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The inner to outer panel now welded in place.
Tomorrow evening, the outer panel will be screwed
back on along with the upper cowl to verify the location of the outer
panel...
Also note that no weld have been place from the
inner panel to the toe board or floor board. This will allow the fire
wall to shift where needed along with making the floor board and toe board
panel easier to replace once that package arrives for the driver's side. |
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Much like the inner side cowl, the outer side panel
did not have accommodations for the side cab vent. Therefore the
panels have to go through some modifications so the side vent can be kept. |
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With the existing outer cowl being cut down to fit
inside the new panel, the two panels were screwed together. By doing
so, both pieces could be cut at the same time to guarantee an exact fit. |
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With the screw holes, and all
tooling marks sanded down, the existing cab vent is held in place with 'Butt
Joint Weld Clamps'. Of course these
clamps wont hold the two pieces perfectly flush, they do help. As I
worked around the edges doing spot welds ever two inches apart, I used a
small putty knife between the two edges to bring the edges flush. Then
slowly closed in the spot welds with many, many spot welds. Cooling
each weld with a blast of air and stopping occasionally to let the panel
cool.
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Here is a shot after the first round
of spot welds. |
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After a few more rounds of spot welds, blasting each
weld with a blast of compressed air, the metal is left to cool. |
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After several more rounds, the seams are all filled
in. |
