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I finished welding the rest of the door patch, and also finished the bear claw latch install. I had to fill where the door jam wasn't flat. This made it look a lot cleaner. While I was at it I fixed the gap in between the door and body near the post. I also twisted the door so the top and bottom would fit flush. Now just a skim coat of Bondo. Then do the other side. :rolleyes:

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...90_36aEi-L.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...50_8BbAa-L.jpg

I almost forgot. I made linkage from the handle to the latch. Works perfect. I'll take pictures after I make brackets to secure the handle from the inside.

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Thanks Paul

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looks good take a ful size pic once you put on some primer i like to see how it looks on the whole truck
i read about a english sheetmetal worker/painter who closed the doorgaps by welding thick acetileen weldingrods to the edge of the door and grinded / filed it down untill the gap was the same across the doors , its a lot of work but it made sence to me if youre making a real showcar , and because american car manufacturers never where great on getting the gaps equal all over

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The cab is the only thing I'm working on right now. It's just sitting on dollies. When I finish this side I'll primer it and take pictures. As far as a show truck? No it's going to be a nice driver that I'll put in local car shows. I filled the door gaps with a mig welder, and built up a bead, and ground them down to the shape I wanted.

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Got some good news yesterday. I got approved to buy wholesale from Hoffman Group. I reactivated it from when I was Sportruck Specialties 10 years ago. :metal:
They handle companies like, Keep it Clean, Helix, Autoloc, Aurora, Stellar, Vintage, and Zirgo.
Let me know if any of you guys need anything.

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autoloc/

Check out what they have.

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pretty neat stuff , i like those touch to open doorhandles .
would combine them with an alarmsystem that has a dongle to release acces to those touch doorhandles at aproximity

some shops are suffering from the way most americans are struggling financially (you could say some shops are actually going hungry )
this is the right time to see if you can get an account at a wholesale shop since they now willing to do a lot more for customers to get income

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Every shop I talk to out here that do what I do, says they're busy. Even my son that builds Cafe Racers is busy. Repair shops are slow, along with the car dealers repair and sales. :waah:

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what makes the bear claw things so good?:uhmk: nice work.;)

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Thanks Dave. Come on over and try it out. :lol: Works real smooth, and you don't have to slam the door, besides with that handle the stock latch wouldn't work. Also if your shaving your doors, and installing door solenoids the bear claw latches work great. Stock won't work with that mod either. :uhmk:

BTW I can sell the solenoids, and door poppers now.

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Finally on track and working on the truck today, Friday. Made the brackets to hold the door handles in place. Did a quick bondo skim coat, and primmered it so you can see how it's coming out. I'm happy how it looks. Better than I thought it would.
http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...82_WdEPo-L.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...20_VJr6D-L.jpg

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Man that looks good! :metal: :metal:

You should move to another side of town those bullet holes are getting close :lol:

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Next I'll install the brackets inside the door, and hook up the linkage. Also fill the lock hole with epoxy to make it look like a Corvette handle. Then this post whore will show more pictures. :haha:

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Thanks Scott. Nice touch with the billet holes...huh? :metal:

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Ya i like em ;)

Come around here at the right place at the right time and you can get some real ones :lol:

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That looks really good Dennis!!:metal: Any decision on the wheels and tires yet??

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that looks really good!

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:uhmk: Very nice. What u doing tomorrow?;)

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I saw a Jeep with polished Centerlines on it. Looked GREAT. I'm leaning towards them. They have a clean look, and aren't the same old thing you see all the time. But I do like the Cragers. I think if they were all 15", and not 16" in the rear, I might keep them. Not decided yet.

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Going to one of the Grand Kids Birthday party. Then Sunday going to a Super Bowl Party. Busy, busy. WHY? You want to feel my handle. :haha:

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Your a funny man.;) Took my truck for a spin today. Love the new rear sway bar.

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Are you drifting it yet? :lol:

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Ya, there was some drifting going on.:lol: I think I'm going to get in trouble.:lol: Alittle sand on the road makes things real fun. To bad it going to snow again. I did move my cab next to my frame.;)

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When I lived in New York 1963 as a kid, I used to drift in empty parking lots in the snow. I was drifting before it was Kewl. I would do spins left and right, and power slides. All this in my 59 Vette...:crazy:

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Man those handles look good..........Great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks Ronnie

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It was kinda like this. but cooler, and with my dog in the front seat.:lol:http://www.truckintube.com/uploads/p...gjqyhwrd6b.jpg Watch "Iveco 1000 HP Truck Drift" on TruckinTube.com - Truckin Lifestyle Community

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Yeah I did it like that, but on the ice you don't wear out your tires. :haha:

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Like this. :haha: :haha:

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:lol::lol: I like the open door thing. I'll have to try that next time.;)

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Diggin' the handles. :metal:

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Thanks Allan. Different huh? But KEWL :metal:

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Did any body notice I cleaned up the roof flares? Not done with them but look a lot better.

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I missed it I was to busy looking at the gun holes. The roof does look good though.;)

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Tanks

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Found some new tricks I'll have to try.:lol::lol:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=1InZCpvY25s frickin alkida can drive. Still have a wobble in my rear end ? Any ideas.:lol: Drive line balanced?

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theres a trick to that , the saoedis use raw oil straight out of the ground on compacted sand as roads
the oil preventing the sand from making dust , so WHEN it rains there the roads are like ice
theres another movie on youtube somewhere with 3 guys figureskating next to there car inside open doors on flipflops doing about 50 mph
these guys are realy stupid sometimes when you look at some of the accidents on youtube

the doorknobs look great btw im suprized because the styling is so different

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Love the handles!!!
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Crazy towel heads.:lol: What do you mean wobble? Like a vibration? Need more info. What's your pinion angle?

Thanks Gage

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Was wondering why they were sliding so easy. Didn't think of what the roads are made of. When I lived in Las Vegas the roads got real slippery when the temps got very hot. Oil would surface from the black top. It was scary on a motorcycle sometimes.

BTW thanks about the handles. I've seen it done on some customs cars, and looked good on them. Never seen it done on a truck though. They work on only a curved surface. On our trucks your limited on what will fit that curve. I took a gamble when I got the handles from E-Bay. I'm lucky it worked out. I was worried there for a while.

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I notice it when I go above 55-60. It's a vibration. At first I thought it might be my front ball joints. One was bad. Now I'm pretty sure it coming from the rear. All the joints on my drive line are good or new. It just seems like somthings not lined up right. I have never had it aligned. Just not sure what to try next? Feels like my drive line might not be balanced? Truck is lowered quite a bit in the back. I'm pretty sure my angles are not normal. What would a bad pinion angle do? Could be that. Not sure how to change it. Maybe shim the trans up or down. The joint in the middle is fixed