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Old 03-29-2017, 02:32 PM   #674
dug224
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Re: Dug's 1959 Fleetside

Overall, the step turned out good. Had to drill a few holes here and there to pull the step tight with a screw.
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The more I weld, the more I have an appreciation for those of you who do it well. The step is where I got to practice the spot welds the most. Like I said, I just wasn't skilled enough to let go of the trigger in time to not mound the weld. The top edge of the existing floor had holes that I drilled when removing the spot welds. They were large and required a lot of filler metal which turned out a bit messy. I'll grind these smooth and not attempt to make them look like spot welds.
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Note the welding in the orange paint on back of the cab. The sheet metal had fatigued and broke at the cab mount brackets. Stitched on the outside and rewelded the body mount on the inside.
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The door (and gap) stayed where it was supposed to. The bottom right corner of the door is still too far in but hope to get it pulled out with door adjustments.
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