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Awesome work and good luck with the home plan. What else is left for the truck?

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Thank you i appreciate you voting , glad you like my build thread, posts like yours keeps me motivated to keep working on it and to update my thread! Thanks! and good luck on your truck! I like to see low dollar builds rather then high dollar, or bolt on builds because they show that just a average every day person can build too and alot of creativity comes in low buck builds..

thank you! well ive been busy working non stop recently and truck is just being driven so far, but there is stuff i still want to do to it or need to finish like the tow hitch, install a power brake booster, repaint inside the cab, redo front seat, etc etc.... but yesterday i picked up a complete front cross member with the suspension:
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first thing i did is tear it down going to keep all the brake parts,spindles, and upper control arms for spare parts...originally i was going to cup my front lower a-arms for my bags to set down in , thus lowering the truck in the front , but after looking at my truck and having a front sway bar installed i decided it would be better to step the control arms to get more clearence drop,so i started to cut up the donor lower control arms and preparing to do a 1 1/2" step up on the lower control arms to lower the front of the truck more...but instead of cutting and raising the ball joint portion up and welding them back on with support gussets like ive seen alot of guys do on the forum here, im going to take my existing lower control arms and weld the cut off parts of the donor control arms on top kinda like a raised ball joint stand ...hard to explain but will take photos of how i do it and update this thread....
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and then i got this crazy idea , that since i had a extra crossmember that i might as well pancake it a 1 1/2" and swap it in to lower the truck even more:metal: but i havent seen a step notch and pancake crossmember done one truck at the same time so well see how it goes...

going to do the step notch on the lower control arms first and drive it around see how i like it and if I feel that i want the truck lower ill pancake the crossmember....:devil:

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Hey, I spent a good part of the afternoon looking at your whole build from start to now. You have my respect and admiration. Very resourceful for sure. Done in a driveway for the most part, limited budget and equipment, you have some excellent skills, a lot of ambition, and a lot of cool and unique ideas. I would spend way more time at a show n shine looking at your truck than any billet hot rod. It is easy to see the work and enginuity that is in yours. Way to go, you sir are made from some good stuff.

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Really nice build. I like how you adapt, and use whats on hand. Admire your inventivness. I remember you building your other vehicle on that other site, lost track of it a long time ago. You got a link so I can catch up? Is it still going on? Anyway, good stuff.

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thanks rust bucket for taking the time to read my thread and post on it i appreciate all the kind words !

Thanks cursed gears! Ya i still have the 54 ford , I have just been super busy working lately that I havent really had time to work on it or the truck that much but working on the body of the 54 to try and give it a paint job soon...Still have the thread on the H.A.M.B on it here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=622142

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been busy working but had a little free time and decided to work on the truck today, I decided to work on the heater system that i never reinstalled when i bought the truck,Kinda funny i decided to do it as its getting warmer here and most likely wont use it till next winter :lol:... I decided to use the heater box out of the 63 parts truck i bought , because it already had a heater core and I liked the idea that it is a little smaller then the unit that came in my 66 since i never really liked the look of the heater box crowding the engine bay in these trucks:
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I bought a sandblaster pot at a yard sale for $10 and donated it to richies shop had him test it out and sandblast the unit after i tore it apart :
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Bystander protection spectacles:
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primer and painted the parts and took the new heater motor that I had and reassembled the unit:
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installed the heater box:
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Next up was tackling the under dash diverter, since i installed my phoney a/c unit that holds my air bag switches and aftermarket gauges I had to modify the diverter box to get it to clear the a/c unit....there was some cool looking under dash vents that came in a box of parts with the 63 chevy c10 i bought and decided to use them on my truck:
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I had to cut the feet heater vent part off the diverter box to clear the a/c unit, and the diverter flapper for the dash defroster/ feet/cab heat inside was stuck anyways and the little arm the cable mounts was broke off also and since i didnt need it anymore i took it out:
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Got on the welding helmet and practiced my welding(Still welding bird poop welds LOL) and welded some sheetmetal plates on to close the box up:
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Since I am using 4 vents now(2 dash defroster vents and 2 under dash vents) I had to cut two extra holes and weld on two vent tube mounts on to accommodate the under dash vents:
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little bit of paint and installed it and it just barely cleared the a/c unit, still have to get some vent tubing and hook all the vents up....the diverter box still has the open/close diverter flapper in the long section so ill be able to shut off the heat from coming in the cab from the engine compartment but when its open all 4 vents will be blowing heat at same time...but thats fine with me...:
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and last thin i did for today was put in some beat! theres not alot of room with a in cab gas tank and stock bench seat and i wanted to add a little summtin summtin to my sound system so i mounted a amp under the dash and mounted a 10" subwoofer box to the trans tunnel, plan is to cover the top plexi-glass with more black felt/fabric and mount some cup holders on top and build a tray area to hold my junk and turn the top in to a center console and try and hide that its a speaker box...:
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I know its kinda ugly but until I get some original style truck "buddy bucket seats" and put the box in between the bucket seats itll work for now....

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Good to see you finding time to work on it!

How is the rolling accommodation working out?

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Its working out great , not much going on with it as far as working on it , besides used a epoxy counter top paint to freshen up the counter top and installed a new sink faucet in the kitchen area...but all in all its working out great started putting money into savings and helping the father in-law around the house just got done building a section of fence for him:
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Got some stock door mirrors via. UPS now i can see what im doing backing up with my side boards on:
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then i gave the truck a good bath and took some pictures!:
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Looking good!

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thanks rusty!

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Bystander protection spectacles:metal:
Heater box is pretty cool too but I really l dig the under dash diverters like’em a lot.
Nice job on the fence too.:lol:

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TIMMY D .......... in da Haus !!!

LOL

Photos look all kinds of cool with that building you chose in the background.
I had to look twice to make sure that 1930 sedan was just a painting !!

Rock on man, keep on doing what you are doing dude, it is pretty cool stuff and inspirational to me.

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Thanks BOMP!

my buddy and i tend to get a little crazy when we work on each others rides, try and keep it fun and make each other laugh so it doesnt seem to much like working...and i needed something to protect the eyes...still ended up swallowing a pound of sand with no mask..I like how the underdash vents turned out also they dont look to out of place i think fit pretty well , waiting for the 2" heater duct to show up so i can finish the heat system and see how well they work

Thanks Murp! I thought my red truck contrasted pretty well against the mural , the sedan painting is kinda hard to get a decent picture with a telephone pole and support cable but thought it was a cool painting!

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2" air duct finally arrived in the mail,took a piece of sheet metal and couple small sections of 2" pipe and started out to make my connections for the underdash vents and after some measuring,bending,pop rivits and some foil tape to seal up the backsides I ended up with some adpters to fit the 2" duct and connect to the under dash vents, they look crude but work well:

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made a little video to see how well they work , cell phone camrea makes the noise alot louder then it really is...CLICK PICTURE TO VIEW VIDEO:
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Cool! Nice work, & I agree that those vents are a nice fit.
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Sometimes good is good enough !!
Keep on rocking dude :metal:

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Watched the vid. Nice job on the vents.:metal:

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Thanks fellas :metal: !

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Tim you`ve been busy, nice work work is getting done and your truck is looking great...

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Like seeing the progress... Great works on those vents too! Gotta steal the pipe holder on the dash idea, Love It!!!

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Thanks guys!

No real up date besides i installed my hidden tow hitch but still have to fab up my flip up license plate so Ill post pictures when im done, today was spent rolling out to a friends house then cruising to a local car show...

We started the day off tag teaming washing are rides ,hanging out talking car talk, goofing around having fun:
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then rolled out to the riff raff c.c's show held at the local so-cal speed shop:
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Great times! What its all about hanging out and cruising to a show! then off to a Swapmeet tomorrow!

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been enjoying your thread from beginning to end. inspiring and now i want to learn to weld. and this is my first post

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some cool rides!!! thanx for sharing

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Glad your enjoying it and welcome to the forum!!

No problem coulter!

Finally got the hidden hitch installed with the help of richie and his welder, didnt like how i was going to have it bolt in so we decided to weld it in and boxed in the back 7" of the frame rails and welded the hitch receiver in then i made a license plate frame out of some flat stock with a couple hinges and now i have my hidden hitch with a flip up license plate:
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my old chrome license plate frame is pretty bent and beat up so Im on the look out for some new ones for the front and back since they dont match ,and in the process of taking the license plate off and on I accidentally pulled the wires out of one of my led bolt lights.....just ordered a new set to fix that screw up and need to wire in a trailer plug, but all in all i like how it turned out!

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looks like fun times at the show. And the hidden hitch looks smooth.

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nice job on it ..that is cool and simple

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Wife and I were trying to figure what that black car is.... My guess was 66-ish Lincoln ??

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Thanks pirate! worked out pretty good...

murph its a 65 plymouth fury...pretty sweet car.. really hard car to air bag , and "Tom" the owner did a pretty nice job getting it to lay that low!

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Updates??

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not much for updates,been super busy working out of town of lately and no time for the truck or my 54 ford,ive only done maintenance lately, like change spark plug wires ,oil change things like that...Next major things on the list for the truck is ram horn exhaust all the way out the rear bed sides, maybe bucket seats, but thats all on hold tell time and money allow...hard having two projects and trying to spend money and time on both.

thanks for checking in though!

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I keep re-reading your build and finding more and more thing i want to do to mine once i trailer from Vegas to Houston!!! thanks for the inspiration!

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Hey, man, just caught up on your build! I saw it on the H.A.M.B. awhile back, and read it, but I didn't post 'cause I'm not a member there. (my truck's too new, haha) I really like the way you use what you have, and your travel trailer has made me want a little one to pull with my stepside. Keep on it, you got some skills!

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Thanks fellas! I appreciate the kind words and glad you guys like my build!

As far as a update I have absolutely nothing to post for the truck since I been carpooling out of town everyday for work , ive been so busy and truck just sits all week waiting for the weekend for me to drive it....but good news is we finshed that job and starting a new job closer to home and been putting money away in the bank...but whats the fun of working and saving money if you cant spend any??? My point exactly so thats why i took the ol red truck and swung by "Glendales" house and we took a little ride and had him help me load up my new to me 86 honda rebel 450 to build a bobber out of! Im the 2nd owner low miles and cheap $460 with the title......I know its a newer jap bike and not really a old harley or triumph that i cant afford but itll be my first bike build and was cheap and for sure going to be a learning experience! Wish me luck
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That's kool man. I just sold a '77 Honda 750 Cheap. I was the second owner too. Had very low miles. I bought it. Stored it for awhile and then sold it. Made a small profit ta boot. Really fun bikes. Good luck and man can't wait to see more work on the ole pick it up.

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whats shakin bacon?! that bike wil be fun to build, wish i had mine done but its been a 2+yr court battle so far to get it back :(. got my 50 fleetline torn down, be sending the body for blasting this next week, prob have a thread goin at the other place soon :). ttyl!

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Good lookin bike, dude! Looks like a solid foundation for your build. Also, I always thought them longbed trucks looked SWEET with a bike in the back!!

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I might end up doing the same thing build it to flip it for profit and buy another, or i may keep it awhile dont know yet i gotit to keep me busy and was a good deal

Yo Chem good to hear from ya! Sucks to hear about the bike brother, cool your making progress on the fleet! ill have to go check in on the other forum..I havent really been that active much on either forums lately just stop in and check whats going on every once in awhile progress on any of my projects have been slow recently due to life...:lol:

I Agree I thought it was pretty cool having a bike in the back,got more looks then usually when i was driving it across the city, thinking ill even haul it to some car shows once its built into a bobber

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Maybe a bike shop door logo?.?.?.

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Been awhile im still around lurking every once in awhile hope all you guys are doing good!

no updates on truck besides driving the wheels off it ended up picking up a 1949 plymouth 4dr. deluxe car that i building for the wife so thats been taking up my time and money, renting a space in my buddys shop so no more working out in the elements and driveways ...did have some female pin-up friends come to the shop and use my truck as a prop for a photo shoot heres some of their pics:

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