Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Awesome work!

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

VERY VERY nice work, I am really impressed with your repairs so far. I'm ready for more updates so get with it!! :lol:

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Excellent job on the radio fix.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Thanks again for all the encouragement. I had some nasty dents in both of my doors that created a lot of distortion throughout the panels. I decided to re-skin them and this also gave me a chance to do a good repair on the door bottoms and near the lower hinge. As always more pictures...

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More pictures...

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Wow man you have some serious metal working skills.
I hope I am that good one day.
P.S. It just occurred to me that I say the same things over and over every time I comment on this build but I can't help it because I'm just damn impressed with the craftsmanship.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Just foud your build and Wow, killer skills!
I'm along for the ride. :metal:

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I'm joining in now too. Great work so far.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Nice work man. .. looking good

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Excellent work on the door repairs. Looks great!

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I have never wanted to do any type of bodywork in the past, but with your pictures and detailed technique that may change in the future! Thanks

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Thanks again for the comments. I can almost see the finish line for the cab metal work. Here are some pictures of how I smoothed out the firewall with parts from Porterbuilt and Infanti Machine.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Nice work it looks great.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Firewall looks great!

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Nice work!

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I finally have some new updates to pass along. I bought a stud welder for fixing some of the random dents located on the cab that I could not back up with a dolly. I experimented on a few pieces of sheet metal and found that the best results are when you pull and release the trigger as fast as possible. The stud has adequate connection and it makes removal much easier. Holding the trigger down any longer than mentioned only makes it more difficult to remove the stud and increases the heat you put into the panel.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

What stud welder did you buy?

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I also found some rust lurking underneath the dash that was quite a challenge to repair. I had to make a few custom panels with the most difficult one taking the shape of a potato chip. I was able to form it by hand with some patient work with the hammer, dolly, shrinker, stretcher and using one of the cylinders on my slip roller. Hopefully I can test fit the cab on the frame soon.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

H & S Auto Shot 4550.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Also what grit roloc disc do you use to knock your welds down? Nice job on the repairs.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

grate build so far. awesome and very clean metal work keep it up

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Nice work!

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

Look'n Good Billy Ray!!!

Have you found and engine yet???

Any pictures of the door skin job???

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I use 3M Green Corps Roloc Disc, 36 grade, 2 inch, PN 01397 to knock down most of the weld and then follow up with 50 grade, PN 01396 to finish sanding. However, recently I have started to use 3M Cubitron II Fibre (purple color) Roloc Disc, 2 inch, 36+ grade, PN 33377 and 60+ grade, PN 33379. They are more expensive but last a lot longer.

I also use Scotch-Brite Roloc Surface Conditioning Disc, 2 inch, Medium, PN 07481 to prep the surrounding metal and to give everything a common texture once I have completed a repair.

Re: Project "Financial Burden": 1968 SWB C10
 

I’m still thinking on the direction I want to go on the engine. I have a 5.3L truck engine I am going to use for mock up until I get things finalized.

I’m waiting to have the door shells media blasted and primed before I hammer on my new door skins. Hopefully sometime in early spring I’ll have the doors back together.