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Project Forums => Past Projects => Speed-e Delivery => Topic started by: Geoff on November 10, 2003, 01:50:58 PM
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I havent worked on the bus in over a week but did get the drivers rocker in a while back.
Here is the rear corner that was welded up on the drivers side.
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Here the 1/4 panel is ready to be cut to shape and test fit. The panel started out about 10 inches high, when i was done there was only about 4 inches used.
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Here is a shot of a punch and flange combo tool, i borrowed this from Brad P. What a great tool! I used this to put a flange into the upper section so it could slide under the original pannel. the tool also has a air punch that allows you to make a small hole in the metal that you can then weld thru. Without this it would have taken much longer. Thanks Brad!
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This is the rocker when it was trimmed to fit,if you look close you can see the flange.
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Here it is welded into place.
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add a little filler.....
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Now all we have to do is fix the rear 1/4 and we can let Matt do some body work... :D
The doors also got the tear down this week, new seals and trim frames will be added after the body and paint.
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