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thanks guys!
yeah, it's actually going together way easier then i figured it would Dale, no probs or issues.....yet :lol: well today was an extremely good day. with the goverment's changes to the tax laws the other month, found out today i'm not getting $730 back, i'm getting (taa-dah!) $3126 back, heck ya!! :metal::metal: then when i got home i found some more junk in the mail box with the tires for the crewcab dually hawgs, hawgs & more hawgs, & the dually rims i bought few weeks ago fit perfect this time Attachment 1521755Attachment 1521756 little more inside Attachment 1521757 was going to paint the frame tonite, but i ended up blowing the whole night screwing around with my shocks.... Attachment 1521759Attachment 1521758 |
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got the first coat of primer on the body, after i added some styrene to the windshield (first issue, gaps in the glass/body mounting...) and really had to work this hood to get it flush, more styrene
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Looking awesome
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thanks Dale!
we finally been catching some of your nice weather, getting some hrs! managed to knock off the '57 though. spent a few hrs making planks for the body ribs, then forgot to photo them....:banghead: Attachment 1523724Attachment 1523725Attachment 1523726Attachment 1523729Attachment 1523730 |
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couple more. did'nt clear the body, did'nt want it super shiny
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Wow! It looks great, engine compartment, visor, steelies and caps. Total package is awesome.
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thanks Dale!
now comes the fun one...engine for the crew dually came from the '70 impala, but it had a 4-spd, so changed it to a turbo, altered the pan to look like a 700 Attachment 1525473Attachment 1525474Attachment 1525475 basic cab together, roof did'nt go together worth a darn, had to add in some styrene. rough long box together, will hang the dually fenders then finish it up... Attachment 1525476Attachment 1525477 |
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It is making me want to lift my dually.
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do it Dale!
biggest & best money pit i ever started, lifting my crew....:lol: all week at work, temps were in the hi 70's, low 80's, fryin' in the heat. come the weekend, 2 days of rain...:waah:....figures, but got some good bench time on the crew bunch of box work. put a bulkhead on the front, cause the box on these kits never lines up with the cab Attachment 1526445 the 84 gmc is one of my fav kits, & not crazy about the revell truck kits, but revell does have some nicer parts. the wheel tubs are nicer, upper box is the stock amt, lower box is amt with revell wheel tubs instead. surprisingly the tubs were the exact same size, even though the revell is 1/24 Attachment 1526446 not crazy about the amt tailgate either, no handle & i'm also converting this one to a chevy Attachment 1526447 revell tailgate, proper indent and a handle. had to narrow it, trim some off the bottom, and sand the body line down lower to match.....cause it's a 1/24 gate..... Attachment 1526448 fenders just were'nt looking right, checked them against my green dually from last yr, crap, also 1/24, so i narrowed them both ways Attachment 1526449 |
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got a tub started. impala rear seat, and el camino buckets
Attachment 1526450 oh yeah, cant forget, one of these ... Attachment 1526452 body is getting there. cab needs pillars, drips, & roof ribs. got one dually fender ready to go on, need to fit the pass one still, & add fender braces. cab lines up pretty decent with the box now.... Attachment 1526451 |
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A lot of work but looks great. Interior looking awesome too. Somehow I knew there would be a visor lol
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you know it, gots to have that visor :lol:
flattened out the floor in the tub (put 2 amt gmc's together & you will see....) fixed the trans tunnel so it looks more normal now, & got the frame stretched. unfortunately by the time i cut out one of the tanks, what was left was not saveable, wanted to do dual tanks (dual batts, dual exhaust, it is a dually...:lol:) mite figure something out still Attachment 1529221Attachment 1529222Attachment 1529223 a couple minor touch-ups and a good sand and call it done. susp time now.... Attachment 1529224Attachment 1529226 |
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Dang, that's looking bad arse. Totally awesome. I know of a certain 89 V3500 that needs to look like that....lol
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all 3500's should look like that dale :lol:
been a busy month, crew is crawling along.. almost screwed up my anniversary. asked my wife what she was doing on the 26th, nothing, not a thing.... huh?? but she wants to go to dinner on the 29th.... cause it's our annv. wow! close one, 25 yrs & i still got the date wrong :banghead: want to see what half a paint job on my 1:1 crew looks like? far north of 2 G's Attachment 1534127 been working hard 'cause i been spending hard. :metal: picked these 38" toyo's up for 300 clams, with the rims. guy had 'bout 7-800 miles on them-SCORE! Attachment 1534128 did manage to get 'bout 90% of the int scabbed together... Attachment 1534130Attachment 1534131 and about 80% of the susp Attachment 1534132 |
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low rider?....
Attachment 1534137 nawww!!! Attachment 1534133Attachment 1534134Attachment 1534135 so far everything is fittin' good, no real issue's. biggest pia was the rear dually's, 7 pieces to each set of duals.... Attachment 1534136 |
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a little more on the crew dually. been making accs.
robbed the impala of it's w.shield washer tank, now it will be a coolant recovery tank. added a hose to it & the w.w. tank too. also fabbed a class 3 hitch Attachment 1535964 headliner & domelite. black bumpers, still got a set of chrome ones, will wait till it's painted & see which ones are better Attachment 1535965 t.lites looked kinda plain.... Attachment 1535966 some checkplate rails for the box. just a block sand or two & hopefully lay down some color Attachment 1535967 a cb & new shifter, still needs seatbelts Attachment 1535968 |
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susp is mostly there & painted. two piece d.shaft with a steady bearing...
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Man, it's looking awesome.Great job as usual. Side note.....I started the new job today. I spent the day smelling beer and was anxious to get home to drink one. Bad part is we're doing 7 days a week until further notice...
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good on the job Dale! little rough working hrs though...
smell beer....? sounds like a FINE place to work :lol: crew body is painted & started detailing it, still needs some clear. "body drop" is tonite, should have it done in a day or two. Attachment 1536925 while waiting for junk to dry, contemplating the next build. got 3 diff trucks to pick from. have the stepper left, but i think i will combine it with an old build USA-1 truck into a longbox crew, dont have one of them in the fleet yet, and kinda outgrew the monster thing... Attachment 1536926 Attachment 1536927 also got this 20 yr old '50 chevy build that i want to put on boggers... Attachment 1536928 |
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and i got this '60 chevy. wish i had another one so could do a crew...
Attachment 1536941Attachment 1536942 hmmm, liking this much better, spare stepper box.. Attachment 1536944 and this looks kick-arse :metal: big change for me, all stock, right down to the six'er. mild amount of lift & i wish S.U. would hurry up & get them 7.5 x 16 luggers in production, they be perfect for this one... Attachment 1536947Attachment 1536949 |
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Thanks, new job is very different than I'm used to but I'm enjoying it. I'm voting on the 60 stepper. The dually is looking great.
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couple days Dale & you'll be in the swing of it..:lol:
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last few....of the crew
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Wow! It came out.fantastic. The mud flaps are a cool little detail too. Very nice job.
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thanks Dale!
to me the hardest & most frikin' tedious thing was making a billet grille, then it never showed up in any pics :waah: soooo.....just because... Attachment 1539216 and i joined the unemployed club too Dale. after working with this guy for almost 30 yrs, had a disagreement monday. end of story there. super glad i've got an excellent reputation in the industry, first place i called, the place i was hoping to go to, was like yup, come on down. was weird driving a truck yesterday with different signs on it....was only unemployed one day, but it was not a good feeling.... got a couple things done on my unemployment day- just could'nt get into it, but did get some frame work done. the 4x4 frame is pretty much strait, and this 2wd one is not. cut out the trailing arm stuff & "a" arms Attachment 1539198Attachment 1539200 at first i was going to replace the front half of the frame, but i would lose the solid mounts for body to frame, and would have to cut & rework the inner fenders. so i cut the frame almost off the floor pan & straitened the rails. i like it better this way cause the frame rails were riding right down the edges of the box looking goofy. fill the gaps on the floor, add a few crossmembers and i think it will do Attachment 1539202 |
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i like how i got some space between the frame rails & the sides of the box now. and i cut out the bed floor. my son found a broken wood glider, so i'm going to recycle it into a bed floor
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I'm definitely gonna keep my eye on this 60! My dad had a 60 stepside when I was in my teens. 283 with a 3 on the tree! Maybe scratch a step bumper for the rear.
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I'm glad your unemployment was short. I really like the billet grill. Very nice work and a great detail. 60 is looking great.
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thanks Dale, Dieselburb!
yeah, i'm glad it was too, 'specially after buying the wife's ring, some tires.... UNEMPLOYMENT SUCKS!! working sucks, but i'd rather have that...:lol: and cant say i've ever seen a step on a stepper dieselburb (excepting the 88's up) i do have a couple step bumpers in the stash, i'll haft to hold one up when i get the fenders back on, see what it looks like. now that you mention it, a step would prob look better on a 4x4 anyway |
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SU still dont have them 7.50 luggers quite ready yet-bummer, really want some for this truck...
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The bed wood and decals look great.
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thanks Dale!
been real busy at the new job, lots of out of town work, makes for long days.... and stupid me, happened to mention to buddy on my model site i was building a stock looking '60. well, the nerds on that site actually write in to ask how many turns on a ford ttb coil (huh ???, like who would sit there & count them & go that's not accurate.....) so i been making more alterations to the frame to make it more "accurate". harder building them stock than modified..lol tubular motor mount, divorced t-case crossmember, added some more crossmembers & started the spring hangers Attachment 1542329Attachment 1542330Attachment 1542333Attachment 1542334 also made a cab to box mounting brace to keep them nice & flush Attachment 1542336 |
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got some "accurate" axles, d44 & h033...:lol: made some springs but have'nt bent them yet, really hoping SU gets them seven-five luggers happening, could use the other ones , but they just dont give it that "look"
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Glad the job is working out. I'm digging the truck, it's looking great! I prefer the rear step too.
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Im glad i could offer up that idea! My dads 60 was a base model that an Arizona school district had purchased new, then he became the third owner. I wish he still had that truck today, was a fun truck to cruise in.
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wow, this has been a slow one...:lol:
got most of the frame & susp happening. Attachment 1544479Attachment 1544480Attachment 1544481 mite haft to temp. use these rims & tires, still no seven-fives....:waah: Attachment 1544482Attachment 1544483 |
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Looking good,
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getting closer Dale! was hoping to lay some paint this weekend, but boss asked us to work today (sat) so that kinda slowed things right down (loving the awesome hrs & money though :metal:)
well there was some damage from the dented box that i never noticed, & of course, highly visible.... the grille was all dented & bent, so i tried to cut it open & straiten them-fail, then i cut out the center & re-barred it with some 025 rod Attachment 1546586Attachment 1546587 int is mostly there. like how the '60 dash has a lip around the gauges, cut a piece of "glass" & slid it in there Attachment 1546588Attachment 1546589 dee-vorced t-case Attachment 1546590 |
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seems weird not having a v8 in there....:lol:
Attachment 1546593Attachment 1546594 had planned on finishing the bodywork today....not going to glue these tires on for now. the guy who casts them seven-fives just finished moving, so he's hoping to get them back on track quickly. and the mirror was also broke. stuffed the broke piece in the hole & made a new mirror that i think looks better mounted further back than the stocker Attachment 1546595Attachment 1546596Attachment 1546597 |
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