Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Lower roof edge

The lower roof edge is complete. The process took more time then I thought but it looks great. In the last post it showed the edge with the rivets and the before. Here is the before and after.




This is done in two sections.
The steel would have been harder to work if we had kept the full length.
After bending the steel parts, it was time to put them in!
I marked the entire side and dry fitted the part the best I could.


Once it was marked, It was time to cut.

Once the old part was removed, I had to clean all the rust from the interior area. I primed that area because it will likely never be seen again. ( At Least in my lifetime)



The shell and the frame had separated so I inserted bolts to close the gap and I welded the shell to the frame. I had to remove those bolts because those holes will be needed for the final attachment



I tacked the new piece in place


Ground down the welds and here you go! Just that easy!



I primed the new steel and got it ready for the next piece


The second part was very similar









Then comes the drilling


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And new bolts



Lots and lots of bolts







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