52 Chev Panel....repairable?
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This is my 52, I stated this project 15+ years ago. Since then it has gotten better, been forgotten, ignored and just plan abused. Lost my wife of 40+ yrs in 2015. Didn't feel like working on it till I meet a new lady who likes this truck and wants me to finish it....
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It will be alot of work...I mean alot of work.....but yes it can be fixed..
Bout the same thing everyone else has faced... Before you get carried away cutting it apart for repairs ,be sure to x brace the the body really well..do it in a way that the doors will still open and close |
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Attachment 1953903 The original floor braces are toast so I made a pair. I don't like to by off shore panels that don't fit..and take as much time to modify to make them work. If I can't make it myself then I will bite the bullet and buy, but most of the time its not that hard.... |
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looks like you have a good handle on things and it is coming along.
I notice you have been using some zinc or galvanized panels. just making sure you have adequate ventilation when welding. i am sure you know the fumes are killer. like mongo says, cross brace to ensure the doors will still fit when you're done. I like to install the doors, adjust as good as possible as far as gaps. yeah, I know, the door pillars are gone but you can fake it some by using some wooden paint stir sticks around the perimeter of the door as gap spacers, with the door in the hole, then weld in some cross bracing like an X in the door opening before you yank the doors back off. if it's too late then stick a door in the hole quickly just to be sure it will still fit in there before you carry on further. it would suck to have done all the work and find you need to modify the doors to fit the openings. nice work so far. good fab skills too. did you fab up some of those parts? they usually come as bare metal or black coated. if so you must have a few items at your disposal, like a bead roller. |
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Judging by the job you've done making your own replacement panels, i would say you have the skills to get that cab in shape. Like Mongo says " its alot of work " which is true and also means alot of time. I'm not qualified to provide much advice but there are guys on here with the knowledge and their generosity of time to share it if you ask.
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Thanks for the kind words guys...Yes I have a well equipped shop, Millwright by trade, body man by necessity. I use satin coat 18ga sheet steel, The galvanizing is very thin, it is plated not dipped. It keeps it from rusting while sitting. I am well aware of zinc poisoning, thanks for your concern.
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How I do an inner door bottom repair.
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outer door bottom repair pt1
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Some nice repair work going on....
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I Appreciate your coment, Thanks Greg....
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Looks like you have a lot to teach us. I’ll be tagging along.
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If you guy's or Gal's have any questions about how I do something let me know...
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nice work...Jim
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hi old carguy what material are your rolls in post 9 made off. looks like wood and what gauge is the tin
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Your abilities are flat amazing. It would be a crying shame not to finish!
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Duramax55....here you go all I've got...
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Brief history lesson on the work on this panel....I bought it around 2002 started working on it...Things where going well, then my wife took sick with what we learned later was M.S. Work on the truck slowed way down, She passed in 2015. Shortly after I had a motorcycle crash and shattered my right leg. Then I met a nice lady who love my truck as much as she loves me....now we have the time and energy to start back to work on it. Here is a pic of how it looks now.
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Looks really cool. As you might guess from my avatar, panels are my favorite. Glad you have the renewed enthusiasm and support.
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I had fully intended to put drain holes in the door bottom but it never got done....I havn't looked to see if I have to redo it....that would suck.....
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Really nice metal work and Great idea with the home made rollers! I'm about to dip into my cab, its not quite as rotten as yours was but is still pretty bad...damn those salty Canadian roads!
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Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.
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I know it's faster to order parts, but I have found that most of the time you end up having to rework the panels you buy to make them fit. So for the time it takes, I like to make my own...
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Your skills are amazing. You should be a restorer at a museum.
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Great work. Also a nice anvil you have there.
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Thanks for the complements Guy's, going to have to a bigger hat....to fit my swelled head..:lol:
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Wow! You have some skills. I'm still learning how to use a hammer....
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You probably spent less time making those than I spent fixing the one’s I bought new.
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NorCalGal:You probably spent less time making those than I spent fixing the one’s I bought new...…
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Here is a small fender repair I made, it might give you guys and gals some ideas... I cut the patch out before I thought about my camera to take some pics...happens all the time. Attachment 1956424 Attachment 1956425 Attachment 1956426 Attachment 1956429 |
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Do you do auto body for a living?
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No Matt, I do it as a hobby. It is just something I like to do, more productive than chasing a ball around a lawn trying to put it in a cup in the middle of a circle of short grass, 18 times. all while wearing crazy looking spicked shoes and plade pants. Besides I was a Millwright for years building custom machinery and making engineers look smart.....
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This is a modification I made to a pare of vice grips, it is free to use but please don't try to make money from it. Simply cut one jaw off long; other short then reweld back together to allow longer reach....
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Neat trick on the vise grips. Thanks.
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I am sorry to hear of your loss and the difficulties that it brought about. I'm encouraged by the blessing you found in a new companion. And even more that she finds value in something like an old truck. Your meticulous reproduction of the "over-ventilated" areas will make this one of the best restored examples. Keep at it and thanks for showing us.
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Sorry if all these pics are not in the right order....
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