What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[Marty68]

To this

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by Marty68

To this

That sure looks better. I like the black and the natural (I hate to use this word) patina.

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

That sure looks better. I like the black and the natural (I hate to use this word) patina.

I de arched the bumper. By slotting over the square bolt holes. I cut the curved end of bumper off then rounded the ends. Welded all up ground iff. I wanted to leave it but.. the son of a painter in me made me epoxy it. Assembly tomorrow

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by Marty68

I de arched the bumper. By slotting over the square bolt holes. I cut the curved end of bumper off then rounded the ends. Welded all up ground iff. I wanted to leave it but.. the son of a painter in me made me epoxy it. Assembly tomorrow

Trying to post pic

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by Marty68

To this

I like the shape. I dont like the flat AD rear bumpers and on my last one I used a 41-46 front bumper that looked really similar to your final product.

IMG_2804 by Joe Doh, on Flickr

[MiraclePieCo]

Just for contrast, my pickup rear bumper was de-arched and tucked:

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

My last one was de-arched and tucked:

Nice

[mick53]

I got the timing cover welded up and mostly machined. I had to build it way up in a couple spots and then machine back and forth so I didn't lose my center. I went through 4 3/16 rods. I managed not to warp it mostly because I was busy grinding tungsten's. I still have a few pits but nowhere important. I think I'm done welding. Quit while I'm ahead, maybe. I haven't been able to check the center since I welded it.