New year, new body 70c10 to 86c10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

WilliamFd55 · 11-28-2018, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nlped

That hood is going to be sick! Cool truck!

I hope so...and thanks.

WilliamFd55 · 11-28-2018, 07:39 PM

Little update on the hood. Was able to convince the wife and a daughter to help he get the hood off and load it into my truck. My garage is way to small, so it's back to the shop we go. Got everything tacked up and had no major issues with the scoops fitting. Both hoods were pretty flat, so it all worked out well. Going to try to get the rest welded up this week and get some mud on it over the weekend.

WilliamFd55 · 12-28-2018, 07:29 PM

Man, they make it look easy on TV!

Ran into some overheating issues when welding. At the top corners of the scoops, the metal warped and I tried everything to heat and shrink to bring it back, but it didn't happen. Might of had a butt or two on the hood at one time as well. Did my best and decided to let the mud do the rest. Ended up skimming most of the hood and there has been a lot of block work. Have some final touch ups to mud and will start counting up the grits to get some primer on.

11-28-2018, 07:39 PM	#2
WilliamFd55 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Glen Rock, NJ Posts: 258	Re: New year, new body 70c10 to 86c10 Little update on the hood. Was able to convince the wife and a daughter to help he get the hood off and load it into my truck. My garage is way to small, so it's back to the shop we go. Got everything tacked up and had no major issues with the scoops fitting. Both hoods were pretty flat, so it all worked out well. Going to try to get the rest welded up this week and get some mud on it over the weekend. Attached Images

12-28-2018, 07:29 PM	#3
WilliamFd55 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Glen Rock, NJ Posts: 258	Re: New year, new body 70c10 to 86c10 Man, they make it look easy on TV! Ran into some overheating issues when welding. At the top corners of the scoops, the metal warped and I tried everything to heat and shrink to bring it back, but it didn't happen. Might of had a butt or two on the hood at one time as well. Did my best and decided to let the mud do the rest. Ended up skimming most of the hood and there has been a lot of block work. Have some final touch ups to mud and will start counting up the grits to get some primer on. Attached Images



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