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Thanks Mark, I plan to use 2 1/2 exaust tubing to make the buckets for the tail lights.
LED Clusters are available from several outfits. It's looking like about 100 bucks total by the time I finish the lights out. Also I keep changing my mind on the gates. Now I'm looking at steel tube frames with sheet metal fillers vs wood stakes and planks. This will let me design a more radiused look vs. square. I think that will match the roundness of the trucks cab better. I still need to decide on how I will attach tie downs too. Probably will go with the inset type that screw into the floor, however I will add backing plates under the bed of the truck. I don't want to lose a bike going down the road. Like you say "Indesision is the key to flexibility" |
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have you considered rub rails for tie downs?
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Well yesterday i got my Inner front fender sanded , primed in black and sprayed rubberized undercoating on the wheel well side.
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I got the final primer coat on the left rear fender. Tomorrow I am bringing the right door in to work, to tear it down (regulator, latch and handle) then start on the rust clean up and fixing a few dents.
Also tested the "BMW" xenon headlamp conversion. It is going to work great!! |
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Got the bedliner applied to the cab floor, both inside and out. Will need one more quart to finish, two quarts total. Happy with how it looks, hope who ever buys it will :lol:
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I used the Herculiner in the quart size since I'm only doing the cab. Turned out pretty good. like to add another coat if it allows (didn't read that far) and use a roller this time. I think that would look better, but then it will be covered in carpet. Used it for leak prevention on the new panels over the seam sealer, and I'm sure it will quiet things down some. Post up some pics tonight.
I know you have to stir the crap out of it or all the rubber stays in the bottom, DO NOT SHAKE! Why? I don't know; but it says not to. ;) Oh and on another note; stay away from the Rustoleum spray, might be good if you can get it out of the CAN! Waste of money at almost $8.00 a can. |
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Not mine but I like what he done with his truck today!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Today i added Tail light mounts and taillights to my flat bed truck. I mounted the mounts to the frame.
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Okay, okay, I believe you! And it looks nice and solid too. What kind of condition was that floor and those kick panels before you painted it on? I plan to use something like this too after seeing another member's and now yours. BUt I still plan on putting Peel 'n Seal on top of it too!
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Dan,
the floors had been patched from the under side, leaving the old rusty metal on top and the kick panels were toast. I made all new panels with 18ga sheet metal and cut out the old leaving a boarder to attach to. Couldn't afford new panels at about $100.00 each side shipped, not including the kick panels. I bought the 4'x8'sheet of 18 ga for $48.00 and still have about a 1/2 left of the sheet left. The floor panels are 2 pieces each side. Formed with some angle iron, vicegrips, vice and a hammer!:lol: glued in place with body panel adhesive and a few rivets for extra measure. I double sealed it with a water/freeze resistat calk and then the bedliner. Hope I get no leaks! I secon qt. will finish the bottom and hopefully leave enough for a second coat on top, rolled on for a better finish look. Not that it really matters as it will have carpet over it.:crazy: |
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police here hate blue dots !
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I installed a pair of courtesy lights that come on when the door is opened, and finished up my hazard flashers. I used after market tag lights for the lights, and door switches that I picked out of the NAPA catalog. The hazard switch is mounted where the choke would normally be. It's a Ford switch that I got off of EBay, but I have a chrome Chevy style knob ordered to make it look better..
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Did some minor fiberglassing of holes in the inner rocker panels, for lack of knowing what to call them. Hope to smooth them out tomorrow with a little bondo. Got a couple of interested buyers who want to come see it this week. Try and do some little things to make it look better and if they don't take it, I got a little bit more off of the to do list. :lol: And patched a whole in the lower cowl side where it rolls under. Good therapy if nothing else
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Cleaned up a bunch of small parts for paint. Measured for the gas tank fill pipe.
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Stared longingly at it, then finished bringing in the groceries. :ito:
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Picked up a 51 chevy Sunday evening, it 's setting on the trail out back and will unload it today. S10 swap. Frame painted, front suspension waiting to be blasted, need gasket kit to put the motor back together( also painted ). Got my rally wheels last week.
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Just got off the phone with "fenders n' more" out of Santa Fe Springs CA.
http://fendersnmore.com/ Orered the custom fenders for the flatbed 59. I tried finding ready made fenders but no one had what I needed so I went custom made. If anyone needs a AMERICAN MADE FENDER I recomend these guys. Great customer service, great turn around time and not too bad price wise. Mine will come in at around $100.00 shipped! I should see them around the end of the week or early next week. |
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In memory of all Vetrans........Got the cab set on chassis over the weekend to check motor/tranny location. Will probably lift the tail of the tranny up about an inch, other wise it sits pretty good. It has been a little over a year since I started ripping it apart. Some progress but long way to go. Hoping to start on motor this winter.
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Picked up some wheels from FFredo, installed my front turn signals, wire-loomed under the hood, cleaned up the garage a little in preparation for the under bed gas tank installation coming up.
Nice meeting you FFredo, super nice guy and you were very welcoming. It's great to meet forum members and build friendships. |
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Good to meet you too Bshort. Hope the rain didn't ruin your San Diego trip too much.
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Nope, we brought umbrellas. Spent a couple hours in Seaport Village then headed home.
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I checked to see if my two front cab mounts were level...
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they dont mess with the old cars much here. the local PD has a 1950 some ford police car that shows up now and then at cruze nite
__________________ i wish the police force here would use older cars or trucks - maybe we would have a chance _lol |
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nice lookin weld work on subframe |
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just fit my bumper after days and days of massaging it to fit properly, passesnger side was hit fairly hard at some point and poorly fixed with Bondo and shimmed with washers. had to heat, beat, and use a 25 ton press to get it even close to straight. I still have to de chrome the 2 upper replacement bumperettes but getting close to finishing the rough metalwork on the body. I just have the hood and the 2 inner fenders to do then I get to move onto the finishing touches on the engine and start roughing out the interior.
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that front end looks very cool - nice work on gettin' it straightin; out
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thanks, Took a while but it`s much better than how the last guy fixed it...1inch thick coat of bondo.:lol:
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have you had any hood fitting issues?
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no... not yet anyway.:lol:
the front end sheetmetal is just hanging loosely by a few bolts. I did have the gaps a little too tight in some spots so I have to shim a bit for spaceing since it only has a thin coat of primer vs a few coats of paint, I figued it out that the overall final paint thickness for all the surfaces combined (side to side) will affect the gaps by close to 3/16" overall so I'm trying to compensate for that a bit. the truck is going to be 90% disassembled when it goes for paint so I didn't want to do any final fitting until then. I do have to pull the hood still to fix 2 rust spots and trim the inner edge by the rad for a bit of extra clearance. |
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still ......... looks good !
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Finished up the new floor and kickpanels, got them covered with bedliner and undercoating. Also fiberglassed in some minor rust in the floor pan under the seat and door wells. read to clean up the dash and paint. Next is the doors! .... Killing time waiting on a buyer...
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I worked on my rear suspension crossmember and cut out and tacked the brackets for the lower control arms. I have to do a mock up on the frame then break down the brackets so I can bend the top to match the curve in the frame.
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