my rusty roof story

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 4:27 am

progressing on the repairs to my truck.

[IMG]http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac10 ... 100%20rust

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 4:31 am

more pics

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » April 30, 2010, 4:56 am

now that is SKILL!! Looking real good, keep those pics coming.....

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 5:03 am

thanks Anthony, i should have the right side finished this weekend and i while post more pic's
Darren

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » April 30, 2010, 5:05 am

Darren, I did alot of rust repair to mine also but to tackle those drip rails..... That takes some courage...

Looks like your moving along great, so just keep going and soon you will be done...

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 5:27 am

yeah the drip rails were fun,left side i cut a section form my spare parts cab and shaped it the right side i made and that took a bit of thinking to have it look the same ,i will post a pic of the tool i made to shape the rail.next week end will be front cab corners,
cheers Darren
http://s890.photobucket.com/home/557f1/index

hungrymonkey · Post by **hungrymonkey** » April 30, 2010, 2:59 pm

wow, I am impressed. My experience with patching sheet metal has been a misreable failure.

Usually ends up with me cutting to large of a piece, then trimming it to small. Then culminates with me beating it with a hammer.

How are you cutting the patch panels? cut off wheel? plasma? snips?

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 3:18 pm

Hi hungarymonkey, i use a 1mm cutting disc in my 4" grinder and some times tin snipes.i make a template with card board and then trace around that onto the panel steel or mark it out with a pencil and rule,i then use masking tape and run that aound the line i marked out as a guide for the grinder and cut to that edge ,
i mark out the section on the cab first i want to replace and make my repair section to get the shape right .
try to cut the rusty section smaller then the new section so you can trim it to fit .
with welding the section in you have take your time spot weld that first side took me 2 days of and on so it would not warp,i hope this helps you.
Darren

Paranoid! · Post by **Paranoid!** » April 30, 2010, 3:43 pm

Hey!!
Good fab work!!
Keep us posted..

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 5:23 pm

Thanks mate , i will do

Post by **Greg D** » April 30, 2010, 8:15 pm

Dang! And I thought removing the drip rail was alot of work.
Looks great.

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » April 30, 2010, 11:45 pm

it is a bit of work ,when the roof is cut away it's not that hard.
darren

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » May 1, 2010, 12:53 am

i'm impressed. there is no way i would have tackled that job! props to you sir.

557f1 · Post by **557f1** » May 1, 2010, 11:46 am

thanks ezernut9mm

don morris II · Post by **don morris II** » May 1, 2010, 1:17 pm

one brave soul there good work

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » May 1, 2010, 4:09 pm

great job on the roof and welcome. Lets hear about the 557

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » May 1, 2010, 8:28 pm

Great work Darren!, has it stopped raining up there yet mate?

Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » May 1, 2010, 11:23 pm

Great body work, your a pro at it. I can do light jobs but nothing like that.

rickrob16 · Post by **rickrob16** » May 1, 2010, 11:54 pm

Wish I had your skills!!!

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » May 2, 2010, 1:59 am

HOLY H3LL!!!!

that is some skillz that killz!

I will crap myself if my body mods turn out half as nice as that!!!

How do you guys go about smoothing down the welds???? I've tried the 80 grit flap disk on the grinder and had NOT GOOD results....

my rusty roof story

my rusty roof story

Damn Good Job!