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I was able to confirm that the wee cup die I made was exactly the right shape and depth

With new toy - 20 ton press I could make this side a bit differently and with a lot less hammering

 

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Sheet metal is pinned between two ply bucks

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and a little hammering to shrink the stretched metal and we are doing good

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IMG_20200414_151153.thumb.jpg.d6a68fa685f2b077a14063408ec791a8.jpgconfirming that the depth is correct with unstitched cab mount.

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Then throw a bend in it. This is the floor layer and the bend is spot welded to the inner sill.

I dug out a bit of steel I made up last time (just some 4 mm flat with a circle cut in it to match the male die) using this along with the ply gives a nice sharp edge to the cup and looks like factory

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Figuring some stuff out along the way I made a few changes to my set up

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Double checked my fitment against original panels

 

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Using steel plate to give sharper edge to the cup. Also fitted a small offcut of tube to punch the centre hole out.

I should in the future press 2 sheets together to ensure the cups fit together nicely. I repressed the floor section with this one to make sure

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Gotta do an essential shop before any more work on the tray or body mounts.

 

Next biggest pile that's in the way in the shed is the VS engine and trans.

Pulled the 4L60e off and degreased it

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Dug out the bits I already ordered for it at least 12 months ago

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Shift kit, corvette servo, uprated 3/4 clutch pack, improved pistons, also fitting a temp sender and a drain plug to the pan.

Probably I will now order a whole seal kit because I don't want to pull it out and apart again.

 

 

 

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No I lied. I'm Gona chop the rest up too

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There was a couple of raised rusty sections in the bed floor at the front and rear, oddly half the spot welds aren't there so that was the cause. 

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Went ahead and removed the rest, these are the cross braces that mount to the chassis. Not too bad underneath, but they are on top of both layers of the bed sides. Could have probably slipped a thin cutting disc between them and clean it out I guess.

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But there's also some deep pitting on the edge of these sections where the b d sides mount. Barely anything holding them in, so I may as well remove and replace them. Will keep them as flat panels rather than get fancy like the dodge beds. This will come into play later also.

 

 

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Managed to unstitch this corner without ruining any of it. It's rusted right across, but I think I can save the curved corner section and bend up a new roll pan. Don't like the rough box pan bent number plate recess, so might make a long one and smooth it out.

Other side is good enough to leave on. Won't unstitch this end any further. It's mostly good and I will inject some rust converter in the remaining seams

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Painted everything that would be inside a seam the other day, put the floor corners on today, I think you can see which holes were factory and which ones i made for the plug welds, tempting to fill them all in and measure them all out, not going to take any dents out of the floor cos Ute tray. Plan on a thick coating of bedliner when I'm done.

 

Next up is to paint the top of those bits, the cab end panel and corner upright and button this side back together.

Then the entire drivers side :thumbleft:

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This is rusting away on my driveway. Tried to start it 6 months ago and it bent a valve or pushrod or something. 

Turn it into a shed

Bit long, off a b2000. Will probably need a trim to fit the 1st gen tray, which I will put a bolt in ladder rack front and back so this can fit

 

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