Jimbo's 67 Long bed step side build

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Pic 1 Couple more items on the bed. We are installing WOW products tailgate supports, so we welded nuts in stake pockets for tailgate supports. and then welded up hole at the top.

Pic 2 Same on the other side.

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Pic 1 Here the side panel is welded to the rear cross sill, doesn't come apart again.

Pic 2 Same on the other side.

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Here my son is adding extension of stake pocket at rear of bed. (now you see why metal extension was added to panel on yesterdays post #130)

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Pic 1 Another view.

Pic 2 Ready to make final tack, all that is left is welding, grinding and finish work.

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Filler on the corners and down pieces of bed.

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Again lots of detail on todays post, that's about 95% of bed work done.

For the next three days I'm going to the Mid-America Nats. in Springfield, I'll be home each night to check on my wife, but won't be doing any post, sorry.....Jim

[bollybib]

Have a good time. The truck is gonna be a smoothy I can hardly wait.

I was wondering if you could tell us a little about your welding equiment and why you chose them. I'd like to get something for home/shop use in the future, for small stuff, maybe fix a rocker panel or cab corner and weld some exhaust pipe, stuff like that. I have very little welding experience but I have taken vocational courses in gas, stick, and mig. Any advice would be appreciated.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by bollybib

Have a good time. The truck is gonna be a smoothy I can hardly wait.

I was wondering if you could tell us a little about your welding equiment and why you chose them. I'd like to get something for home/shop use in the future, for small stuff, maybe fix a rocker panel or cab corner and weld some exhaust pipe, stuff like that. I have very little welding experience but I have taken vocational courses in gas, stick, and mig. Any advice would be appreciated.

Had a great time, lots of driving, a little over 750 miles total, driving back and forth each day, but I love driving my 50 pickup. I have owned a Clark 100E mig welder for over 20 years, and it served me very well (was getting hard to find replacement parts). Late last year it was really getting bad (had to blow air on it to keep it cool so I could weld).

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So I replaced it with a Miller matic 140, man what a difference, this thing welds so nice (new technology sure makes a difference).

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Hope everyone had a good holiday week-end. So on with todays post.

Pic 1 Did a little work on inside of cab, replace bad spots.

Pic 2 New piece installed and encapsulator paint in rusted area.

Pic 3 Couple of small repairs to floor area.

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Pic 1 Stripping old paint from grill.

Pic 2 Repairs needed on pass. side floor and kick panel.

Pic 3 Encapsulator paint on bottom of running boards.

Pic 4 Close up view.

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Installing sleeve for WOW latch system.

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Pic 1 Here I'm adding a plate to the tailgate, I did the same to my 50, makes it look better.

Pic 2 Another view.

Pic 3 Me grinding down the welds on the tailgate.

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Pic 1 Here I've added a piece to inside of tailgate, and removed the old latch plate.

Pic 2 Hole filled for old latch, cut plate for filling the side.

Pic 3 All welded in and grinding down the welds.

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Old cross sills ready for clean up.

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Pic 1 Jimbo (owner) checking out the bed work. Here you can see the raised panel look we were going for.

Pic 2 Getting ready for primer.

Pic 3 Another view.

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Pic 1 Spraying epoxy primer on bed.

Pic 2 Anothe view, you can also see that inside the taillight area has been painted with encapsulator paint.

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Pic 1 Another view.

Pic 2 All done (now you can see the panel look).

Pic 3 Full view.

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That's it for today, will post again tomorrow.

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Let's get started on todays post.

Pic 1 Cross sills in encapsulator paint.

Pic 2 Drivers door seam had been welded, and here filler has been put down.

Pic 3 Close up view.

Pic 4 Here the drivers door has been sanded.

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Pic 1 Filler applied to the tail gate areas.

Pic 2 New front panel, primered.

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Pic 1 Here I'm working on the WOW tailgate support system.

Pic 2 Another view.

Pic 3 New supports in place on tailgate.

Pic 4 Tailgate in down position.

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New front panel installed.

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Pic 1 Son working on the pass. door installing new patch panel.

Pic 2 Old section cut out.

Pic 3 New patch panel in place.

Pic 4 Tacking in patch panel.

Pic 5 Rose bud welded in the supports and welding in the panel.

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Next three pics are of the bed in regular primer.