Bear's 65

[shrekbear]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

nice idea... i'm guessing you are filling the void between top and ceiling with expandable foam, to prevent oil canning. used that stuff for lots of things but never thought about this... hope it works out.

i think you did a fine job skinning the door. keep up the good work.

Exactly. We pulled it up with studs, but refused to stay. There is not much room up between the ceiling and the roof-only one place for the foam to go. Looks good and it's definitely sturdy.

The door skin was easier than we thought it would be. Although, we still have to prep it. I think we got a little warpage with the thin skin. My brother is used to welding heavy, heavy stuff. He can be a little heavy-handed when he's had too many Mountain Dews. He's learning. Free labor, so I'm not going to complain. If I let him, he would Z the frame, etc.

[tinydb84]

Originally Posted by shrekbear

Exactly. If I let him, he would Z the frame, etc.

Do it!

[McMurphy]

Just so you know, the PO of my rig used that foam in the door rockers, literally filled them, and the cab corners with the stuff.
What we found when we pull the foam out of the corners and cut out the rockers was that the foam retained water, and was rusting those areas from the inside out.

In my truck it was being used for winterization insulation and filler.

There is a method of correcting oil canning using a propane torch and wet rags. All you do is heat up the edges of the area of interest, and fast cool it with the wet rags. You work your way around the area giving you trouble and towards the center until the metal has shrunk enough to regain its surface tension.
Pretty good YouTube video on the process if you want to look it up.

Looked fairly easy, though I have not had to do it yet.

[shrekbear]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Just so you know, the PO of my rig used that foam in the door rockers, literally filled them, and the cab corners with the stuff.
What we found when we pull the foam out of the corners and cut out the rockers was that the foam retained water, and was rusting those areas from the inside out.

In my truck it was being used for winterization insulation and filler.

There is a method of correcting oil canning using a propane torch and wet rags. All you do is heat up the edges of the area of interest, and fast cool it with the wet rags. You work your way around the area giving you trouble and towards the center until the metal has shrunk enough to regain its surface tension.
Pretty good YouTube video on the process if you want to look it up.

Looked fairly easy, though I have not had to do it yet.

Ooops. live and learn. Thanks. I'll try the torch on the left side. I'm not going to worry about the foam too much. It will always be garaged and I don't plan on driving in the rain-California. If I do have problems in the future it means I'm still alive
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[shrekbear]

Originally Posted by tinydb84

Do it!

Maybe on my next project-if I survive this one. This truck has only known one family. I used to sit on my dad's lap and drive it around vacant parking lots. I don't want to change too much. I might even keep the dent in the dash where my mom liked to slam her fist when she was angry.

[shrekbear]

Took the bed apart. I'll probably replace the front bed panel, because it's bowed from cargo slamming into it. Everything looks like it can be saved except the right rear fender. Apparently, they don't make one-piece replacements, so I'm hunting for a donor bed. Please let me know if you stumble upon one in the NorCal area.

[shrekbear]

Long story short-slow progress, too much work, life got in the way. Finally putting things back together.

[shrekbear]

ok

[lumpy63]

looks like we missed a post or 3 Nice work!