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2355 Chain Drive Unit C
Simi Valley Ca 93065

805-526-4997

1956 GMC Shortbed

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Saturday 9

Chris is rounding the front edge of the door jam.

Shaping with a 2" wheel

Patch panel in place. The door jam area is being smooth to prep for future modifications.

Front area completed blended and ready for bodywork.

Mini Chris cutting out the passenger side patch panels.

Checking the fit of the panel

Panel installed blended and ready for future mods.

Door jam before being radiused

After making a template from the other side Chris begins to make his pieces.

Testing the fit.

Section and Radius complete.

Chris shaving the gas "door".

Completed for now.

Here is the factory rain gutter

Chris used solid rod to fill in the gap in the rain gutter to the body. Here he is welding it in place

The gutter will be slightly more narrow after this modification.

Some shaping was need to fill in the areas so they are perfectly smooth.

Front portion complete

Chris bending the rod around the cab.

Chris did stretch the front area of the gutter further down the vertical area. He then sloped it into the door.

Body parts back from Sandblasting. Chris did the upper section on the doors and sectioned the hood.

Here is a view of the finished rain gutter fill and reshape.

This is an idea of where a 20" would sit in the back.

Middle sectioning completed on the drivers side.

This is how its going to sit when its all done.

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