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Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

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Originally Posted by Johnny_Lamebridge (Post 7625708)

I'd like to try some. Care to share some basic info? Filler wire size, amperage etc. Thanks in advance.

I run about 45amps. 1/16'' tungsten. 2% as well. 0.045 filler rod. I tack every body line, high crown area, and about 1-2'' in between.

I weld one section at a time and stop as soon as the gap starts to close up and overlap. I then stop, planish, and let it cool.

Just to give you an idea:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...110_180404.jpg
This hasnt even been body worked. Just a quick hit with a die grinder and da sander:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...102_195848.jpg

(Btw not trying to derail your thread. I also stole your idea for the bed floor)

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Nice work tiny, i forgot to mention that in my previous comment, doing small sections letting it cool and then hammer/dollying that area out is the way to go for sure:metal:

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Thanks for the info tinydb84 & greengrenade. I'll give it a try...

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Made some bed side support rods out of round stock

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...sjodvgicv.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...s8ulgwzqx.jpeg

Got the hatch door buttoned up too. Plasma cut a slot in the top bracket and have a drilled tab coming up through held down with lynch pins

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...su3blpuht.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pser93mots.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8wsvke3d.jpg

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

We got the shocks painted and re installed, the tank bracket painted, the vu4 bracket painted and installed a few bulkheads today. Pics to come of that. Also decided to paint the air tanks gloss white, and painted the straps that hold them blue to match the truck. Should have a nice pop to it against all the black but not be overpowering

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Looking great! Keep up the good work

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Heres a pic of the air tank painted and straps color matched. The second tank needs to be stripped and re sprayed due to humidity issues we had with the paint, but you get the idea

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ss9qr66df.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...sktntzd4n.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...swkbziecr.jpeg

Got the front of the truck and underside of the cab and frame stripped down. I had to do a "kick up" in the frame rail for the steer shaft carrier bearing coming off the steering rack. The pancaked crossmember raised the shaft location enough that the angle was too tight. I boxed it off and smoothed it out so itd look as factory as possible. Also welded on the shock mounts for good

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psvdxb6jwc.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pstoh14c0a.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psfxbvymfj.jpg

Got the front crossmember painted up

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psyozn9gid.jpg

Frame and firewall cleaned off and masked up

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psiwmewupf.jpg

Fresh coat of black

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pswz8crefq.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pshzfhivyr.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psomoeh2a4.jpg

Got my multi tiered, jerry rigged paint hangers to paint the porterbilt hinges and bag plates haha

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psms9qw4hw.jpg

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Nice work, and lots of it. Hard sometimes to understand all of the time/effort that is captured in just a few pics. Keep at it!

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Thanks bud. Its a boat load of work. I got well over 300 hrs of strictly metal fabrication in it and lost track towards the end so who knows really. Plus the time me and the owner have put into painting, cleaning, mock up etc etc. I appreciate it :metal:

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Is there any way we can utilize the original steering column shaft and fit a u joint to it ? Or will he have to buy a whole new shaft?

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Does anyone have any recommendations on the steering column shaft ? Can i grind it flat to accept a d shaft style u joint, should the owner buy a new shaft. Any links lf other info ? Id greatly appreciate it

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My buddy rob also got some wicked shots of the truck. I wanted some shots of all the chassis work that went into this truck. I have a ton of time into all the fab. Hes shot some pics of other cars ive had and always does a fantastic job. Heres just a few shots....

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pswmsybnqm.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psywxt5nyp.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psyi6olhrj.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0s8sa97u.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps96p8tcxl.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5s8qavfk.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psacj9bpbx.jpg

Also you may notice in the pic that we got the cpp power brake master/booster setup installed that my buddy bought

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Looking good, sure some cool pictures there

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Got some more work done. Air lines are officially run, both front and rear

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...sqo0pqd7p.jpeg http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...sndthpzwh.jpeg

Heres a pic of the air tank/compressor bracket removed from the frame. I designed and built this so the whole package would come up and out with just 4 bolts on top of the rails

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...stctmpcur.jpeg

Got some of the tank fittings knocked out, compressor lines and water traps sealed up for good

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...scv7hbujw.jpeg

My buddy and his dad knocked out the rear brake lines as well, all the way back to the master cylinder

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...scmh4uq1s.jpeg

My buddy is running a gmc grill on the truck, he found a fairly clean chrome one. Chrome had some tarnish and pitting on it

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...s7fwqbvsj.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...sciforevc.jpeg

I used some quick-glo chrome cleaner that my dad found after seeing it on jay lenos garage. This stuff is amazing. Heres the grille after one quick pass with the cleaner

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...srou3thht.jpeg

Heres a few pics of the gmc letters and the headlight bezel after a quick 30 second rub with this stuff. The headlight bezel cleaned up great, it didnt remove the heavy pit obviously but the whole ring had yellow/brown rust residue and as you can see it removed it with ease on the half that was done

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...snu8yk6gn.jpeg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...s49pxyhku.jpeg

This stuff also has a wax/sealant in it to help prevent moisture from getting back into the affected areas. It works great

Re: Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

Awesome pics. Really diggin your build.

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Good progress. You just cost me $10 in quick-glo, haha!

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Thanks chizzler, and trust me gringo its worth every penny. I used it alot on my 62 belair, my 54 fore i have now has a lot of parts that need a rub with it. Its good stuff haha

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Lot's of time into the project and all come's together in the end.Very cool truck.

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Thanks guys. Hey do any of you know what we can do for the ster shaft ? Is there a shorter replacement shaft that we can get or can we get the stock one machined down to fit a d style u joint