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Yep and lowering the engine was not an option for me. I love the position of my engine. Not too high and not to low. Just right in my opinion.

Anyway I've been blocking the heck out of the cab. Its still not to my satisfaction but its getting there. Here is the firewall, its coming out pretty good but I want to block it a little more before paint. Its pretty straight but not where I want it.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8...80ae057e1a.jpg
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Yeah, lowering the engine is not for everyone. Makes it look so small in the compartment. Where did it go? Firewall looks great!

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Man that frame looks SWEEEET!!!

Great job as usual BAM!

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Looking good, brake lines are clean. I think we're still pretty much tied, although if I was doing any substantial amount of body work you'd be pulling ahead :alc:

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Thanks man its coming but I'm not quite satisfied yet. It coming though.


Thanks man. Did you get my PM with the info I promised?

Thanks man. I'm a lot further along than it looks actually. All rust repair, mods, and mockup is done.

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Everything is coming along nicely, great job...Jim

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Yes sir I did, thank you very much.
I am going to order those soon also.
I have to lower my engine so it fits in the compartment :( . it sits very high due to the C-10 front clip. Plus it should help with my steering linkage issue.

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Looking good Bam, firewall is cool, the work now will pay off when you paint.

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Once again thanks guys. Its nice to know there are guys out there that are as car crazy as I am. So thanks for letting me know I'm not alone.


I'm glad you to the pm and about lowering that engine. Man we do what we got to do to make it work. Do you have any pics of that C-10 clip. I would like to see it.

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Here are a couple from my build thread. they are old though.


I need A arms from porterbuilt still!!

http://www.henderson6.com/images/58frame.jpg


Here is a pic of the C-notch

http://www.henderson6.com/images/cnotch.jpg

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Lookin' good, Kabwe. I really like the way you did the firewall. Removing the flanges and all makes it look not cluttered and the surface is great.

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Man the frame looks beefy and strong. Looking good man, looking really good.
Thanks buddy,

Due to using the 55/56 car dash I had to run my steering column through the firewall (I hated doing that) but I think it will look okay.

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The rest of my brakeline plumbing pics.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8...826b1093c6.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/8...74c5a7f4d7.jpg
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Nice. Like a pro. Is that stainless line? If so, would you recommend it? What bending tool did you use? Any suggestions or things that you have learned that would help us?

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Nope they are steel lines. If you want stainless thats cool but I did not see the need because it will never be a show truck.

The bending tool I use is a Ridgid 456
http://www.ohiopowertool.com/images/...edium/1865.jpg

The inverted flare tool is also a Ridgid. Its a Ridgid 345. When I purchased it I also bought the inverted flare kit. It does not come with it unless stated.
https://www.plumbersstock.com/files/...ault/98391.jpg

Advice? Not a big deal if you take your time and think it through. I used tig wire (A wire clothes hanger would work also) to make the shapes I needed, then I just transferred that shape to the tubing.

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Thanks. Where did you get the lines and what size are they? Are you going to paint the lines or are they coated with something to prevent rust?

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I got them from Napa Auto parts, they sale the tube in straight lengths of 5 feet (personally I don't like the lines that come in a roll) and the size is 3/16. Man I'm not painting any lines, these lines will out live me and this truck.lol

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Looks real nice and clean Bam.
Kim

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[QUOTE=Kabwe;5632457]The rest of my brakeline plumbing pics.

Looks real nice my friend, real nice!:metal:

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Looks great...Jim

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Clean work. Napa also sells poly-armor lines. Highly recommended! Super easy to bend and poly coated.
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WOw. That stuff seems too good to be true. I am a little weary of something that can be bent by hand but what do I know? You have used it with good long term success?

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Just installed it on the minx. No long term use yet.
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You also can use NiCopp Nickel Copper Brake Lines. I thought about it but then thought man steel lines are fine. Its 60 year old cars that are still running the original steel lines. But the NiCopp lines are suppose to be 58% easier to bend. I've never had an issue bending steel lines, although I know a lot of people that find them a pain.

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Looking good, not much longer now.

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Ok, someone's GOTTA do it, may as well be me. What's an "inverted" flare? ...and why is this needed over say an ordinary double flare?

Also, Bam your work looks great as usual. How does that bender work to make that gentle curve over your frame notch or if you DIDN'T use that for it, how did you accomplish it? The clamps you used look like the kind I can get at Home Cheapo - those gotta be a lot cheaper than the billet looking ones I see on so many trucks. DId you use them for cost savings? Because I kinda like that they have the rubber inside rather than a metal-on-metal clamp.

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Great looking brake lines my friend.

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Dan the curve over the c-notch was made by hand and with the tool. The top of if was formed by hand and the tight curves at the bottom was done by the bender. The clamps came from jegs and they are aluminum with the rubber insert. I used them because I liked the rubber insert.

A inverted flare is a standard flare that is used to connect automotive steel brake lines also known as a double flare. It is a 45 degree flare that is folded inside itself. The first flare is made with a die, remove the die and crank down the flaring tool to make the second flare and your done. You can use this with steel, copper and aluminum brake lines.

A 37 degree single flare is used for stainless steel lines because stainless steel is a harder metal an my crack if you try to double flare it so a single flare is recommended. It can also be used to connect hardlines to AN fittings.

Thanks but when did we become friends.lol Just kidding buddy.

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Kabwe, I did Stainless on dads truck and it was pretty easy to work with also. I also did 3/8 stainless fuel lines and it took quite a bit more muscle than the 3/16 brake lines. I only ran the rear axle lines so far because I am waiting until we get the cab on before running the rest on the brake lines.

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Looking good buddy, looking good.

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Thanks Bam. I knew what a double flare was, buy I had just never known they were also called an inverted flare. Thanks for the info.

Everything is looking good. What's left to do to have a running chassis? Much?
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Dude, I don't know what they make those green coated ones from AZ out of but DANG they bend smooth! Almost got me to thinkin' I could do that again! (Wrong, but I got what I needed done!) Great work as always, Kab!

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Dan,
Even though the truck is apart again I'm closer than you may think.lol Because this time there is no mock up that's all been done, so when I put something together now it stays. I'm at least at the point to where I put it together and nothing has to come back off.lol Rust repair, fab work, and mockup is all done.

I never used those green coated lines, I've always used the plain old steel ones so I wouldn't know. Maybe next time I will try them. The steel ones never bothered me because every own car I bought the brake lines were still good after all those years. I just replaced them for changes made to the system or for neatness. But I was seriously considering using the NiCopp Nickel Copper Brake Lines on this project, but there is a Napa by my job and one day I walked by it and just said the heck with it give me some brake lines.lol I ready to get moving on my project.

Do you guys remember that 1945 Chevy truck I did the Mustang 2 on? Well when I went to help him put his engine in this is what I saw. It really motivated me that a 73 year old guy has moved this far along.lol

Its not perfect but he is not concerned with that. He told me "Man, I'm 73 years old. I don't have time for perfect I have to drive this thing before I die".

From this
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6207/6...1ca18a97bf.jpg
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To This

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7...4d72a68a2d.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7...2c54c504ea.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7...4de2a9da5c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7...512a6fd34f.jpg

He is even further along now these pics are about 2 months old. When I went over there to put the engine in and saw this it got me motivated again.

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73 year old kicking ur ass a little bit?! Ha ha, just kidding!
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Nope its true.lol I'm really picky so that does not help. My buddy was going to paint the truck for him but he couldn't wait and went to 1 Day Paint and worked out a deal with them that they would paint the truck in pieces. Now my buddy will not touch the truck.lol He said I don't want my name on that truck now because the quality of work leaves much to be desired. The owner is happy and thats all that matters and he is moving on. My painter buddy is right the quality of the paint job is not what I could live with but its not my ride. I help him out whenever he needs help and keep my mouth closed because he is much further along than me.lol

The quality of the build shows in the details, sometimes I wish I didn't care so much about details but I do.lol A small wave looks like an ocean to me and I can see a drip from a mile away. Its a dang curse. Hotrod1 can tell you how bad it is.lol He's been with me while I look at cars and told me he did not notice things I saw.lol

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BAM is right. He is a perfectionist and I like that. I am learning from him as I have the propensity to be the same. Sometimes you just dont see things until someone like BAM points them out. From then on, i will see those issues and then better my ride. The one down side is that it takes longer to get things done.

If I had to look at something that I was not happy with every day, it would drive me crazy. I cant tell you how many times I have started over on something after spending days of fabing it.

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Well, this is where being 73 (or 57 in my case) kinda-sorta "helps" you out. Not only are my eyes not quite as good as they once were ,but I also have a little bit of the old man's feeling I should get on with it. YOu only go around once and I may be coming around the final turn already for all I know!!

I'm only partly kidding. I definitely want my truck MY WAY. But "my way" is picky-as-a-'mutha about one thing, and probably too tolerant things that would make another guy's teeth itch!:lol:

Bottomline is, does it make you happy? Do you take pride in what you've done? In the end it doesn't really matter if someone else loves it, it wins the AMBR, or it just makes YOU smile when you walk up to it. At least that's my opinion - and we all know what those are worth, huh?;)

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good job man

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I have started over on something after spending days of fabing it.[/QUOTE]

been there done that

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Well guys as promised, I finally sprayed a test panel (glove box door) and showed it to the wifey to get her opinion. She liked it a lot and so do I, but what do you guys think?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8...b05d678300.jpg
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