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The vents I purchased on Ebay were original equipment on 03-08 Dodge Ram Trucks. But I got the idea from seing a new Dodge duallie at the local car lot that had the bed removed. So I am quessing that most new trucks have them.

They are designed to be installed vertically, gravity keeps the vent closed. And the reason they instal between the rear of the cab and the bed is to minimize the chance of water / debris getting into the vent. ‏

I thought about mounting them at the back corners that are exposed on our stepside trucks. I am betting water would get into them there though, but maybe not.

On my truck I plan to install them right behind the bucket seat backs.

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you should post pics of wheel pics from a distance so we could get the whole effects of the truck hard see what itll look like so up close!!

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Yesterday I got my tubing bent for my A arms. Today I threw them together. Probably my favorite part of the truck thus far.

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Painted the inside engine compartment to slow the rust.
I missed a few spots but man is it hot outside.

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Primed my first part today with my new HVLP gun.

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painted my 66 NC truck plate and the custom cab trim.

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Tell us Willyp, what's the secret..... those look fan-freakin'-tastic

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Fabricated the enclosures for a pair of cab rear air vents. More details in my build thread.

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waxed it...all of it.....a labor of love....

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Not all of it was done today, but over the course of the weekend I finally got the front end off and the motor out of the donor truck.
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Oh, and it really sucks when you find out this late that you don't have any more of the correct bolts for your engine stand. Guess the three engines I have on the other three stands took 'em all up. Oh well, gives me something to do tomorrow.
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shaved my door handles, then removed my windows so i could open the doors... lol

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Got parts back from powdercoat!!!!

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I noticed that you got two Saints Fans there, You a transplant from New Orleans?

I live just north, across the lake in Lacombe.
Jake

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Last night I took my core support out of my 66 so I can repair it sand blast it and powder coat it.

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No, but close. I'm originally from Sulphur. We moved to Mobile in '89 when my Dad changed jobs.

Funny thing is, I don't follow football at all......they love it for some reason.

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SIR - I am 'green' with envy! Awesome truck, can't wait until mine's to the point yours is - enjoyable.

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Sweeeeeeeeet.

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used a black brand new sharpie permanent marker.

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Today I machined some very thick. (.225'') washers for my control arms. Primed and painted them and greased the insides and installed them and the arms all with brand new nylocs.

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i put my chrome bumper on and took it for a curise to the bowling ally!:metal:
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Got my passenger side airbox welded back on. fixing all the rust. Now for the drivers side.

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Dropped mine off for paint!!!

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Man your truck is really making me want to roll mine around in satin black for a while. My group of fellow gearheads here all tell me it would be a shame not to since every project I have ever had has worn satin black at one point. If you've seen the pictures of my Camaro it has had it's satin paint the entire 10+ years I have owned it. All I know man is your truck is lookin good. :thumbs:

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lol :lol: its not satin black its rustolem black primer rattle can ! but am planning on painting it john deer blitz black after i do some of the body work it needs! like i painted my 54 ford sedan it gives you that primerd/satin look but is real paint but is illegal to use in california but i got a gallon left to paint the truck! i also love the satin black look:metal:

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Wrong forum...oops!

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:lol: Every one of my paint jobs has been Rustoleum rattle cans, I've just used the satin black instead of the primer. Check out my build thread (in sig), there is a pretty good shot of the Camaro in there on the first page. 16 cans of satin black, and 5 cans of satin white, some striping tape, and two weekends worth of work (5 years ago). Either way bro, your pickup looks good! BTW, why would that john deere paint be illegal in Ca?...oh wait, it must work really well. :lol:

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From what I’ve experienced there isn’t all that much difference between Rustoleum and John Deere Blitz Black, particularly if applied with spray equipment. They are both synthetic enamels and have similar properties. My first Rustoleum job was rattle can flat black on a 49 Plymouth back in the 70’s:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4...plymouth38.jpg

It turned out great considering it was painted outside in a dirt driveway.

When I first built my truck the original hood was damaged so I painted it Rustoleum flat black (with spray equipment) while continuing to look for a replacement. After several years of North Idaho weather it showed no signs of deterioration. Here’s what it looked like when first painted:

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8053/rustoleum.jpg

After a decade of abuse most of the shiny lacquer was shot, and since nothing can go over lacquer except more lacquer or unhardened enamel, I started searching for paint. After reading the following thread many times (along with tons of others) the Blitz Black sounded like the way to go:

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...tz_Black_paint

Fortunately I live in a state where this can still be purchased, but finding it isn’t much easier. Here’s what it looked like a year ago, and the paint remains virtually unchanged today:

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/883/rustoleum02.jpg

The key to having the finish come out with the desired sheen using either brand of paint is to experiment with the type, ratio, and speed of the thinner. Acetone dries so fast the results look like primer, and tiger stripes easily. I tried a variety of normal, fast, and slow acrylic enamel reducers, and tested each on a spare panel. Once the preferred mix was decided on, it cannot be altered throughout the paint job or it will come out looking considerably different on the various panels. With rattle cans it’s just a matter of trying to get uniform coverage with enough volume to lay flat without striping.

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i painted some bits and pieces...

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Today I spent an hour and a half getting my old bushings out of 1 lower control arm. Hopefully I'll be able to get the other one done tomorrow.
My goal is rolling chassis by the end of the weekend!
Was thinking about taking it to Rat Rod O Rama to show off my frame but it says no trailers!!

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What if we push it in to the show?

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Pulled the front suspension out of the 78 donor.That is all.

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lets do it! I think it would be sweet to have a frame laying on the ground.

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Well today I had alot to do I want to get my truck to a roller by Sunday. I started off by taking the one cross shaft out of my lower control arm and tried cleaning up the threads I messed up. First side went good. Second side the die nut went crooked and screwed up the threads. So I started calling the junk yards. Only place I could find cross shafts was a junk yard in town that wouldn't seperate from the arms and they wanted 70 bucks for the pair.
So I threw an ad up on Craigslist WTB cross shafts, and within twenty minutes I had an email so I called the guy and he told me 20 bucks for the pair of A arms.
I ran out there on my lunch break.
Then after work I cut my old cross shaft out of my other A arm and cut the A arms away from the cross shafts of the arms I just bought, made them way easier to take apart.
I had a check list of everything I wanted to get done before I left work and I managed to get it all done, including packing bearings, and machining new thick washers for my lowers.
I've got one side almost all buttoned up and hope to have the other side on early tomorrow, then I'll roll her outside and see how it looks with that fresh paint and new tube A arms.

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Nothing. I am broke. My dog needed a 150 dollar vet visit because his ear is filled with blood.

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Got the front end of my truck all back together for now. And made this video, just messing around like the 80000 dollar can crusher the MEGA SLAB

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bought a paint and rust remover wheel for the drill and two cans of paint. more pics tomorrow.

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Started mocking up tail pipes, routing them outside the frame rails. More details in my build thread..

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Took a wire brush and 2 cans of ez off to the donor front suspension .Looks good!

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bondo cracks ,primerd,painted, and installed 1962 chevy bel air steerting wheel! and i had a 6x9 speaker in a box i had in garage that fit right under the bench seat!

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