28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

real nice solid start

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psk2lyvoxj.jpg

door ... another story

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pshtgcypen.jpg

put the welder down !

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psrrptoqu0.jpg

patch panel put in !

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psl5ykqsi6.jpg

extra firewall holes

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pswhezxiu6.jpg

more patches

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psktc30kk4.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pspb7n2frp.jpg

filled in

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psmuvev9hg.jpg


rivets ...just like ford

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps4ocwycbw.jpg

one piece

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pseylpeykn.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psgszv68yh.jpg

9 billion spot welds holding the back panel in

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psfrofy9bx.jpg

seems like its missing some things

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pskyts2nns.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psyexjelth.jpg

ford gaps

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psq5hqllmn.jpg

cup full o rivets

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psufz1e2df.jpg

new back panel sitting in

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pslqg35yzt.jpg

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

riveted the back panel in

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psc9teqh1u.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdhg3ih4c.jpg




put a brookville door on the drivers side . bad fit but eventually got it fitting well

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psdx3gagw2.jpg


all one piece

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9jalwyfv.jpg

found a mess in the pass door

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psmy2ajx6a.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pspegoo36b.jpg

allll together

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pslukcrg3a.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psly7tmcfz.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psididxdcd.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psyz2twurn.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...pslxfbgymy.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb08jfqrs.jpg

thanks for looking folks !!!

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Thanks for posting Flop - good to have you back!!

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

thanks Randy ! its all been hot rod stuff as of late .

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Merlin, not flop!
Bob

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Flop,
Who cares I could watch you repair pedal cars. Love the posts.
Todd

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Flop,

Great work and I love the pictures. I'm preparing to build a 29 rpu cab from all original parts doors forward, new subrails, quarters, and Brookville back.

Can you snap a picture of your method of setting rivets? Do you do it by yourself?

I plan on putting the body together using #10 sheet metal bolts and then removing them one at a time and putting in the rivets once I have it all together.

Tim

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Is it OK to ask how many hours are in this job at this point ??

If not that is OK

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

thanks guys ! i think i built that rpu in 10 days .

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Nice work Tom. Your attention to detail is superb.

It was nice meeting you and talking at Hershey.

-Will

Re: 28/29 RPU sheetmetal work .... Roadster Pickup
 

Again....... WOW, Mad Skills!