We reached a snafu in our project.
The back of the Diamond T is in 3 sections, originally bolted together and held true with wood. We decided to weld the sections instead and also weld on the roof section.
We got the back panel tack welded and it is nice and flat and looks great! We put some temporary boards to hold it true as we continue to build. It was wobbly and wavey with it bolted together, so I am really glad we welded it.
So, we started cab assembly......We got the roof section on and started to tack weld it in place and the drivers rear corner fit great, but the passenger rear corner looks like this:
I know I stretched the metal a little taking out the nails that held it to the original oak, but I'm thinking that maybe sandblasting and just generally moving it around stretched it some more. We are at a loss what to do. It is probably about a 3/16" gap.
The back of the Diamond T is in 3 sections, originally bolted together and held true with wood. We decided to weld the sections instead and also weld on the roof section.
We got the back panel tack welded and it is nice and flat and looks great! We put some temporary boards to hold it true as we continue to build. It was wobbly and wavey with it bolted together, so I am really glad we welded it.
So, we started cab assembly......We got the roof section on and started to tack weld it in place and the drivers rear corner fit great, but the passenger rear corner looks like this:
I know I stretched the metal a little taking out the nails that held it to the original oak, but I'm thinking that maybe sandblasting and just generally moving it around stretched it some more. We are at a loss what to do. It is probably about a 3/16" gap.