Filling in seams

[Doppleganger]

I am in no way close to doing anything like this, but was curious if when re-painting your square, if you, or the shop that did it, or maybe one you saw at a show, ever filled in or blended the factory seams, like where the roof meets the A or B pillars? I noticed that my roof is actually offset to the driver's side about 1/16 - 1/8". At the seams, it hangs over on the driver's side and is recessed on the passenger side. To make up for the shift, the door jambs at the B pillars are so blobbed with seam sealer they look like they were hand forged with playdoh.

I have enough to do but it wouldn't take much to clean it up. Just wunnerin.

 

[fast 99]

One of mine has been painted so many times the seam on the B pillar is almost non-existent. Guessing 5-6, stripped 3. I like the look.

 

[CalSgt]

I am in no way close to doing anything like this, but was curious if when re-painting your square, if you, or the shop that did it, or maybe one you saw at a show, ever filled in or blended the factory seams, like where the roof meets the A or B pillars? I noticed that my roof is actually offset to the driver's side about 1/16 - 1/8". At the seams, it hangs over on the driver's side and is recessed on the passenger side. To make up for the shift, the door jambs at the B pillars are so blobbed with seam sealer they look like they were hand forged with playdoh.

I have enough to do but it wouldn't take much to clean it up. Just wunnerin.

I shaved and smoothed the door jambs but left the seam at the top of the B pillar on the exterior.

 

[Doppleganger]

I dont necessarily find them an eye sore.....but they are kind of cobbled enough I wouldn't mind cleaning them up a bit. If they were to disappear, I doubt anyone would notice. lol

 

[CalSgt]

I dont necessarily find them an eye sore.....but they are kind of cobbled enough I wouldn't mind cleaning them up a bit. If they were to disappear, I doubt anyone would notice. lol

If mine were off by a 1/6” I would’ve smeared body filler on em.

 

[Grit dog]

Picture time. If it’s truly up to 1/8” off, that’s a lot.
I checked my trucks and one of them is not perfect, maybe 1/16. The other is pretty nuts on.
I never considered smoothing those lines anyway. IMO it’s part of the truck.
On a similar note, @Doppleganger, I know you have frustrations with the progress on your truck. To date you’ve been unbelievably meticulous about everything which slows progress. This is another one of those things. Put some seam sealer in it and move on, IMO.
Thats what it looked like when it rolled off the assembly line.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Whenever I break down and paint mine, I will be welding those seams up and smoothing them off. I've seen it done and it really cleans up the look of the cab, especially the one at the B-pillar that goes all the way across the back of the cab. My truck doesn't have a cargo light either, so it's even more noticeable

 

[legopnuematic]

On the 79 I welded and smoothed the roof to b pillar/cab rear seams. I had to patch the drivers side so it was an easy choice to fill them in.

Pictures are not really focused on those areas, but you can see them enough I think.

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[Scott91370]

I didn't do it on mine but wish I had. Hind sight.

 

[Grit dog]

Agree with the clean look of losing those seams. I did not do it. Torn between whether I would or not, even if I had the time to, unlike when I did the blue truck.
What I DO like though is the ‘73 look.
If I lived in a dry climate or wasn’t considering daily/foul weather use, I’d have KO’d the gutters.

 

[TotalyHucked]

See, I like the gutters. Every time I see a '73 or a shaved truck, I feel like it's missing something

 

[legopnuematic]

The drip rails also help hide the sometimes not great door gaps up top, keeps them in the shadows.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Yeah, that's a big plus in itself