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theastronaut · 02-08-2013, 10:07 AM

All of the floor braces except two were rotted or bent bad enought that they had to be replaced. I welded in angled 1" tubing with turnbuckles to square the bed before welding the braces in.

Used an 8' straight edge to make sure that all of the braces were level before welding them in.

02-08-2013, 10:07 AM	#165
theastronaut Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Anderson SC Posts: 3,870	Re: '55 International Metal/Body/Paint Work All of the floor braces except two were rotted or bent bad enought that they had to be replaced. I welded in angled 1" tubing with turnbuckles to square the bed before welding the braces in. Used an 8' straight edge to make sure that all of the braces were level before welding them in. __________________ Project Goldilocks '66 C10 Short Fleet BBW Build '65 C10 Highly Detailed Stock Restoration Thread '78 Camaro Targa Roof Build '55 International Metal/Body/Paint Work '66 F100 Full Rotisserie Restoration '40 Packard 120 Convertible Coupe Restoration How To Restore and Detail an Original Gauge Cluster How To Detail Sand Body Panels, Edges, Corners, Etc