Repairing door latches. I built up worn spots with weld metal and ground them down. Used copper strips to protect areas that didn't need weld metal spatter on them. The doors on the truck had been sagged for years and the wear on the striker parts showed. I was able to get them back in usable condition. Also fabricated new rear lower shock mounts. Had a spring shop bend the bars and drill for me. The new shocks came with the mounts which I welded to the bars.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
