Re: 51 Chevy 1/2 ton, My S10 swap
Here's a few pics of the in progress roll pan. Started with a 13"X96" piece of 20 gauge from a local steel vendor. Only $10.00!
Even though I work in a body shop, we do mostly collision work so we don't have many sheet metal working tools. I made this using a cut off wheel to score the back side of the areas to be bent. Then bent it over the edge of a long steel workbench. The roll was made by bending the piece over a 4" diameter incoming water pipe in the back room of the shop. You gotta work with what you've got!!
I picked up a couple of trailer L.E.D. tail lights that will mount up flush behind the holes in the roll pan. I hope to get it finished this week and paint it next Saturday.
Also, got some tax return money this week. Now, I need a little "discussion" with my wife about how much of it will be truck money!!
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