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MARTINSR · 05-28-2018, 07:58 PM

Good stuff guys! I love that bed, I can't wait until I am doing that too!

I got the little patch panel welded in, both inner and outer. And yes I cleaned up the rust and primed it in there.

I got my other pneumatic planishing hammer out changed the framing and went to work. I am blown away, I am friggin blown away I want to dance I am so excited with out nice that weld came out. It's solid, it's nearly perfectly shaped, OMG I could fine tune this method and metal finish something like this without any bondo, this is blowing my mind!

This day started out really crappy, I got a phone call from my boss to tell me a co-worker had died. A 34 year old guy, one of the gentlest nicest guys ever died of a heart attack! He died on the day his dad died about 10 years ago. I just sat next to this guy in a meeting a few days ago laughing, he was such a cool guy who was going through crap with a divorce living with his mom now, commuting 75 miles and almost 2 hours each direction to work!

He was dealt the crappiest hand over and over, all because he was a super nice guy. I can't get him out of my mind, thought I would go out and work on the truck (he was building a vintage Harley chopper) and work for him on my project. I can't get him out of my mind, tomorrow at work it's going to SUCK!

Brian

05-28-2018, 07:58 PM	#1036
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 Good stuff guys! I love that bed, I can't wait until I am doing that too! I got the little patch panel welded in, both inner and outer. And yes I cleaned up the rust and primed it in there. I got my other pneumatic planishing hammer out changed the framing and went to work. I am blown away, I am friggin blown away I want to dance I am so excited with out nice that weld came out. It's solid, it's nearly perfectly shaped, OMG I could fine tune this method and metal finish something like this without any bondo, this is blowing my mind! This day started out really crappy, I got a phone call from my boss to tell me a co-worker had died. A 34 year old guy, one of the gentlest nicest guys ever died of a heart attack! He died on the day his dad died about 10 years ago. I just sat next to this guy in a meeting a few days ago laughing, he was such a cool guy who was going through crap with a divorce living with his mom now, commuting 75 miles and almost 2 hours each direction to work! He was dealt the crappiest hand over and over, all because he was a super nice guy. I can't get him out of my mind, thought I would go out and work on the truck (he was building a vintage Harley chopper) and work for him on my project. I can't get him out of my mind, tomorrow at work it's going to SUCK! Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"