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Hopefully the new hood will be delivered today. While this has been going on, we have continued our work on the rear of the truck. I decided to spend some time installing the rear rolled pan. This is meant to be a bolt in item, but the only fastener locations provided were along the upper edge so that it can bolt to the rear main cross sill. The rest would just hang in space. I didn't particularly care for that so I decided to add some tabs to the lower corners and then gap the panels a bit better. Well, alot better. It didn't fit very well. The pics I took of the tabs etc. didn't turn out for some reason. I will have to go back and get those again. Anyway, here is the what the rolled pan fit looks like now. Thanks for looking!

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-42-54_408.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-42-37_870.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-28-51_297.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-28-38_398.jpg

Chad,

Great work...... AS USUAL!



--Eric

Nice!


Hey -- Did you ever get the commuter car up and running with the LS6??


:cheers:

Thanks Buddy!

Thanks ! Yea, I thought we had talked since then. Got it in and running. I probably have about 5000 miles on it. It is running great. I think I am leaving some power on the table without a tune since it is the LS1 computer. But, it is still stout! :cheers:

Chad the roll pan looks good. Progress is good no matter what end of the truck its on.

Good stuff Chad! :thumbsup:

The Hood Saga Continues!
 

So first let me say, I've found another one of the Good Guys in this car world. I also have a build thread over at 67-72 Chevy trucks. One of the site vendors over there saw the pics of our hood issue and contacted me.
His name is DeWayne Morgan and he owns Nsane Hotrodz in White Pine , TN.
http://www.nsanehotrodz.com/
He stepped up and offered to try and get us new hood that he could fit on a truck he is building to check it out before he shipped it. We took him up on the offer an received our new hood a couple weeks ago. It definitely fit the truck he has alot better than the hood we had on our truck. He took the time to send pictures and all. He absolutely went above and beyond! Unfortunately, when we got the hood, it wasn't much better on our truck than what we had. Some of the issue is our fenders too. Those will be getting massaged too. :rolleyes: So here is what the new one looks like and where we are going with it.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps7a317bdd.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psc6252eac.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psbcdcbf0b.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps678150e6.jpg

Knowing that simple alignment just wasn't going to cut it, out comes the cutting tools!

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps98079d4b.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps1091532e.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps0c81e49d.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps70fee66a.jpg

This has alot to do with the issues!

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps21a570cd.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps2ec4b68c.jpg

Continued------

After finally being able to use my size to my advantage and persuading the inner structure to fit like it should, it's looking better.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psd89d2036.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps73f10240.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps304cfc28.jpg

Te next step is to look at the hood skin. Preliminarily, it looks like the body saw and welder are going to be called into action again! Stay tuned!

Nice work!

..... and that's what hot rodding is all about!


Guys can whine and boo too.... but it's easier and faster to just pick up a tool and start hot rodding the stuff... 'cause it ain't going to get fixed all by itself! :cheers: :D

Chad no one can ever say this truck wasn't home built! Nice job and nice to see some one offer to help you out. Good practice whe nyou come to fix the gaps on my Camaro. LOL

Thanks Wayne! I love doing it, but it is taking forever! :lol: How you doing buddy? I would love to come help you out, but it would be one whale of a commute! If I can help remotely, just lemme know! :thumbsup:

Thanks Its a little far for me to come pick you up too. I had a pretty good day got to drive my truck and get out of the house and go to my body guy's shop for an hour. Wow did that feel good, and it something I never thought I'd miss. At least I get to see all the nice work being done here.

Great stuff Wayne! That is awesome. Don't worry you'll be back at it in no time. Get yourself right first, then it's all fun from there! Keep an eye on me here, make sure I'm not building a POS! :thumbsup:

Good News and Typical News!
 

First the typical news, another night (actually 2) spent fixing a new part. After mocking up the front end more precisely we found that one fender required a half inch worth of shims on one side and none on the other. Not good! Well we found that the new rad support was basically shaped like a mild propeller! So it was time to get serious. :lol: Talk about using what you have available, check it out.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psc1dbbedb.jpg

A bottle jack, 2x4's and a large dude hanging on the end. I couldn't hang and take the picture, sorry.

Now the good news, I was doing a happy dance.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps6787f545.jpg

If anyone has paid attention to my whining and moaning about the hood and how bad it fits this is major progress and I haven't cut the skin of the hood. (YET) This is all from a combination of hammer and dolly work and wait for it.....................having my Dad stand on the hood! Nothing but Hi-Tech for us! :lol: Results speak for themselves, we are getting there.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps98f6eeaf.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps2f44d70f.jpg

The front of the hood has been formed poorly and I won't be able to get away without cutting it, but it is much less than I thought I was going to have to do. It was a good night in the garage! :thumbsup:

:cheers:

Stop using your dad as a shop tool !!!! Have a little respect man !


Great progress and nice outta the box thinking !

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Just lacks finishing...


(I'll standby for the obligatory Your Porsche Is Crap comment ...)


Jim

Lacks finishing!!!!!!! Why I ought a!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

:wow:

Good idea just don't do like my brother and I did trying to steam bend an ash keel for his boat. One of the 2x4s shifted and we ended up with some roof work. Shot through the rotted roof of the garage. Yehaaaaa!
Nice work.

In the "old days" we'd lay a 4 foot 2X4 on edge on the hood/fender gap and whack it with a big hammer once or twice.... flattens it right out.


Never thought about using my Dad Tool that way!


:thumbsup:

I thought about the 2X4 and hammer, but the way my luck has been lately, I would miss the board and have a whole new set of challenges ahead of me! :lol:

More Cutting!
 

So out comes the trusty 4 1/2" grinder, well one of the FIVE with a wiz wheel and off I go. After much thought, laying out, eyeballing, rethinking, asking Dad "are you sure you want me to do this?" off comes the front formed edge of the hood. I guess I should say poorly formed edge of the hood.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps95786f09.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps218dd020.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psc39d7f49.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...psecfee755.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...pse4a07319.jpg

It's starting to look like this hood actually does belong on this truck. After some tweaking, hammer and dolly work and cutting it in half, the front edge is also starting to fit. Note to all out there, remember your gap holders. Things fit very poorly when you do not account for panel gaps. Notice the paint sticks below. How do you think that fit without them? I almost has a heart attack thinking "I know I didn't cut that much off?! :willy:

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps542ac98f.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps5e6c9ebe.jpg

This week we will reattach it permanently and see if I cause myself some more educational projects! Till next time!

When does C&D's Customs open up???!?!?!

C&D's = Chad's and Dad's.




--Eric

Is this called foreshadowing? :D

Hot rodding at it's most basic level.... I love it. Cut to cure! :willy: :lol: :woot:

Addition!
 

Addition is definitely better than subtraction. Started putting the front nose back on the hood. I'm liking it so far! here's some pics, everybody likes pics right?

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-44-04_546.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-14-10_272.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-14-23_866.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-00-50_942.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-01-10_174.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-38-31_407.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-38-58_310.jpg

I would think that should be close enough for a good bodyman? Yes/No?

Stay tuned! :cheers:

Looking good guys!:thumbsup:

It looks great Chad, Nice work.
Is that one of those new fangled driving lights in the grill??? lol

Speaking of good bodymen! :unibrow: Hypothetically speaking:lol: , would this type of thing be something you could work with?

I'd say so! Looks great Chad :thumbsup:

Dangit Wayne, I forgot to get that off before I took the picture. I can't keep anything a secret. Now I just need to know where to mount the generator to run it? :lol:

Seriously, I gotta tell you about that light. It is a 30 year old MAC light and still has the original bulb! :wow:

Thanks Ron! I appreciate it!

You're getting pretty good at slicing and dicing the sheetmetal !

Nice work !!

:thumbsup:

Jim

Thanks Jim. I figure since I'm getting better at it, I would go ahead and do some more just for good measure. I'm trying to finish up this hood fitment project. After getting the front edge tacked back on, we put the inner structure back in.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-10-05_980.jpg

After we put the structure back in, we found that it too had the wrong profile. After looking at it and doing some hammer and dolly work, we decided that to make the front hood to grill gap good more material was going to need to be added. Since this is the case, no more cutting. I can fix the rest with the added material. We tacked a 3/16" rod to the front edge. This will allow us to grind the gap properly and even everything up.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-37-22_632.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-37-42_792.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-37-30_334.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-21-28_444.jpg

Now that the round stock is tacked on it's time to finish weld the sheet metal front edge of the hood before we take it off again to weld up the round stock.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-33-19_510.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...2-32-26_63.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-32-44_949.jpg

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http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-33-31_180.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-32-36_527.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-18-41_677.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...-18-51_215.jpg

Sorry for so many pictures, but the fit was so poor before I am excited at the fit now. As always, comments good and bad are welcomed! Thanks for looking. :cheers:

Chad, are you kidding me? We love pics!!:yes: Keep them coming! Hood fab looks great. Good job!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I agree nice work and More Pictures!

NOW WE'RE HOT RODDIN' !!!


:cheers:

Until yesterday I used to get uncomfortable every time this thread appeared on new posts............

Great work! Keep it UP!

The guy should get the award for perseverance !!!

Way to turn them lemons into lemonade Chad !

Never surrender Bro !

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Jim

Down with the ship! :captain:

You guessed it, MORE Cutting!
 

If you remember from the previous pictures, the hood to fender gaps were also horrible. Now that the hood is close, it is time to address the side gaps. You guessed it, the solution is to cut the BRAND NEW fenders and weld them back together. I would really love to try something else, but it has to be done. Here's today's progress.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1931.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1930.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1933.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1932.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1940.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1939.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1941.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1942.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1943.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1944.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1947.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1948.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_1955.jpg

Thanks for looking!

Wow I guess the gap was off! The two gaps look almost the same size on both sides of the metal you opened up. Very Nice.