In this video we let the truck down and cold start it so we can drive it outside. then fire up the pressure washer for INSIDE the cab to remove that rat and mice damage. after that we drive it back in to continue the rust repair on the truck bed making our own repair panels.
Right on! I have a 1965 Chevy G10 Van. I really dig the early Econoline's as well as the Dodge A100's. Good work mate.
Why don't you set up a laser at the end so youget it right every time, only a suggestion.
The thing about bending anything is you get a gain with each bend. So if you were to take a flat sheet of scrap and mark off one inch or quarter inch marks. Then try to bend them with your one and a half inch marks you would notice a gain with each bend so at that point you have to split the difference. You could also try a second scrap piece and make the bends at one inch intervals and see what the gain was. Then cipher and carry the guzzintas and figure out what gain needs to be accounted for.
Maybe measure across 12, or so, crests/troughs, and get the average?
Good job buddy
Sweet Truck. Love it
You ever thought of using a plasma cutter for cutting stuff like this?
I'm a tinknocker what you need is a knife blade you have a short piece really need to invest in that one it'll be your favorite
I am LOVIN that truck … worth every minute of work.
If you ever want to sell….. 😎
having the right tools doesn't lways mean its easy but, it helps a lot. I've always liked those trucks. I guess they are an aquired taste ad, not everyone likes them. This is a big project. For the dents in the front try using high temp hot glu sticks. Heat the glue sticks like 4-6 together with a torch or heat gn then stck them on cool them and pull and tap the crown of thent. The results usually are very nice.
It maybe one and half but you have to allow for the bend
What would be cool, is if you could mount one of those laser levels on the back of the top die or frame of the machine,
so it marked where the center of the die comes down. Might have to be adjusted for different dies but might be worth the trouble.
for those he keep saying just buy a panel for the bed , they do not make one that fits this truck, and yes they make it for other trucks but just because it looks like this its not going to fit, also l wanted to see if l could make my own, and expand my skills, as far as using a back gauge on the brake that seems to be the next common question every other bend the sheet l am bending needs to drop behind the brake on a 45 deg angle and would hit the frame of the back gauge so it got removed, as far as making a wooden bed, this truck is a unibody meaning the bed floor is welded to and is part of the frame, so cutting it out and installing wood is not going to work. thanks guys for watchin and see you on the next one,