it wasn't much of a surprise to see years of stratified rust and dirt behind the taillight rock guards:
I've given up on the wheel wells so I've basically been cautiously cutting everything below the tub rails out and I'll start from the floor up. With all the rust, it's pealing apart pretty easily:
I'm asking only $5 for this used rear sill. It comes with about 13% of the OEM floor. Needs work:
The most gratifying thing was to end the evening with a very premature fitment test. Worlds to the good already:
My dear wife paid a visit to the garage with our one-year-old and was stunned at the new quarter hung in place. She had made the mistake of looking at the truck while I was at work today and probably figured it would never be back together again.
More updates in the next couple days . . . I hope.
Well, I've had a couple productive hours on the truck. I'm resigning myself to the fact that this tub rebuild will be accomplished one hour at a time or not at all. Good enough.
I got a kick out of this: I don't think this truck has ever been washed in 35 years so it wasn't much of a surprise to see years of stratified rust and dirt behind the taillight rock guards:
I've given up on the wheel wells so I've basically been cautiously cutting everything below the tub rails out and I'll start from the floor up. With all the rust, it's pealing apart pretty easily:
I'm asking only $5 for this used rear sill. It comes with about 13% of the OEM floor. Needs work:
The most gratifying thing was to end the evening with a very premature fitment test. Worlds to the good already:
My dear wife paid a visit to the garage with our one-year-old and was stunned at the new quarter hung in place. She had made the mistake of looking at the truck while I was at work today and probably figured it would never be back together again.
More updates in the next couple days . . . I hope.
Duffman, I am substantially impressed, and more. Excellent craftsmanship and descriptive prose. How much for shipping the rear sill to Australia?
Insert bananas here...
Insert bananas here...
Hey duffman, where are you located?
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Duffman, I am substantially impressed, and more. Excellent craftsmanship and descriptive prose. How much for shipping the rear sill to Australia?
Insert bananas here...
Thank you for the support--I appreciate it. Oh, and the rear sill doesn't weigh much, I'm sure shipping to Australia would be totally reasonable.
@Toast, I'm on the North Oregon Coast.
