53 AD Chopped, sectioned and narrowed

[Old Iron]

Wow, this is going to be cool! Is it going to be a fenderless bobber type thing?

Yes, fenderless

I love seeing these kinds of pictures
Always freaks out the tourists........[ddd
Torchie

[ddd

 

[Old Iron]

Moving along [[[

 

[Torchie]

[cl
[ [ [ [
[P [P [P
Torchie

 

[TruckRat]

Nice job!!

 

[Skip]

Not even one alignment slice. [cl

 

[joedoh]

staggering work! [cl

what do the doors say?

 

[skull]

sweeet

[P[P[P

Later

 

[Skip]

staggering work! [cl

what do the doors say?

Come on baby, light my fire.

 

[dutch]

the speed some of you guys work at dazzles me.... [S looks great! thanks for sharing [cl[P

 

[DozerII]

It's like magic, definitely a chance to learn something new.

[P[P

 

[smallfoot]

I'm interested in the pieces you're using in the door. Is that just pieces of steel the right thickness for your door spacing and tacked in place?[cl[P

 

[Old Iron]

I'm interested in the pieces you're using in the door. Is that just pieces of steel the right thickness for your door spacing and tacked in place?[cl[P

Yes, they are 10ga tabs with a hole in the center and 1/4" grade 8 bolt and nut.
Keeps the original door relief and acts as bracing, using the body.

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Any reason for cutting through middle of the door skin instead of separating it from the inner structure and trimming off the bottom? Just curious. Makes for a lot less weld area...

 

[Skip]

Any reason for cutting through middle of the door skin instead of separating it from the inner structure and trimming off the bottom? Just curious. Makes for a lot less weld area...

My guess: The compound curve shape of the door. On a flat or nearly flat door skin, your idea works well.

 

[lowbudget50]

[cl[cl[[cl[cl[dr

Enough said!

 

[Old Iron]

Any reason for cutting through middle of the door skin instead of separating it from the inner structure and trimming off the bottom? Just curious. Makes for a lot less weld area...

The only reason, is where I cut it, the peak of the door and the relief around the opening both matched each other.
I'll put your suggestion in my memory bank for the next time and see how it works. Thanks

My guess: The compound curve shape of the door. On a flat or nearly flat door skin, your idea works well.

It wasn't too difficult at all.

 

[Old Iron]

BED that suggestion would have let me repair the rust on the bottom of the door at the same time

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

My guess: The compound curve shape of the door. On a flat or nearly flat door skin, your idea works well.

I'll put your suggestion in my memory bank for the next time and see how it works.

It works well on a door like this one too. The curve adjusts when you re-seam the door.
Ask me how I know.

BED that suggestion would have let me repair the rust on the bottom of the door at the same time

That's an extra bonus. Haha
.

 

[Torchie]

Got to admit I had the same thought as BED. Then I saw your pics and knew that the deed was done.[ddd
I have done them both ways. The way were you slice only the door inside is nice because you don't have to deal with welding the door skin and the possibility of warpage leading to the dreaded"Oil Can" syndrome.
But as always there is more then one way to skin a ...........
[P [P [P [P
Torchie

 

[joedoh]

Come on baby, light my fire.

what I SHOULD have asked is, what does the lettering on the doors SPELL?