shaved body line

dragginrail · 09-22-2008, 01:08 AM

what did you use to shave your body line. fill in with a welder or section in a new panel.... thanks

Maverick2664 · 09-22-2008, 01:36 AM

im assuming you mean the upper body line on the 1st gen trucks.... do not fill it with weld, that would be a mess that i will not even attempt to explain, my advice to make things as quick and easy as possible for you is to find a sheetmetal place that has a stomp shear, and have them cut the strips for you, much easier than making them yourself, and they will be perfectly straight strips

dropped4doorblaze · 09-22-2008, 01:39 AM

i heard drill a hole every 1/2" and pack it with fiberglass he said its held up great and its been 3 years but i was just going to weld mine like everybody else does

dragginrail · 09-22-2008, 01:41 AM

sorry yes the upper body line on the first gen, might sound stupid but... so make filler strips and weld into place. does anyone have any pics

dragginrail · 09-22-2008, 01:52 AM

thanks! just found what i was looking for

Maverick2664 · 09-22-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dropped4doorblaze

i heard drill a hole every 1/2" and pack it with fiberglass he said its held up great and its been 3 years but i was just going to weld mine like everybody else does

thats the halfass hack way to do it... if you want it done correctly then it needs to be welded

IH8HYTS · 09-22-2008, 08:21 PM

youre definitely going to want to use strips. fiberglass would not be the best way to go.

OneLowSdime · 09-22-2008, 08:29 PM

metal stripps and welder ftw

tscustoms · 09-24-2008, 09:32 AM

weld in strips!!

dropped4doorblaze · 09-25-2008, 02:34 AM

so could i take atrunk off a scrap car and just cut strips or do they need to be a specific thickness??

tscustoms · 09-25-2008, 05:09 PM

i used a sheet of 18ga and got em sheered to size, cant remember what size i used tho

93blazer4dr · 09-25-2008, 05:33 PM

i used a rod in mine that filled the bodyline and kinda ground down one side flat then welded it in

2002redSdime · 09-25-2008, 05:41 PM

mehh just fill it with bondo!

Maverick2664 · 09-25-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 2002redSdime

mehh just fill it with bondo!

absolutely not, dont promote retardation...

like i said at the top of the thread, find a metal shop that has a stomp shear and have them cut you the strips

dropped4doorblaze · 09-25-2008, 11:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 93blazer4dr

i used a rod in mine that filled the bodyline and kinda ground down one side flat then welded it in

i heard of people doing that but i always thought it was a bad idea how has it held up??

09-22-2008, 01:08 AM	#1
dragginrail layd on 20s Age: 26 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 133 Location: beaver dam, wisconsin User is: OffLine	shaved body line what did you use to shave your body line. fill in with a welder or section in a new panel.... thanks
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09-22-2008, 01:36 AM	#2
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,711 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line im assuming you mean the upper body line on the 1st gen trucks.... do not fill it with weld, that would be a mess that i will not even attempt to explain, my advice to make things as quick and easy as possible for you is to find a sheetmetal place that has a stomp shear, and have them cut the strips for you, much easier than making them yourself, and they will be perfectly straight strips
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09-22-2008, 01:39 AM	#3
dropped4doorblaze 4DoorLove Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 945 Location: Mid. MI User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line i heard drill a hole every 1/2" and pack it with fiberglass he said its held up great and its been 3 years but i was just going to weld mine like everybody else does
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09-22-2008, 01:41 AM	#4
dragginrail layd on 20s Age: 26 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 133 Location: beaver dam, wisconsin User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line sorry yes the upper body line on the first gen, might sound stupid but... so make filler strips and weld into place. does anyone have any pics
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09-22-2008, 01:52 AM	#5
dragginrail layd on 20s Age: 26 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 133 Location: beaver dam, wisconsin User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line thanks! just found what i was looking for
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09-22-2008, 06:18 PM	#6
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,711 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line Quote: Originally Posted by dropped4doorblaze i heard drill a hole every 1/2" and pack it with fiberglass he said its held up great and its been 3 years but i was just going to weld mine like everybody else does thats the halfass hack way to do it... if you want it done correctly then it needs to be welded
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09-22-2008, 08:21 PM	#7
IH8HYTS ^[]D [] []V[] []D^ Age: 18 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,097 Location: Columbia, S.C. User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line youre definitely going to want to use strips. fiberglass would not be the best way to go.
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09-22-2008, 08:29 PM	#8
OneLowSdime I SHIT BRICKS Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,379 Location: Oshkosh WI 54901 User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line metal stripps and welder ftw
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09-24-2008, 09:32 AM	#9
tscustoms .::Custom User Title::. Age: 22 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 549 Location: Draper, Va User is: Online	Re: shaved body line weld in strips!!
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09-25-2008, 02:34 AM	#10
dropped4doorblaze 4DoorLove Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 945 Location: Mid. MI User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line so could i take atrunk off a scrap car and just cut strips or do they need to be a specific thickness??
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09-25-2008, 05:09 PM	#11
tscustoms .::Custom User Title::. Age: 22 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 549 Location: Draper, Va User is: Online	Re: shaved body line i used a sheet of 18ga and got em sheered to size, cant remember what size i used tho
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09-25-2008, 05:33 PM	#12
93blazer4dr 2nd nature fabrication Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,395 Location: louisville ky User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line i used a rod in mine that filled the bodyline and kinda ground down one side flat then welded it in
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2002redSdime Post Whore Age: 19 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,256 Location: brookneal VA User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line mehh just fill it with bondo!
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09-25-2008, 07:23 PM	#14
Maverick2664 Heavy Metal Body Man Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,711 Location: Erie PA User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line Quote: Originally Posted by 2002redSdime mehh just fill it with bondo! absolutely not, dont promote retardation... like i said at the top of the thread, find a metal shop that has a stomp shear and have them cut you the strips
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09-25-2008, 11:35 PM	#15
dropped4doorblaze 4DoorLove Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 945 Location: Mid. MI User is: OffLine	Re: shaved body line Quote: Originally Posted by 93blazer4dr i used a rod in mine that filled the bodyline and kinda ground down one side flat then welded it in i heard of people doing that but i always thought it was a bad idea how has it held up??
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