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Nov 18 2007

Stretch the Lid

Published by John at 10:15 pm under 1958Chevy

I spent a few hours on it today getting the back corners in place. You can see how much narrower the top is than the sides… now that it’s 4″ further down.

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With just some tack welds in place, you can see how the curve of the “B” pillar needs to be narrowed as well:
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Since it’s double-paneled, similar work needs to be done on the inside. As you can see, I’ve still got a lot more to do here:
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After the problems I had with the windshield of the ‘56 Ford,
I don’t think I’m going to adjust or weld the “A” pillars in place
until after I cut the glass. (I’ll have a much better chance of getting
them right the first time this way.)

Tags: 1958 Chevy, Chop, Truck

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