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still no welder yet, I've been tempted to bust out the flux core but cant bring my self to stoop to that level. with the weather here in wisconsin...
i had no idea about the round corner thing, thats a good to know trick, thanks. but yes its 6 inches narrower. i cant afford to get a nice model A...
as you can see i took your advise, i wasnt 100% on where i was going so i was leaving the option open. now i know where im at and what direction...
i appreciate all the info and tips guys, so this is where the chop is at.
thanks
idk how i find who is a moderator, can you point me in the right direction? thanks
that was just from the top chop. do you guys think i should just use that thread and keep posting my updates to it? or do you think it too will...
idk but this truck cant get anymore traditional, or custom than what im doing. im using what i can get ahold of to build my hotrod, im not posting...
no, it is the same truck. but i started a thread with pictures right from the begining with it on the trailer, and just finished uploading a but...
i was posting the whole chop section and narrowing
? im not posting picture of a honda, im posting about a severely customized 49 ford truck cab. so explain to me why a truck that i have personally...
tinbender, i assume you mean completely separating the whole lower half of the windshield and triming them both to size? i also figuered someone...
this f1 body id say found me, even though i found it on craigslist. i wasnt searching for one and it was a 2 month old post. its also another...
here are some pictures of tonights progress on the pillars. i plan on adjusting the gap once i get the door to size and removing the drip rail...
i went with the lean. i stared at my lines for a few hours and got sick of staring so i dove right it. best way to learn i guess is to stop being...
how did you get the top a pillar to move forward? did you just stretch it or relief cuts in the jamb?
my first thought was to cut the "triangle shield" marked area out and set it aside, and then to make one slice in and possibly cut a little...
on the side vew the pivot point would be at the drip rail, and my mark goes down to follow the body curve which i would like to keep straight. in...
here are some of the truck as it sits
thanks guys, my original plan was to lean everything back since when i narrowed the whole truck 6 inches i only had to narow the roof 5 1/4in...
well im almost done with the top chop of this 4way chop job. so im asking for some input on the a pillars. id like to lean the posts but which is...
heres my 50 i just cut up this weekend
thats a pretty sweet truck, i was looking for an old chevy cab to start with for my project, but the price was right on this ford and the wheels...
i wasnt logged in so hear you guys go, they are not in any order but i have some before i got my hands on it and how it sits tonight. enjoy, any...
hey guys not exactly new to the site but havent been here since i was 17. well anyways my names jake 24yrs of age and i love building anything...
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