51 Ford pickup

[wfo guy]

Welding some cracks in the doors and doing some body work.

[wfo guy]

Really lackluster update. I spent most of the day doing bondo work. I removed the floor and braces from the new box and gave it a bath.

[wfo guy]

Don't get excited. The first time the doors have been on the cab since being removed a year ago. They're not adjusted or anything good. It was easier to store them this way.

[Mangohick]

Nice work!

[wfo guy]

I went out this morning thinking I'd get the body work on the cab finished up and primered. I tried to adjust the door hinges but nothing good was happening. I measured the other cab I have and found that the door posts were a 1/4" farther apart than this one. Out comes the portapower. In a little bit I had nice door gaps. My memory isn't good enough to remember how the gaps looked when these trucks weren't very old but this has to be way better than it was. I did some more bondo work but aren't far enough along to primer the whole cab.

[Dave B]

Nice!

[wfo guy]

This will really excite you! I welded up the holes where the spotlight was.

[wfo guy]

The first Mustang door latch conversion is in use. Lots of work to finish. The other door will be way quicker.
http://youtu.be/mO2FT6QzZB4
The first pic is the mess I started with.

[protouring70]

I had a truck similar to yours. How are you filling the gap at the top of the door on the inside. Mine had a huge gap

[wfo guy]

Protouring70, I haven't begun to think about that yet. None of the door gaps are equal anywhere. I haven't decided if windlace is the answer or to spend a huge amount of time to correct something that never was very good.

[protouring70]

Yeah. .....they didn't have much on tolerances back then. Good luck

[wfo guy]

Repeat of yesterday on the other side.

[wfo guy]

Outside door handle.
http://youtu.be/BbVnjzqFClY

[wfo guy]

These pics are of the rod that it took to make the key lock on the driver's door work. The other is the location of the lock. Both doors have door latches and handles. Only the drivers side has an outside lock. I was going to use the factory locks but the space in the door is so small I have lost my drive for that.

[wfo guy]

If you don't understand this, do a search before you ask questions.

[wfo guy]

Just so you don't think I'm sitting on the beach drinking umbrella drinks and surrounded by young girls in bikinis!

[wfo guy]

1st round of high build primer on the cab.

[blade]

Nice work! This is going to be a sweet truck when you are done!

[wfo guy]

2nd application of high build primer on the cab.

[Auto Rod Technologies]

What kind of fuel line clamps are you using that you can stack?? I am trying to find something clean for a project I have in the works..
The chassis is looking really good as well!!