N...that is....
The good door... :0/

More door pics..

Onto a bit of a tangent.... is the provision of drain holes in the bottoms of doors [and other nooks/crannies/crevasses] an issue that engineers still have to "figure out"?   

And farther onto that tangent, some decades back we were in the market for a van.  A salesman at a GM dealer said that although Chrysler had sliding left-side doors, GM vans didn't as the GM engineers hadn't "figured it out yet."   

The project continues...

Bent the door skin on a break bending machine..to wrap the bottom edge of the door..
Lotta air at the bottom of the door that is now strait steel..

Metal work done on doors n started glassing them..

I would rather fix these door.. as the doors used are alot of $ to put out.....

So far apx $400.00 spent for supplys ..for both doors...

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Originally posted by STUD figmo Al

I would rather fix these door.. as the doors used are alot of $ to put out.....

So far apx $400.00 spent for supplys ..for both doors...

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Al ...... I like the way the door looks.  I wouldn't grind down the rivets or paint it to make it match the rest of the door.  Looks neat like it is, but don't know how you would keep it looking that way with protecting it with primer and paint ...... unless it is stainless steel!

No worries John..I'm Not done yet ;0)..

Al, your hired!!!
Slammer!!!

Me kid sold me work bench out from under me... ! :0o

He had the trailer up for sale..
N it sold...

^^^  I don't keep close tabs, but it seems that the price increase for hoists [both 2 and 4 post] is more modest (?) than for some other "stuff."    

Strike while the iron's hot???     

I'll obscondrea..with another trailer... ;0)

A lift in the future ..mebee..

Option #1... ;0)

Went with ..option ..two... :0)

I am learning that fixing and using old parts (or making replacement parts like Al has done) is often the better than buying new parts-at least with old vintage stuff like my 52 chevy pickup. The good news is much of the new parts for vintage cars and trucks are indeed available-nearly everything. The bad is, that most of it is made in China -- and the fits can be very poor! That said, I do have an order coming in today for a lot of new parts. brad

Progerss...

Blue berry bush protection cage..

Out of old broken drillsteels..

Oh..n..pot pie..

Tape is off ..that is a good indicator that I am done with this part.. ;0)

Undercoated the cab too...

Weather stripping n door thresholds are in..

Added a camper top..n fixin the wheel wells..

That's a hefty lookin' rear bumper ya got there. If that don't keep the tailgaters at bay you can tack weld a big old pipe wrench to it so it looks like it's about to fall off.

Oh ..no..!
Me favorite recliner died... :0/

Will try to ..resuscitate it tho...