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Got the outsides of the doors close, should have them finished up tomorrow ready for primer. OMG this feels good!

Again, have to thank the wonderful family I work for to let me do there here.

Brian

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Well it's been driving me nuts how I would get the cab on the frame and it's as good as done, WHOOO HOOOOO! I worked late at the shop getting my doors going with the body work and figured that was it for me, yeah right. So I took my evening walk making it to the local hardware store and getting the lag bolts I needed. Got home and went out there and made it happen, WHOOO HOOO!

Got my primer mixed up so I can shoot the rear end before I take off for work in the morning.

Things are coming along! :metal:

Brian

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A friend with a bucket T called me wanting to go to a nearby restaurant for breakfast. The weather was nice, so I decided to take a day off from working on the truck and instead get out and enjoy it. It runs great, lots of power, sounds awesome, goes straight and smooth, a pleasure to drive.

Meanwhile, the weatherstrip company sent me the wrong door seals...grrr :-(

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martinsr and mpc :thumbs:...Jim

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Thank you Jim. And it's just after eight AM and I have already did my "Five minutes" by getting the rear end epoxy primed.

But I have more in store, I am on a roll!

Brian

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Yeah, I used a little bondo on the doors.


Brian

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The drivers door is ready for primer WHOOOO HOOOO! It's going to be polyester primer which is basically spraying a coat of bondo, but at least it's primer! LOL

How do you like the block I made out of a dolly to get those upper window frame areas?

Brian

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Re: the block: I always liked Ogre's statement, "Poverty is the mother of necessity" (or something like that).

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I have a bunch of blocks, my "poverty" was not having one that shape.:mm:

Brian

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Here is a couple that wandered into my garage over 25 years ago:
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Oh heck yeah Bob! I have used everything from broom sticks and even a full paper towel roll! LOL

Brian

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I took my panel truck out to a deserted country road where I could stop at each end of a measured mile to calibrate my speedometer. The DigiHUD smartphone app sure was invaluable for GPS-measuring an exact mile.

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"Calibrate" your speedo, how do you do that? You have some modern thing or are you talking changing the gear in the trans?


Brian

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I made it to a milestone last night. The cab is on the frame! WHOOO HOOOOO! I could have fallen asleep standing up last night but went out to the garage for my "five minutes" to remove the original base of the rear axle cushions on the frame. I had left them there when the frame was powder coated and that ticked me off. They are riveted on and there would be rusty metal under them. So I HAD TO remove them last night being I had a few tablespoons of epoxy primer from straying the rear end housing that would be perfect to coat that metal under the cushions that I knew would be rusted.I was NOT going to let that epoxy go to waste. :D So I ground off the heads of the rivets, drilled them out and cleaned up that metal and applied the epoxy.

Covered in metal shavings and tired as hell that was going to be it, then I took at look at how close I was to getting that cab on. I jumped on that and got the cab on the frame to find out I was missing some washers and the bolts were all rusty anyway I just couldn't leave them so I ran to the hardwares store getting all new hardware and got the cab bolted all onto the frame! WHOOOO HOOOOOOO!

I had to get the family out to look at it, and kept telling them up until I went to bed "You know I got the cab on the frame tonight right?" LOL I think they got tired of hearing it, but I could be wrong. :D

Brian

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Brian, do you plan on spraying color with the cab on or off the frame? just curious because that will get overspray on the frame. been there before. I am sure you have a plan though, you know, old dog and his tricks. lol.
sure is nice to pass a milestone isn't it?
hey, did you notice your cab is sitting on the frame? did yuh?

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OMG HOLY CRAP!

Yep, I will paint it on the frame wrapping up the frame with plastic. We have all that at the shop, covering complete cars to paint a fender kinda thing is an everyday thing here.

Brian

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Martinsr, congrats on cab, frame together...Jim

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It's a programmable speedo - push the set button, drive one mile and it automatically calibrates itself by counting the pulses from the pulse generator (installed in back of trans in lieu of a mechanical speedo drive gear).

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Finished up the AN fittings for full filtered oil. Still a good ways from cranking, but progress is progress!

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WOW! I am a flip phone dude, that is out of my league.


So I got the passenger door finished outside of a one inch or so area up over the window, so it's as good as done, ready for primer.

Then I came home and got one of the rear springs in the frame, that was it today.

Brian

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I'm wrestling with fittings trying to get my power steering type 2 pump hooked up!

Brian, mine would really send you into a tail spin with all the updated gadgets!


Jim W

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Brian, maybe get up a little earlier......
that's awesome. gonna be in the paint booth soon.

me? not so much. still working on the box. started at the rear and working my way forward. finishing everything as i go. no "I'll get that later" stuff. gonna be good to see the box go for blasting and epoxy.

keep posting man, it gets me off the couch.

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If you've been around AD trucks at all you've no doubt seen those ubiquitous cowl creases from hyper-extending the doors. Today I reverted to my old Model A technology and installed some home-made door check straps. No danger of cowl creases now!

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BTW, while working in that area I noticed factory holes for a right-side factory ID plate, apparently for right-hand drive versions of ADs. I've heard that in England, Australia, etc. the ID plate was on the opposite side (right) door jamb; I guess this proves it.

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What did I do to my truck today, does it count if I watched my brother install the bearing races in my hubs? Well, that was it, but that got done. I went to his house 160 miles away to get my Gran Sport and he did that for me while I was there. He and his son did an amazing job with the Gran Sport with it now running sweet!

Brian

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After spending the whole day at a car show, driving an hour each way didn't think I would have it in me but I got out to the garage and got the other spring in place and the rear end setting on them!

I would have gotten more done, or relaxed more if I hadn't decided to change the right shackle bushing in the frame. The right one when I did it felt fine so I figured I would leave it. The left side was not good and I removed it pretty easily and figured I couldn't replace one side and not the other......and that is when the HELL began.

I literally broke the friggin handle with the head flying off on my 4lb sledge hammer trying to remove that friggin bushing! OMG I was beat beyond belief but just couldn't give up. It LAUGHED at a power saw like I was trying to cut it with a friggin shoe lace! I ground it with a burr cutter to be able to beat it out and it STILL took beating beyond belief!

Anyway, got it out and got the rear end setting in place.

whooooo hoooooo

Can I go to sleep now?

Brian

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You earned it!

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I got the passenger door finished, ready for primer! WHOOO HOOOO! Both doors are ready for primer! Then came home and went out on a date night with my wife and when I got home went out to the garage and got the rear end mounted on the springs, WHOOO HOOOO again!

I need to get a fender down to the shop so I can get another panel going.

Brian

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Got my third member and axles cleaned up and ready for some paint and got some new nuts and washers and such to put it together.

Brian

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I had a couple of instances where my brake lights stayed on, so I installed an auxiliary return spring on my brake pedal. Really it's an old dishwasher door spring, ha ha!

Went for a drive, came home with my ears ringing. Man, I've gotta get sound deadener in this thing! And of course door seals so I can wash it...I know all my dust and dirt is embarrassing to this entire forum ;-)

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Got my doors on the door racks ready for primer at the shop. Then got the third member and axles painted at home, then carried one of my rear fenders back work tonight so I can get on that once the doors are primed. WHOOO HOOOOOO!

Brian

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Got my doors primed, WHOOO HOOOO! Was planning on a bunch more when I got home then was hit with what I had forgotten, my daughters Girl Scouts advancement ceremony.

So, off I go and I am ok, I got the doors primed!

Brian

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So I started with realizing I needed a reservoir for the power steering pump, then not liking the one I got off a Camaro at the wrecking yard, I found one that looked like it would fit, so I bought it, then trying to get fitting that would go from inverted flair to 6AN then trying to get a fitting to go from metric tubing to 6AN only to find out the new reservoir hit the steering box and the lined wouldn't clear... So I tried to take the pulley off as it was blocking a bolt from coming out so I could slot one of the steering pump bolts so I could swing the pump more upright, and whoever installed it, used red lock-tight on 3mm fine screws and jammed them into two of the bolts holding the hub on the pump shaft. I broke one screw and someone broke one screw installing it and put it in with black silicone to hold it in place... now I get to try and find out who made the pulley setup so I can buy a new hub....


Jim W

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Oh darn, sorry about that. One step forward, two steps back. Seems like most of the things I have to repair on these old trucks is some previous owner's "fixes." Persevere man...

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WHOOOO HOOOO! Looking good!

Brian

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Brian, they look perfect. nice job.

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Thanks, they still need some fine tuning, thus the polyester primer (MEGA high build) but it looks better than I thought it was going to look. The 99% covering in bondo with specs of metal a million places looked like it couldn't possibly be smooth and correct. And feeling every square inch my mind was worn out. LOL

I am pleased for sure. These are the hardest parts on the truck to do so I am very happy to see it at this point.

Brian

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Did my passenger side door seals today. This is the second truck I've used this 1/2-inch self adhesive weatherstrip on. It took about 5 minutes to install and no messy glue required.

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Wish it was black.
How does it preform?

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It is black, but my flash made it appear grey.