Re: My 69 lonbed
 

don't get excited im still uploading, ha ha ha

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

i wont have inner fenders the will use these mounts so they went bye bye
before
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after
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the long dirty process...
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Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Easy there buddy!....some of us are a little slow....I've been known to do way less than this in three hours. Yep, I know your kidding, I really am slow though. I look at builds on here and wonder if some of these guys are messing with us and doing time lapse photography? seems to me it takes more time than it did when I was 20...hmmm must be getting old.:waah:


Brian, the fender looks good!

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Fender does look good :metal:

Yeah, I figured he'd made good progress and It's more than I've done on my truck in almost a month now...:waah:

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Thanks a lot mike!
well im in my 20s and it takes a lot of time for sure! im a bit of a perfectionist so i don't rush my work. i've probably got at least 12 hours into this fender.. no joke. and definately no time lapse... ha ha i work full time and then get on the truck when i have the energy... keep at it, thats what keeps me goin. a little at a time, eventually everything will be done, and right.
Thanks again

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Your right, all that time will pay off when your cruising around in your truck! The good example here too, saving an original fender instead of using a poor reproduction. :chevy:

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Hey, I understand about the sllloooowww process! I work between 10-16 hours a day 5-7 days a week (depends on week!) and the only time I have to work on my junk is when I have the energy! Three small boys and a wife take most of my time when not working.. Brian, I can really appreciate the time and energy you have. I am in my early 30's and nothing seems to come easy to me anymore. I have SO much to learn, not the least of which is patience! Looks like good progress to me and like Mike said, at least you saved a good fender and didn't have to use a repro one! Keep it up!! :metal:

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

thanks for the kind words. i really didn't want to use the new fenders. you get fitment issues and the sheetmetal is TOO thin! i was kind of upset when my fender started to warp with the silver solder. the fenders were almost perfect. the cost of custom i guess. it'l always straighten back out, just time and patience i guess

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

I will trade you my crappy fitting brothers fenders for those! I think i put 12 hour into sheet metal that was suppose to "fit". Your doing good keep it up!

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

had energy today...
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6" strap 1/8" thick
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wood is 2x4 70" steel is 2x2 and around 62"
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straps are 14" longs and are 1/8"
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working height
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goes high in case i want to ever make a monster truck C10
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porterbuilt hinges showed up today... SWEET

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Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Looks like a solid cab lift!~you got some sweet hinges too! I saw the install done by LFD. Your shop is HUGE!

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Nice!

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FINALLY got my driver side rocker done and PRIMERED!
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thought this would motivate me more... IT DID!
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Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Nice work. Looks good. So, when are you shaving the drip rail ;)

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

im leaning towards keeping my drip rail, too many horror stories.. ha ha. who knows, everyday i work on it i seem to customize something a little bit more... ONLY TIME WILL TELL!!!!:lol:

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

The progress isnt adding up to an 8 hour day! Wheres the rest of the progress? haha just giving you a hard time

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Nice progress! your cab is looking good!

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nice job with the fenders.
good progress. keep at her!

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

Looks good..:metal:

Re: My 69 lonbed
 

ok so haven't posted pictures from sundays work so here you go!

pass side kick panel
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cut out bad
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yes i used a crapsman screwdriver. its an old one don't worry
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crappy spot weld
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however, cleaned up ok
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worst of rust on pass side rocker
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patch in
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fully welded
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more on kick panel patch
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fully welded
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lost interest in my cab after this, moved on to something else. scroll down to find out!

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at the start
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sand blasted!
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epoxy primer!
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now time for lightweight filler 1/16" max of filler. body shops are 1/8 i believe. i got the fender as close as i could. hate to do it but don't realy have a choice
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one of the best tools i've made. this thing is AWESOME!
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