Well guys,
In the spirit of my proud determination to perform every single aspect of this build up by myself,
with the exception of always welcome free advice of my elders, my body work continues on the driv. side of my cab.
This weekend was a real eye opener to how many hours can be spent satisfying your personal desire for perfection when it comes to lining up body lines, as well as making welds that dont require a "pack" of grinder wheels to look good!
Part 1 Continues:
HERES WHERE ALL THE WORK GOES DOWN:
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1581.jpgTHATS MY FRIENDS '57 IN THE FOREGROUND, MINES IN THE BACK LEFT.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1580.jpgTHE TEMP. SAT. MORNING IN MY TAHOE!
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1570.jpgWHEN I RECEIVED THE TRUCK, SOMEBODY HAD ALREADY PRETTY WELL MANGLED THE CAB CORNERS, SO THEY HAD TO GO.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1512.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1513.jpgSO I BEGAN WITH MAKING MY MARKS, AND CUTTING OUT THE OLD INNER AND OUTER CORNER.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1519.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1517.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1516.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1520.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1522.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1533.jpgTHEN SIZED UP THE COMPETITION.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1521.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1531.jpgTHIS NEEDED REMOVED TOO, NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, BUT I SAVE EVERYTHING.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1523.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1528.jpgTHEN I STARTED WELDING IN THE NEW, STARTING WITH THE INNER.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1560.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1561.jpgWANTED TO PLUG WELD THIS BUT METAL DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH WASN’T COOPERATING.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1559.jpgTHEN ONTO THE OUTER, STARTING WITH A CRIMP.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1565.jpgIT WAS SLOW GOING WITH ONLY THESE, AND A PAIR OF “MEAT CLAWS” BUT IT GOT THE JOB DONE.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1562.jpgTHEN I BUSTED UP MY “MEAT CLAWS” A LITTLE WITH THE AIR GRINDER, AND THAT SLOWED THINGS DOWN EVEN MORE, GLAD I HAD GLOVES!
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1556.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1555.jpgFOLLOWED BY WELDING IN THE OUTER, WHERE I PRACTICED WITH MY HEAT/WIRE SPEED FIRST ON “LIKE MATERIAL”, BUT STILL ENDED UP WITH A LOT OF GRINDING DUE TO BLOWING HOLES IN MY CAB!
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1576.jpgIF YOU’RE A PROUD WELDER WITH A WEAK STOMACH, USE CAUTION WITH THE FOLLOWING PICTURES OF “WELDS GONE WRONG”! 
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1574.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1573.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1572.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1575.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1579.jpgBUT, AFTER MANY HOURS OF DILIGENCE, PATIENCE AND GRINDER WHEELS, GAS AND ROD, IT CAME OUT TO MY SATISFACTION. NOTICE I ALSO WELDED UP MY STEP TO MY CAB CORNER.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1566.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1567.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1577.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/57Rat/IMG_1578.jpg
