:D :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks :bang:

I noticed you have the "he who laughs last" bit below your name. Well you know what they say about the people who laugh last, They are simply the dumbs ones of the group :p :D :p

However since you still have my CMP nose that comment was in no way directed towards you or your staff or anyone else. :rolleyes

Oh and if you have any stickers or small signs that advertise your garage I would be more then happy to display them along with my truck when its done.

This piece that Bob cut out was just too rotten to use. He got a piece of 1/2 inch rod and bent it the same radius as the headlamp pocket. He clamped it in the vise and bent another piece of metal around the rod to duplicate the shape of this rotten piece.

Here you can see where the new piece has been welded into the headlamp pocket. The thin line you see is where the new piece meets the old. The welding was done from the back so that you don't have to do any grinding on the front side. Notice how the Mig provides super penetration when you are a good welder. Notice also that I am not doing the welding and that is for a good reason. :(
The headlamp pocket was cut out of the old panel and then measure, measure, measure. The new panel was cut out and the headlamp pocket was fitted to it.

Here is the fidely part, fitting the pocket in the exact spot in the new panel. Notice the different colours of paint this vehicle has been.

Now the headlamp pocket has to be welded in. It takes a million little tacks so as not to have any distortion and then the tacks are ground off and checked, Any missing spots are done. The large holes are to plug weld the panel to the frame. This is the back side so these plug welds wont be seen.

And he does all this on his lunch break! Trully amazing. :salute:

You mentioned in a post above all of the colours present. This picture shows how many were present when I started to remove the paint with the grinder. I counted 7 layers. Origianl army green, blue, red, yellow, bright green, primer grey and finaly the latest green.

Jordan:
If your looking to name this truck, may I suggest "Rainbow".

hey guys you are doing well,keep up the good work

Thanks....
 

Thanks Bob and Barry for the excellent tutorial on sheet metal repair.

all kidding aside the quality of the photos and the running commentary is better than what I have seen in some welding video or books. Your postings are teaching a whole bunch of us how to do it.

Thanks
Bob C.

Its almost finished

Here is a closer look. A quick once over with the 3M pad on a wheel and you can hardly see the seam. Only the old pits give it away. Again only welding on the opposite side and there is no grinding. A skiff of bondo on the pits and the seam and "Bobs your uncle".

Im still trying to figure out how to thank you guys for this. It is trully amazing what you and Bob have done for me. :note:

He who laughs........lasts

Jordan, you has misread that tag line thing Barry has after his name. He has the misconception that you should always be a "happy guy". :D What a crock of crap. Don't you just have those days when you want to be grumpy? :mad: I do, but he won't let me.
Bobbo

WOW! Great work!

Alex