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 profile as the drip rails on early thirties automobiles. After cutting it to size, I tapped and drilled the holes for the screws. These were done every three inches.
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. These flat bars were the same height as the j channel making it the perfect solution. This was also tapped and drilled at three inch intervals.
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 roof.
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 construction of this one.. And up to this point I have done nothing to facilitate its sale. So starting next week, I’m shifting focus onto the other cab. Like this one, it also needs a lot of work, but unlike this one, I’m actually going to pour some money into it. The construction will be the same, but the materials will all be new, including the sheetmetal for the door skins and floor pans and lower cowl sides. This list of modifications will be more extensive and include an external visor, one inch chop and rounded door frames at the front. It will also get get j channels above the doors, but I’m thinking of making them in steel. In summing up, I have two trucks but can’t afford to build both so this one has to go.
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