32 Ford Pickup Sheetmetal Work !

[Flop]

Well got this solid but pretty well used 32 truck in last week .

old welds

new patches in

welds smoothed out

well and it took some pretty good hits in its day!

its getting there but still rough

 

[FlatheadTed]

Nice work flop

 

[flat-v8]

Very nice metal work! I wish I could do that.

 

[Dave72dt]

Very nice metal work! I wish I could do that.

To be honest, you can. It's a matter of good equipment and developing you skill levels. A lot of us don't do enough of it to get to the level Flop is operating on. I'm sure he'll tell you he didn't start out welding that good. I critique each and every weld I make and they keep getting better. I'm not on his level either but that doesn't mean I can't work toward it.

And I will agree with you on the quality. Very nice!!

 

[42panel]

Excellent work! Post your future progress with pictures.

 

[Ken Crans]

Nice metal work,don't know if you use lead but i learned from my old man. It really helps on recountouring hard spots like the embossed area on the cowl or the visor if it was badly damaged. More pics.

 

[Flop]

thanks guys!

dave hit the nail on the head . its all about the prep and tight fitting patches . Also doing it everyday for the last 3 years has helped greatly ! Thanks Dave!


I work in lead Ken and if the customer wants that part finished off thats what I will do it in !

more pics to come ! juggling a ton of projects right now !

 

[Flop]

well this truck took a hell of a hit from the back . if i run a straight edge on the back the middle was in about 3 inches .

get that wood out!!! i think this is orig wood !

i got the top above the body line not oil canning any more ... the bottom.. a different story !

a bunch of heat shrinks !

old fire extinguisher holder?

 

[jim1932]

Makes me want to buy a hunk of junk just to watch you fix it.....

 

[rollingsculpture]

hey flop check out the reveal area on the rear window for cracks that run along the lines of the reveal , found a number of them in my 31 truck and they can been pretty hard to notice if you dont look for them as they stay tightly pinched together

 

[Lucky Mike]

Excellent work!

 

[Flop]

sounds like a plan to me Jim!!

rolling i had to fix a ton up in a late 31 i am doing ! this truck doesn't have any visible at the moment but im sure they will pop up after its sand blasted!


thanks Lucky


doesnt look like much but man that bottom panel took some doin!!

its back out and no oil cans ! now to fix up some bad work

 

[Flop]

and the doors ..all in all pretty beat up but these things are hard to come by .

hmmm i think it may need a top

 

[Flop]

this panel took alot of work to get back into the proper shape!!!

cut out the old stick welds used to patch up some old tears and holes

patches

after a whole lot of shrinking and hammer work . the file really keeps ya honest and lets you know where you stand

 

[jim1932]

Makes me want to buy a piece of crap car just to watch you fix it....LOL

 

[Flop]

bring one by JIM !!!

Ken dropped off a 33 firewall for the truck today to give his wife a little more leg room!!

 

[dumb person]

Makes me want to buy a hunk of junk just to watch you fix it.....

Indeed! Still not looking for an apprentice i guess...

 

[Flop]

top of the back of the cab is done ! alot of stretched metal here ! and alot of work to not have the whole back of the cab oil canning!!

 

[TomT/Williamsburg]

Nice work, Flop!

 

[Flop]

thanks TomT!!!

well this area was a mess . so whats a man to do ? cut it out

no real secrets or crazy techniques to find the right radius here

and my end result!