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Can't even get 5 minutes done on my truck. Upholsterer has had my seats for a month on what he promised was a one-week job.

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I got a front fender on!!!

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New apron, rear bumper, and installed fuse panel on firewall. Working on wiring now.
Wires zip tied for now ....will clean up later.

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Super award for a super truck!

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Got the drivers fender on!

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idbeast, truck is really taking shape, nice work...Jim

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Good stuff guys!
I actually got something done, WHOOO HOOO! Got the gas tank epoxy primed and some mounting of a bracket done.

Brian

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Thanks Jim!

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Pulled the pitman arm off the '54. No wonder the steering was soo bad. Must be a lot of grease mites in my garage
mike

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New to the board..... been a long-time reader. Been building rigs for years and decided to follow in the s10 postings and throw one together....this is old crusty, pulled from a farmer's field last fall. Mounted on a 94 s10 frame, 350 with 700r4 .... drop spindles and a flip kit in the rear...

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Welcome to the board! There appear to be quite a few members from Washington state here. I'm assuming, based on your name, you're either an escapee from Area 51 or your truck is a '51. :uhmk: As the title states, this thread allows us to share what we're doing as we work on our trucks.

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thank you,, glad to be here... and yes, there is some 51 parts on it.... not from area 51...however, my wife of 30 years is seeming to be more out-of-this world lately...the 51 actually is my racing number,, i have had it on street stocks, late models, legends, go karts and snowmobiles..

i have several projects.. old crusty is actually a 53 cab.. and i have a 55 big window also, it sits on a camaro clip and a 10bolt nova rear end, it has a nasty 350 and is nothing but trouble every time it goes out.... and i have been working on a 41 ratrod truck for a couple years as time allows.

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i think i figured out the pics..... here is old crusty

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Welcome to the board, enjoy old crusty...Jim

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Trying to hook up my turn signals.

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Attachment 1914319 started on making my own custom aluminum step plate for my 57 Chevy Truck.

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I installed a 160 thermostat in my truck to see if it would run a little cooler so the electric fan won't come on at normal cruising speeds. After a 10 mile test loop it seems to be working. Now the fan comes on while sitting at a light or at low speed where air flow across the core is too low. I find it odd that the 180 thermostat I took out ran rock steady at about 195 and the new NAPA "premium" 160 runs about 185 (confirmed with a thermometer). why do you suppose the operating temp exceeds the rating on both thermostats?

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I took a project for work in Wisconsin for 2 or 3 months. I brought some parts to polish and get machined with me. Have to make some truck money for a while.

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I know it is a little frustrating watching someone else put their truck together, but after almost 4 years of working on it, mostly by myself, I want to share!!!
Got the grill in!
Got some minor adjusting still to do on the front end, but it looks like a truck again!!!

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Looks nice!

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It's coming together very nicely!

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Thank Mark!

I've got a 4mb clip of the truck running, thanks to my son-in-law, if you PM me your email I'll send it to you. I don't see a way to post it on the board.


Jim W

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I got my gas tank in, but then it's not quite right. I think I figured it out on my evening walk, I'll finish it up tomorrow I hope.

Brian

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My compliments for getting it done working in a crowded garage - looks typical of the home builder who has to fight for space with everything from the spare freezer to family bicycles, to next month's garage sale junk. I'm so jealous of these guys with the 2000 sq ft shops; I have to push mine outside in the driveway every time I want to work on it.

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got some ground straps on but it looks like the issue is my starter. im trying to decide if I should go with a mini starter for room or replace what I have. aiming for this weekend so need to make up my mind.

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Got home from work and took a couple pics of the seats and engine of crusty.... I took the headrests off because I didnt want the tall seats in there... the center console is out of a late model cherokee.... it all fits nicely with a couple inches between the side of the seats and the doors and I have a little storage in the middle and most importantly,... cup holders!!

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Nice job on the floor too.

Like you, I thought high-back seats looked inappropriate in my '60's styled resto-mod truck.

You wouldn't happen to know a guy in your area last name Peek would you?

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Just doing some bed mounting mock up to see about gas tank clearance, man this 47-48 tank is weird!

Brian

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Just googled photos of this tank and I feel MUCH better, damn it fits weird!

https://www.gassmanautomotive.com/wp...08/DSC9304.jpg

This photo is from a GREAT build, wow! So cool to see these photos before and after. https://www.gassmanautomotive.com/re...-thriftmaster/


Brian

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Well I worked my butt off at lunch today unpacking the bed pieces I just got from Mar-K and I have to say, that company is TOP NOTCH! Wow, the boxing, amazing, the parts, amazing! These are as good as it gets, getting new ones from the Chevy dealer in 1953 they wouldn't look this good, no kidding.

I didn't know I would be getting hardware with the header panel too, that long stud that goes across it, I was planning on making one and wham, it came with it, along with all the quarter inch bolts down the sides!

No kidding, daaaaamn if these guys made the cabs and stuff I could see buying one where now I want to vomit at the idea. These are the only reproduction sheetmetal parts on the truck and they will look BETTER than the rest of the truck!


Brian

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Good for you Brian they look perfect!

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maybe you should punch a hole and fill it just so you can say you worked on every panel in the truck. haha.
nice looking panels for sure.

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It even came with these pieces for if you want to fill the end, these guys are too much!

Brian

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Got the gas tank mounting finished, back to the hood!

Brian

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I also used Mar-K box sides as well as their tailgate and rear sill. The quality is top notch, have fun bolting those nice new parts on your truck...

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Cruise night...

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So did I, Very top notch!

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500 miles from home but I bought what looks like a nice left rear OEM fender on ebay. It was buy it now for $200 and $40 shipping.

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the death rattle is back up and running. turned out my starter took a crap. I installed a new one and it fired perfect. I did install a couple of good ground straps. that was yesterday and as good as that was to get the starter in and the truck running there was more...much more to the weekend of trucking. while test driving the truck after installing the starter I was headed home. I was on a back neighbor hood entrance and gave it a few spirited accelerations. nothing crazy or dangerous. I was turning into the neighborhood at a regular speed and the motor died. didn't loose power. all my lights were on. cranked fine no fire. coasted as far as we could then off to the side. took only a few minutes to see we had no spark. checked all the connection at the distributor all good. I was about 1/4 miles from my house. I wasn't leaving my truck so I started pushing. old trucks are heavy. got it home but just about died. I was breathing like a smoker running a marathon up hill. today I went out to see what it could be. figured the most likely culprit was an ignition module. got one replaced didn't start. felt dumb that I didn't pick up a coil just in case or that I didn't take my module and have them test it. went back to the parts store bought coil had old module tested. it tested good. came home installed new coil still no spark. told my cousin to remove the new coil and module while I checked fuses. found the wire to my cut off switch had been pulled out of the fuse panel. luckily he hadn't removed anything yet. plugged the switch back in made sure it was working and still no fire. at this point I told him it has to be something we did. the wire pulled out WAS what caused the issue. we pulled out the new module and coil and replaced them with the old module and coil and low and behold the truck fired to life immediately. this meant one of the new parts had to be faulty. took them back to return them but told the lady that one of them was bad. she tested them while we stood there and BOTH the coil and ignition module were bad! the trip to return the faulty parts was about 10 miles round trip. the truck drove perfect. it loves the new timing. so at the moment all is well in truck land. took about 4 hours to find out the fix was a 2 second fix. always how it goes. I guess as long as it runs at the end I win.

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getting harder to find good oe fenders. if its in good shape that was a good catch