jpmillermatic
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Ill post pics for sure...it will be a great day when I can just lift the bed off the truck with the car lift!
yes, a good day of progress....the inner lip is done!....well, there are a few pinholes to fix, final shaping and straightening as the patch panel is sitting a little high on the right side, but I can see where the inner lip is not square and can be bent down a little there....
getting the lip in place.....
cleaned up a bit and buzzed in. I had to add a piece on the right to the top of the lip as it was very very thin. I just kept blowing through it so found some good metal a ways up the lip....
It came out well but is very Frankenstein in nature. I think doing it this way opens the door to things getting out of alignment quickly....I would much rather cut back using some tape lines and one big replacement panel.....maybe on the other side!
I will probably shape the inner fender before moving to the other side...I want to be sure it fits the patch panel before I get ahead of myself.....
thanks for lookin
JP
yes, a good day of progress....the inner lip is done!....well, there are a few pinholes to fix, final shaping and straightening as the patch panel is sitting a little high on the right side, but I can see where the inner lip is not square and can be bent down a little there....
getting the lip in place.....
cleaned up a bit and buzzed in. I had to add a piece on the right to the top of the lip as it was very very thin. I just kept blowing through it so found some good metal a ways up the lip....
It came out well but is very Frankenstein in nature. I think doing it this way opens the door to things getting out of alignment quickly....I would much rather cut back using some tape lines and one big replacement panel.....maybe on the other side!
I will probably shape the inner fender before moving to the other side...I want to be sure it fits the patch panel before I get ahead of myself.....
thanks for lookin
JP