I-R-POPS
''Rusty Mopar Slacker''
I've never seen white walls that wide. NICE!!!
Be careful out there Torchie.
Be careful out there Torchie.
1952 F-6 Build
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Looking good. You are an insperation. Oh I can drill holes in either hand too.
Torchie
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Thanks gang.
Only got shot in one eye today so that's an improvement.
Ordered some 18 gauge sheet metal to start on making the lower door sill and the lower bed extensions for the project. It will be here on Thurs. If you look at the pic of the truck you can see the sill area under the door. Nothing exists here now as the running board goes under that area but with no running boards this part needs to be made.
I will also be adding to the front and rear skirt that hangs down from the side of the box. I raised the box up and moved the rear fenders forward so these need to be made bigger to cover the frame. and be even with the bottom of the cab
Moving forward at a steady crawl......
Torchie
Only got shot in one eye today so that's an improvement.
Ordered some 18 gauge sheet metal to start on making the lower door sill and the lower bed extensions for the project. It will be here on Thurs. If you look at the pic of the truck you can see the sill area under the door. Nothing exists here now as the running board goes under that area but with no running boards this part needs to be made.
I will also be adding to the front and rear skirt that hangs down from the side of the box. I raised the box up and moved the rear fenders forward so these need to be made bigger to cover the frame. and be even with the bottom of the cab
Moving forward at a steady crawl......
Torchie
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Old Iron
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smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Slow and steady is still progress buddy! [P
Torchie
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As far as I can tell so far they don't rub but that is also one of the reasons that I stayed with the narrower 600-16 tire instead of using the wider 650-16 tire that many use.
Picked up my sheet metal today. I will start on fab'ing the rocker panels under the doors tomorrow. I will also have to make extensions for below the box to cover up the frame from where the box was raised.
Playing another gig tonight so not much will be done today.
See you all later......
Torchie
Keep up the good work.
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Torchie, could I tell you one of my pet peeves before you make your little box skirts. I don't think it will look right if the lower skirt is on the same plane as the box side. There should be a noticeable difference between the plumb of the box-side and the skirt. Otherwise the box will look too deep.
Maybe I'm being too fussy. Heaven forbid, you should fall afowl of my opinionatedness.
Maybe I'm being too fussy. Heaven forbid, you should fall afowl of my opinionatedness.
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Torchie
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I understand your point Mac and will take it in to consideration when I get to those.
If you look close at this pic you will see that the skirts for the box sides will also have a raised area to match the now being made rockers that go under the cab bottom to give it a more finished look
Torchie
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Torchie
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On to the rocker panels.....
Stared on the rocker panels that will go under the bottom edge of the cab to give it a finished look since I am not going to use the running boards.
Hand formed 18 gauge steel. Used a wide faced body hammer to work the flange edge over.
I made 2 channels and since I don't have a shrinker/stretcher or an english wheel I used the notch method to be able to bend them to conform to the curve of the cab corners.
Nothing welded yet. Just taped up to have a look see.
See you all later.......
Torchie.
Stared on the rocker panels that will go under the bottom edge of the cab to give it a finished look since I am not going to use the running boards.
Hand formed 18 gauge steel. Used a wide faced body hammer to work the flange edge over.
I made 2 channels and since I don't have a shrinker/stretcher or an english wheel I used the notch method to be able to bend them to conform to the curve of the cab corners.
Nothing welded yet. Just taped up to have a look see.
See you all later.......
Torchie.
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Looks great. Awsome work as usual.
sc5080
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I'd say your method is working pretty well. Nice job.
Nice job.
Bamamav
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I don't see nuttin' wrong with those! [cl
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
That boy's got more ways than a pediatric scale....[ddd[cl
Old Iron
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Perfect, Torchie, Perfect.
I was just checkin' up on you back there. Didn't want you drifting away from perfect, this late in the game.
I was just checkin' up on you back there. Didn't want you drifting away from perfect, this late in the game.
Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
It's a really classy truck.
Torchie
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Thanks for the encouragement gang...
I need it lately.
This part is going real slow as I have to do most of it sitting on the floor and getting up and down with my fake leg is one of the hardest things for me to do.
Having said that.......
Bent and Fitted the PS rocker panel. Looks good but the lower door edge gap will need to be fixed.
Then went back to the DS. As you can see from the pic of the open door with the rocker piece in place there is now an area that has to be filled between the piece that I made and the stock inner sill.
More cutting and bending and now it is filled in. Going to do the PS tomorrow and then get to welding it all in.
Off to spend some time out in the sunshine.
Thanks for checking in on me.......
Torchie
I need it lately.
This part is going real slow as I have to do most of it sitting on the floor and getting up and down with my fake leg is one of the hardest things for me to do.
Having said that.......
Bent and Fitted the PS rocker panel. Looks good but the lower door edge gap will need to be fixed.
Then went back to the DS. As you can see from the pic of the open door with the rocker piece in place there is now an area that has to be filled between the piece that I made and the stock inner sill.
More cutting and bending and now it is filled in. Going to do the PS tomorrow and then get to welding it all in.
Off to spend some time out in the sunshine.
Thanks for checking in on me.......
Torchie
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soltz
The Rat Captain
Looks very nice [cl
Enjoy your break
Enjoy your break
