1962 Chevy Pickup

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 8:22 pm
I am moving slow on this one but at least I am still moving.

Pulled the fuel cell. Noticed that it doesn't have a fuel gauge set up like the one I put in the 55 Chevy Truck.
Fuel Cell Removed.JPG


Unbolted the bed from the frame and slid it back.
Bed Front.JPG


Someone fabricated these tabs for mounting the bed:
Bed Mounting tabs.JPG


One of the back tabs was broken off at the weld:
Bed Mounting Tab broken.JPG


Removed the perimeter bed to deck mounting bolts and the wheel wells. You can see the rubber spacers I put in to hold the bed in place after removing the wood.
Wheel Well Left removed.jpg

Wheel Well Right removed.JPG


The paint on the inside of the bed actually looks better than anything else on the truck.
Back to stripping the cab:
Cab back right.JPG
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:42 pm
Looks like another epic project! Keep up the good work. I love those old trucks, and am anxious to see what you and the owner come up with. :clap:

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:46 am
Removed the bed from the truck and set it on saw horses.
Bed front.jpg


Still some work to be done on the rear of the cab.
Cab back.jpg


Getting set up to weld the broken fuel cell mount. This actually broke off at the frame rail and not the weld.
Mount Repair.jpg


Starting to push on these projects hoping to get them finished up by March.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 6:53 pm
Pulled a ton of dents out of this tailgate and its starting to shape up now on this side. The areas with pencil marks still need a bit more attention:
Tailgate filler work.jpg


Welded up the broken mount:
Mount welded 1.jpg


Turns out there were more holes in this window frame area than I thought. There were two more under the little strip of filler at the top of the dent:
Holes in Right Door window frame.jpg


Cleaned the filler out and started welding up the holes. Half way done here:
Door Frame hole welding.jpg


Started working on a patch to the holes near the mirror mounting location:
Door Passenger Hole patch.jpg


Formed the patch and then traced the outline on the metal. Cut inside the line with my cut off wheel and will weld the patch in. Then weld up the small hole to the right.
Hard to believe anyone would fill this gap with body filler and call it good but they did.
I'll post more pictures tomorrow when I finish this up.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 9:19 pm
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I been using 2" Masking tape to make My Patch Templates. Cover Hole with tape and push down hard on cut lines to make lines on the Tape cut tape to Hard line lay on metal Scribe it out then Cut and trim makes for a Tighter fighting Patch with less trimming. works great on the small stuff.

Also I am experimenting with a Step drill bit and a Hole Punch to cut patches.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... tent=42039

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... tent=41476

I got one of these recently a whole lot cheaper than this one pictured, It came with 1/2" punch Planning on Buying more of the Punches & Dies soon makes nice clean Plugs with a dimple in the center.
Planning on cutting damage out of Panels with the step drill then putting in plugs cut with the Hole punches to make nice gap free plugs perfect for welding with the Tig or Gas.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roper-Whitney-N ... Swo0JWGh2I
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:44 am
Updated photo links.
My plan to finish this truck by March were changed when finishing the 55 Chevy became a priority.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:47 am
Doright wrote:
Also I am experimenting with a Step drill bit and a Hole Punch to cut patches.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... tent=42039

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... tent=41476

I got one of these recently a whole lot cheaper than this one pictured, It came with 1/2" punch Planning on Buying more of the Punches & Dies soon makes nice clean Plugs with a dimple in the center.
Planning on cutting damage out of Panels with the step drill then putting in plugs cut with the Hole punches to make nice gap free plugs perfect for welding with the Tig or Gas.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roper-Whitney-N ... Swo0JWGh2I


That works great for patching small holes, but it is important to drill a nice round hole, and the step drill does that. The hole needs to be 1/64th larger than the hole plug, then hammer on the dimple backed up by a dolly to tighten the plug in the hole.

I have also used this when welding if I blow though in a weak area of thin sheet metal.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:28 pm
Getting back on this truck.
The Tailgate was a mess when it arrived with paint cracking:
Paint Cracking Tailgate Right.JPG


Again we see the heavy filler used:
Tailgate Thick Filler 1.jpg


Stripped it all to bare metal, pulled and hammered dents, skimmed with filler, shot 3 coats of Tamco DTM build primer, applied guide coat and block sanded. Repeated the primer application and sanding, then guide coated and wet sanded with 600.

Then shot 3 coats of ********** Dark Red base followed by 3 coats of Tamco Glamour Clear, sanded and one more coat of Tamco with an ounce of ********** Retarder.

Here it is as sprayed:
Tailgate Painted.JPG

Tailgate Painted 1.JPG


The following is a color comparison to the truck's interior door panel in Corvette Rally Red (according to the owner):
SPI Dark Red vs. Corvette Rally Red.JPG


The ********** is a shade darker but I don't know how many coats the last painter used on the interior door panel so a true comparison is difficult.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:59 am
Looks Great. Just for my information, what's the purpose of adding retarder???

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:24 am
It slows the evaporation of solvent down allowing the last coat of clear to melt into the previous coats.
This works even better on flat surfaces but you have to be careful not to get runs by putting the last coat on too heavy.
Here was my first attempt on the 1990 Miata (this is as sprayed):
Retarder.JPG
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