I found a really nice 7' bed and then used the sides of the old bed( the 8' one) to create the extension behind the doors. and extended the roof by using sections from a scrapyard roof I found in Wisconsin......that part was interesting as the roof line tapers.twisted frame wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:41 pm Did you have enough sheet metal from the bed to use on the extended cab portion or did you grab some bed-side metal from another bed? The body lines look fantastic. Nice job powering it with an AMC V8, especially one by that builder. People seem to love his work and his engine building tips are the best.
I don't have any and the truck just left for final upholstery. I will tell you that I am a tool & die maker, that my 40 years have been spent in automotive stamping plants......I had quite a collection of miscellaneous sample parts that I was able to cut sections away from....like box and channel pieces . Example ...I used a Jeep Liberty rear floor pan, cut in half for the interior panel below the new fixed side window. Just because I had it in the pile of stuff. Since completing this project, 90% of that pile has been scrapped out. I have kept a few choice tidbits tho.twisted frame wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:45 am If you have any photos of how you extended the hat channel/floor support channel, I'd love to see it. The truck looks really handsome. Well done!
I hear you. Always good to have a nice stash to choose from!itselliott wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:28 pmI don't have any and the truck just left for final upholstery. I will tell you that I am a tool & die maker, that my 40 years have been spent in automotive stamping plants......I had quite a collection of miscellaneous sample parts that I was able to cut sections away from....like box and channel pieces . Example ...I used a Jeep Liberty rear floor pan, cut in half for the interior panel below the new fixed side window. Just because I had it in the pile of stuff. Since completing this project, 90% of that pile has been scrapped out. I have kept a few choice tidbits tho.twisted frame wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:45 am If you have any photos of how you extended the hat channel/floor support channel, I'd love to see it. The truck looks really handsome. Well done!