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"FRAME OFF" Has Begun - Wish Me Luck! - Pics
Well....I started my first frame off restoration on Friday at Noon....and here's what I got done so far....I did everything by myself including removing the bed & front clip....what a pain the ass!
The cab is ready to come off....I'll need some help for that one! Hopefully in the next week or so I will get it over to the media blaster and then to my paint & body guy.....The body is really solid....one spot about the size of a quarter on the passenger rocker and thats it.... While It's at the body shop I will be tearing the frame down and start going through the whole drive train and getting the necessary components sandblasted and powder coated.... I've already learned so much from this forum just by using that powerful Search Function.... Thanks in advance to everyone on this forum who will be helping me with this build! Dan http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate8%20009.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SP...ate8%20043.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SP...ate8%20044.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SP...ate8%20045.jpg |
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Looking good. Keep up the good work and pics.
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Now that's progress.No one around to bring you uhhhh... adult beverages and interupt what you're doing.You'll be driving it in a few weeks if you keep going at this pace and the budget holds.
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Good luck!!
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Good job man! What are your plans for her?
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Great Progress, taking it apart is really easy now putting it back together is when it gets tricky and $$$$ ask me how I know....
good luck!!!! |
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Very impressive, you are getting a lot of work done very quickly!!
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Looked like a really great truck top begin with. Can't wait to see how your build progresses.
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Wow speed wrench!:chevy:
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Im so unbelievabily jealous of how clean that cab looks and the absence of any rust on it! looks good keep up the good work!
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wow man. you got the bed off yourself?! if that's the case, you should be able to do the cab w/o help too. just get creative with the cherry picker and some 4x4's or straps.
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Welcome from glendale az lol. Off to a good start and I agree man those long beds are heavy.... I had my dad, my brother, my mom, one of my bigger buddies, and I and it still was heavy for everybody lol... But if ya can't get people to help with the cab I could come over one weekend and help.
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Looks awesome, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
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Wow what a nice truck you started with.....Can't wait to see it done......:metal:
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What a clean start, good luck with the build up!!! Be sure to post plenty of pics..... :D
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From the pictures it looks like you just need to do some clean-up and paint work and you'll be finish. What a nice looking truck. Keep up the good work.
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NICE! I am jealous! :hm:
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Well...Things have slowed a bit since I "flew" through the initial disassembly...But I'm still making headway...
Got the small body panels to the media blaster - Cab & Bed will be going this week....I also removed the engine, trans & transfer case....they all will be going out to get "freshened".....along with both axles! After I got the cab off I had a buddy with a super high pressure power washer come by and help me clean up the chassis as to try and keep the disassembly of it as clean as possible....It was still a grimy mess pulling the engine and trans! For those who asked about my build plans....well, I'm a bit of a purist and I will be doing a very factory stock build.....with just a few upgrades....ie; power disc brakes conversion, 2" lift kit and possibly adding factory AC.....I'm still up in the air on exactly what I'm gonna do on some things, like paint & interior colors..... Here are few more pics of how she's sitting as of today! Thanks for all the well wishes! Dan http://lh4.ggpht.com/Rackman1111/SPK...ate9%20046.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/Rackman1111/SPK...ate9%20045.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/Rackman1111/SPK...ate9%20047.jpg |
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Well...I'm making a little headway.....Here are the highlights of what I have accomplished in the past few weeks:
Just got the body back from the media blaster and it is currently in epoxy primer....Body work should begin this week....(I'll get progress pics) I got the frame and chassis components back from powder-coating Upgraded to a mid 70's front Dana 44 with Disk brakes....I was going to keep the original axle with the drum brakes....but the entire thing was shot....including a bent housing....Got to talking with a guy who happened to have one laying around.....I was stoked....best $150 I've spent so far! The guts of GM 12 bolt rear was pretty much shot as well.....but at least the housing was good....So, we installed new ring & pinion gears in both front & back....went to 373 ratio's in both from the 410 / 411 combo that was in there.....had them powder-coated as well while they were apart..... Sent the trans & transfer case to be hot tanked & checked out....Everything was good...so just had them do a quick bearing & seal job......I detailed the trans & transfer case (while fully assembled)....not bad if I do say so myself for rattle cans and tape I added the 1" Zero Rate add-a-leafs from ORD for just a modest 1" lift......easy install but they sent the wrong U-bolts and I had to drill out the center hole on the leafs to accept a larger pin.....that is some hard ass stuff....3 drill bits later one spent drill motor and I got her done... I replaced all the leaf spring bushings, trans adapter mount and torque mount grommets. I also had the engine freshened up.....Had it bored 30 over as it had a couple of cracked rings that scarred the cylinders...other than that I kept it as a fairly stock rebuild with just the addition of a baby Cam.....I started the re-build of the Carb and also added the Petronix electronic ignition to the distributor.....I still need to paint the engine....Hopefully I'll do that this week and get it installed as well. Lots of individual detailed reference pics can be seen @: http://picasaweb.google.com/Rackman1111/TruckResto# http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20064.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20071.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20073.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20081.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20080.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/SQ...ate9%20085.jpg |
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Man, that was a pretty fast turnaround, its looking good.
Mine is going to take a bit longer, I am building a brand new frame! |
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wow! That is one nice looking frame!
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you don't mess around my friend! :sumo::mrt:
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That frame look's AWESOME!!!!!
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Nice :D
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Very impressive progress.:metal::metal: Want to do mine next?:lol:
Keep up the good work. |
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keep up the good work it is looking great.
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hey from N.C. looking good, keep the pictures coming :metal:
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Ok...Got a bit more done on the chassis....Complete drivetrain is now installed....and got the new 2.25" exhaust fitted and tack welded in place....just need to remove it back out and fully weld the seams...
For those wondering about how I fit the exhaust....I used most of my old exhaust as a template to have a local muffler shop just bend up the identical pieces....the trick was getting it to the new stock manifolds as my old exhaust had full length headers....so you can see in the pic below that I simply made a template out of some skinny round bar and just had them bend me up the pieces to the template I supplied....I did have them add a few inches to each end so that I could trim as needed....And the whole thing actually worked out perfect....I didn't have to go back to have any pieces tweaked at all....I think I got real Lucky.... I should have some pics of the body coming before too long....It's in "Paint Jail"....LOL...and my buddy is just starting on it this week....It's been media blasted and is sitting in epoxy primer.....The bed has been disassembled getting ready for the wood bed conversion that I picked up from Mar-K I also just received the new fuel & brake lines from Inline Tube....so hopefully I will get to installing them in the next week or two.... Carbureator was just sprayed with "Carb Renew" from Eastwood....we'll see how it holds up!! The last pic is of the welder I picked up on C.L. for $300.00.....Virtually brand new Snap on (Blue point) w/a 75/25 bottle.....I'm shocked how smooth this thing welds....... Enjoy! Dan http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...%231%20007.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...%20%282%29.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...12/Exhaust.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...%231%20008.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...%231%20001.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...ust%20Rear.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/ST...%231%20010.jpg |
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Looking good Dan. :metal::metal: I'm jealous.
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Sweet :metal:
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OK, this build makes me sick to my stomach!
Why? because you can get more done in two months than I can in two years and it looks awesome... very nice job... im just jealous... |
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can I get some close up pics of your crank pulley and PS setup?
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Looks awesome. Keep Up the good work.
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great detail
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Amazing build - quality & speed. Makes me jealous.
Like your Champion boat. They used to be built about a mile from my office, before they shut down a couple years ago. Now it's just Ranger, BassCat, & Legend left here in the hot rod deluxe boat categories. |
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Thanks Man....Bass Fishing is my 1st Love!!!!.....Yea they moved the Champion plant to TN....It shares a building w/ Stratos Boats....and they are all owned by Genmar now....including Ranger..... Dan |
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Holy cow how did I miss this thread?? So please tell me this won't be a trailer queen, you should take your boat to the lake with it every now and then to show it off.
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Looking great! Can't wait to see the body start coming along! Have you picked an exterior color yet? ...Joe
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