58 Chevy Panel Truck Sheetmetal Repair (Click Image To Zoom In)

Shaving drip rails is nearly common place on most hotrods these days. It adds certain "flair" and gives most trucks a "finished look. This truck dared to be different, however, by adding a set of drip rails after the original ones were shaved. It truly adds a unique look.



Wheel tubs were pre-fabbed

Here the wheel tubs are mocked up in place

Here is the notch in the floor pan and the wheel tubs mocked up and tacked

Passenger side view

Drivers side view

The floor pan and wheel tubs are welded and seam sealer is used to finish it off

Seam sealer is used on the entire floor pan installation

A set of new inner fender panels are made. Here is the mock up

Here is the finished inner fender panel

The driver side rear corner was covered heavily in body filler

A little more grinding revealed more damage

A good look at how much damage there was. It definitely need to be replaced

First the wheel well flare was remade

Next the pieces are made to form the entire rear corner

A little more grinding was done to finish the rear corner

The finished driver's side corner

Grinding on the passenger side revealed a near identical issue

Again the damaged pieces were all removed

Here is the finished passenger side panel

A custom roll pan was fabbed and tacked in place

Here is the roll pan nearly finished ready to be welded

All finished
   



 
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