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Hey Travis i gotta hand it to ya, i think what your doing is way over my head and your making some great progress! I see my and your work shop is basicly the same, a 10X20 car cover, pita isn't it! :)
I need to get some panels replaced in my truck soon but admittedly i little hesitant to start just yet, reading these threads are building my confidance tho... Welcome from Spanaway! I live close enough to Puyallup S Hill I call that my home. Subscribed! |
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very interesting project, but the fab work is looking good ;)
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http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...kup67man/2.jpg I didn't think I would be able to do it either but I had $100 invested in the suburban so I could afford to mess it up. The car cover cost more.:lol: After 4 years of looking at it I started cutting. |
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[QUOTE=pickup67man;4200846]This is why the suburban is under a car cover. The garage is already occupied.
Yea mine is occupied too, 3 motorcycles and the 2 small doors arn't big enough to even get my truck inside unless i find smaller tires, but even then if i got it in i'd have to crawl out the window unless i ripped out a work bench and some shelves, that would be a mess. LOL! The good news for me tho is i can cram the bikes to one side and i can utilize a portion of 1 side to do some work if need be. |
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LOL! yea i knew you had a smaller garage from the picks in this thread.. That a clever use of a support beam under that window! tight fit! |
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Worked on it yesterday for about 5 hours and it looks the same. The door wasn't fitting very well. Cut some welds out twisted the door into shape and welded it back together. Did some hammer and dolly work on the skin. The door fits better now. It sits close to the weather strip and the body lines flow well. Also had to rearrange the hinges a little. When I opened the door it looked like it was sagging, but the pivot point was wrong on the upper hinge.
Now before anyone says anything about pics I already said that after all that work it looks the same( at least in pictures) |
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What no pic's?? LOL!
Heres my latest: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4212828 All that work gave me a craving for a Dons Drive In Double Cheesburger on a french roll (forgot the name) but it was too late and now here i am at work... :) Check this link out if ya need parts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=72 |
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Ok just found the thread and he's got lots of stuff..
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Awesome work, Can I have that section of your burb????
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Great work so far. Keep it up.
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Before them I could build a nice car from a pile of old parts in 3 months. Now I will be lucky if it only takes 3 years. They are worth it though. |
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I seem to work slow. Worked on it all day and it doesn't look like I did much again. Instead of modifying another latch area of the door jamb I just made one. I copied the passenger front door latch area. Installed it on the rear of the drivers side B pillar. The fourth door latches.:metal:
B pillar is not done but it is getting boxed in piece by piece. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/...3fe2aa9a78.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/...00ed6a33b0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/...f6d0b514b3.jpg[/IMG] |
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Want to say there is progress but there is not.
Plans for new garage this year will help future progress. :metal: Need more room because here in Washington we have 364 days of rain per year and welding in the rain isn't good. 220 volts and water don't mix. |
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well when you MAKE PROGRESS DONT FORGET ABOUT US!
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That's great to hear you will be getting an area to work in! I know your pain, I do my share of working outside in the elements each day.
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Any progress? I need some do's and don'ts for my door!!!!!!
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Seriously though, I have gone through your, frizzle fry, and rokcrln builds many many times! For your window frames did you use more than 2 doors? I would like to avoid cutting up my extra left door.
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Do be patient. I am fixing problem this summer with a new garage. Permits are in order for new garage and work should start by August. Still need to tear old garage down first. Then I can work inside. :clap: Seriously, what I did on my window frame was aquire 2 rusted out suburban front doors for free and use the square window frames to build the one I needed. I did a mirror image of the right rear door. My window frame isn't permanent yet since the door isn't finished. I used one drivers door to start, one passenger door so the body line will line up and two old rusty (and I mean rusty) suburban doors for the frames only. Combine this with the inner panel from the suburban and the hinges from a F*$d and I have a door that opens suicide, the window rolls up & down and it latches on the B pillar with the original truck hardware. Still have a long way to go to make it look good. Have fun |
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Proof that I am being productive.
Hole in yard from buried treasure http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._7747217_n.jpg The treasure that I found http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...2_474890_n.jpg These are the puddles from the nonstop rain. Didn't go away until May http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._3492154_n.jpg Even when the puddle was gone the ground was mush. This is from the bobcat. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._6752240_o.jpg New position of the garage http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._1156449_o.jpg This was the fun I had. 6 trips for a total of 45000 lbs of 1 1/4" minus to firm up the ground. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._4966175_o.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._5701750_o.jpg |
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MMMMM, bet that dump trailer wasn't even there behind that D-max! Thanks for the info on the doors. I'm wondering how far I can get with the two pick-up doors... Good luck on the garage!
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It still hasn't really stopped raining for more than a few days. By last weekend we already have 30% more rain than we typically get in a whole month. |
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Drove the other truck on a poker run and to a show last week. I'm rethinking the heater/defroster delete I did. Also the drag radials out back. Paper towels for a defogger sucks and hydroplaning with the family isn't fun. The suburban will be all weather friendly so I can drive it more than 2 days a year. |
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That worries my wife because I can haul lots of other junk home with ease. Just look at the back yard, toys everywhere. |
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They work better at zero tread depth until you hit the non-tread compound layer but are not street legal or safe if the roads are even damp let alone wet. Go have some fun and wear those tires out so you can get the Coys. |
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hey pickup67man are you just off Steward in Puyallup?i'm over off 162 and 410, hope to meet ya sometime
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Hey swamprat I must have been near your house when I found my gas guage was also having issues. Was at Sprinker at a poker run stop and my engine sputtered. Almost died on Pac Ave. My fuel pressure started jumping and I stopped at the Gas Boy around 166th.
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mmmmm.... suicide doors!!!!
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Some more updates, but not the suburban. Garage getting close.
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Garage done on outside, just need to finish the inside and move in.
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