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Fantastic work, and at a speed that I can only dream of!
Thanks for taking the time to keep us posted, and for all the pictures.
 
J Gannon
Bogota Nj

We lost the Bogota part on the 4" cutout :(

There's another name under that but, we can't make it out [S


thanks! probably a phone number after that. I am looking for ideas on door lettering.

speaking of phone numbers on truck doors. I have a picture of a 21 chevy truck door that the phone number was 5. nothing else, just phone: 5!
 
OK, after great study, We think the name under J Gannon is Steiner
Done dome more butchering today [ddd

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Cut it at the belt-line so I don't have to fight the top.
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And this is why I'm narrowing it
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My customer
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Narrowed the body today

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I still don't get the whole narrowing thing? I'm sure it will look cool but I don't get it LOL
 
This should make it about two butts wide, instead of the original three. Or about the same as a late 30s/early 40s cab. But, it is a bunch longer, which is cool. [clI am starting to think your customer has something going here. :D
 
This should make it about two butts wide, instead of the original three. Or about the same as a late 30s/early 40s cab. But, it is a bunch longer, which is cool. [clI am starting to think your customer has something going here. :D

Butts were a lot smaller back then Skip. :eek::D [ddd
How much did you narrow it OI?
Torchie
 
What did you cut that with & how did you get the lines so straight?!? [S

BoB
Bob, I first used a laser to mark it then. I cut it with an angle grinder and thin cutoff wheel.

I still don't get the whole narrowing thing? I'm sure it will look cool but I don't get it LOL
LOL, It's to make resemble a 37 GM truck body with rounder attributes.

Butts were a lot smaller back then Skip. :eek::D [ddd
How much did you narrow it OI?
Torchie

Torchie, I narrowed it 8" which is 2" less than my 37 GMC. The thickness of the doors will give it the same outside width as the 37 :)
 
This should make it about two butts wide, instead of the original three. Or about the same as a late 30s/early 40s cab. But, it is a bunch longer, which is cool. [clI am starting to think your customer has something going here. :D

Leg room is real good ;)
 
cool

l like the smaller cab, lookin' good,

a friend of mine in 1988 made a 7/8 scale AD truck by slicing and dicing every piece on it, looked normal till it was parked next to a full size one.

funny thing, you narrowed yore rod and l widend mine[;) great ideas in opposite directions[cl

Later:cool:
 
Had to move it out of the shop to work on another project :(
I brought it back in this morning and done some work on the top.

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