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mknittle 03-27-2013 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5971382)
Looking good Dan.:metal:

Dan in Pasadena 03-27-2013 08:08 PM
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Thanks so much. I just picked up a cheap deal on a front chrome bumper. Pic's upcoming.
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Daze57 03-28-2013 03:33 AM
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lowdownstar

what are those seats out of ?

lowdownstar 03-28-2013 06:58 AM
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They are after market seats made by Tea's really nice seat. if you would like more pic's let me know


Ray

lowdownstar 03-28-2013 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mknittle (Post 5974986)
Looks good Ray.:metal: Makes me even more excited to get restarted on mine!
Thanks for the kind words my friend. i would love to see more of your work, you do some really nice stuff!!!!


Ray

mknittle 03-28-2013 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by lowdownstar (Post 5976058)
Thanks for the kind words my friend. i would love to see more of your work, you do some really nice stuff!!!!


Ray
Thanks Ray, my dad had the shop pretty much full with his project all winter.He is one of those guys that has every flat spot buryed with parts including my frame:lol:

NEWFISHER 03-28-2013 11:50 AM
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Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.

Lowdownstar...seats are killer

lowdownstar 03-28-2013 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NEWFISHER (Post 5976440)
Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.

Lowdownstar...seats are killer
Thank you

I really do like the seat as well so it helps, i have a few more things to do to it before it's finished but i am hopping it will all work out in the end.

Ray

Dan in Pasadena 03-28-2013 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by NEWFISHER (Post 5976440)
Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.
Oh thanks very much for the nice comment. I hope to mount my "new" chrome front bumper today. My old one is chrome too but this one's in better condition. Not PERfect, but quite nice....and of course cheap;)

It had minor rust (backside). Not as bad as the other one, so I soaked it overnight with Ospho on paper towels. When I get home I'll pull those and paint the backside.

Haven't checked your thread yet. I've been enjoying reading it. What's next on yours?

1-ton of fun 03-28-2013 04:21 PM
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My oldest son turned 10 the other day and tonight he helped me disassemble the carb off my 59. He was so excited. I loosened the screws and then let him take them all out. I'm not sure if he was more amused with the tools, carb or the magnetic tray that he made every screw stand up in. Probably the magnetic tray. It's soaking over night and tomorrow he will get to help put it back together. I'm glad he is finally old enough to help out. He did do some welding last winter on Big Bertha. Mom was not amused though. She worries too much.
i offered my parts truck (a '55 2nd) to my 13 year old son if he helped me finish up the '59. he's motivated after i showed him pictures of some finished ones, and he's going to be driving in a couple years. Mom says no big blocks for teenagers, so a small block v8 it is!:metal:

crossfire84 03-28-2013 06:12 PM
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i built a box and shoved it in the fire wall for the brake booster today.

lowdownstar 03-28-2013 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mknittle (Post 5976315)
Thanks Ray, my dad had the shop pretty much full with his project all winter.He is one of those guys that has every flat spot buryed with parts including my frame:lol:
You should see my shop if you can call it that, lol i am running out of places to put stuff and now i am moving the junk all the time so i can work on other things.... it's time for a real place to work, one of my two boys is getting married in may and the is not to far behind him so we are looking to sell and move and if we do i want a nice big shop atleast three cars worth away from the house. ;)

Thanks ray

G&R's57GMC 03-28-2013 07:14 PM
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Ordered a Pertronix igniter system and coil, A Carter Weber 32/36 2 bbl. Carb, 2 into 1 adapter, and air filter For my '56 Chevy 3200. Hopefully it will clean up the exhaust a bit and improve mileage slightly.

mechanixman 03-29-2013 01:01 AM
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I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint

lowdownstar 03-29-2013 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mechanixman (Post 5977830)
I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint
Keep the faith one thing at a time and it will come out killer. what are your plans for the truck

Ray

oneoff 03-29-2013 08:24 AM
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Got the 6.2L motor in its new home...Attachment 1084068

mknittle 03-29-2013 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lowdownstar (Post 5977075)
You should see my shop if you can call it that, lol i am running out of places to put stuff and now i am moving the junk all the time so i can work on other things.... it's time for a real place to work, one of my two boys is getting married in may and the is not to far behind him so we are looking to sell and move and if we do i want a nice big shop atleast three cars worth away from the house. ;)

Thanks ray
LOL a small house attached to a big shop:lol:

mknittle 03-29-2013 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mechanixman (Post 5977830)
I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint
Those kind of things were dubbed Neato around here many years ago.:lol:

mknittle 03-29-2013 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by oneoff (Post 5978052)
Got the 6.2L motor in its new home...Attachment 1084068
Looks nice Dennis!:metal:

mechanixman 03-29-2013 10:24 AM
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Keep the faith one thing at a time and it will come out killer. what are your plans for the truck?Ray
For now just have a beater to go to school and work in. Eventually (within two years....hopefully) Drop a 327 tri-power in, 5 speed, 3.73 posi in the rear, and two tone it blue and white(or silver).
A lot of the truck you see are dropped at least a couple inches. I thought it was so cool that I could actually just crawl under the truck with out a jack or stands, that I want to keep her riding high. (Plus I like looking down on other cars. =D )

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Originally Posted by mknittle (Post 5978230)
Those kind of things were dubbed Neato around here many years ago.:lol:
Ha ha really?
Who came up with that idea?
It was only on the passenger side too. At least I think. I went with a screw driver, because I thought it would just be bondo. When I wised up, I carefully use an angle grinder and made a couple clean passes on the drivers side. Everything looked clean on that side.

mknittle 03-29-2013 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mechanixman (Post 5978250)
For now just have a beater to go to school and work in. Eventually (within two years....hopefully) Drop a 327 tri-power in, 5 speed, 3.73 posi in the rear, and two tone it blue and white(or silver).
A lot of the truck you see are dropped at least a couple inches. I thought it was so cool that I could actually just crawl under the truck with out a jack or stands, that I want to keep her riding high. (Plus I like looking down on other cars. =D )



Ha ha really?
Who came up with that idea?
It was only on the passenger side too. At least I think. I went with a screw driver, because I thought it would just be bondo. When I wised up, I carefully use an angle grinder and made a couple clean passes on the drivers side. Everything looked clean on that side.
That is part of the fun of this hobbie/opsessinn1 To every bad thing there are good things that out weigh them!
Neato started as sarcasm and sorta stuck.:lol:

hsdropout 03-29-2013 12:20 PM
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Fender welting.

OrrieG 03-29-2013 12:26 PM
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garage organization (found the missing dash knobs) and inventory for parts order.

NEWFISHER 03-29-2013 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5976639)
Oh thanks very much for the nice comment. I hope to mount my "new" chrome front bumper today. My old one is chrome too but this one's in better condition. Not PERfect, but quite nice....and of course cheap;)

It had minor rust (backside). Not as bad as the other one, so I soaked it overnight with Ospho on paper towels. When I get home I'll pull those and paint the backside.

Haven't checked your thread yet. I've been enjoying reading it. What's next on yours?
have you tried vasoline and paper towels?

I have a dual master/bracket to install and plug in my brake control to the harness I built, paint the new wheels that just came yesterday and thats about it. I have a upper column bearing to replace to get my horn working, but I have just been driving the snot out of it. We have a busy summer pulling the Avion to different trailer rallies with the Burb, cruises, Billit Proof etc and I have been beating on it trying to find a weak link now.

crossfire84 03-29-2013 05:03 PM
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mounted booster and hyd clutch master today. and installed a 3pt seatbelt kit.


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