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I sold the stock parts to fund the parts to build my own arms and also for the No Limit rack and pinion. I'll post the A-arm build here, no worries! :lol:

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Did a little parts shopping. Picked up an original offset stud driver side mirror that will replace the original (and hideous!) RV jr mirrors. Still need a passenger side arm and mirror head. Also scored a deal on a pair of NOS Custom sail plates.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...448087846D.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...45BD450303.jpg

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Sweet!!! Nice find on the Sail plates.

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nice finds, especially the cab sails! I need to find a set of mirrors like that for mine in the future. I plan to get rid of the dumbo style aftermarket mirrors which are also hideous! btw, where'd you find the Custom cab sails?

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They were on eBay. I couldn't sleep one night and found them about 1:00AM, they had just been posted. I have "64 65 66 Chevy truck" saved in the eBay app to pull up newly listed items, my Paypal account would be in much better shape if I got rid of that!! :lol:
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Hate when that happens :lol:

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I love your builds. I went back the other day to your dodge build to get a refresher on blocking and what seam sealers you use. Your documentation on here is priceless.

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Can I ask where you got your body mount kit?

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That's my second late night catch! The other was a just-posted Marchal Amplilux headlight for $65 BIN, ten bucks shipping. I posted it on a Porsche forum and sold it for $175 plus shipping the same week... I'm still kicking myself for selling that one, I should have pieced together a pair for Goldilocks.

Really neat headlights from the 60's/70's. They have a separate bulb and reflector for low/high beams so each reflector and lens section is suited for the beam pattern.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/13c75831.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/ea0ff0f2.jpg



Thanks Karl! Glad that the post are a help.



I bought it from US Parts Outlet on ebay. Shipping was very quick, got here a few days sooner than expected. I couldn't find anyone local that had them.

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

That head light would look great om my motorcycle. :metal:

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Nice score and flip on the lamp.
Went through and read most of the body work info on the "'55 International Pickup Metal/Body/Paint Work" thread.
You've got Serious skillz Man !!!

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saw this from F.A.S.T. figured i'd share it with you.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...91531755_n.jpg

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isn't that purdee!

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That probably costs more than I will have in my whole truck!

AWESOME!

Steven

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thats the problem with those setups....awful spendy!

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That's the EFI version of what I'm wanting to build, very nice! That's 4k+ for just the intake and throttle bodies. Would still need an ECU and injectors, EFI fuel pump, etc, and I wouldn't have a clue how to tune it. I can build a carb'd intake for roughly $15-1750 and tune it myself with a $200 buck wideband AFR gauge. Four Empi 51mm EPC carbs (improved versions of Webers) are roughly $11-1200 and I'll build my own intake and linkage.
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John, tried to send you a private message but it bounced as your inbox was full.

Cheers,

Arron

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Sorry about that, it's cleared out now!

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Just because... :haha:



No updates on the truck, I've been helping with the restoration of a '41 Willys gasser built locally in the early/mid 60's. It'll be painted tomorrow, I'm supposed to paint the frame. We're doing the glass/window channel work, I helped a little with the bodywork, and dad is doing the seats.

Here's the full thread on it, it's a really awesome story of the car being revived! Dad used to walk home from school just to get to stop by the owner's shop back then! And he lived close enough that he could hear the late night "test and tune" sessions on the street (!) in front of the guy's shop!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=730747


These are pics of it back in the '60s.

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...eCromer019.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...eCromer013.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps1c1ca86e.jpg


Gene (the owner/builder) back in the driver seat after 40 years!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/IMG_6870.jpg

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Thanks for posting the Gasser pics. Being an old fart, I remember the old gassers well. Them and the Altereds were my favs back in the day. Its nice to see it saved.:metal:

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I've been following that Gasser thread on the HAMB!

Quain Stott is doing the resto work, right? I am a vintage drag race fanatic, and I have a special place in my heart for Gassers. My uncles used to campaign a D/Gas '55 Chevy back in the day, and that car got me hooked on racing. I'm looking for the car, but have turned up nothing.

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Ditto for me, been watching the restoration on the willys as well, I used to have a million hard pics of gassers, they were at my parents place until a wild fire took they`re home, we had a 48 anglia for about 6 years, then I sold it, started having kids....:lol::lol:

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Sweet! ...thanks for sharing.

I've always wanted a Willy's. When I was a kid I had a knack for staying home sick on days when cool old car movies were on(we didn't have cable TV where I lived).
One time I saw a movie where a guy wrecked his dragcar(I think it was some kind of Hemi Mopar)in the middle of a big race weekend. Anyways, he puts the drivetrain in an old Willys and continues the race. I think he wins the whole thing? I was about 8 when I saw it so I might be a little off on the details. I would love to see it again!

(Sorry to highjack your highjack)...
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Nice cameo in the vid.
Read the thread on the '41. :metal:
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Glad you guys liked the gasser!



Small world! You're correct, Quain has done a ton of work to the car. That would be an awesome find!



I gotta get my PC backed up externally so something like that doesn't happen! :eek:



Sounds like you made good use of your sick days! :lol:



My sister told me about that ad, thought it was pretty funny. I'll have to wear an astronaut suit when I autocross it! :haha:


The gasser is in paint so I'll be slowing down on it, might can find time for Goldilocks now! I need to build a couple jigs for my A arms next and buy a pair of spindles and hubs. I'm planning on using factory 14.5" CTS-V rotors and six piston calipers (made by Brembo for Caddy) up front so standard spindles with cast-in caliper mounts won't work. More affordable replacement 14.5" rotors have become available so I'll be able to use those instead of 14" C6 rotors- the full pad height will be used compared to C6 rotors. McGaughy's spindles with custom caliper brackets may work too, I'll look into those and will pick either CPP or McGaughy's based on weight.

If anyone is interested in going, the "Moonlighter" will be unveiled at the Greer Dragway Gassers race on May 25th.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...E5CA240777.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...DC138E60-1.jpg

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That is really Nice Lookin'
Like the brakes too.

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I got sucked into Gene and Quain's "Moonlighter" thread on the HAMB last night,couldn't stop once I started was up until after 1 last night went through all 58 pages, amazing build, and story. Also incredible how they managed to find, and in some cases re-acquire original parts. Can't wait to see that one completed!

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I know, Amazing isn't it. Ate dinner two nights at the computer reading about it. Wifey wasn't very happy but dinner out will take care of that.:lol:

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Got the 5.3 pan swapped out for the F-Body pan. Much more ground clearance and it let me drop the engine a hair more at the crossmember. Also bought a set of jack stands at HF today so I could level the frame. While I was at Harbor Freight and noticed that they had a tubing bender- I'll pick one up for the A-arms next time I have a coupon.


Bottom of pan sits flush with the crossmember for now, It'll hang a tad lower once I raise the crossmember. It should be roughly level with the cross arms once I raise the crossmember.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...52493733_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...55208301_n.jpg


Clearance around the T56.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...90069375_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...66458898_n.jpg


Header clearance.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...13336709_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...27185056_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...65692342_n.jpg

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Tight fit. Lookin good :metal:

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It's getting there... slowly :waah:


Picked up a tubing bender tonight and just tried it out. Bent a piece of scrap 1 5/16" OD 3/16" wall like butter! This will work great for fabbing the A-arms. Just gotta throw together some jigs and pick up a set of cross arms and ball joint cups/plates.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...60605379_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...34374031_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._7335677_n.jpg

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I used that same bender to make my peg leg.

Can't wait to check out the a-arms.
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Have you found any time to get back on Goldilocks?
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Haven't done anything recently. I may end up buying a set of Porterbuilt Forward arms; NoLimit has a combo deal with PB arms and their own rack and pinion kit. I'm waiting to hear back on a price for the combo; it may not be worth my time to build my own arms if their bundled price is decent.


I've been sidetracked a little by one of my childhood dreams, been wanting a Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest ever since I saw a neighbors' red widebody Starion as a kid. I have a chance to buy that exact car and a parts car, just trying to decide if I should make an offer and pull the trigger on them. I'd sell the parts car and keep the red '88 widebody in the barn for a future project. The body is straight and rust free and the interior is pretty decent. I probably should wait and just buy one in good shape once Goldilocks is done... :uhmk:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...096BEEA7F8.jpg

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

My buddy had a silver one of those and I have wanted one since then.

Very cool cars IMO.

Steven

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Not being familier with the Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest I just googled images of them.
I can see the attraction, some of them have a real DeLoren look to them.

I had to smile when you said "future project" I know even with all the space I am going to have on our homestead, any "future projects" are goibng to come with an exacting dicipline of "you are next" or "you are following this one".

Otherwise I am going to end up being that old guy that you meet, who wont sell something because "I am gonna fix that up, someday...." but they never do.

Whatever you end up doing Astro, I would like to watch.
The work you do is amazing !!

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I didn't know there were any Starions left! A girl we went to high school had a white one, we always called it a Plymouth Starion Conquest because I think that's what the nameplate said. We still joke about the car, 15 years later. At the time we all though they were really a collection of overstock parts from Mitsubishi and Chrysler/Dodge. The parts guy in town knew the car well, and dreaded it. My friend who was always working on it would have the hardest time finding the right stuff!

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That's pretty funny after seeing you post up the starion I saw one tucked behind one of my neighbors house like .... He was stashing it for a future project:lol:
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Well... when it rains it pours!! I had found a one owner '89 Conquest with the SHP suspension package (1" wider wheels all around- 8"/9", 8 way adjustable Tokico struts) on craigslist but the guy never emailed or called back... so I bought the two that were down the road. I had just finished loading and hauling the second one back to the shop and was pressure washing it when the guy called and said that his buyer passed and I was second on the list. See where this is going? :lol: I drove up and looked at it yesterday and I'll be going back this week to sign the title over and drag it home too! So much for extra Goldilocks bucks... The first two will be sold or parted to recoupe most of the cost of the white car.

He has the original sales invoice, a lot of service receipts, the owners manual, and a few pictures from when it was new. It has the 2.6 turbo, 5 speed, sunroof, leather, and SHP package. Still has the original paint and has never been wrecked or had any body damage other than the cracked front spoiler. It needs a good detailing, a clutch, brakes, fuel system refresh, and the seats need to be soaked in conditioner to soften the leather.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...20C14E3947.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...20CC8C8FE2.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...20DD712FE2.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...20FCE4C840.jpg

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The first two I bought.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...11A174615A.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...0D6226CFFA.jpg

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Hmmm...I must admit those are interesting looking cars, especially the white one. I kinda dig it! Sucks that it takes away from Goldilocks' money though, haha. You getting a little burnt out at the moment, or just too good of deals to pass up on the cars? I saw where you mentioned them being one of your childhood dream cars. Like Murph mentioned, whatever you're working on, I think we all look forward to watching what you do.