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| | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 | Hi all.. I have a 36 chev locab pu and the bed header was bent and bent for many yrs.It rubbed and rubbed angainst the back of the cab and I have an area of approx 2'x 1' that has about 50 pin holes in it.The metal around this patch is stong and sturdy but still thin. I was wondering what would be the best method of repairing this spot.. Weld in a peice? what about warpage due to the heat of welding?..Longstrand Fiberglass filler? Glue in a panel?
I need some help from people that know better than me.. Thanks in advance for your time.. Vince | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Welding is a best method. ANything else would be a temporary fix and would probably not have an appearance you would be proud of.
You will need to cut the offending area out and splice in new metal using very short spot welds.
Do not get too impatient with this. Do a spot weld on each side then go get a glass of water and drink it before you add any other spot welds.
After the next few spot welds, go play with the dog, and so on and so on.
Oh and Welcome to the Bolt.
Hope this helps. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Hmmmm...Thats gonna be a lotta glasses of water.
Between getting the water and all the trips to the bathroom,you wont have time to weld your new patch in. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 | My 39 was the same way. I cut out the bad area, about 2'x 1.5', flanged the area around the cut then filled and welded. It worked great. Just skip around and weld small areas at a time. Don't get impatient and all will be well. I think overall it took me 2-3 days to weld the patch in. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 | Thanks everyone for the quick replies. I felt the same that weld in would be best but wanted other opinions.I noted to take plenty of time as to not heat it up. Short welds? Like 1/2" or smaller?
Thanks also for the welcome.
Stea.. did you flange the cab or the patch panel? what kind of flange tool would be best for this? Brand?
Thanks Vince | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Spot or tack welds evenly spaced. Do not run any beads! That will cause the panel to warp. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 232 | Vince, I flanged the cab but either would work. I picked up a air flanger/punch combo at Habour Freight. It did the job in short order. | | |
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