I don't have a metal brake, but I had some left over steel from the welding table I built. I found a custom shop over in Marietta that was willing to bend up some flanges for me, so I got that done this morning. After lunch, I started on the bedside. Went full send and just started cutting after a fee measurements.
Here's some pics of starting to weld the new flange in and where it's at now. These bedsides still might be temporary, so for now, it's good enough to keep rocking the "patina" phase. I also found a stress crack near one of the braces, so I drilled out both ends then welded it up.
Now it's time to figure out how I want to go about getting some square holes in for the carriage bolts
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Christian Carpenter
1963 C10 -
Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive
Overdrive wiring here
1963-ish truck bed trailer -
Half-Wit
1981 C10 -
Penny 305, th350
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport
"I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson