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Got the impala steering wheel on.
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Well tires and wheels finally under it!!
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keep the faith man, the truck looks great with the new wheels! you'll be beating them up in no time
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you sound like me -livin long enough to drive it -mine has been down longer than i drove it - your truck looks great good lookin motor - wheels - all around - good luck on finishing it - (that said in a good way) |
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Finished the body work on the drivers door and epoxy primed it!!
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Put the cab on the frame today
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Tuned up my sewing machine for some practice projects.
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started rewiring the dash
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Ran new fuel line front to rear, went out and bought an air angle drill made it so much easier, man I love air tools:ito:
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Got everything organized and ready to rebuild the Quadrajet that goes on my big block.
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Snow melted enough that I could get to the body shop, base primer is on, guide coat sanding has started.
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Ordered my scotts hot rod under dash brake setup. Gettn started on the brakes when it gets here. :metal:
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Went to replace a leaking wheel cylinder and rebuild the back brakes...ended up twisting up a metal brake line trying to get it seperated - so today I guess I'll be making two new rear brake lines :cuss:
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I got my upholstery done and the rear windows installed.
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Handfull 54, Do you have a build thread on here. I would love to see some more pictures of your truck.
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I picked up a pair of bags for the rear. Only to be used as load levelers.
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Did you shoot it with a Shutz gun or roll it in there, or what? I looked for a thread on your truck but I didn't find one. If you DO have one, please provide a link. |
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I bought some 1955 cadillac Dagmar bumpers ends for my 1950 3100
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Hi Im Todd & Im down in New Zealand.
About 7 days back, I bought a 48 Pick up with a 54 grill in it. Truck is "certified" which means that its modifications are legal for use on our roads. We have a very comprehensive manual on how to modify vehicles down here, put together by volunteers from the NZ Hot Rod Assn, and our Government approved it so as long as we stay within those parameters, we can modify stuff without issues or hassles. So the truck I bought is legal with a 250 cube 6 cylinder engine, a Toyota 5 speed and XJ6 Jaguar steering, and suspension all round. But it looks a bit ordinary and needs some love. The truck is about 600 miles from here so was collected by a hot rodding friend who will go over it and ensure its good for the drive home in due course. Our list of "needs" to make the truck a nice daily driver include grommets for the new wiring loom so wires dont get damaged new front bumper lap & shoulder seatbelts new steering wheel new heater realign the hood rolled pan in the rear towbar to get fitted rubber mount the Jag rear end and lower back of truck to compensate for the taller tyres Fit two speed wipers Fit burstproof locks Fit sound deadener in cab Fit 15*8 & 15*6 chromies and whitewalls which I have from another unfinished project And when that list is done (give it a month or so) then its time to fit a SBC and 700R4. So yesterday I delivered my old 700R4 out to the transmission guy & hes going thru it and I will have it back for the weekend so I can send it up to the guy who has the truck And today I tracked down an old 350 I have sitting upcountry and arranged to have it rebuilt, by the end of March. So all the first list will be done in 5 weeks and the changeover of engine & box will happen in May and I can drive it home with its new certification in June and then start on upgrading the upholstery, and maybe change the flat black paint to something a little nicer. (possibly gloss black as the cab is pretty straight) Will put up some pikkys in a week or two when the new tyres are on it as its a bit plain in matt black with black painted Jaguar rims on it. |
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Installed roll pan. LOL ignore the date.. http://i44.tinypic.com/358zxfm.jpg Put the Coys on |
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Thanks so much for the quick response.
Whew! A cancer scare at only 38?! Man, we don't know each other but I'm pulling for you. Heck yes to stepping up and achieving things you always wanted to do....like building your vintage truck. Life is short, ya gotta live it to the fullest. Again, thanks for the info. I'll be looking for a build thread. It's gonna be fantastic from the look of it. Best, Dan. Quote:
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Glad to hear you guys success stories. I hope all of your recoveries are as successful as mine has been. Been there, done that too. Had prostate cancer ten years ago at 60. Caught it early due to regular checkups. NO problems.
Guys, have regular checkups, could save your life. |
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Thanks for the support guys!
A funny side note in less than two weeks after surgery I had gone to the moto Gp at luguna seca and a car show.LOL I still had the staples in my head. |
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I actually got a chance to start some rust removal and patch welding, my first of many patches to come.. the lower fender skirt mount was rotted out of my drivers side front , it gave me a chance to try out my new welder and other toys ! I started in this area to get used to welding 18ga , and it's hidden..ha ha..i have more to do on this panel.but this is all i could get done before work.. I am going to start a build thread soon..
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i installed my dash delux heater controls ,,today and stared at my truck ,lol ,,,and picked up some front bumper mounts
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worked on my lower fender mount some more today, cut out the rot and added some fresh metal..
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Modified rear crossmember for mustang gas tank posting pics on my build
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While I had the welder out building legs for the greenhouse welded up some holes in the bed strips and gave my grandson his first shot at welding. He did pretty good so let him weld some of the brackets for the greenhouse.
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My truck is 600 miles away and on another island. Yesterday I dropped off a set of chromies and whitewalls, a freshly rebuild 700R4 and some sound deadening to a mate who is taking a container up close to where the truck is.
Hopefully by the weekend, the truck will be looking great and I will then post up some pictures. We are heading up that way later this week and will see it for the first time on sunday morning. We bought it without actually seeing it |
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Got the front cab mounts done (s10 swap).
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Found the tailgate cable bolts I needed at the F*** dealer, 4 bucks each. Now I can finish up the tailgate fabrication.
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