Project Crawln68 (New pics 12/11/05)

[Grover]

Looks great!!! Who are you buying your panels from?

 

[kcmacg]

!!

So So So SOOOO SWEET!!!, now that im out of college, and have a real job (can afford a hobby) i am going to take some fab courses at the local trade school so i can have a proj like that someday, all inspired by rigs like yours.

great job!!

 

[crawln68]

Look very clean!

If you are using the mass produced passenger side cowls, test fit her before you attempt to alter the original shape. The piece I purchased didn't fit my rig at all. I ended up having to look elsewhere.

Congratulations!

You are correct my Mnky friend. The passenger side cowl doesn't fit too well. I think with some trimming and the use of my favorite persuasion tool, I should be able to get it to fit okay. Thanks for posting all of the pictures of yours by the way. Without those, I would have been lost. I've never done any sheet metal or body work before and just started welding a month or so ago, so I am just wing'n it as I go.

 

[crawln68]

Looks great!!! Who are you buying your panels from?

I got all of my panels from JBG. Seem to be good quality. I am happy so far. I got both floor panels from them too, but I haven't put those in yet though, so I'll let you know when I get to that point.

 

[4x4Alaska]

Awesome work man....let this be a word to all of you too "scared" to attempt this stuff....He just said it himself.."I've never done any sheet metal or body work before and just started welding a month or so ago, so I am just wing'n it as I go." Just get out in the garage and try it!!! Way to go man...

 

[crawln68]

Lookin good. Man you work fast. It is too damn hot here I can squeeze about 2 hours before I gotta go jump in the pool. %)

Thanks, I took half of the day off yesterday to home and get some of this done. ;D I know what you mean about the heat. It was 95 here yesterday. Same today. But I don't have a pool to go jump into. :'(

 

[Red Bronco]

Looks really nice.. great work!!!

 

[crawln68]

Awesome work man....let this be a word to all of you too "scared" to attempt this stuff....He just said it himself.."I've never done any sheet metal or body work before and just started welding a month or so ago, so I am just wing'n it as I go." Just get out in the garage and try it!!! Way to go man...

Yup, that's for sure! If I can do it, I am sure that ANYONE can do it! And I'm having blast doing it too.

 

[Bronco Wild]

Lookin' sweet man!

 

[crawln68]

Ok....here is the passenger side cowl all welded up. This piece took a little more trimming and bending than the others, but all in all it fit pretty nice. Not too bad for an amateur like me. Now it's on to the floor pans. ;D

 

[Tgure]

Lookin good. ;D

 

[ehumaui]

Wow that looks great. Jbg did not have those cowl parts a year ago, when I had my rusty 66....one reason I got rid of it. Keep up the good work. I too, am learning how to weld.

 

[mountainlivin]

SWEET! I dig it

 

[Broncoman]

..... I've never done any sheet metal or body work before and just started welding a month or so ago, so I am just wing'n it as I go.

You don't look like you are winging it. Your work looks great.

 

[coachbarnes]

Yup, that's for sure! If I can do it, I am sure that ANYONE can do it! And I'm having blast doing it too.

Well, you've obviously never seen one of MY welds! ;D

This is terrific! Man, you can really be proud of what you're doin' to that old bucket of rust! Thanks for sharin' the story.

 

[crawln68]

Well, I set the body on the frame so I could cut the fenders :-X and cut the rockers off. I also cut the inner fenders and stretched them back about 7 inches to allow for the rear tires to stuff up inside. (Don't mind all of the surface rust, I haven't sand blasted it yet)

 

[crawln68]

Well, you've obviously never seen one of MY welds! ;D

This is terrific! Man, you can really be proud of what you're doin' to that old bucket of rust! Thanks for sharin' the story.

LOL! Thanks. Yeah it feels good to step back and look at it and know that I did all of the work myself. ;D

 

[Tgure]

More pics of the wheel tubs stretched

 

[crawln68]

More pics of the wheel tubs stretched

Here you go. First I cut the inner fender in half.

 

[crawln68]

Second, I cut out this section of the floor board all the way back the tail gate post.