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Old 01-04-2018, 07:45 PM
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Glad the build / pictures are enjoyed! I'm from a very small rural town, so there really isn't anybody else around that does the type of work I do / want to do. So it's a lot of trial and error learning as I go.

Fabbed up a small piece on the bead roller to match the profile lip of the windshield opening.

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Started trimming away the a-pillar and have the new windshield opening welded into position.

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Exterior a-pillar skin fit and tacked into position. (The inside of the header was cleaned and epoxied before installing the front roof skin)

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Front roof skin and side panel above door also fit and tacked into position.

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Rear roof corner scribed and removed.

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Rear corner final fit and tacked into position.

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All pieces of the roof (driver's side) are tacked into position. Now to fit and trim for the upper cab jamb.

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Trimmed all roof skin panels in order to fit the upper cab jamb that I had started to fabricate earlier in the project.

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All roof panels and upper cab jamb installed and checking upper door gap!

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Nice even gap all around the door top! Effort well worth it!

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Nice flow from all roof panels down around and into the top of the door.

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Welds planished and finished. Now to do the other side and the rear panels above the rear window!

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Last edited by pplace; 01-04-2018 at 09:37 PM.
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