Moving on to our project fabrication, we had brought in a sample cab for fitment. As chance would have it, one of the local guys did have one of these panels in NOS form to also use as a pattern. He has it slated for installation in his own project truck later this year.














Using some rigid flashing material, a template was made of the upper portion of the NOS panel, and then also compared to the sample cab.








The pattern was transferred to some 18 ga with extra material left on the bottom to make the various folds, and then cut out with snips.








The upper portion is flanged where the roof skin folds over the leading edge, so the flaging dies were used in the bead roller...











Next we moved on to the tipping dies for the various folds.











Some areas were touched up with a shrinker and stretcher to help get the panel to better conform to the front of our sample cab...














.....and compared to the NOS piece.....








All ready for install..