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Originally Posted by DD1
Thanks for the input! I think you might be the only person reading my thread at this point! To me the whole thing looks like it should just be replaced, however since I am always interested in 2nd opinions, I will post some more detailed pics tomorrow. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and experience.
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Just watched the vid man that worked out great! And the cab and rockers look to be in real nice shape, definately better than what I started with.
Im not the only one watching you just one of the few commenting, it takes a while to get an audience unless you throw down $20k in parts your first week then everyone wants to watch.
Just make sure when you buy the repair panels that you check the thickness. a lot of the available panels are made by the same taiwan people and they stamp them out of 3 different thicknesses that I have personally seen. If you go to sortafit, uh certi-fit they are the thinnest available. so when you call around to check for repair panels ask what thickness their panels are. I have some on my truck that are 1.2mm and 1.4mm and one floor patch that I think i may not use that is 1.0mm, Flimsy! The floor edge you pictured is 1.4mm and the rockers, corners, and pillars are 1.2mm on my truck. I am no professional just another guy who spent years planning this out and studying what other people did. I would be pretty clueless without this forum.
Well I did already know how to weld somewhat but not a certified pro or anything. And another note I am currently using flux core .030" and have used .035" on sheet metal, It is a little tricky and you cannot run a bead on sheet metal without a lot of practice, just weld a little spot at a time and go a few inches between and go back between untill it is solid. With true MIG gas you can run a short bead but dont get too carried away as you might warp your work. I like to use a backer with the fluxcore to keep it from blowing through as it seems to have a tendency to do so a lot more than true MIG. You can use a piece of aluminum plate or copper plate or eastwood sells weld backers with magnets to stick on the underside, I have one I made that seems to do the job pretty well. It would be ideal to use .024 solid wire/true MIG on sheetmetal but you just need to use a little more practice and patience with the flux core wire. Later
