1951 Chevy / C4

[99 to Life]

I bet you feel real good! side note that turbo heater you have is identical to mine, the one that started leaking within 5 uses. I still haven't even called them about it.

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Still working the the truck. Been getting a bunch done. The inside and outside sheet metal is done on both doors. I now have the ac compressor so I made the inner wheel well fit to it not. I finished the front so that it matched the other side. They need just a few odds and ends yet. Then I started to get ready to do the suicide doors. I made patches for the old door latch areas.

Shannon

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I cut ot the latch area and welded my patches and the made patches for the lower hinge area. Then welded them in to. Going to make the uppers when I have the power windows and the 1 piece glass done. The uppers will be made of 1/8 inch with a cage nut made in the back so it can be adjusted from the outside and no wrench needed for the nut on the back side. Then was looking and the 3 rear cab support were flapping in the wind. So I made a London piece so I can cut 3 out of it and repair all 3 .

Shannon

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Then I got side tracked again. The transmission tunnel was never finished so I decided to finish it. Made the rear radiused part. Then fit it and welded it on. Next is to make the rear flange. Then make the front flange to fit the firewall. It will be bolted in so the flange will get a seal.

Shannon

[youngrodder]

Your metal work looks fantastic Shannon. It will be a shame when it is covered with paint.

Marc

[99 to Life]

very nice as always. how'd you make your bowl? stump and planishing?

[Advanced Design]

Very nice metalwork!

[reaper71]

As always Shannon...Beautiful!!

Mark...

[oldman3]

Great work as always...Jim

[84blaze]

Surprised I havent seen this one before. The metalwork is unreal.

[ChuckDriver]

Nice work!

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99 to Life, Thank you. Started with a retanglular piece of sheet metal, ran it through my slip roller to get the curve. Then cut 2" wide slits 2" from the bottom. Bent it by hand to get a 4" radius with the slits over lapping. Then clamped the 2 end ones together and marked the over lapping ones with a sharpie. Flattened it out a little to cut the over lapping areas. Then tacked it together at the top. Then put it in my air planishing hammer to get rid of the flat spots. I then welded up the fingers, ground them off on both sides and air planished it again. I grind on both side because I don't want to ruin my dies. I even do it when I hammer and dolly everything too. I should have taken pictures when I did it. Hopefully that helps.

Advanced Design, Thank you.

Reaper71, Thank you Mark

Oldman3, Thank you Jim

84blaze, Thank you, I started this a while ago and stopped to do another build for the same guy, so now I am back at it again. I follow you on Instagram, I am @shannonpanel

ChuckDriver, Thank you

Shannon

[99 to Life]

shannon, noted on how you did you bowl. I plan to get a stump, hollow it out and hammer a full sheet, then planish (just for kicks to learn, I haven't had time to get crazy with that type of shaping) I will add that the Shrinking discs are like the best kept secret in metal working.

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Henry, I don't know it you could do tight of a radius in a stump. It might be just too much material to gather with out a mechanical advantage on a machine. Worth a try though. I made my air planishing hammer so it has more power over a HF unit that a buddy has. It worked it pretty fast. Yes the shrinking disc has saved my a lot of work.

Shannon

[99 to Life]

shannon, and fellow members this is an ok thread on some cool metal work. That is why I asked if you used this method on the bowl. This guy did one, but yeah perhaps its not as tight. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...haping.294590/

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Henry, it is so cool to see how people do things. There are a lot of different way to do things.

Started the morning finishing up the transmission tunnel. I sheared 2 1 inch wide strips and used the stretcher shrinker to get my radius , then weld it on and ground it up. Then cut and weld the 3 lower cab supports in the rear of the cab. I had 2 4x11 inch areas in the rear of the floor that I had to made so they are now done too. I had to hole saw a hole in each of them because that is where the rear cab bolts are.

Shannon

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Next was the suicide doors. The hinges were from rocky hinge. They are nice looking units. I did the drivers side first. I still have to put some bracing in at the rear on the hinges to tie them in good to the body. I put the hinges in the body and then put the door up and marked where the hinge strap pockets were going to go. Then tacked them in the door after I had the door where I wanted it. Checked to see how it swung and I was happy so I welded it up. One thing I have to do is get rid of the old latch area on the door because it springs the door out a little but that is an easy fix. I should have the other door done this week . Then the one piece glass is next and the latches after that.

Shannon

[AUSSIE54]

Fantastic work as always mate. Have to catch up again soon.

[YahamaR1]

Nice Doors, looks really good
Read your intire build, Nice skills.

[reaper71]

Really love the trans hump Shannon!
I need one for mine!!
Rocky hinges make real quality components, I've used some of their stuff in the past (latches for Orangepeel)


Mark...

[oldman3]

Shannon, nice job on the doors...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by oldman3

shannon, nice job on the doors...jim

x2!

[dug224]

Nice build. dug

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Sorry for the late response,

Trently, thank you. Yes we will have to chat again soon.

YahamaR1, Thank you.

Reaper71, Thank you, It was pretty easy to make. Yes the rocky hinges are worth there money. It was the first time I ever used them.

Oldman3, Thank you. It is the Nats east this weekend and I am planning on going. Hope it is no too much of a let down. It's not like it was,10 years ago. I didn't go the past 2 years.

Advanced Design, Thank you

Dug224, Thank you

Man it has been a while since I posted and I have been fabricating like mad. I have the door both hung and swung. I also opened up the inside of the doors so it will be easier to put the power windows in. I started to gap the drivers door. Then a buddies son in law needed a bed. So I decided to build that one and another bed for ken's truck too.

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Now time for some bed pictures. I am making one factory bed and one curved front panel bed. The curved one goes to ken's truck. His hased a raised floor and I will be using the roll pan from his other bed. I also made the provision to build an aluminum tonneau cover too. The straight panel has another 1/8 plate spot welded inside the tube so I can drill and tap it for the hinge.