by jdlaugh Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:48 pmWhen I got my '65 pickup it had a nasty dent in the driver's side nose. The metal was too torn, rusted and twisted to hammer out. I managed to find a kind soul who sold me a replacement section, so I decided to try my hand at a little metal work. I'm strictly a hobby welder with a little Craftsman mig I use a couple times a year. Here's a pic of the damaged area and the replacement piece:
And here's the replacement taped on for a test fit:
And the final product after a few hours of fiddling, grinding and sanding. A little more work to do, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
The nose had quite a few dents filled by up to an inch of bondo in some places. I ground it all off, and did some hammer and dolly work to straighten things out. I was surprised at how thin the metal was in that nose! I'm finally getting close to the end of body work, I'm happy to say.
And here's the replacement taped on for a test fit:
And the final product after a few hours of fiddling, grinding and sanding. A little more work to do, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
The nose had quite a few dents filled by up to an inch of bondo in some places. I ground it all off, and did some hammer and dolly work to straighten things out. I was surprised at how thin the metal was in that nose! I'm finally getting close to the end of body work, I'm happy to say.
