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(Finally) got my new bed wood in. I now know that it is NOT as easy as it looks.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/1...3bac2b34_c.jpg

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what type of wood and stain did you use it looks super.

Ray

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Thanks Ray!

The wood is Red Oak. They are all treated with 4 coats of Helmsman Spar Varnish followed by 2 coats of POR-15's Pelucid for further protection.

I ran into a bit of an issue midway through. While "attempting" to install I realized that the forward bolt holes for the frame on the second boards were in the wrong location and had to have a couple of replacement boards made. I needed more Pelucid but apparently POR-15 stopped making it. I ended up using POR-15's Glisten instead. The end product seems to be similar but requires a hardener. Regarding appearance, you can't tell the difference but it'll be interesting to see whether they age differently.

Thanks again!

Tim

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Priceless. Do you sing it with the band on the weekends?

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I was hard to take mine out of commision this weekend because I drive mine alot but was tired of looking out of the cracked & pitted glass so I took the plunge and removed my 58yo glass and seals and started painting the interior and going to replace all the seals and glass, Just going to raddle can it , but found a nice match for the original color,

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Tim

{The wood is Red Oak. They are all treated with 4 coats of Helmsman Spar Varnish followed by 2 coats of POR-15's Pelucid for further protection.}


thanks for all the info, it looks good to me. i hope it wears well for you!


Thanks Ray

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They don't let me sing...

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drove it to dinner! Always draws an admirer or two.
some gal in a brand new 4X4 Chevy crew cab with paper plates stopped and said she thought it looked better than her brand new truck!

Wonder how she would think if she rode with me on the freeway, and couldn't hear the radio at 70 mph.

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have her sing !!!!

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Got my stainless fender trim back from the shop today all straightened and polished. Now I just need to decide what to do with 'em.

http://i.imgur.com/aZK3rOy.jpg

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....ugh.....install them?

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Figured out I need to back track on some wiring, which means taking some dash stuff I thought was "done" off.. arrrghhh.

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still debating. had them for sale but that fell through so i had them straightened and polished. so now i'm wondering about how much i like them..

plus, my truck isn't ready for anything shiny to be attached to it yet.

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Just a thought, what I did with my stuff for my truck and my 39 chevy was wax them and I wrapped them in news paper for storage. Some of my truck parts lasted about 16+ yrs and looked great.

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U joint fell apart on my way home from work doing bout 50mph. Got it into a church parking lot, borrowed a buddies car and had it fixed by 8...I hope its fixed anyway, not sure if the replacement was the right part.

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you need more stereo :D
i have 4 component sets, a 10'' sub and 1000 watts of amp.
it sounds good at 100 mph and i couldn't hear the motor if it blew.


drove truk in the rain today, warm days are numbered.
have to drive it, sun or rain.
the salt trucks will be out soon :(

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Took it out on the highway and put a few more miles on it before putting it away for the winter. Speedometer reads way fast and haven't got the gas gauge working yet otherwise all good.

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v nice truck !

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very nice truck !

sorry double post -- still nice though!

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really nice lookin ride

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nothing, just took my 4 eyed girl to a local show today.


http://henderson6.com/truck/thunder6.jpg

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Where was that Mike? She's looking sweet as all get out.

What was the story with that '55-'56 next to you?

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Thanks Fabguy and Daze57

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I got her out on the road for maybe the last time this year, before i start the body work on the front fenders. I thought it would be nice for a couple of pictures! lots of color in the back ground, with all the leafs changing.

Thanks Ray

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I brought it home, finally. Looking forward to starting this one. Its a 54 but has a older grill on it. No title (need to get that situated) but remarkably rust free. Will need very little repair to be a solid truck. This will be more of a driver/shop truck build.

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that looks like it was a beautiful day for a drive!

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Hit the Pomona swap meet this morning. Picked up a 7-blade fan, crank pulley, air cleaner, XX gloves and an old Crescent wrench.

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Changed the back up circuit wiring so I can also use a switch to turn on the lights and wired the door switches for the courtesy lights. I borrowed Orge's idea for hidden switchs that work off the upper hinge. Also scored a pair of 68-72 4wd front hub caps so I do not have to cut up the 2wd ones.

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A whole lotta sanding, and laying down primer.

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Picked up my gas tank and radiator from the shop, they cleaned and sealed the tank and boiled out, tested, and repaired the radiator. I might be driving before too much longer.

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Inventoried my Vintage Air Magnum IV system!!!

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I finished the chassis paint on my '47 GMC so I can finally bolt down the cab so I can get back to the rot replacement.
This brings up a question for you experts: I rebuilt the rear cab support trunion with a kit that included the bushings for the center trunion and a pair of rubber pads that support the cab corners. The pads were 1/4" thicker than the originals and round instead of rectangular. The old ones mounted with two bolts so I drilled new holes to put them on the center of the frame. I figured that the originals had taken a set or were worn down but when I let down the jack the cab rested on the bumpers and the trunion base was 1/4" off the frame. I made a 1/4 " spacer piece which when bolted in pulled down nice and flush with the pads. Looks good but apparently not correct. The spacing between the frame and the floor is 0.76" in the assembly manual and mine is about two inchs. The rub is that the manual shows the trunions which support the cab at the corners with no pads which was a revised design. The single trunion design put too much stress on the cab and caused cracking. I am not sure if the .76 is valid for a '47 with the old design. I am leaning towards just adding 1/4" shims to the front cab mounts and radiator mounts and probably be OK.
Any suggestions how to proceed.

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proceed with caution. AD cab angle is critical to hood and fender alignment as well as horizontal with the bed. there have been a number of threads about fenders not fitting that go back to the cab angle.

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worked on wires and connectors new tail light harness , also finally after 3 years got the wire from the dome light threw the pillar and to the head light switch i cpould never get anything threw it did the string with compressed air and it worked after a pencil finnaly blew threw the sun visor hole , ,, old pencil that says Old Line State Annapolis .. so i looked it up truck must have came from Maryland it is a military vehicle , but i am in Wa state , so traveled a long way , .also changed to corvette ralleys and getting ready to put a 10 bolt 57 chevy car rear end in in it for now for the 5 lug bolt pattern

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Opened small packages the white and blue truck dropped off. Get to see if the LED backup lights will work ok. Also got the front hub caps, in better shape than I anticipated. Basically snap them on and go.

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JJ, What's the timeframe for installation?
Will you install it yourself or have others do it?

Please take pic's (as you usually do) cause that's one job I think a lot of us intend to do eventually and we'll (well, I will be!) searching for info with pictures later. - Dan

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blue dropped of mine today too.
tiny tiny tiny 7/8'' diameter, both are drawfed by this razor blade
i'll try to get 12v to them tonight and post a pic

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...pse539b4ca.jpg

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ogre... can those fit where the license plate bolts go , ?

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Dan, I plan on doing it myself, learning as I go! I've already done a few things and pics are in my buid thread!

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Ogre

dem is some small lamps !!!