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Over 2 years I've been trying to figure out what to do for a fuel tank.

Started out with a beer keg, thought D21 tank, bla, bla, bla.

Thanks for the idea death, got an aftermarket big rig truck air tank just collecting dust.......

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Update time! I decided to truck needed a change.... its looked the same for too long! So right in the middle of my other 10,000 projects, I started going to town stripping off paint and bondo. Goal in mind; to have the whole thing one color! I like the roughness of the truck, and getting the single wall bed all bodyworked  seems like a waste of time, so there won't be any bondo.

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I covered all the bare metal with primer. Then the PLASTIDIP!

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Its a bit of a process, you have to build up the coats. Heres 4 coats (6 cans)

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Now the hood, roof and cab corners are under way

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all nested in down there...

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One thing led to another.... and 2 beers, 2 sawzall blades and 20 minutes later.......

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I scored this bad boy a little while back, I decided it was time to put 'er on!

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I had to move the mounts up 3" to accommodate for the body drop.

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when I initially did the body drop, this whole mount was rusted beyond saving so I had to re-create it. If only I'd had this core support back then!! Much easier to just chop it down.

 

The test fit...

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slid right on!

 

more updates as it unfolds!

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I got the 521 all dipped and put back together minus the hood about 3 weeks ago now. IMG_4447.jpg

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Here is where the new 'bolt on' core support meets the inner fenders. I used foam tape that you would put under a canopy shell on a truck normally to seal the gap. I'm happy with the result.

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starting to come together!

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All together!! -hood

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This is just before we cruised out to dick's

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I will have another update very soon..... it involves my hood. and this :ninja:

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Blister formed from 18g steel, it took me 2 tries to get this right, the first one got too small as it started curving. I used my home made hammer and a regular tube sand bag.

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then i ran it thru this bad boy over at my buddys place, It really smoothed it out!

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theres a weld about every half inch, ground down then seam sealed.

This ones made from 20g steel, formed with a ball peen hammer, home made hammer and a 2x6 carved out with the grinder.

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rolled it thru the english wheel and trimmed it out, looks like a little popcorn bowl!

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All done and dipped! I need to spend a little more time lining up the panels but I'm just glad its all together for now.

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