56 truck front valance sheet metal

[hogfarm]

One more thing I did not consider,I want to be able to remove the inter fenders.But the 58 should be easier than the 55-56 or 57,just one more thing.Have got nothing done today,just moving snow

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by dsraven

somewhere a square body guy is crying.......
hey my56, what type of surgery did you have, rotator cuff, arthroscopic? in a sling for the next 6 wks? just had that myself, tore up bad. got the sling off a wk ago. just be carefull not to use it because those little cords holding your muscles onto the bone can tear through the muscle and you take waaay longer to heal up, besides the pain issue. good luck.

Hey guys, I had arthoscopic surgery, but the surgeon said, wow, you've done a lot of work using that arm huh? I said yep. I had rotator cuff repair, some muscle was torn, bone spurs and a lot of inflamation. Man, the cameras they have these days, saw the pictures of the before and after. not pretty. Thanks guys for your information. keep us all posted on your progress.

[hogfarm]

Moving along I have found out working with sheetmetal is not my favorite thing to do,but little more welding and grinding then off to paint shop

[Kim57]

Should look real nice when done.
Kim

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

Moving along I have found out working with sheetmetal is not my favorite thing to do,but little more welding and grinding then off to paint shop

Hello Hogfarm, you do great work. that front end looks *****in!!! thanks for the post, I'm heading out soon. the weather here is frighteningly cold here. Again thanks and great job.

[dsraven]

looks like hogfarm has been stepping it up recently (bah bump, ching. here all week. (the ladder...)
looks good. keep the pics coming for us poor saps that can't work on our stuff right now (shoulder surgery).

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by dsraven

looks like hogfarm has been stepping it up recently (bah bump, ching. here all week. (the ladder...)
looks good. keep the pics coming for us poor saps that can't work on our stuff right now (shoulder surgery).

dsraven, you have shoulder surgery as well? I'm in therapy for mine. what did you have done?? cold up there I assume??

[dsraven]

my56, check your pm's.

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by dsraven

my56, check your pm's.

I PM'ed you back.

[my56chevytruck]

I've not posted anything as to my truck and the front valance I've recently put on. After having shoulder surgery, I had to put off for a few weeks doing any work on this project, but I'm back on it now. Having to do this by myself, you can see the fancy use of duct tape I used to temporarily hold it in place. I had a buddy come by yesterday to help hold in place and mount a few screws to keep it where i wanted it. I did not cut off the lower part of my radiator support, I kept this this on and followed the contour with the 16 gauge sheet metal I had bought. I've welded in moreso to make the area as smooth as possible after grinding it down. So heres what I've done recently. Had to stop grinding, I need to buy new wheels to finish it off and start on the body work of this.

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Take it easy with the shoulder.
Kim

[hogfarm]

Very nice.as you see from my pictures my 58 is easier to do than your truck,the valance area is smooth,no bump

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

Very nice.as you see from my pictures my 58 is easier to do than your truck,the valance area is smooth,no bump

Hi hogfarm, yes, I never thought about that. How's yours coming??
Morrie

[hogfarm]

Well...my front clip is headed to the body shop this weekend,my body guy has a full time job , so he does body and paint on the weekends,so little slow.He was going to paint cab last weekend but did not make it

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

Well...my front clip is headed to the body shop this weekend,my body guy has a full time job , so he does body and paint on the weekends,so little slow.He was going to paint cab last weekend but did not make it

what body work and paint color are you going with??

[hogfarm]

Well,there is not much more body work to do on the cab and front clip.I have not done hardly anything on the bed.truck will be black

[my56chevytruck]

well I've gotten the grinding done, so on to bondo. yep, i can say honestly, i have bondo in my truck. I have to do more to prime, but for now, this is where I'm at. I was thinking of rolling the front under a little so it's not looking like a snow plow (as my friend calls it). Any ideas how to roll this much sheet metal all together?

[Kim57]

I like how that is turning out.
May have to ditch my front bumper seeing as i wont have a rear one.
Kim

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Kim57

I like how that is turning out.
May have to ditch my front bumper seeing as i wont have a rear one.
Kim

I too don't have a rear bumper and that was the reason I chose not to use a front bumper. FYI, i bought this 16 ga steel from a local scrap yard.

[hogfarm]

Morrie
Did you decide to put a roll on the bottom?if so how are you going to do that?

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

Morrie
Did you decide to put a roll on the bottom?if so how are you going to do that?

I'm flipping back and forth about rolling the front valance. I was thinking of making a bracing of (2) 1" pipes welded together on each end longer than the valance and putting it in between. then with the help of a good friend and say (4) pipe wrenches roll it under. Maybe 1/2"?? Just thinking out loud.

[my56chevytruck]

Well, I'm done with the welding, grinding and now the body work. Had to do some body work to smooth out the body to the sheet metal I've attached. still uncertain about rolling under the lower front lip, but I'm leaning towards leaving it alone. Of course primer and paint is next. that'll be when the temperature increases!!

[Kim57]

Came out real nice.
Kim

[my56chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Came out real nice.
Kim

thanks Kim, I appreciate the kind word. How you coming along?? Stay in touch.

[hogfarm]

Kim
I looked at your entire build thread this morning,very nice.I'm on winter number 2 for my 58 and 54 is still not finished.I retired at 60 years old,been the best 3 years of my life.How did I ever find time to go to work