The Jalopy Journal
One thing I did get done was reshaping the leading edge of the doors. This turned out to be a relatively easy task. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I was going to cut an inch off the base of the turret but after marking it out, I had second thoughts. I’m concerned that by doing so, it will...
The only part of the cab that is relatively undamaged is the rear cab section. [ATTACH]
I then looked over the cab, I’m planning on selling. This one is definitely the rougher of the two. The upper frame, the windscreen sits under is...
Hey Guys. I finally started working on the other cab today, but the first thing I had to do was dismantle the other one. At the same time I had...
And here I have reached an impasse. When I purchased this truck back last year, I told myself I would sell the other one off to fund the...
And here is how it’s looking side on. [ATTACH]
The j channel was then attached above the doors. I was careful to round off the leading edge of the channel so it matched the profile of the...
I still had the issue of what to use for the cover strip for the rear of the cab, so I looked around the shed and found three strips of flat bar....
Hey Guys. I couldn’t find any half round aluminium cover strips but I was able get a full length of one inch high j channel. This is the same...
I will drop into my nearest Bunnings tomorrow, our answer to Home Depot to see what they stock.
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Hey Guys. I haven’t got much done on the cab lately. I was away camping last weekend at a music festival and managed to bring back a horrible...
Once clamped up I was ready to start welding. The first instinct was to weld from the front. after some careful consideration, I decided to weld...
After planishing, I used a flapper disc and wire brush on my impact driver to smooth out the blemishes. [ATTACH]
One thing I didn’t like was the crease in the swage, so rather than grinding it down which would lose too much metal, I decided to planish it...
I normally butt weld panels, but this time I decided to try lap welding it in. I put a 5mm step in the panel on the inside. The biggest challenge...
It started out like this. [ATTACH]
Hey Guys. I got this done today. [ATTACH]
The other thing I repaired was the bun panel, this has been a particularly challenging process as I had to figure out how to recreate the bottom...
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Making up the roadster pickup cab has proven to be a little more involved. Whenever old scrap sheet is being thrown out at work, I make a point of...
Here is how it looks now, I choose to butt weld most of my panels, it’s more time consuming, but the advantage is that I can weld both sides....
My welding skills have improved dramatically since then. I used a compact $200 gasless Mig to add in the patch panel to the cowl. I use the same...
Here’s how it looks now. [ATTACH]
Both sides are damaged along the bottom, with the right side the worst. Here is how it looked when I first got it in 2017. [ATTACH]
Since I have two cowls, I’ve decided to get rid of the second one, I will make up some doors skins and a roadster pickup cab section I can sell...
I went back to the drawing board and did a fresh pattern, this time rather than using the half round dies, I instead chose a pair of step dies to...
I’ve done three so far, all with mixed results. I found the half round dies, gave the best profile but pulled in the material to the point where...
Hey Guys. A long overdue update. It’s been on the back burner for a couple of years, but I restarted earlier this year when I started making up...
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