Metal working is definitely an art that takes a lot of practice to master. In the grand scheme of things I am definitely wet behind the ears when it comes to metal working. It seems each time I tackle a new project, I learn a little more. A common misconception […]
Project Pile House
How to Replace A Rusty Lower Door Skin
When looking over Project Pile House we started seeing a lot of spots where we needed to repair rusted panels on the body. When sizing it all up, we found that many of them could be replaced with the combination of some basic hand tools and our new Patch Panel […]
The Top Tip to Make Seamless Sheet Metal Repairs
Replacing door skins, quarter panels, and other patch panels can take a lot of practice to get perfect. We have found that there are a few little tips to make a seamless repair much easier. My favorite is the use of a “backing strip” to connect the new and old […]
Suspension and Brake Parts Roll In
With any project, you always want to think ahead to keep the project moving smoothly. Projects can often get delayed when you don’t think ahead, especially on large items like brakes, suspension, and the engine. I like to start the process WAY before I actually need the parts, so that […]
Lower Door Skin Restoration
We are currently working on restoring the lower inner and outer door skins on Pile House. Man; these things were bad! We will be doing a full video tech feature on it here shortly. We also will be featuring the process on our February catalog cover! Stay tuned! Here are […]
Whole lot of cutting going on in here
Late last week I spent some time cutting the bed apart to stretch it to give a more “balanced” look when viewing the truck from the side. I know a lot of people aren’t agreeing, but I think in the end it will be hard to tell it was lengthened […]
Late nights in the shop.
Spent last night cutting the front of the bed apart to be stretched. Here are 2 pics from the evening. More to come later today.
Sitting outside with bed height determined.
Today we got the bed sitting at about the height we want it at. We welded some more tabs in place out of round rebar to sit the bed on top of, but allow us to still move it side to side and front to back. It is close to […]
Mocking up the Bed on Pile House.
Now that we have the cab and front end sheet metal mounted and they are a “bolt-on” affair, it’s time to start tackling the job of making bed mounts, as well as stretching the bed to fit the chassis. I initially was going to shorten the chassis to match the […]