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Old 01-08-2017, 03:43 PM   #273
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England

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Originally Posted by MacQuigley View Post
Got any Spares?
Not at the minute but I'm sure to be making some more how many do you need ?

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Originally Posted by Modges'66 View Post
Very clever work!
a few of mine had twisted out on disassembly, but I only needed to run a tap through them & epoxy them back into place.
Ingenuity at its finest!
Thank you, living in England ingenuity often = $ saved


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Thanks for sharing Ian.

I had a few of mine self destruct, despite my most gentle effort

Will most certainly remember this post when I get to this point.
Thanks Rian


Today I had a couple of hours of truck time, so decided to tackle something that’s been on my “to do” list for a while. It was one of those jobs that you know is just going to end up bigger than it looks. The truck had a few bubbles on the top of the passenger side B pillar, which turned out to be holes

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Which turned out to be a bit of a “tin worm” infestation. Nothing else for it keep cutiing until you find good metal

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I folded the inner piece first which was tacked

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and then finish welded.

Welding under the gutter was tricky, I after ginding the weld to blend it into the gutter I found a couple of holes, access wearing my welding helmet was arkward so I ended finishing the welds using the position the torch, close your eyes, pull the trigger method. Please don't mix up the steps as I did once, you'll find position the torch, pull the trigger (forget to) close your eyes, will leave you blind for a good 10 minutes

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