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More encouragement for ya Alan... I first found your thread about the time you were doing the '59 Impala dash install. Been hooked since. Keep up the great work, you inspire me, as well as anyone who sees your ride or checks out your thread. Thank you for documenting to the degree you have.

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I'm also glad your happy Alan. I'm totally jealous. Have you checked your MPG? :metal:

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Thanks Dave!! Just come into my prime. ;)

Thanks Don!! Glad I could help. There will be more to come.

Thanks Dennis, you have nothing to be jealous of. You have built some really nice rides. I have not checked MPG yet. Maybe 15mpg I would guess.

I found a new truck. Just trying to justify it. It's road ready he says he took it on a 50-60 mile trip. Going to look at it tomorrow. He's firm on the price at $4000. It's high compared to 2 others Sdailey showed me ($2-2500 range), but they need work. It's got the perfect look in my opinion. Since selection is limited, I think it is perfect. Thoughts??

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I think yes!
Throw some shop logos on it and clean up the engine bay a bit. :)

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x2:metal:

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It might be a $1500 at best. The floors were poorly patched, the bottom of the doors were shot, the radiator support at the right inner fender was missing and you could see thru the cowl into the inside. Oh well at least I know I didn't miss out on it.
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that's a bummer!...something better will come along i'm sure...not sure if I missed it, but is there a particular reason you're looking for a truck like that?

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I bet the seller thinks most of that asking price is in the bed...

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I think wreckers are just cool. That was the exact look I was wanting. It's a good thing I didn't get it. I can't afford another project. ;)

Your probably right. I found a Holmes 440 bed for $900 on CL last week.

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very cool!!

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gotcha...wasn't sure if you were looking to convert to car hauler or something, although I guess if that were the case you could just buy a car hauler, ha :lol:...but I agree that wrecker's can look cool...my dad had a '65 1-ton flat bed that he swapped a wrecker bed onto....will try to find & scan a pic of it when I make it back home again...hope you come across another with that kinda character but in better condition!

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Ordered fittings and hose for the AC. They messed up by shipping some wrong fittings. Hopefully the correct ones are on the way.

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I've always posted the good, bad, and ugly. Today it was all three. After careful calculation (Yeah right) of where to put my bulkhead fitting, I decided on a spot.

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After drilling and mounted it looked good.

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After screwing the fittings on I realized I might have a problem. I was too concerned with what was inside and the clearance issues.

Now after wasting about 2 hours, now i have to start over and figure out how too save it with minimal effort and damage. Not sure if a shorter fitting is available or not. I should have mounted it in the kick panel.

http://i606.photobucket.com/albums/t...2-11-10036.jpg

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I am so stunned I am not sure what to say, except the first thing that came to mind...
"That is totally something I would do"

Good luck on the fix, as always, am tuned in to see what you do next !!

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that stinks,but there is no doubt you will overcome:metal:

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I showed the wife pics when I came in last night. She ask me if I was mad. I said no, just something else I have to figure out. ;)

Scott most of that is mud, the rock damage seems to be minimal right now.
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Well Alan you know what they say: "That's Hot Rodding".

But there is no doubt in anyone's mind that your innovative genus will prevail....!

Thoroughly enjoy your work. YOU'RE THE MAN....!!!

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Good idea, too bad it didn't work out. Oh well back to the drawing board. :uhmk:

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Not a fan of those proverbial curve balls... and to agree with Flips72, You will overcome!!!

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Thanks for all the support guys. I have a plan and all holes will utilized. It's looking promising. Will post results late tonight.
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Thanks for posting the good with the bad. Honesty like that makes my build feel more achievable.
One little error, One Awesome build overall!:metal:

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I have an idea what your going to do. :metal::lol:

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Like I mentioned before I really appreciate the support and kind words.

Yeah, it consumed my thinking today. :)

:haha: Your right the curve balls suck. If this was easy everyone would be doing it. ;) :lol:

Thanks Bomp, I think I figured it out.

Oh you do do ya, :lol: Let's see.

The first thing that I did was flip the bulkhead fitting to see if it would help. It helped tremendously. It actually allowed clearance, but if the tires were ever turned full lock and I hit a bump there might have been some contact. I needed an extra hole anyway for the condensation drain, so i drilled another hole and lowered the fitting one notch.

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That gave me plenty of clearance.

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I finally get to use the crimper I bought 3 years ago.

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Another catastrophy elliminated. Lets see what else happens.

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Very Nice.... Looks like the "old trucks are fun, old trucks are fun," chant worked...LOL

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Love that crimper. Where did you get it, and how much was it?

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Thanks Don, it did work.

I think I paid 199 from nostalgicairparts.com at the moultrie ga swap meet.
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Thanks Alan ;)

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Always such nice work!

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lookin good

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Now see that wasnt to bad I like how you adapted and over came . still looking sweet Alan nice work .. :metal:

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Your AC solution looks good. Do they interfere with foot room at all inside?

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:thumbs:

Thanks Dino!!

Appreciate it!!

Thanks man, I was concerned for a little bit.

Shouldn't be any problem at all. It's only about 3" from the kick panel. BTW thanks!!

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Found a home for the drier. I also made my first line and it worked.

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I don't recall where the fittings on the left came from. I think I got them when I got the crimper 3 years ago which was Nostalgic Air Parts (NAP). They even came with the o ring on them. The fitting on the right came from NAP. They must be using a different vendor. The ones on the left are a better product in my opinion. You can see the manufacturer on the right one.

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I ran the -8 line from the compressor to the condensor and I don't like how it looks. I need to figure out a better way to clean it up some.

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If I go this route it will be clamped where the fan attaches to the shroud.

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This is what the top will look like. The heater hoses will run parallel to them. That's the plan.

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How sweet is it being able to make your own lines the way you want them to run.

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Looks great....very nice clean work

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Sorry to Hi-Jack, but while everyone is paying attention to the AC hose thing. Find a local hydraulic shop, either Parker, Gates, or Aeroquip/Eaton. They will most likely have a great selection of AC hose and hose fittings (I am a Parker Dealer and I do...). If they have a "good guy" in the shop should selll you loose hose and fittings for you to take home and mock up. There is normally a labour charge for the crimping, just pay that up front as well. Take your hoses back when you are happy with them and have them crimped professionally. These shops normall cut bend flare and or braze tube assemblies as well. In your case Alan, maybe a tube assembly somewhere in that long ugly -8 line may be the ticket. We make AC and PS assemblies, often with tube assemblies as part of the hose assembly, all of the time for the local dealers, and mechanics. Our hoses are ready in minutes, and at a fraction of the cost of an OEM assembly.

Sorry, Alan, hope you don't mind me throwing this in here for you, and everyone else.

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looks good to me:metal:but i knew it would, a man with the attention to detail that you have would not have it any other way.

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Looking good!!! ;)

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It does make it a little easier. As long as they hold I'll be happy. ;)

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Thanks Craig, I've got a plan for the -8 now. I'll use a bulkhead and go thru the radiator support. Still planning it out.

Thanks for sharing the info, I don't mind at all. It's helpful info. I don't have any of those close by, but did make some phone calls. I called a local radiator shop. They use to sell fittings, now they only make hoses. After two more calls I found North Georgia Rods and Customs. They are great guys and sell everything.


Thanks Jeff, I'm trying to do the best I can. ;)

Thanks Scott!!

I picked up some bulkhead fittings and some slip on heater fittings. Not sure if i will use the slip ons. What Larry at North Georgia Rod's and customs said made sense. He said if you blow a heater hose with crimped fittings your kind of screwed. It's a throw away hose along with the fittings. I know it can be patched or bypassed to get home. But the truck will not see everyday use. I don't know which way to go now. They have some nice clamps with a nut look to them.

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This is where I'm thinking of using the -8 bulhead fitting from the condensor to the compressor. Getting to the back side will be a little tough. This will elliminate the long hose pictured before.

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This is the -6 bulkhead from the drier thru the radiator support.

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This is the backside of the -6.

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I picked this up for $15 cause it was missing a fitting. I was planning on cutting it down to the 2 heater fittings. Then I realized tonight that I need the -10 for the compressor. I might get one that is complete and cut off the -6. This will change how the hoses come off the compressor. Instead of coming down the fan shroud they might be angled toward the battery.

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Laid a couple hoses to see how it will look.

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Got the -8 from the condensor to the comp ran. It's not crimped yet. It will need some adjusting once I get the other hoses in. Going back to my original plan of running them up next to the radiator shroud..

I also got the -6 from the drier thru the radiator support. It's not crimped either. I will get the rest ran then crimp them.

I feel a lot better now. It's a little neater and thought out.