1961 Apache

[62 Barnfind]

Originally Posted by 62c30

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front end is in, cut down the engine perches. hopefully set the engine in next week or two.

What engine mounts are you using and where did you get them? Looking to do a V8 swap in the future.

[62c30]

I used a complete square body front end and used the engine perches too. I cut the tops off and welded a plate onto them cause there is a gap between them and the frame that would need a spacer. The motor mounts are stock replacement with dirty dingo adapter plates

[62c30]

Back from blasting

[62c30]

As bad as it looks the cab came out better than I thought it would

[cwcarpenter98]

Dadgum, looks like the inside of the roof was a mouse house

[62c30]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Dadgum, looks like the inside of the roof was a mouse house

Yeah it was, when I took the outer panel off above the windshield it was like a waterfall.....

[62c30]

Started fixing the inner roof

[SkinnyG]

That's a lot of air gap. REALLY control your heat so it doesn't shrink too much when final welding. Tack, planish, grind it, then do the next tack.

[88Stanger]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

That's a lot of air gap. REALLY control your heat so it doesn't shrink too much when final welding. Tack, planish, grind it, then do the next tack.

Exactly.... i had to do 1/2 this amount and it was a pain in the butt, very time consuming.. but worth it in the end....