Tried to post an update but pic links aren't working. Here's a link to another forum I post of for those that are keeping up with the build.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/show ... p?t=784498

With the fender top roughed in I wanted to address some issues with the factory fender mounting points before welding the new top on. The stock method of fastening the fenders uses clip in U-Nuts, which don't sit flat on the flange. That makes shimming the panel for alignment inconsistent, and the a...

Since the outside of the fender was too flat, the inner brace was also flat so it wouldn't clear the added depth of the new fender top. https://i.imgur.com/4CKfbQLh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MCRWylSh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KRQcFf5h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pcyMyChh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uqiFvsHh.jpg...

My wife's nightmare wrote:Glad to see some updates on this one!! I continue to be at a loss for words at the work you are putting into this truck.
Keep sharing so we can get caught up

Working on a few new posts now!

Moving to the fender fitment. We bought a pair of aftermarket fenders since the originals were rusty. They're well made from 18g, or at least as well made as originals but... original fitment left a lot to be desired. The top of these, and the tops of original fender are too flat compared to the sha...

Haven't taken the time to update the build thread in awhile. I got sick with Covid about a week ago and I'm not quite back to 100% yet so I figured this would be a good time to start catching up on pics. Hood welded together 100%. I'm pretty happy with how all of the folds/overlaps came out. Not per...

With the skin finished that just leaves the braces. I had shaved and roughly straightened them but for the level of detail I'm shooting for just spraying high build and wetsanding the primer smooth wouldn't be nice enough. So I roughed up the epoxy and started filling and blocking each facet to corr...

The battery had exploded at some point and etched the underside of the hood, which left some rust pits that sanding didn't strip. I marked those areas and spot blasted them to remove all of the rust. https://i.imgur.com/dg3Az3uh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/HFCuj1Uh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Lpdv15Dh.jpg A...

New lower corner tacked in place, corner profile needs reshaping so both sides of the seam match. https://i.imgur.com/Fv5M3Fyh.jpg Hammer on dolly stretching to raise the lower side. https://i.imgur.com/qsMOyKBh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/v3dtVbVh.jpg Lower section opened up for a filler piece since th...

More hood details. With the front and rear braces tweaked to fit better, I bolted the rear brace to the hinges, clamped the front in it's final location, and the new sides were spaced off the fenders and held in place with a couple of sheetmetal screws. I used tubing to make temporary braces to hold...

So glad to get updates on this museum piece!! I hope your customer understands all that you are doing with his truck because this is unbelievable attention to detail. I definitely appreciate all of the photos and explanations of your adjustments, just wish I had the talent to make all of happen. Ke...

On test fit #6,374 of the hood I noticed that the top of the cowl had a high spot along it's width, which created a weird transition from the cowl to the hood. Even the vents had a rounded shape. https://i.imgur.com/pctz3vkh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QRE9ckFh.jpg I was able to flatten the vents by tap...

The hood brace was bolted to the hinges and adjusted back against shims to replicate the gap size and thickness of the outer skin. Also had to adjust the hinges some to get the angle of the brace corrected so the rear edge had a consistent gap along the cowl, and not tighter or looser at the top or ...

To set the width of the rear hood brace and hood sides I first had to set the location of the rear of the new hood sides. I also needed to finish the left cowl bottom patch. I used magnets to float/clamp the aluminum C-channel in place down the length of the door, cowl, and new hood side. That keeps...

Getting started back with updates, I'll break them up into a few posts since I have a ton of pics for the work done on the hood and some of the forums I post to have a 20 pic/post limit. A few post back I started making new pieces for the bottom edges of the sides of the hood. Before cutting off the...

Pair of new 7" Koito H4 headlights with bulbs and plug and play relay harness. Very high quality; Koito is an OEM supplier to Toyota. Glass lens with metal reflectors, positive locking bulb retaining ring. Excellent beam patterns on low and high beams- ranked as the best performing 7" halo...

I didn't post many details on patching the other side, so I'll be more detailed about this one. I formed the top to bottom curve on the slip roll, then added a bit of compound curve on the english wheel, then formed the tighter curved edge on the Pullmax. The brace and patches are 16g so they requir...

Starting with the front brace, there was a plate that the hood catch bolted to that also extended up to the emblem holes in the outer skin. The owner wants to delete the emblem and its recess so I cut off the sides that extend up. There was some damage around the emblem area and someone had brazed t...

The hood ended up needing a lot more work than anticipated. Moving the doors outward to align the A-pillar and window frame meant that the cowl had to be widened to match, and to get the shape to flow from the doors to cowl to hood meant the hood needed widening as well. The front corners of the hoo...

The driver side of the cowl had the same rust and fit issues. This side didn't have an access hole and even if it did I didn't want to go through the hassle that the passenger side was. I should've done this on the other side, there will only be about 2" of butt-weld seams on exterior surfaces ...