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Aberdare · 09-12-2018, 06:39 PM

Today was a Light afternoon, so I managed another 4 hours on the step van. Once they were removed from the remnants of the old floor, I spent close to 2 hours with a grinder removing all the rusted metal until all I had left was good steel to work with.

I will be installing some used rear wheel tubs and bed sides from a donor truck, then hopefully, welding everything back together. I estimate at least another 20-30 hours of labour fabricating all the structural pieces I will be needing. On the plus side, I managed to salvage more than 75% of the original body to work with.

Enjoy the pictures!

09-12-2018, 06:39 PM	#81
Aberdare Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 141	Re: 1963 GMC Step-Van 7 Today was a Light afternoon, so I managed another 4 hours on the step van. Once they were removed from the remnants of the old floor, I spent close to 2 hours with a grinder removing all the rusted metal until all I had left was good steel to work with. I will be installing some used rear wheel tubs and bed sides from a donor truck, then hopefully, welding everything back together. I estimate at least another 20-30 hours of labour fabricating all the structural pieces I will be needing. On the plus side, I managed to salvage more than 75% of the original body to work with. Enjoy the pictures! Attached Images __________________ RED SEAL CERTIFIED JOURNEYMAN SINCE 1993 My 1966 GMC Value Van Project 1951 GMC 9430 1-Ton I'm just going to put an OUT-OF-ORDER sign on my forehead... and call it a day.