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the wheel base is 107 inches, which is 4 inches longer than stock. made some more progress

fabbed up front section of the trans tunnel

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passenger side toe board

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area of the floor were the fuel tank will sit

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all the lines laid out for the section of the floor that go between the floor pans, and the gas tank area

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the panel made up and in place

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That looks damn good, nice work, I really like the offset to the panel, I need like a few straight weeks straight with the roller... wish I had a power feed on mine...
 
made a little progress on this one today. the original quarters had the fenders gas welded on, higher than normal. needless to say they did a horrible job and ruined the quarters. i tried to grind down the welds and straighten the original metal, but it was to thin and brittle. so i decided to just make new centers for the quarters. here is how they are coming out

before i got started

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the old quarter center removed

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the new sheet metal, spent some time on the english wheel to get the crown to match the original.

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first test fit, pulled it back off and did some more wheeling and shrinking on the flanged side

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started tacking it in place

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mostly welded up and ground, ran out of welding wire for the day. once i get it fully welded and ground, i will do some more metal working to finish it out

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since i ran out of welding wire and had a couple more hours till close, i started on the hood. making a cardboard template

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bead rolled, flange bent, and ran through the slip roll

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some more rolling

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got it fitting good, still needs some finish work

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Every time I look at this thread I'm blown away...
Damn fine work.... I hope some day I can learn some of these panel fabrication skills...
 
Wow!!! You definitely do some fine work!!!! I wish I was half as handy with my bead roller, or any of my metal tools for that matter, as you are with yours!!
 
got the driver quarter pretty much finished ( still need to do a little the rear area) .after all the welding and grinding i think it turned out nice, will just need a little filler right around the body lines to smooth out some of the grinding marks. then it was time to start on the wheel well.

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cut the old wheel well out

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the customer had already bought these wheel wells so i will use them. needed to be cut out for axle and spring clearance. i also moved the finished ends of the beads up that i had to cut through. i think it gives it a nice finished look.

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Is there a way to not see this thread pop up. I dont want to see this kind of stuff, just makes anything I have ever done look so subpar. The craftsmanship you have is unbelievable.
 
I know what you mean. People like this were put on the Earth to make guys like me feel bad. :(


Super nice, very clean work, as always, Mike. Love the look.

Don
 

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