The 40 440
So there was a little rust damage on the cab that needed to be handled. All very simple patches no compound curves. Inside ,and out on passenger side cab corner is where I started.
Marked, and cut it out. Kept the piece for template.
Slowly used the shrinker,after I bent the bottom. Shrink fit shrink fit.
Tacked it in. Tack every inch or so. Then filled it in with the air hose to cool the metal as I went.
Ground it down even with a flapwheel. Doesn't have to look perfect you don't want to grind it thin. Just knock the weld down so it is below the plain of the panel. If you have the heat right the weld line will shrink just enough to leave a low area for a small amount of filler.
Finished off the lower rear panel where there was a series of pinholes the same way. Then fixed up and strengthened the inside.
Can't find a pic of the inside corner all finish welded,and,smoothed out.. The front passenger corner by the body mounts was a little harder. I will get to that next.
So there was a little rust damage on the cab that needed to be handled. All very simple patches no compound curves. Inside ,and out on passenger side cab corner is where I started.
Marked, and cut it out. Kept the piece for template.
Tacked it in. Tack every inch or so. Then filled it in with the air hose to cool the metal as I went.
Ground it down even with a flapwheel. Doesn't have to look perfect you don't want to grind it thin. Just knock the weld down so it is below the plain of the panel. If you have the heat right the weld line will shrink just enough to leave a low area for a small amount of filler.
Finished off the lower rear panel where there was a series of pinholes the same way. Then fixed up and strengthened the inside.
Can't find a pic of the inside corner all finish welded,and,smoothed out.. The front passenger corner by the body mounts was a little harder. I will get to that next.
