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1971 Chevy Body Hammer

The other obstacle is the corner coming apart. When cutting it like before, it naturally begins to sag. For the most part, the problem is cured by having someone push the pieces back together from the underside and welding things back up, starting at the bottom of the curve and working up. However, a few places need a little persuasion in order to line back up. In those cases I used my body hammer to re-create the proper curve.
1971 Chevy C10 Driprail - Project Get Shorty

 The other obstacle is the corner coming apart. When cutting it like before, it naturally begins to sag. For the most part, the problem is cured by having someone push the pieces back together from the underside and welding things back up, starting at the bottom of the curve and working up. However, a few places need a little persuasion in order to line back up. In those cases I used my body hammer to re-create the proper curve.  View Related Article

 

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