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How To Chop A Truck Top - Chop Your Top
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 A filler strip was bent to...  A filler strip was bent to conform to the shape of the door jambs and then to prevent warping, slowly welded into place.  Kleekos were used to hold...  Kleekos were used to hold the filler panel in place and then very carefully the plug was spot welded in place. Slow is the operative word here as the roof panel is rather thin and will warp easily with too much heat.  A piece of steel pipe made...  A piece of steel pipe made a nice mandrel to shape the filler strip areas to conform to the curvature of the roof.  Once the correct curve was...  Once the correct curve was obtained, the filler strips were once again checked for fit, and then installed into place from underneath the roof.  Things look pretty close to...  Things look pretty close to done here, but there was still a lot of grinding and shaping left to do.  Thanks to moving slowly and...  Thanks to moving slowly and not allowing the heat zone to expand, there was no warping after the roof was welded in. The next steo was to grind. The next step was to grind these welds flush without creating too much heat and warp the roof.
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The Thinker??? - Haul Monitor
Ryan talks about the friendly badgering that goes on around the shop and overcoming obstacles that seemly pop up out of nowhere during a project....
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