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Great work. And resourceful. No interference with power steering box lines underneath fender?
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I used "Vintage Air U-Bend-Em Refrigerant Lines" from Summit Racing for the hard lines. They sell them in 6 inch or so increments. I used welding wire to map out the path and determine the correct length to order since the end forms are all pre-formed. |
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I had my stock hood hinges rebuilt by Willie Wilson at https://www.hoodhingerepair.com/. They turned out great and operate very smoothly. I was excited to bolt on the hood. It has been awhile since all the body panels were installed at once on this truck. I've got a lot of work to do to dial in the panel gaps, but this was a big accomplishment. Also, if you are curious, I have more than 1 inch of clearance between the hood and the Holley high ram intake.
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I thought test fitting the tail light housings would be straight forward, but I had to weld up and re-drill the mounting holes in both bedsides since they were way off. While doing that, I noticed the lower section of sheet metal was not fully formed on one side so I fixed that as well. I had a similar issue on one of the reverse light flanges. Details, details...
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The new grill moldings worked out well, but the clips are a bit of a trick to install. I had planned on just opening up the fuse panel hole for the American Autowire Classic Update kit, but then decided it would be a good idea to layout the wiring. Down the rabbit hole I go. :)
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I'm still working through wiring, but decided to take a break and tackle a few heat shields for the turbo and down pipes. It was a good project to test out my new 3D printer to create a press tool and hammer form. The PLA parts turned out to be quite strong and worked just fine. Now back to wiring...
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Awesome stuff happening in this thread
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Very awesome 👍
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Nice job on those pieces. I'd like to hear more about the curved turbo shield process.
How well did it hold the large radius curve? What would you do differently? It looks like the shoulder radius was hammered over the form? |
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Very nice use of the 3d printer. I have one as well and have made a few parts for myself so far. Interesting to see what others are doing with these machines! Nice project!
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Excellent fab work
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That is some nice metal work...I am guessing it is part of your daily work?..a bit better than a back yard mech.
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You have some crazy skills!! Keep it going.
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Thanks for the motivating comments. I appreciate it.
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All of my metal working skills have just been picked up through reading, videos, a few metal working workshops, and a lot of trail and error. I'm just a weekend warrior but I really enjoy it and try to make every part better than the last. |
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I needed another distraction from wiring, so I decided to recover my bucket seats. These are from a 1971 Blazer that I found on eBay many years ago. As expected the driver side was broken down on the entrance side, but nothing an electric fillet knife, 3M super 77 spray adhesive and some new foam couldn't fix. Watching a few YouTube videos also helped. The passenger side was mint. I think they turned out pretty good for the first time giving it a go. I'd also recommend OEM Automotive Tools Hog Ring Plier set PN 25931.
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As you already know, nice work on all of it.
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What did you spray on the interior of the fire wall?
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Great fab work. The only problem was on the first page where the fleet side came in. Haha. following
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I recently finished rebuilding my vent windows, refreshing all the internal door components and installing new glass. The only thing I struggled with was getting the right glass setting tape. I ordered from a few different venders, but was finally happy with the 5/64 thick tape from Bob Drake which you can get through Summit Racing. I blacked out all the vent window trim and handles. Here are a couple videos that helped me with the glass setting procedure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUY1XXIBiiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9JC_8LmNJk |
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