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WhippinSaw · 05-04-2014, 04:20 PM

Had some problems keeping my gap by the bumper tip where it meets the fender. Every time I would apply heat to the channel the gap would change no matter how I clamped it down. I decided to just "cold tack it" until I have the diamond plate welded in to keep the angle and then go back and put some heat on the frame. After some time off to get a new plan I blasted and primed the frame and had some diamond plate bent. When I cut the plate to size, do I leave a gap for the weld, or leave it flush with the edge of the bumper channel?
Thanks murphy98

05-04-2014, 04:20 PM	#41
WhippinSaw Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lisle Illinois Posts: 602	Re: 60-66 Stepside rear step bumper modification Had some problems keeping my gap by the bumper tip where it meets the fender. Every time I would apply heat to the channel the gap would change no matter how I clamped it down. I decided to just "cold tack it" until I have the diamond plate welded in to keep the angle and then go back and put some heat on the frame. After some time off to get a new plan I blasted and primed the frame and had some diamond plate bent. When I cut the plate to size, do I leave a gap for the weld, or leave it flush with the edge of the bumper channel? Thanks murphy98 Attached Images __________________ 1963 Fleet Side cab, Converted Fleet Side Barden bumper, Step Side in the middle.