Fixing our sloppy Tonneau Cover framework and prepping it for fibreglass work!

[@cyberhornthedragon]

Brent i found your exact rims they're American racing and they make all kinds of center caps you could get one to use as a starting pattern for casting what you want for a center caps

[@bruceaskin9645]

There's an art to welding wire. Basically you start the weld beside the wire , pull the puddle into it and stop. Takes a bit of practice . Tig or oxy is probably easier.

[@Thecowboy1950]

I have always welded a washer over the wire

[@briankinnear7461]

Nice work on the tonneau cover. Look forward to seeing the progress. That sewing machine looks like a great unit. Many, many features you can use for upholstery type work. Kudos to the seller for getting you straightened away. Be safe and stay well.

[@willie6466]

Glad I watched to the end, I almost missed it. This build is getting closer to a 3/4 ass kustom! It's turning out SUPER cool. Your audience thanks you for putting in the extra time it takes to let us see your creative process at work.

[@robinbryde3038]

Love the look,and the rear lock worked out well. I'm appreciative of how supportive Esther is as it lends a positive energy to the work😎👍

[@jamesfino7962]

You have shown a lot of perseverance. The truck is looking great.

[@johnnychrisman651]

Glue some 15 mill plastic on the back side of the frame then use construction can spray fome through the wire mesh and let it dry

[@mitchelpinion1852]

Two things that I enjoy and admire. First you are as much an inventor as a custom car maker. You obviously enjoy figuring out mechanical solutions to problems. The process of designing, trying, redesigning or modifying until it works suits you. Second you always like trying stuff you haven't done before. You don't just do metal and engine work. You are willing to try all aspects of building a car, from engine and power train, to body work, to upholstery, to glass, etc., learning as you go. Good stuff.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Hello Brent, the tonneau cover turned out great. Love the look. Nice work my friend 👍. . Take care

[@ele97735]

My original bill that I saw you build was right when I first started watching you. I found your first episode of building the general and I watched it all the way through. I’ve been following you every since and I don’t miss an episode. I don’t know, it’s kinda in the running for the best builds! It’s so unique!

[@alphalima6810]

Sewing machines are under appreciated.

[@kammyHS]

I am loving everything about your truck build!!! It’s my favorite build of your thus far 💚 Brent im sure your wanting it finished already but I always look forward to what your doing next on it 👍🏻 your latch is awesome!! And I think once you wrap and fiberglass the back- it’s going to give it more strength as well. It’s got the coolest look!!! You’ve got a great Juki machine- once dialed in your going to be so happy with it! I see with Consews. Great machines! Keep on doing what your doing!!! Great work as always and a BIG shout out to Ester 💚

[@RandyH-qf3dc]

Brent, great day. You got most of the wiggle out and your Sunfire latch works fantastic. Tonneau is really shaping up! On top of everything you got a working, to0 not. Csewing machine. Keep on keeping on!

[@jeffnisly5851]

I'm starting to see the vision with the tonneau cover! That is awesome!

[@tinsmith4540]

Hi Brent, if you take a line between the upper arm to tonneau frame hinge point on each side, your panhard mount can be anywhere along that line . If you are mounting the panhard to any of the centre three bars, the mount will be below the level of those bars on but on centre with the arm to tonneau hinge point. Can't wait to see it finished . Hi Esther.

[@cowfrank]

Something that might help on the torsion movement of the bed cover. If you join the two sides together using a section of tubing or two like a ladder. But radius them so they are bowed up near the cover when closed. It is looking great, Brent.

[@hotflywheel01]

Brent, iI use 2 inch masking tape instead of that chicken wire....it also holds the fibre glass resin from getting everywhere! Love this pick up project 👍👍

[@stanleymartin1613]

Great video! Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎

[@shanewright6958]

Another good one. The truck is looking great 👍👍

[@kosworkshop]

Brent the truck is awesome and I enjoy watching it come together. More great content!

[@rustyaxelrod]

As an aviation guy nearing retirement, I was entertained by your safety-wire technique. 😉

[@rayeddy528]

Great content Brent and Esther !! Thank you for sharing your journey!!! When you get the bed cover finished, it may stiffen up a little !!! You all please be careful and God bless you !!!!!!! Eddy

[@josephacerra5987]

Hang in there looking so nice .Sending good vibes Thanks for sharing

[@Bman2020]

Stay with it Brent every bit you get do it’s gets closer it’s looking awesome 👍👋🇨🇦

[@Jools-j2l]

I wasn't sold on this originally but its grown on me, your Tidiest one so far.

[@alanpaulick7815]

Thank you Brent and Ester for sharing another great video. Take care.

[@jayshotwell9764]

Been watching your builds from the beginning I live in Ohio love your videos you are an awesome builder keep them coming thank you

[@robertbennett9243]

Good modifications to the lid. I think that if you put fiberglass on both sides, it will be really heavy. Love the Japhands that Karl left you on the work bench.

[@floridian7143]

Thanks for sharing, always interesting

[@marca5883]

I do like that Karl has left you a lazered advert for japhands on your table 💚🇬🇧🌱

[@jimbojones101]

Loving the look of this ride, Brent . . . slow down ya work too fast ya gotta make the moment last! . . . For us! lol Your eyes are always shiny happy these days and it is so good to see that peace in you bud!

[@ScottGovey]

Always awesome to watch you work away, just a suggestion for future reference, if you build another cover that way, if your planning to glass both sides, you could have just used zip ties with the latch sides facing in between the tubes. Your gonna glass over both sides which will hold the mesh anyways so the zip ties would have just been faster. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for sharing!

[@TrendsbySterling]

Looking very good Brent! Coming together nicely!

[@marca5883]

That looked exhausting💚🇬🇧🌱 worked out great though🫶

[@tyendor1952]

I just noticed that Karl stenciled your workbench ... Japhands ~ Thank You ... That's a pretty fancy script

[@randyward2305]

You should put the wire down and the pull Fleece blanket over it and the put resin on the Fleece, super stroke and better than glass

[@carlosprieto8454]

Hi, to reduce the wiggle, I suggest you weld an horizontal tube to the 2 side tubes at the top, where the side tubes meet the cover.

[@johnnyzander1466]

I think if you replace the two longitudinal angle irons with rectangular tube (1' x 2') it will be much more torsionally stiff. Can't wait to see the finished result. 👍

[@snoopu2601]

I like how you made the gas filler nozzle in a normal spot behind the license plate. Most truck's they have the gas tank in back of the bed and the filler nozzle in the back of the bed a awkward place to fill the gas reaching in back of the bed spilling gas.

[@darylbrown5351]

Brent truck is awesome,love how it looks❤❤😊

[@chrissimpson2428]

Hi, why not cross brace, width, top of both horizontal L steel hugging inside bed. could also try 45 deg brace to both pieces. Even a steel piece width of L channel would help and with a bit of a bend could run them down the length with only a few cm's space loss. Cross brace bottom part above new hinge also possible and run up middle, middle both, or middle and half again both sides. Think also a elongated D channel on sides would have been a better option than the L and take away only a few cm's, from width, but add much more rigidity. Structurally It's a bit sketchy and guess will be addressed again at a later date when a bit of wind when open will twist like a twisty ice cream.

[@BobFurman]

Another productive day in the life of a renaissance man...I don't think there is much that you cannot do! I always enjoy watching the process of how you come up with solutions to the challenges before you. This has been a great build, full of innovation, regardless of how you have struggled, you keep prevailing!

[@dcrate3525]

Nice engineering on the tonneau cover .

[@tarbogas66]

I love watching you creating things from scratch, things that are unique ! Really great work Brent. Greetings to Esther. Have a good week

[@CSmith-oz4wp]

I see the Buick in the shop. 👍😃❤️❤️

[@davidhatch2558]

Your making progress. Hang in there. Thanks for the video Brent. You are awesome

[@dannygeouge8459]

That old truck just looks better and better

[@keonikaig9247]

Dang Brent....really coming along well now.....happy 4 ya and your new sew machine.. Anxious 4 next vid...thx 👍🤠

[@chrisbukowski865]

I found the best thing besides fiberglass Mat is a Flease blanket. Soaked in Resin.

[@Jay-oq7fn]

Great Job! Can't believe your garage fire happened about a year ago. You are a True example of resilience, hard work, positive outlook and always looking toward a better day tmr. What a fine mentor you are for your Grandkids and Viewers. Thx for all the great videos!

[@mixerman1]

Man it looked good when ya had the foam on the bed cover. The recycled latch is primo. Just keep telling yourself how cool it will be when ya have it done. catch ya on the next one..later!!

[@markboulton4500]

Add an Open pin & grove half moon brace at the top of the cantilever to the tan tow cover and most of your wobble . Just be sure to add a spring with the same tension from the pin to the base travel point of the grove is the same on both sides .

[@harrytaylor6854]

Very neat coming together well done sir Brent

[@johnkranz4004]

Truck is Coming along nicely Brent Good idea with the lock and the chicken wire and sewing machine and I love your Clock coming down the stairs

[@TheCrackerBox]

Thanks for another , Brother !

[@randybourdon2791]

Looks great Brent!

[@jamescarroll1629]

Brent, I think if you put a rod on the rear pivot and make it long enough to attach it to the top of the shock barrel on opposite side. smash in center of both rods(conduits) and weld or bolt. I think it being solid at the pivot base will beyond enough and strong enough to make frame solid, especially with fiberglass mesh, JMHO REMEMBER a big X, even put in a unbuckle for adjustments.😅 9:02

[@jamescarroll1629]

I hate auto spell, meant LONG enough, and a turn buckle

[@EarlMohme]

Tuck and roll would look dope on that cover

[@DennisMurphey]

Yes it is lookimg better and better, I like the hinge box makes it look real finished It gonna be awesome. D

[@seanstubley8631]

It might have been easier using Shade Cloth over the frame. The Shade Cloth is able to be stretched if needed and you could fix it to the frame with little zip ties. Once fibre glassed you could use conduit saddles on the underside and pop rivet or bolt through the fibreglass. Cut the zip ties out or leave them, being that they'll be covered by the foam and vinyl anyway. Anyhow, food for thought. I know you'll work it out no matter what you do. Keep up the great work 👌🏻👍🏻💪🏻

[@morgansword]

Still waiting for a I think its over for the third time altro. I know its hard to talk to a camera and think of it as a person you are talking to. I do believe those days are now far behind you. I do congratulate you on seeing a bracket, building it with no second guessing, just see and do... pretty amazing to my thinking Brent.

[@kenfrazier616]

excellent sorry i never saw the vision but now it has came home, Wow want a great looking ride it has come to be

[@dfusit]

The closer to completion the longer these smaller projects take. Finish work always takes longer than the major projects. This build is rivaling the General build in complexity. I can’t wait for the next video, I’m dying to see the fiberglass work on the tonneau cover.

[@JohnFunches-qu1zg]

If you add a coil spring - at the top in the center! - that would keep the truck bed cover from moving from side to side! When you pull the bed cover down the long coils spring will help control the forward and backward movement too,OR just use a rubber band type to keep it centered when opening it cover on the bed cover! Now that's my guess! Good luck 🤞

[@koolkar55]

Absolutely love you guys. What a team. Billy J.... Queensland, Australia.

[@100robinsearle]

Brent, easy to suggest a solution to the wibbly, wobbly tonneau cover when looking only on TV screen. However it would seem that if the two upper ends of the side arms are connected, arm to arm, by some sheet metal reaching down the arms as far as possible, that would prevent the wippiness. I appreciate clearance over the roof top when stowed is a problem which can only be sorted by yourself. Keep smiling. Hope this makes some sort of sense.

[@michaelbristol6467]

Just keep plugging away at it Brent your doing great work like always. It'll be done whenever it's done brother. Don't sweat it! 😉✌

[@ronzacharias1674]

nice job on top keep up hard work brent nice ride when you have done

[@Pedroisanickname]

Another option would be to use a canvas drop cloth from Home Depot. You can even use Elmer Elmer's Glue for resin so long as you paint it after it cures.

[@anytractorman]

Would have been much lighter and easier

[@paulvanhouts3365]

Hey Brent the way to soften the feel of the foam may be to use wadding that is used in upholstery.

[@albertorozco5981]

Looks great Brent.

[@HermanCramer-bp4ls]

Amazing work. I know it’s been long work but every video has been a pleasure.

[@snoopu2601]

From my arm chair Brent how come you just didn't use strips of metal or washers and sheet metal screws? to hold the mesh down in stead of tying it down with wire? Well any how it holds its great. I've done glass work and that I hate doing it sticks every where when sanding it. Put a ti vex suit on when sanding fiberglass

[@020Dutchy]

Just when you got the hang of tying that wire mesh,you were done😂❤ As I said yesterday, I think that if you fill the space beween the angle iron and the side of the bed with a plastic or nylon spacer, the wobble will be greatly reduced. You are adding more weight to the lid, the wobble will get worse

[@BadgerBishop]

Oh yeah, a rub rail made of a slick plastic that constrains the movement side to side could work smoothly.

[@jamesruiz1776]

Looking awesome..was kinda skeptic on couple things but hall what a nice save

[@henryallisonsr8318]

I wish I had your talent to build cars.God bless and have a blessed day

[@markmclellon8516]

Tonneau brace'n n weld'd n mesh'd, things need'n stich'd on da new sew'n machine. Da boyz fed!

[@burninpwder76]

Hey Brent if your doing wire stitching like that take a small steel rod poke a hole in the back with the lathe and put a little set screw in to hold the wire and you have a "needle" on the wire that won't poke holes in your hands and you can sew through the mesh faster and pull on to tighten things.

[@johnchambers12]

Thank You for sharing the progress on this beautiful truck!

[@willwade1101]

You should make up a tool bag you take out to the yard when you need something. Put what you think you need in it ans set it aside and if you find you're always needing a tool, put it in the bag. I keep one for when I go to a salvage yard for parts but I used older tools for my bag and only use it when I go parts hunting.

[@sshaw16684]

Hey Brent!! Just a suggestion, maybe try to match the arch of the front and middle to the far back support. It looks too flat. JMHO

[@EarlG-r4r]

machine must’ve been one hell of a deal I know guys that have been doing interiors, boat canvas covers boat interiors automotive interiors, 40+ years and they don’t have half the stuff that machine has on it. Once you use the long arm machine, you’ll never go back.

[@rustyrodgarage2686]

I feel you Brent.the last 10 percent takes the longest.

[@lukesewalt3430]

I know this has been different for you, but it has been enjoyable to watch you go outside your comfort zone. You're doing good, keep up the good work.

[@frankschwartz7405]

Hey Brent...Lookin' good! When you do your fiberglass, it's going to make a big dripping mess. You might want to move the whole operation outside.

[@grahamsmith753]

But it is worth it, it's a good looking truck, fab job👍👍

[@portsboy1]

This build is kindof interesting as in the 2 years I've been watching definitely the longest build with the most time in. Maybe it's just longer taping time. Either way a project of creativity and style.

[@michaelrichter1465]

You might consider nylon (or UHMW or whatever plastic) skid cushions on the sides of the forward part of the frame that will glide on the bed sides (maybe even make stainless or alum plates for the bed surface). Flat pieces from sheet stock (a thin slicing board from Esther's kitchen when she ain't lookin lol). At least you won't be gouging paint every time you tuck the front in. Just something I thought of, Brent...didn't mean to dream up extra work for ya!

[@stuartfletcher2378]

Everything will work out once you get over the little humps , too bad about the welding , It is what it is . Will be here for the next round , Keep the Faith , Stuart in Ontario ..

[@ghouliesgarage3922]

Looking good ! Hope it's not going to be too heavy for that conduit when it's all said and done . Can't wait

[@CapnCrusty]

Use thinner foam layers. Put down a first layer that's let's say 16" wide, then the next layer over it that's 32" wide, then a final layer on top that goes the full width. That'll give you a nice even domed shape.

[@si_vis_amari_ama]

Extend your new box forward an inch or so on each side, with the gap between the extension and raining arm having a very small tolerance only. Thus the wobble in the raising arms will be greatly reduced and the unwanted load on the pillow bearings also reduced.

[@williamchildress1459]

When you start the fiberglass on the cover tape cardboard to the inside of the cover to give some support. You can always tear it off or leave it to cover the inside with fiberglass on top of the cardboard.

[@ed-amanofmanyprojects4078]

There are tons of videos on you tube on building a fiberglass airplane. I build a Dragonfly airplane all fiber glass and Carbon fiber. Never worked with fiberglass and it turned out and flew great, I think I would start with a 1/4 inch Styrofoam sheets and lay the glass on there.

[@dougpeak7591]

Brent you could always use pan head self tapping screws for sheet metal they use them in steel studs

[@TMxl-w5t]

''I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped'' ......sounds like a slogan for a ''T'' shirt 😉😉😉😉👍

[@1208bug]

Nice Juki Brent!

[@study650]

Really looking good, Brent. It seems you have struggled with this one more than any other. It will be awesome when it’s finished.

[@whittlerdave1440]

The tonneau cover turned out nice

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Brent :) , Ester :) , on 1949 GMC Truck Roadster too also for box trunk part I would 1986 to 1990's hood pop rods longs ones and might need make own clip hold up too also say used 2 them one on left also right!