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Old 05-11-2013, 05:53 PM   #153
Vic1947
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Re: Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step

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Originally Posted by Low Elco View Post
Repeat after me, I will not overbuild, I will not overbuild,.... See if it helps. Probably not. Heh, heh, heh........
You mean like this???

After welding in some 1x1 braces, I windowed the floor. Found that it has been patched more than once. I really love it when they just keep stacking patch panels one on top of the other. Guess they didn't want their butts hitting pavement. Of course, the seat belt mounts were so rotted out that even a minor accident could still launch driver and passenger thru the windshield. Oh wait! Seatbelts? We don't need no steenkin' seatbelts!

Was forced to leave more of the floor than I wanted across the back. When I cut all the way thru the brace, it got a bit flimsy. MIG'd the cut back up and stepped back a bit on the cut. Still need to drill some spotwelds and remove some sections of the firewall. At that point, what's left of the cab will be ready for media blasting.
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57 Chevy Wagon - California Dreamin'"Mecum'd" 9/2022 Dallas, TX
Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Consigned 4/2019 Dresden, Germany
Maybelline - my '57 Ford 2dr Sedan "Mecum'd" 3/2016 Location unknown
Silver Streaker "Mecum'd" 4/2013 Somewhere in Texas
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