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Old 03-11-10, 04:52
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How's this?
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Old 04-11-10, 01:46
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Thats the one David ..THANKS My first C8 was Z4544183.. close to that one pictured

David in Texas: To make the sides , you will have to make up a small press using scrap metal and a auto bottle jack ... bolt this to your bench .

First , fold up the sides and for the top edge , fold in the basic L shape as per the drawing , but without the curved section .

You can make a simple die from a 12" length of hardwood , or metal, your choice ... It only needs to be 12 " long as you go along and press down onto it slowly astep at a time along the whole lehgth of the side panel.

Slide the die into the L section you formed in a folder, and go along and press a short length of pipe down onto the die .... the pipe needs the correct diameter for the curve .

After its done, hit over the short edge per the drawing , again you can use the same die , if its made to the correct dimensions .

As its only 1.2mm guage your using , its pretty easy to do this job

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Old 22-11-10, 02:35
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Default body sides...

Hi,
After two failed attempts at making the tops of the body sides to my liking, I decided to go to "plan B". Not original, but gets me out of a three weekend rut and allows me to move on with the project.....
Have piles of 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" Unistrut here that had sparked my interest.
Used the plasma cutter to cut off one of the curled edges the length of the rail, notched it to fit my end angle iron pieces on the body and welded on an end cap.
Looks good, is strong and gives the body sides a nice finished edge, but has no curve for the tubing top canvas structure. Bolted this piece on along the body sides, so it can be removed easily later if a better option is found.
Thanks, David
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Old 22-11-10, 11:01
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Default That'll do for now I think

You need to move on and come back to that when you get a chance, something will turn up.

G

( on a separate note I checked the one "VC" pickup rear fender I have here and it is an ordinary civilian one, but at least I can get on with repairing and fitting that while I wait for it's partner to ship from you. I'll probably open out the wheel opening to match the VC spec before I fit it. )
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Old 22-11-10, 19:23
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Hi David, looks like you had assistance from a certain Colonel...



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Hi,
After two failed attempts at making the tops of the body sides to my liking, I decided to go to "plan B". Not original, but gets me out of a three weekend rut and allows me to move on with the project.....
Have piles of 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" Unistrut here that had sparked my interest.
Used the plasma cutter to cut off one of the curled edges the length of the rail, notched it to fit my end angle iron pieces on the body and welded on an end cap.
Looks good, is strong and gives the body sides a nice finished edge, but has no curve for the tubing top canvas structure. Bolted this piece on along the body sides, so it can be removed easily later if a better option is found.
Thanks, David
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Old 23-11-10, 02:53
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Hi Gordon,
The parts should be there fairly quick as the guy who picked them up said they would be shipped along with that car for Erik ASAP.
Having more than enough Dodge pickup rear fenders is always a good thing!

Hi Keith,
Yes, me and Mr. Sanders have built a lasting relationship.
His chicken is actually a great multi-purpose food: It tastes good, and if applied evenly to bare metal surfaces is a great rust prevenative!
Thanks, David

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Old 23-11-10, 09:33
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Default It's good to see your little truck making progress

I'll bet it stands out in a crowd in Texas, smaller than the average family pickup down your direction I suppose.

I'd be helping out with parts if I could, but Canadian stuff is getting increasingly rare round here, and only 13 cab stuff was ever 'common'

Back to the garage
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Old 23-11-10, 14:09
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Hi Gordon,
The parts should be there fairly quick as the guy who picked them up said they would be shipped along with that car for Erik ASAP.
Having more than enough Dodge pickup rear fenders is always a good thing!

Hi Keith,
Yes, me and Mr. Sanders have built a lasting relationship.
His chicken is actually a great multi-purpose food: It tastes good, lubes the ole' intestines, and if applied evenly to bare metal surfaces is a great rust prevenative!
Thanks, David
david..
KFC is also what the pest control people around here use to trap rats..they can't resist it..I have used it my self for that purpose./..Works like a damned..
Nice work on the truck.
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Old 25-11-10, 03:22
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David,
Your top rail of the bed looks great! Wish I'd though about doing it your way.

I was in a quandry when I went to attach the frame to the bed of my F8 so simply welded some tabs to the edge of both sides and bolted the frames to the tabs. The attached pictures should tell the story better than I can describe it!

Regards,
Jim
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