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Mains52 · 06-14-2018, 08:31 AM

Got out and got the rocker removed last night and started to try and hammer and dolly the floor flat again. I am pretty sure this thing was bit by a semi. Holy cow it has more wrinkles than a scrotum.

Mains52 · 06-15-2018, 07:37 AM

Well I managed to get my seat base out yesterday so I can figure out what I am going to do with the floor and I think I just need to make a new pan. My plan was to hammer and dolly it into submission but I have the sheet metal. Might as well make a new one and call it good. What do you guys think? Have any of you ever fixed a floor that had been T-Boned?

Mains52 · 07-10-2018, 09:03 AM

Update 1: I managed to get a few hours in the garage on Saturday and got almost everything welded in. I have a few more tacks and some trimming and seam sealing to do but I should have fenders on this dude in no time. I've noticed that the reproduction sheet metal is far from perfect and I've had to massage it quite a bit. Anyone else have this problem? Update 2: I have ordered the Paul Hortons Kit to fit S10/camaro rotors and calipers onto my MII spindles. So I went out and grabbed the rotors and calipers of my old s10 frame and have them soaking in white vinegar Ill put a before and after pic up later this week.

Mains52 · 02-12-2019, 09:02 AM

Truck Update 2019. I broke my leg in September and the truck hit the back burner but I'm slowly getting back into it. I managed to get my door installed and need to work on fitment a little. Got the cab corner cut out and ended up making a new inner cab corner. I don't have any metal shaping tools so I work with what I can so it still needs some work but its a lot better than the junk I took out. Also was bored and did a quick sketch of an Apache for ****s and Gigs.

dsraven · 02-12-2019, 11:29 AM

sheet metal isn't looking so bad. when working with basic tools sometimes you just need to spend a little more time to arrive at the same destination. I have used all kinds of different things to get a contour, ball peen hammer as a shaping hammer and a piece of wood trimmed as required for a dolly or a piece of scrap steel with something close to the contour required as a dolly. sometimes a trip to the local welding shop can reap a piece of metal the right shape for a dolly. anyway, take it easy on the leg so it heals up well, then giv'er.

06-14-2018, 08:31 AM	#1
Mains52 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Knoxville, Illinois Posts: 335	Re: "52 3600/3100" Got out and got the rocker removed last night and started to try and hammer and dolly the floor flat again. I am pretty sure this thing was bit by a semi. Holy cow it has more wrinkles than a scrotum. Attached Images

06-15-2018, 07:37 AM	#2
Mains52 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Knoxville, Illinois Posts: 335	Re: "52 3600/3100" Well I managed to get my seat base out yesterday so I can figure out what I am going to do with the floor and I think I just need to make a new pan. My plan was to hammer and dolly it into submission but I have the sheet metal. Might as well make a new one and call it good. What do you guys think? Have any of you ever fixed a floor that had been T-Boned? Attached Images

07-10-2018, 09:03 AM	#3
Mains52 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Knoxville, Illinois Posts: 335	Re: "52 3600/3100" Update 1: I managed to get a few hours in the garage on Saturday and got almost everything welded in. I have a few more tacks and some trimming and seam sealing to do but I should have fenders on this dude in no time. I've noticed that the reproduction sheet metal is far from perfect and I've had to massage it quite a bit. Anyone else have this problem? Update 2: I have ordered the Paul Hortons Kit to fit S10/camaro rotors and calipers onto my MII spindles. So I went out and grabbed the rotors and calipers of my old s10 frame and have them soaking in white vinegar Ill put a before and after pic up later this week. Attached Images

02-12-2019, 09:02 AM	#4
Mains52 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Knoxville, Illinois Posts: 335	Re: "52 3600/3100" Truck Update 2019. I broke my leg in September and the truck hit the back burner but I'm slowly getting back into it. I managed to get my door installed and need to work on fitment a little. Got the cab corner cut out and ended up making a new inner cab corner. I don't have any metal shaping tools so I work with what I can so it still needs some work but its a lot better than the junk I took out. Also was bored and did a quick sketch of an Apache for ****s and Gigs. Attached Images

02-12-2019, 11:29 AM	#5
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,879	Re: "52 3600/3100" sheet metal isn't looking so bad. when working with basic tools sometimes you just need to spend a little more time to arrive at the same destination. I have used all kinds of different things to get a contour, ball peen hammer as a shaping hammer and a piece of wood trimmed as required for a dolly or a piece of scrap steel with something close to the contour required as a dolly. sometimes a trip to the local welding shop can reap a piece of metal the right shape for a dolly. anyway, take it easy on the leg so it heals up well, then giv'er.



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