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thanks craiger!!

while no progress on the truck! been busy with work, took my weld test, still need more practice for over head welding and vertical!! also been working 50-60 hrs. a week 6 days!
but yesterday I left work at noon to be able to go to the races, and not be worn out!!


yesterday was the throw down in t-town drag races in Tulsa, ok. , got pics of that to share!! was a lot of fun they have a rail car that you can pay $50 to get a ride in, go down the 1/4 mile in 5 sec. at around 140-150mph, well be doing that next time, :metal:


anyways here's a couple pics we took!!

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more pics!! the last one my wife took! its me, my son and my dad, three generations!!!!

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Looks like a fun day!!!:metal:

Good to see the boy and Dad there with you! :metal::metal::metal:

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thanks don we all had a lot of fun! hoping to have a lot more FUN memories with my boy and dad, but I think the next events we are going to have to take are igloo cooler with wheels, made a bad decision to tell my family ill buy the drinks! $4 for a 16oz. beer, $4.50 for a kids drink things started to add up!


well I thought I would have an update to post with pics of the rear disc brakes, and other stuff I have bought! but the guy I got the rear disc from on ebay sent me 5 lug rotors Saturday mourning had them waiting for me when I got off work! and after letting him know of the error by Saturday at 5pm. he send me a tracking number with the 6 lug rotors! also waiting on cpp 32in. steel paintable tilt steering column! ( not sure if I want to put my 3in. shorthened og column in or have tilt! I got some fittings coming in for the transmission cooler also from others on ebay! also clear chrome dome light housing and led light bulb, headlight harness with built-in relays from lmc! all which sould be here by this next weekend!

sidenote, ill be selling the 5 lug drilled an slotted rotors ( if anyone local on here wants them other then that ill be putting them on craigslist) hope everyone has a good memorial day weekend

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nice pics of the races... do they still do the midnight test and tune on fridays? thats a blast too.

good to see you hanging out with your boy and your dad hanging out with his.
i look at the carved toy truck and think about you guys, and i believe that tulsa ...just suits you fine.

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yes Clem every Friday is test and tune night!! once I get the truck up and running, i'll take it to the strip!! my brother in law keeps telling me that I need to go on Friday's to see some street/strip cars and trucks, I totally agree Tulsa suits us fine, lots of things to do, good jobs, I'm glad we moved!!

I have been thinking one way or another my truck will be at your next get-to-gether on a trailer or driving!!

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well its been raining and ive been in the garage today working on some dents in the bed before the raptorliner gets sprayed, still need to mess with the other rear wheel tub before spraying anything

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great pics at the strip, nothing like horsepower to bring a family together, also glad to hear your getting settled in and everythings coming together for yall.

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thanks jeff, really had fun at the strip!! I actually thought of your youtube video of your truck when I seen the maroon colored 64-66 go down the strip! still getting settled in a lil bit, we are still looking for another house and will be moving again in march-june!!

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ok guys some progress, and more pics!! got the rear disc brakes put on (will be taking off again to install wheel bearings and seals next weekend)!! got the plain 32" tilt steering column from cpp, got pics of the carpet (its a light blue) like the door panels I painted, pics don't do it justice!! got my stud gun from hf to pull some dents out,

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pics of carpet,


also I checked my 6 lug rallys with these disc brakes, looks like i'll be narrowing the other 12 bolt rearend by 4 inches, if I stay with drum brakes I can just add 4 inches to the back of the rims! but with these calipers that have the built in e-brake the bracket with the spring might have to be shaved a lil on the corner, or something! will still have to check some more on this!!!

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also next weekend ill upgrade the wheel studs to 1/2" studs and paint the axle face, when I'm doing the wheel bearings and seals!

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these pics are for perro13,
damage from shipping, I should be able to fix it! I got my fender I can cut up!!

going out to the garage to strip it down and see how bad the lower bottom is and why theres a skim coat of bondo on it!

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Shipping is why I have been reluctant to buy a hood, don't want it damaged. I'm gonna take a trip sooner or later and pick one up somewhere's.

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Chad your truck is really coming together. Wont be long before we get to see pictures of it flying down the strip.

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brakes look great chad and so does the carpet and column, like greg said, won't be long:metal:

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hey I wasn't to happy to see that, but that's what happens sometimes!! live and learn I guess

greg great to see you moved and settled in! when I get it done ill be taking it to the strip for sure, the great thing is its not to far from my house maybe 5 miles or so!!

thanks jeff, im hoping I can get some stuff done pretty soon! you need to make another video of your truck at the strip, maybe a heads up with your brother in his truck, just saying :metal: :metal::metal:

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I did get some work done welded in my c-notches made some 1/4" plates at work to kind of box them in they sit in about 1/2"-5/8" from outside lip! will have those welded up tomorrow after work! today is fathers day an my dad is up here so the whole family is just going to hang out, go out to eat, etc. no truck time today

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the welds could have looked better but I was pushing it with the Hobart welder welding 1/4" plate, and trying to fill in some of the gaps that the cpp notches had to my frame, should have got a torch and heated it up to get the gaps a lil closer, but don't have one yet! but im going to fill it all in grind fill grind fill, get it all smooth and looking good!

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Happy Father's Day Chad!
The brakes look sweet, and you are gonna love that stud-welder!
I used the crap out of one of those when I fixed my roof!

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I hear ya on the weld/GRIND ordeal.
Looking good Chad.

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you're doing good dude. welds look strong.

and a big happy fathers day to you, and your dad.

the road trip we're planning is 'pistons and paint' its early in november. a couple of weeks after the cruise-in at my place. so, keep working on your truck and even if stuff gets in the way... roll it up on a trailer and get it there.

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ok so I got an update, been repainting the back half of the frame! but mostly I took out the 7/16" wheel studs and put in dorman #310-327 studs they are 1/2" and they work with 2007 lug nuts so they will work with the caps that go with my stock 2007 rims!
I also took out the old bearings and seals an put in new bearings and seals don't have the bearing part number but do have the seals part number! i also welded in the notches on the inside an got them painted, painted my brake calipers and the axle ends! anyways here is some pics

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Gotta love progress! Keep it up, looks good.

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thanks alan, always great to have some positive feedback!!


so anyways at work they cut back the hours to 40hrs. a week! so it looks like the whole month of July I will get a few hrs. in on the truck everyday, if I wanted too! we will see what happens



HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE, ill be driving two hrs. south for bbq, hamburgers, beer and fireworks with my best friend and has kids, so everyone be safe!!

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Great Progress Brother!!! :metal:

Hope you and the Family have a Great 4th!!!:ennyd:

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thanks don, it sure was fun for me an the kids, the wife not so much she sprained her ankle pretty good! black and blue about two fingers width and length right about the heel bone, she is healing up slowly



well enough about that, I haven't really done much to my truck since I did a lil grinding on the back of the cab an found more rust that will need patching! was a lil depressed seeing it, an they don't make patches for what I need so yesterday at work I found some scrap 2x2 1/4" square tubing and some 1-1/2x1-1/2 angle iron and welded them together, long story short it will work like an aftermarket piece would! I think it would work better really, since I made it, lol! I still need to cut up some metal for the patches and try it out! I will get pics of the jig I made and after I get some metal bend up for the rust!

so in to the rust pics!!

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Looks like the cab corners from the pics, which they do make a small patch for. I have some good portions on the back of my donar cab if I knew what your looking for size wise

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Small Potatoes for ya Chad!!!:metal:

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I know its hard to tell from the pics but, the cab corners will only do a small portion! the patches im going to have to make are from the cab corner angle up to where it levels out at the cab mount on both sides! length wise is like 2- 8" strips length by 4" wide with the bend for the spot welds! then like one that's 4"x4"

I can get some better pics for you to get a better idea, but I really think I can make the patches

ya, I got this, lol! its nothing but bend the metal an to do it! we will see what I can do tomorrow, got to go get some cut off wheels first, to make the pieces

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you're doing great buddy... its that small steps thing. a little today, a little more tomorrow. pretty soon. WHAM, YOU'RE DRIVING.

keep after it chad.

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thanks clem!

I'm sorry guys I haven't been doing anything to my truck lately! that has to do with the fact I has switched to second shift at work two weeks ago and I'm assembling those big A$$ coolers now! a lot cleaner when I come home and less stressful, also had to spend about $500 on tools for work and buy a roll away! so haven't bought anything for the truck either!! I'll try and get some stuff done this weekend or this next weekend!!

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sorry guys no updates every weekend, life gets in the way! with kids going to school, zoo, water park! kind of put the truck on the back burner for a min. hope to get some stuff done pretty soon, but we will see!!

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Dude!
The water park & kids sounds way more fun than workin' on rust...Just sayin!
You can never get those moments back, with the kids I mean...
Rust work will always be there.

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modge hit it on the head, family first.

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Gotta agree with the previous posts...:mm:
See ya at Clem's...:metal:

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Truck is getting there. Enjoying your build.