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i used some old chevy wheel tubs on my shop truck bed. bed was in sad shape with an old diamond plate floor. plan was to bed liner it.
well since then i decided to build a new bed so i ordered new tubs. figured i would just use the whole tub instead of cutting them.
well i had a bad felling and it came true today. going to have to cut about 3 in out of them.
whoever said "?IT? Happens" must have been a Hot Rodder, eh Cowboy? - - - meller
yeah, a little set back but once i get started it wont be too bad. just hurts to take a grinder to shiny paint .
Misery really does love company! :LOL::LOL:
I'm glad Murphy just doesn't pick only on me!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
What about making a wide board? No cutting of shiny stuff.
Looks like you might be able to cut the boards to fit and lay the chrome strip over the fender tub?
Or custom cut all of the boards wider, and eliminate one strip....
what if you just take out one broad middle then just balance the make up on the board around the tubs looks like it woud not be much so two new boards. start were you want the SS trim to lay it out. check if one board out will work zipping the SS trim around the tub looks like that could work have or know someone with a mill ? it would be not to bad mount the trim strip to hard wood to hold it so you do not rap up the trim in the quill of the mill . last thing i would do would be cut the tubs. i have a 55 pickup that still is running around same tubs
I looked a little more, and the stock 9 board layout that was used through around mid-'51 had widths 4-1/4", 5", 5-1/2", 5-1/2", 6-3/8", 5-1/2", 5-1/2", 5", 4-1/4" in a progression from narrowest on the sides, widest in the middle. If you try to simply go real wide on the outside two to fill around the wide tubs and save the other boards it will not be as pleasing to the eye in my opinion. You're a woodworker, right Shine (think I recall some interior details you did)? Measure the width you need to just clear the tubs and let them sit flush on wood with the SS bar adjacent, then using that width balance the others into a nice seven or eight board layout that's symmetrical, maybe going narrower towards the middle? I agree, I would leave the tubs alone unless there's not another answer. They look too cool.
it's a 54 ford. all the boards are the same . there is still one more board but it needs cutting out under the tub to clear the tire . after studying it i think i can tweak the tubs to the edge of the stainless grove. i will make a shim to put under the tub in the grove then trim the ss strip like pat was talking about. making new boards would be a lot of work with drilling new holes and such. i really hoped they would fall on solid wood. i got the tubs first so i had them painted already. will study it some more today . the s10 rear sucked the tires in just enough to need some tub . hope to finish it this fall . pretty sure it's already sold . i have a 57 chevy big window to do next.
anyway the tubs just look cool even if it's not a prostreet .
:o Sorry, you got me with the "..chevy tubs" in the intro, and I assumed you were working an early chevy truck. For me cutting & finishing new wood would be a whole lot easier than massaging the metal.Quote:
Originally Posted by shine
there is only one bolt that is going to be a problem. hits halfway on one that goes into the brace. i can leave the ss strip under it and bolt through it. god i love drilling ss :(
yeah chevy trucks were a little on the stupid side. never understood the boards in them .
well i got away with it. wont have to cut anything but the outside wood strips .
well not what i wanted but it will have to do.
Looks fine - - - "never be seen on a flying horse" - - - meller
hell I hope mine turns out that good
I think it looks pretty darn good shine.
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Looks mean! :-)
Yep. Came out very nice imho.
i think it would have looked a little better if they fell in the middle of the board instead of on a strip. but it'll do .
One of the bad things about doing our own work is that we also tend to be our own worst critic. The things nobody else would notice or think was wrong, we do notice because we built it.
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Looks good Shiner! For some reason I don't get a posting prompt on SR.
Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
I had right-hand trim on the front left-hand guard of the '47. and l/h trim on the rear r/h guard.
Nobody noticed...but I did...and it really bugged me until I managed to source the correct stuff from Bob Drake.
Now nobody notices I've got the correct trim...
And your bed looks bloody gorgeous to me shine!
got all the plumbing done except for the a/c . hope to paint the fenders next week.
Looking really nice!
WOW--looks great from where I'm sitting!:eek: I know how you feel about the tubs not looking like YOU think they should. That happens to me a lot!!:whacked: I usually end up tearing it back apart and making it work for me when it was probably fine as it was. Thing is, nobody here to "bounce" it off of :confused::confused:
It like the way it looks Shine:cool:
Now I have had to start right back at the beginning reading this post and yeah, it is a Chevy pickup you are working on.......... Well Mate, I guess it has to be me that has to tell you the bad news...... you have the engine in back to front.:whacked: Apart from this little error, everything else is looking good. Oh, did I mention the neat colour too, I do like that too.
the chevy tubs are easy to work with. if they had not been new i would have cut them . have the fenders almost ready for primer . need to get after it since it may be sold. i built it for a daily driver but bought a truck so i will let this one go.
it's a 54 ford whiplash . camaro clip , s10 rear 84 302/aod . should be a fun ride .
i was going to use orig gauges but changed to dakoda digital. i knew what all the dots meant :D
getting closer
I like it! Looks like you Planned it! Guy runnin' for his life would never see it.
It is looking really nice!
Ditto Excellent work Shine!
Try posting here shine!
got the console done . stashed the doors in the pantry until i get the interior a little further on.
Really nice work, lots of eyeball. :D
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