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More progress today. Started work on the drivers side front fender. Taking a slightly different approach this time, hopefully it turns out a bit better then the passengers. All the bends are turning out awesome with the new body work hammer and dolly, no more ball peen! I really slowed down my work and decided to utilize the hand file to bring down the welds to reduce the heat on the metal.

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Time consuming but it is turning out awesome! More to come

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Late to the party, diggin' your work.

Sub'd so keep at it.

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Thanks Bomp! I really enjoy watching your progress on Steiner and your 5 tonne :metal:

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Fender looks good Anthony, I know how lots of rust repair can get very frustrating, that's why I've taken a bit of a break from it myself. Keep up the good work

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Thanks Nik, your rig is coming along great! I know what you mean about working on a particular type of job...hahaha progress is progress

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More progress on the fender. I got the patch all welded in and hammered smooth. Really happy how it's coming along.

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Some one put down some serious bond to smooth out the old fiber glass patch hahaha

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I got the inside cleaned up and the inner support bracket removed... Time for some POR 15. More to come

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I got the last of the rust repair done for the drivers side fender yesterday. Pretty happy with the results. Patched a bit on the front top section as well as the inside grill surround and inner front support. I also cleaned up and painted all of the support brackets and seal support brackets.

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Here is the top repair

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All the brackets cleaned up and repaired

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Here we go! Back down island. Time to get some work done. I started to get the front end of the panel all stripped down, cleaned up and ready for the Cummins. I had a good look at all the front end sheet metal and there will be only minimal repairs, so excited about that hahaha

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Here she is now. I removed the front 2 cross members and the front suspension. Then I wire wheeled the fire wall and the frame rails and applied a healthy amount of POR. The engine should just slide between the frame rails. Then install the cross members. The Dodge is giving up her heart soon!

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Good to see you back at it, can't wait to see the Cummins put in

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Thanks Nik, I'm happy to be back at it!

The wait is over hahaha!

The Cummins is out of the Dodge and I have begun the mounting process. I will be utilizing the cross members, for the motor and trans, from the Dodge as they line up with the components and fit between the frame rails really nicely.

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Kept her working hard right to the end hahaha. Few loads to the dump, moved some stuff and did 3 loads of gravel. It was a good truck, RIP

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Now this is where it starts to get interesting! Can't wait to see more

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Cool. I'm curious to see how everything fits.

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Hahaha, yeah lots to fit and figure!


Yeah me as well, there will definetly have to be some modifications. I'm thinking it will be in the rad support and grill. I want to incorporated them together to safe space. It is a little tight in the front. I wanted to have the motor about another 1/2" to 1" further back but it wouldn't have been able to squeeze the oil pan over the motor cross member and the fire wall. O well I will make it work.


The motor is on the mounts now, i am working on getting the trans cross member in now.

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Looks like your having loads of fun, looking forward to seeing how it comes together.

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For sure! Very pumped to have the engine in!

I will have 20+ days off coming up at the end of June, so I will be getting down to business getting every thing hooked up on the panel.

I spent some more time on the front fender today getting close to wrapping that up. I will be moving on to the grill and head lights after that. Got some epoxy laid down!

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There was so much Bondo on this fender to smooth out the old fiber glass, had to go hahaha. Way lighter now. Kinda don't mind the few dings, hammered them out pretty well before primer.

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lookin good:metal:

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Thanks Nik! Trying to keep moving forward. Can't wait to get back down island to transfer more components to the panel.

I began stripping the grill and head light assembalies. I cleaned them up and applied some POR, sure makes a difference!