Tell your dad to keep up the good work. I didn't start working with sheet metal until my 60s and it's a tough transition. Add to that diminished motor skills, worsening eyesight, and a whole lot less patience it can be tough. 😆 But it eventually comes around and the fact that you did it yourself makes you proud, almost as proud as when you see your kids and grandkids turning out their own great projects!!!
Yeh I’m 57 and in my younger years my dad ran a custom hot rod shop and motorcycle shop I’ve learned over the last ten years to weld ad I’ve done mistakes that Cost me more time but I’ve got a lot better now right here in Iowa what junk yard I know a lot junk yards
The easy way out on any project that is that rusted is to backhalf the car ...I had a Nova that was missing the trunk ,quarters and tail light panel and I replaced all that and backhalfed the car and it came out nice.. Flat steel panels are much easier to manage than making .. Is that a shortbed ??
you can get the rear cross rail and everything else for the bed online. classicparts, lmctruck, chevroletrestorationworld. there are many others. ive used them while building my 61 c10. truck looks great cant wait to see it finished
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Saludos Cordiales Desde Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. ..
Man you blew up with this crew cab build awsome build man AWSOME
Tell your dad to keep up the good work. I didn't start working with sheet metal until my 60s and it's a tough transition. Add to that diminished motor skills, worsening eyesight, and a whole lot less patience it can be tough. 😆 But it eventually comes around and the fact that you did it yourself makes you proud, almost as proud as when you see your kids and grandkids turning out their own great projects!!!
Great welding tips. My speak not good two. Haha I understand you perfectly.
Your dad's doing fine, just give him some pointers. LMC for bed parts..., great job kid!
Looks great
Can't wait to see that roof, awesome idea!
We are doing the same job on a 66 F100. I'll keep watching.
This what thay need to teach these young.kides this
Yeh I’m 57 and in my younger years my dad ran a custom hot rod shop and motorcycle shop I’ve learned over the last ten years to weld ad I’ve done mistakes that Cost me more time but I’ve got a lot better now right here in Iowa what junk yard I know a lot junk yards
great idea w roof, that will be cool
Cab corner- .024 wire? And the future projects will be a cake walk for Dad.
Butt weld, angle blade so you are cutting at 45 degrees through both. Why it leaves a smaller gap to fill.
The easy way out on any project that is that rusted is to backhalf the car ...I had a Nova that was missing the trunk ,quarters and tail light panel and I replaced all that and backhalfed the car and it came out nice.. Flat steel panels are much easier to manage than making .. Is that a shortbed ??
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I know an old timer that calls the "cut & butt".
Well you’re dad is going for it I give him credit you have to start somewhere
You need to start or learn to plug weld
you can get the rear cross rail and everything else for the bed online. classicparts, lmctruck, chevroletrestorationworld. there are many others. ive used them while building my 61 c10. truck looks great cant wait to see it finished