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[QUOTE=litew8;5406434]Wicked cool. You had some awesome competition.
/QUOTE] Thanks Mike, just two guys that liked the truck more that the others:metal::metal:....Jim |
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Hey guys, I really don't like blowing my own horn, but I was really happy :four:when I received by Street Scene today. My truck showed up on half a page in their Mid-American Nats review. This is something big for me, so I wanted to post it....Jim
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thanks JIM
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Congrats Jim!!!!!!!!!
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Cool, always nice to get some recognition.
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Nice one Jim! Congrats! :metal:
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Very cool! Congrats on the recognition!
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Very cool.
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That's a nice layout of your truck,I gotta get down there to see it in person! Way to go JIM
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Way to go Jim!!!!! 2 trucks making it in the mags in the same year!!!! Are you going for a Guiness Record or what?! You, as well as your son Mark, do beautiful work! Congrats!!!!!
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oldman3, Just got back from vacation and paged through the street scene mag and seen your truck in there so congrats. Great looking truck.
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Finally made it to the end of your build Jim. You did an excellent job on this one, very impressive. Especially the top, You made it look perfect inside and out not just cut off. Your interior work is awesome! I will be borrowing some of your tips and ideas for sure. Congrats on the mag coverage too. :metal:
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oldman3 just went thru your build again specifically to see how you did your top
i didn't see how you attached the top at the windshield i did see you used seat belt buckles to fasten the back, how's that working for you? would you do that again? also other than a glance thru you didn't say much about the windows and how you modified them to work without the frame i did see plywood windows so i assume you had them cut per the pattern i am gathering info and ideas on making a roadster panel truck along these lines and figured i'd pick your brain while you still had one :D this beige one isn't mine, just grabbed one off the net to photoshop, mine is a 59 lwb 1 ton and in real rough shape http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n.../ratpanel3.jpg this is mine 5 years ago, probably hasn't improved since http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...lleftview2.jpg |
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Ogre, thanks for the compliments. I will try to answer your questions in order.
1. The front of the top is attached with 4 socket head cap screws, 2 to the outside edges and two close to center. I made up 4 pieces of pipe to weld to the header as a guide for the cap screws. Down inside the pipe I spot welded flat washers to act as a stop, for the head of the cap screws, which aloud the threads to pass thru. Pic #1 shows how the pipe is installed (I had to cut out part of the header later for different repairs) Pic #2 shows how they go up inside the pipe and then thread into nuts welded in the top frame. Hope this makes sence. 2. Yes I would use the seat belt buckles again, but I'm sure someone has a better ideal. 3. My doors were already one piece glass, but I did have to modify the original track and there location to work with my changes to the doors. Also used a different size window channel for the frame less glass. 4. A panel like you show would look cool. I'm just not sure of how you would add extra bracing on something that long, without some side to side support. On Page 6 of my build it shows how I braced mine from side to side. If you need more info PM me and we can exchange phone numbers, which might make it easier for us....Jim |
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Well we had a great weekend here in the Ozarks this week, mid 80's, so a few of us got together Saturday to drive to Licking, MO for a car show. It was 135 miles round trip, but it's a great ride and the weather was perfect, so I left my top at hom. Here are shots of us at the Houston McDonalds for a stop, then on to the show. A few pics of the cars at the show, there were around 120 to 140 cars there at the city park, which is well shaded. We had a great trip, enjoy the pics....Jim
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Having trouble loading pics, have several more, will try again later...Jim
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Looks like a cool get together.
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Oldman3, sounds like it was a great cruise. I love your truck and I bet it is great running around with the top off.
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Hey Jim! I never get tired of seeing your truck, glad your having fun looking good.
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I keep getting token missing if I try to load two or more pics. Tried loading one at a time and it said "load failed", I must be doing something wrong, will try again later...Jim
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Truck came out M I N T!! Nice work! I'm new to the forum so im just starting to read everyones build threads and that's bad ass that you built a shop just to build this truck.. even more bad ass you made it into a mag with this beauty! That's a dream of mine. Congrats on a beautiful build! -Mark
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Thanks Mark for the kind words, and welcome to the site, their are some outstanding builds going on, and I'm amazed at all the talent....Jim
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Hey guys, just a little info on the truck. The daughter of a friend got married Saturday and had asked if she could use my truck as some background for the wedding. It was taking place at an old theater right off the square in town. Pics aren't that good and the date is wrong, but here they are...Jim
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Forget to show one that showed more of the old theater...Jim
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I never get tired of seeing pics of your truck Jim! Very pretty Lady, lucky guy! Thanks for the pics
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Thanks Ray, very pretty and very nice girl...Jim
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Beautiful. :metal:
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oldman3, great looking pictures. Cool looking old theater with a great looking truck.
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