More Body Corrections

[55 Fargo]

Hi all, today I decided to tackle the front bumper misaliignment on my 47.

I previously had tried a few things, I took a spare bumper frame and slotted the mounting holes, this did not work, after a lot of effort drilling the slots out.

Today, I unbolted the drivers side bumper bracket, then forced it back and up, until it was fairly decently lined up with the right side, I then clamped the bracket to the frame horn. Next I pulled out the 1/2 inch dirll, and drilled new holes into the frame horn, inserted bolts, and the rest is history.The frame horns are a bit out of line, so they throw off the bracket as well, my fix was simple, looks good too.

I played around with this a number of times over the last few years, with no success, it is not 100% perfect, but is pretty darn close.

I also did some cosmetic work on my rocker caps I made , they were welded onto the square tube steel, but the ugly welds were exposed, when you opened the door, along the sill mat strips.

To fix this I filled the area with metal 2 metal filler first, then a coat of regular filler, sanded, primered, and you would never know there is a complete weld along this entire area.

Wish I could post pics, but the Other-half, does not share the camera willingley...........Fred

[Rodney Bullock]

Hey Fred you are becoming a problem solver, that's what this stuff is all about. Nice.