87wildsides - Body Work [Archive]

87wildside

08-30-07, 08:10 PM

IT'S CHOPPED!!!!!!!

Marked out

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0086.jpg

Cut the roof off

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0088.jpg

How much it's dropped

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0089.jpg

Clamped

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0091.jpg

87wildside

08-30-07, 08:13 PM

From the outside

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0093.jpg

How much the windshield got laid back

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0094.jpg

Front of roof cut back

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0095.jpg

I think I have a little metal work to do

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0092.jpg

Bone Crusher

08-30-07, 08:27 PM

Thats hardcore....looks good

firefighter

08-30-07, 08:50 PM

Holy Fawk man! That is too cool. LOL

87wildside

08-30-07, 09:01 PM

But you guys didn't think I was gonna do it....hahaha

Bone Crusher

08-30-07, 09:30 PM

Now you have to cut the doors......I think the measure twice cut once is out......more like measure 15x's and cut once. cant wait to see it all welded in and doors on

87wildside

08-30-07, 09:32 PM

Measure? Eye ball it!

J/K....haha. The doors should be easy. Right now I think the filler pieces will be the hard part.

20Xtreme02

08-30-07, 10:28 PM

Cool. Keep posting pictures of your progress.

Hammer Head

08-30-07, 10:50 PM

Sweetness my man... sweetness

87wildside

08-30-07, 11:06 PM

Hmm, no one said anything about the sign.

Hammer Head

08-30-07, 11:49 PM

I was holdin back & waitin for Drew to notice.. btw your 2nd 'S' isn't the same way. You tryin to get creative w/ the alphabet?

T Man

08-31-07, 12:21 AM

Ghey.

T Man

08-31-07, 12:21 AM

Ghey.

x2

Slaymanic

08-31-07, 01:25 AM

Kustoms reminds me of Koopa Troopas

87wildside

08-31-07, 01:31 AM

I was holdin back & waitin for Drew to notice.. btw your 2nd 'S' isn't the same way. You tryin to get creative w/ the alphabet?Meh...Idk what I was doing. My brain shut off by that point.

TreasonAgainstCaesar

08-31-07, 01:56 AM

After I read:

Now you have to cut the doors......

I just had a feeling the reply was going to read something like this:

OH, CRAP!!! I forgot about having to cut the doors to match the height of the cab!!!!! AHHH!!!

LOL, But then it wasn't, so I had to make it up and share it... I'm tired.

87wildside

08-31-07, 09:38 AM

LMAO

Mikz86TA

08-31-07, 12:21 PM

hahaha...I mustve missed this post B4 now.

Hammer Head

08-31-07, 07:39 PM

x2

You can't x2 a quote you made.. that's Ghey.. or whatever you kids are callin it now

87wildside

08-31-07, 11:32 PM

You can't x2 a quote you made.. that's Ghey.. or whatever you kids are callin it now
X2 :boink:

chevybrat

08-31-07, 11:34 PM

looks good. lovin the sign, lol.

87wildside

08-31-07, 11:57 PM

haha...Thanks Heather.

Tuteuk

09-11-07, 10:08 PM

wow...nice....Subscribed.....I gotta see this finish..:)

:cowsleep:

87wildside

09-11-07, 10:18 PM

I'm going back Thursday and maybe Friday. I hope to get the doors cut and welded on thurs, but I have the scrap guy coming out.

87wildside

09-13-07, 07:49 PM

Got some more done today.

This is the door cut and in

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0108.jpg

I had to make a relief cut to allow the B pillar to be spread open. It ame to a point and that would just cause blow throughs. I cut this huge hole in the back of my cab.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0110.jpg

Now I had to fill it

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0113.jpg

87wildside

09-13-07, 07:51 PM

Almost done. This is not going to need hardly any filler!

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0114.jpg

A shot down the A pillar to show how well it lines up

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0112.jpg

87wildside

09-13-07, 07:54 PM

I do have one issue I have to deal with and that is this horrible gap. Just have to cut some tack welds at the front of the roof, pull it forward and re trim the roof skin. It sounds more involved then it is.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0111.jpg

Hammer Head

09-13-07, 09:38 PM

Still that's amazing & you're amazing for being able to do the body work..

87wildside

09-13-07, 09:49 PM

I'm just a hack!

Hammer Head

09-13-07, 11:47 PM

Whos zexel are you wantin? I want another one.

Tuteuk

09-14-07, 12:11 AM

87wildside

09-14-07, 12:20 AM

Whos zexel are you wantin? I want another one.firefighter's. The one he just bought a didn't put in yet....haha

I thought about adding to the door but I wouldn't like how the weather stripe would meet. I'll just fix it the right way while I still can.

TreasonAgainstCaesar

09-14-07, 12:30 AM

I'm just a hack!

Whatever, dude... That looks like some good work to me. Can't wait to see it done.

87wildside

09-14-07, 09:38 PM

Woooo! more pics!

I got a little done today.

Spent 3 hours tacking the back wall and I'm still not done.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0123.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0120.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0121.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0122.jpg

Hammer Head

09-14-07, 10:34 PM

Sweet

Mikz86TA

09-15-07, 12:47 AM

Pretty smooth. Its almost so subtle that some might not even notice its chopped at 1st glance. Like the radiused door edges. I like it

87wildside

09-15-07, 01:32 AM

Pretty smooth. Its almost so subtle that some might not even notice its chopped at 1st glance. Like the radiused door edges. I like itThanks, I was going for subtle!! I still have to redo the roof side of the radius :mad: But it shouldn't be long until I'm slinging the lead. That's the next thing I have to learn.

Tink

09-15-07, 06:29 PM

Nice work! When you are done, you can come do some body work for me. ;)

87wildside

09-15-07, 06:52 PM

Nice work! When you are done, you can come do some body work for me. ;)haha, do you want me to put a gas door in for you?

Tink

09-17-07, 07:16 AM

haha, do you want me to put a gas door in for you?

If you ever see my truck up close, you'll see it needs a TON more than just a gas fill door... I should probably just get a whole new cab at this point. :rolleyes:

87wildside

09-17-07, 09:16 AM

What's bad, the floor pan, cab corners and rockers?

Tink

09-24-07, 07:40 PM

All of the above, along with the A-pillars, the cab roof (poorly installed visor), the bottom rear of the cab and the lower firewall.

87wildside

09-25-07, 03:27 AM

I think you might want to go ahead and get a cab, way cheaper then the replacement panels. I guess the a pillars are bad from the visor leaking and if that's the case then your whole door jamb on the front may be bad.

87wildside

10-05-07, 05:55 PM

Got some more done to the chop. Now all thats left is making some fillers and all the finish work.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0140.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w235/87wildside/000_0141.jpg

Mikz86TA

10-05-07, 09:50 PM

Shes coming right along. Did I just never notice the recessed bumper tag and the filled in upper body loine B4? Looks slick. Bet you cant wait to get a finished look =)

T Man

10-05-07, 11:22 PM

hack job :)

Hammer Head

10-06-07, 03:03 AM

wadda douche.. haha It looks great, Eric!

87wildside

10-06-07, 07:47 AM

Shes coming right along. Did I just never notice the recessed bumper tag and the filled in upper body loine B4? Looks slick. Bet you cant wait to get a finished look =)The body line has been shave for about 5 years and the bumper is my old one from about the same time. I have a Toyota bumper with the billet insert. I don't need a front tag so that bumper is pointless now. Defiantly can't wait to have it finished or at least in one color primer.

hack job :)
haha, thanks Tom.

wadda douche.. haha It looks great, Eric!X2...haha

It felt good to get back over there. It had been about a month since the last time and it was driving me nuts. I have to get over there more often.

spideyjected

03-21-08, 10:40 PM

I probably missed this somewhere, but is this the body that's getting that sweet boxed frame? How did you eliminate the upper body line? was it welded in or mud,? That looks really cool. Nice work. Projects this involved are inspirational.

12sws27

03-21-08, 11:19 PM

Eric, your the Sh*t!!!

there i said it, now paypal me my $20.:p

stealthsuper

03-22-08, 03:26 AM

Love it nice work bro

87wildside

03-22-08, 08:51 AM

:)Thanks guys. I can't wait to get the truck home so I can finish the body.
I probably missed this somewhere, but is this the body that's getting that sweet boxed frame? How did you eliminate the upper body line? was it welded in or mud,? That looks really cool. Nice work. Projects this involved are inspirational.This is the truck that frame is going under. Yes the upper body line is all welded and it took forever to do all the tacks.

It's funny, before I found the Planet the truck was buried in my friends garage. Didn't even think about working on it.