doorgunner
Lab Rat for V.A. hospital
U.S. Military - Veteran
2009 Truck of The Year
MTOTM Winner
V8 Engine Swap
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- Oct 22, 2008
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- Vehicle Year
- 1934/1989
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- Transmission
- Automatic
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- 3/4
- Tire Size
- 23570R15
- My credo
- JESUS Loves Ya!
Aktually......you drill holes where needed and mount whatever you want to the panels (except an anvil....too heavy)......
then you make a fiberglass resin paste or use good old JB Weld to bond each of the nuts to the back side of the panel....
let it cure for a day or two.....then remove your components.....install the panels and re-attach the components.....
same basic procedure for attaching the panels to the inner walls of the cab...you cuts out 2" X 2" oak squares the correct thickness needed to make the panels sit flush with the door pillars...
drill holes at 12" spacing into the panel.......place a blind nut in the backside of each oak block & cover it with a piece of tape....use flathead machine screws to secure the oak blocks to the panel.....
put a big glob of your favorite adhesive on the backside of each wooden block & place the panel in the cab using good old duct tape to hold it in place til the adhesive cures.....
since I've got three separate panels----- a lower....middle.....& ceiling panel...I'll install the lower one first.....then the middle.....
the ceiling panel will require a little bit different procedure....I'll just space out the drilled holes in the panel........glue the wooden blocks to the ceiling of the cab matching the holes in the panel & let em cure(without any hole/blind nut in the blocks)......then I'll use wood screws to secure the ceiling panel to the cab roof (if any of the screws go all the way through the roof---I'll get on top of the cab & grind em down so they won't be noticeable.....
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA)
Then I'll pull it all OUT and cover it it with really expensive grey imitation leather upholstery.....then I'lll put the 15 speaker covers in place....
(also kidding!)(about 15 speakers).....
then you make a fiberglass resin paste or use good old JB Weld to bond each of the nuts to the back side of the panel....
let it cure for a day or two.....then remove your components.....install the panels and re-attach the components.....
same basic procedure for attaching the panels to the inner walls of the cab...you cuts out 2" X 2" oak squares the correct thickness needed to make the panels sit flush with the door pillars...
drill holes at 12" spacing into the panel.......place a blind nut in the backside of each oak block & cover it with a piece of tape....use flathead machine screws to secure the oak blocks to the panel.....
put a big glob of your favorite adhesive on the backside of each wooden block & place the panel in the cab using good old duct tape to hold it in place til the adhesive cures.....
since I've got three separate panels----- a lower....middle.....& ceiling panel...I'll install the lower one first.....then the middle.....
the ceiling panel will require a little bit different procedure....I'll just space out the drilled holes in the panel........glue the wooden blocks to the ceiling of the cab matching the holes in the panel & let em cure(without any hole/blind nut in the blocks)......then I'll use wood screws to secure the ceiling panel to the cab roof (if any of the screws go all the way through the roof---I'll get on top of the cab & grind em down so they won't be noticeable.....
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA)
Then I'll pull it all OUT and cover it it with really expensive grey imitation leather upholstery.....then I'lll put the 15 speaker covers in place....

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