butt fit butt welded marker lamp install....

[manimal]

VERY NICE work!

[GCncsuHD]

Great work Now how much do you charge to do 1 rocker, lower door skin, and a small patch at the bottom of a fender?

[jv65]

man that is some beautiful welds im definately getting those videos is it the wire ur using cuz i have 140 hobart welder i cant even come my compliments

[jv65]

come close to those welds sorry type o error

[Number98]

As others have said, very impressive work man and thank you for taking the time to show it to us while providing tips and help.

[ebfabman]

My pleasure.......

[-Greg72]

Originally Posted by ebfabman

My pleasure.......

Subscribed.

Jaw dropping stuff..... I've been playing with sheetmetal repair as a hobby for a couple of years now. Photos like yours really get me fired up and inspired!




-G

[71meangreenc10]

If no one has put it on here already "EARL IS THE MAN" !!!!!! not that I say that cause thats my burb hes got on life support, well could be.

Smitty

[drumbuilder123]

i saw a mention of a seminar. is this something you are thinking about doing or have already done? i don't live that far away and this would be great! thank you,

[ebfabman]

Hey drumbuilder, talk of a seminar must have been in jest. However as we get to warmer weather we should have a local get together. Maybe the boss will let me plan one here at my place. Never know. Looking ahead to warmer days...........

[plummen]

wow,i always thought of myself as pretty good at metal fab but you sir are the master!

[ebfabman]

Thanks plummen. Thats a pretty cool looking hod rod you got there.......

[lgarret]

EB, you mentioned in an earlier post that you used the wurth spot weld drill bits, im looking at the wurth site and was wondering what size do I need,they have 3? what size works best for our trucks?
Thanks for all your support in these forums
Lance

[Kabwe]

You do really nice work. I will get there someday.

[ebfabman]

Lance here is the one I use the most.

[ebfabman]

Kabwe, thanks. I've seen you projects....very cool!

[lgarret]

Thanks EB, Ill get a few of those. Maybe a dumb question here but I need to remove the complete cowl vent to get access for some repairs and rust issues, reinstalling and then welding the drilled out spot welds, do you have any tips for welding back drilled out spot welds? most info only talks about welding the replacement panel. Is this covered in your dvd series?
Again, thanks for sharing your help and knowledge.
Lance

[ebfabman]

Lance, can you post some pics of the area(s) in question?

[lgarret]

here is a pic of the replacement panel that I am referencing

[lgarret]

EB, it appears that rust has gotten under the area to the right of the blower motor hole. also, my driver door pillar, has an area that is pin holed above the lower hinge and its behind (aft) of the vent panel. in order to get access i would need to remove that outer area like you did for the cod fish project, except I want to put it back after repairs are done.
was thinking it would be easier to remove the whole panel, would not have to cut anything, once repairs are done then could reinstall that panel.
your thoughts?

Lance

[dadsworktruck]

was you going to cut out the cowl panel and then weld the same one back in or replace it with a new one,here is what gm says how that panel is installed...that said i see you already know who to ask these questions, eb is the sheetmetal king in these parts.....i also added a pic of my junky repair atempt..

[ebfabman]

Hey Don, looks like you got it going pretty good. One thing I did this winter on my daily ruster was made a recirculating cab heater. On the non A/C cabs, the heater takes most of its air from the outside. It comes from the area at the cowl opening out across the lower windshield. Thats not bad except when you're behind some exhaust puffing vehicle then you get chocked out inside the truck. I made my non A/C cab kind of like an A/C cab by welding shut the cowl plenum and removing the vent door on the passenger side kick panel. You could just leave it open and not remove it like I did. Anyway, now the heater fan takes the air from inside the cab through the kick panel vent sends it through the heater core, then back into the cab via the defrost vents in the dash and the heater opening at the firewall/floor. No more smelly exhaust fumes.

[faribran]

efab, nice sheetmetal work... am looking forward to more pics....

[lgarret]

dadsworktruck,
I have the same assy manual and was looking to remove that entire cowl vent and then reinstall it if possible. Not sure about welding drilled out spot welds and what that would look like. I was hoping to get some feedback from EB about that removal and reinstallation process before I go and just drill the spots and remove it. all my other bodywork is almost complete, cab and bed are in primer now. will try to post some pic's of my project tomorrow.

lgarret

[ebfabman]

Hey Lance, if you're going to replace the whole cowl plenum then I think your best to drill all the spot welds so you can just weld it back like GM did. The only thing I can think of to suggest is to be careful not to drill all the way through so it will be a little easier to weld back. There is a lot of welds to remove but I think thats the best way. You can also grind some of the ones that you can get to. Its a lot of work but should be well worth it. Post some pics and maybe start a build thread so you can get feedback from other members. PICS PICS PICS! we love pics!