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Re: Out of the Ditch = The Rebuild Begins ('72 GMC)
Finally tackling this upper door hinge pocket on the drivers side. I got a piece fabbed up last night and also had to weld the cracks in the hinge brace that is behind the door skin.
I again repurposed metal off of the old bent up original hood from my truck. I am really glad I saved it instead of scrapping it. It has really come in handy with floor patches and also some random stuff I've needed to fabricate.
The hardest part so far about doing this hinge pocket is cutting the metal in the small area at the pocket right next to the outer part of the door. I don't have a dremel or any other smallish cutting device. So I used the smallest and thinnest cutting wheel I had that fit on my air cutoff tool. I will try to get the piece welded in later today or this weekend. I got side tracked last night and didn't get to weld it in. I also still need to drill the holes and cut out the slot as well.
Gary
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My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread.
The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck
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I would never rebuild a 305.
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Originally Posted by prostreetC-10
I love using vacuum gauges as part of the carb tuning process. I hook the gauge to the inside of my garbage can and leave it there.
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Remember Murphys 2nd law of mechanical relationships... "OPPOSING COMPONENTS ATTEMPTING TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE, AT THE SAME TIME, GENERALLY END UP OCCUPYING ADJOINING SPACE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN"
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Originally Posted by cableguy0
Its cheaper to listen to advice given when you ask for help than it is to ignore everyone and wait for carnage.
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Last edited by GASoline71; 02-17-2017 at 12:11 PM.
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