51 B3B build thread - after all these years

[John-T-53]

Fill the gap with a nice big bead of spray foam! 😝

[bkahler]

31 minutes ago, John-T-53 said:

Fill the gap with a nice big bead of spray foam! 😝

 

Do they sell it in black......?

 

[Los_Control]

I wonder if over time it will relax and settle down to where you want it to be?

[bkahler]

6 minutes ago, Los_Control said:

I wonder if over time it will relax and settle down to where you want it to be?

 

It won't move once I put the push-pins in that hold it in place.

[Los_Control]

Hrrmm, I was thinking a good sunny day and get some heat to it ... it might relax and fall into place.

Possible a hair dryer to warm it up ,,, I have a heat gun, it gets too hot imho.

A hair dryer I would be scared to try .... but a sunny warm day on the roof where everything gets heated up at the same time.

 

Drop it off over to my place for a few days ... will be in upper 70's-80's all week. 

 

Or grab a cold one and leave it as is.

[bkahler]

23 hours ago, Los_Control said:

Hrrmm, I was thinking a good sunny day and get some heat to it ... it might relax and fall into place.

Possible a hair dryer to warm it up ,,, I have a heat gun, it gets too hot imho.

A hair dryer I would be scared to try .... but a sunny warm day on the roof where everything gets heated up at the same time.

 

Drop it off over to my place for a few days ... will be in upper 70's-80's all week. 

 

Or grab a cold one and leave it as is.

 

The problem is the right side upper panel is  hitting the front of the cab, not allowing the side panel to move forward.  The only option I see is to remove the headliner, trim the front edge and try again.  I'm fairly certain if I try that I will screw it up big time. 

 

I will wait for a while as you suggested to see if it doesn't conform a little more but I'm not holding my breath

 

[Los_Control]

Sometimes we just have to pick the battles we want to attack.

 

Knowing it is the side curtain physically holding it up .... I got no clue.

Can you sneak a hook into the front of it and try to pull it back?

Possibly if you can just move it 1/8" the headliner will come down a 1/8" and split the difference?

 

Again, maybe if you let it sit for awhile and relax, both pieces will move and settle down.

 

I remember years ago installing a trex deck ... plastic decking when it first came out 30 years ago.

It was a wrap around deck on 3 sides of the house and at least 100' long at the back of the house.

We meticulously took our time and chalked lines and we laid those plastic boards down dead straight.

At the end of the day we put our tools away and we wanted to admire our work .... that 100' run the boards looked like snakes in the hot afternoon.

We really went home thinking we would have to pull it up and redo our work.

The next morning was nice and cool, those boards were straight as a arrow. ... later when hot, looked like snakes again.

 

With my experience, plastic expands, contracts a lot with heat ... it just moves.

 

Myself, I'm still thinking about a colorful Mexican blanket for a headliner .... someday.