dodge truck chop

[LCJ]

You're making quick work of this. Looks 1000 times better already.

 

[cornfield customs]

thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

a couple more pics, to show how i made the section of drip rail to match the original.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Tim the piece clecod in is there for fitment. Be care full if you use aluminum to back it it can still stick and then will be a pain to get off.

Flipper I curl my relief cuts in the corners because it helps to expand or shining the entire corner with no bumps or anything

Does it matter where in the corner and how far up. looks like you marked it once and then cut it in a different place.

 

[cornfield customs]

i usually do the relief cuts in the center of the area that needs to shrink or expand. so it is different every time. i drew the line to show some one at the shop how i was going to get it to line back, since i wasnt ready to do the cut yet. as far as height you just have to get the feel for it, but you want the curl to be on the rounded part of the corner so it shrinks or expands the hole corner

 

[cornfield customs]

well finished it up on thursday, just have not had much to post pics. heading to the glass shop tomorrow. hope it comes back to have me shorten the wheel base up a bit.

 

[Sevo]

thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

a couple more pics, to show how i made the section of drip rail to match the original.

Awesome chop! You really do great work[cl

How did you make the drip rail?

Also was that missing section made from part of the door you choped?

Thank you for the pictures, they really help guys like me who have never done one

 

[Sevo]

Sorry I have another question,

What size mig wire are you using for this sheet metal work?

 

[cornfield customs]

i just made the drip rail and section of the roof that was missing on the bead roller and sheet metal brake, if i get a chance i will make a sample piece and document the steps, the only part i used out of the removed sections of the doors was to stretch the upper door frame. but that also needed heavily modified as the tops of the doors had have more bends and curves on the inner structure.

for most of my larger sheet metal work i run .023 wire

 

[Sevo]

i just made the drip rail and section of the roof that was missing on the bead roller and sheet metal brake, if i get a chance i will make a sample piece and document the steps, the only part i used out of the removed sections of the doors was to stretch the upper door frame. but that also needed heavily modified as the tops of the doors had have more bends and curves on the inner structure.

for most of my larger sheet metal work i run .023 wire

Thank you for the great reply. You do great work! I look forward to the tutorial on the drip rail! I wish I lived closer to you

 

[GJunktionMike]

Thanks for the info.

i usually do the relief cuts in the center of the area that needs to shrink or expand. so it is different every time. i drew the line to show some one at the shop how i was going to get it to line back, since i wasnt ready to do the cut yet. as far as height you just have to get the feel for it, but you want the curl to be on the rounded part of the corner so it shrinks or expands the hole corner

That cab work is looken good.

 

[cornfield customs]

here is how i made the drip rail sections.

all the bend lines laid out

the bead roller, with a tipping die on the top, and nylon skate board wheel on the bottom

these two lines are rolled on the bead roller

then it is placed in the break to get the top edge folded over

and you get this

then it is placed back in the brake to flatten out the bend

and you get this

then rolled back through the bead roller to define the round shape

then back to the brake to make the folded edge for the outer edge of the drip rail.

 

[cornfield customs]

then you get this, and back to the brake to finish the fold

and here you have this.

still in the break you finish up the last two bends

end result

here is the the original drip rail with and a pic of the one i made tacked in

 

[Sevo]

[cl Thank you for the great tutorial! That is brillaint

 

[justsomeguy]

That is some nice work. You really have to do a project like this to understand how much talent, skill, and patience it takes to have a finished product as nice as this. Up until a few weeks ago, I would've seriously underestimated the work involved with this. Not any more...

How do those "clico" clamps work exactly? Look like they would have seriously helped me out. Are they reusable or throwaways?

 

[cornfield customs]

it is hard to describe how they work i will get some pics of how they work. and they are reusable, much better than sheet metal screws

and thanks for the compliments, i still have a long way to go to be at the level i want to build at.

 

[GJunktionMike]

that is alot of work for a 1" x 2" peice. But wow[cl

 

[sgtpontiac]

goes to show you....

It's all about the "detail"......nice work....you have the patience of a saint....

 

[cornfield customs]

surprisingly it only took about 5 mins per side to do the drip rails lol

 

[GJunktionMike]

surprisingly it only took about 5 mins per side to do the drip rails lol

For me a hammer, pliers and a peice of angle. first three time for practice, 2 hours later. Not quiting my day job soon. agian nice work.

 

[sgtpontiac]

Really????

surprisingly it only took about 5 mins per side to do the drip rails lol

You've got that stuff down to a science......it is nice work...just figured it would be time consuming and tedious..... I guess if you got it....you got it...