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ALL PICTURES START ON page 6... sorry i had photobucket issues





well it all started with a clutch...
that's what i was originally going to do..
then i decided well WHY NOT! paint the tranny and t case..so something on my truck looks pretty....?
if i had a cherry picker here i would have pulled the motor today also..
so here's day one progress..

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Ha - you've got a case of the "Might as Well's" It's a terrible disease.

Looks like you have a good helper!

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well i was going to start re bundleing wire..
but seeing how i am dropping the tranny off and i have the whole front clip removed... i "might as well" just pull the motor too!
this sucks i could easily dump a couple hundred into this...
but im "not allowed tO"
bleh..
it's windy as hell today and i leave town for the weekend tomorrow.. this sucks i wanna work on my truck!

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i saw these pics on myspace i looked at them the second u added them lol

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well today i spent a few hours on a random person broken down at a circle K...
then spent a couple hours just grabbing the enite engine bay wiring and making sure all of the wires are the proper lengths, then bundleing them, laying out my wire looms, and then soaking down the entire engine bay with some drivewy cleaner, alot scrubs right off but it''ll be some work..
tuesday i plan on pulling the motor & tranny out so i can start on all that..
not sure if my wife will let me, but i was kinda hoping to paint the block, vc's pretty much everythign i can get..
she's gonna get mad but.. she will still love me =-)

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Ahhh the wife! Some guys find that "motorsport" friendly wife. Mine is straight up cityslicker! But over the years she has SLOWLY came to terms with me and my 'manspace' time in the garage. That and the kids are getting older 12 & 14...BUTT then I had to go and knock her up again and now we have a 9month old baby in the house....so much for manspace time :waah::devil:
Keep at it and post up pics when you can!
:mm::chevy::mm:

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^:lol:^
I did that.I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.Next thing I knew,we needed another bedroom and my man-time was spent building that.Now he`s 17,it`s just him & me,and we have a spare room.

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Now THAT is funny.
I needed a good chuckle in the morning...

Maybe there is a lesson to be learned here...

Mick

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ok, I see where this is going.. just let me know when you want it moved to the "full project" page!:lol:

remember they come apart a lot easier than they go together!

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HA HA HA!
well gentlemen i have been gone since Thursday so i will start up Tuesday with the motor pulling, wire brushing paint stripping.
and bear with me i can ONLY paint the frame as far as i can reach under the cab, i cannot pull the cab..
thanks! for your patience.. and i hope i can keep my posts short and sweet so this is not a drug out project..
"rolling project" he he he

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today's progress.. my wife is going to shat.... hehehhe
motor is on it's way out now but we've all seen em without an motor
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00877.jpg

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moved to 4x4 projects... lets see some carnage now!

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OK gentlemen!
today i got in self etching primer, scraper, cherry picker, welder... sandpaper, alot of steel wool, and i am on my way over to tear down on a parts truck for a TON of spare parts and free sheetmetal...

i pulled the carpet, i'll post pictures and sell that for cheap.. i am going to repair the floor pans that i had previously just used tape and silicon sealent to patch and in the next few weeks i will line-x the flooring.. i am F-ing tired of carpet in a mud truck it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep clean...
interior is getting a "split theme.. bottom half starting at the glove box line dpwn will be gloss black and up will be blue metallic..
i want to do the entire truck in this theme.. B UT my wife would f-ing leave me if i did that..
i also have ordered all new cab mounts..
and ZOOM 12 in 305mm kevlar clutch..
i will post pictures in a few days when things are CLEAN and ready for paint..
thanks for any input!

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I am going to coat my cab floor with this.. lots of guys have used it and like how it goes on... I would spray with epoxy primer first and then this..

http://www.tptools.com/p/2600,233_U-...Liner-Kit.html

and here is a jeep guy that used it. or look up musclerodz 68K20 project

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=580879
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dammitmitchell- nice project u got goin. Can u post some pics of ur truck? also what lift and wheel pkg. u got? Good luck with the truck and the wife? :lol:

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Yo! Dude! You're as crazy as me!
Naw,...but damned nice work so far. Best of luck on time available,...and $$, too!
I'd saved a long while to start my truck rebuild project,...and was only going to rebuild the donor flatbed. Now, I realize that THAT would've been a foolish, "money-pit", pipe-dream,...so I stumbled into the perfect project build by finding FRANKENTRUCK!
I was going to spend about $6000,...but it ended up to be more like $8000 with the "front-wheel drive" capable transfer case and the Foose Spank wheels!
I get to show it off to the rest of the 67-72chevytruck.com forum northern Colorado bunch on June 6. It will be unpainted, with most of the bodywork completed, and exterior rust stabilized. Finished otherwise, except for a few minor projects (fan shroud, installing the w/s squirter hose and nipples, and trouble-shooting the fuel gauge open circuit, stereo, etc,...). So I'm still spending money! Got a great truck though!
One question for you though,...GOT THAT TRUCK LIFTED ENOUGH?!! Sure makes 'em easier to work on than my '76 Camaro that just barely clears speed bumps!!
Todd.

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Yo! My flooring might be perfect for your application,...first, I stabilized the rust, used polyesther body fill to repair the small holes and strengthen the floor, satin black enamel, then 1/4" wool/foil backed insulation, and a single rubber mat for the entire floor.

Attachment 463233
(please ignore the WD-40 overspray on the mat!)

I've added rubber mats to each side that have small "cups" formed in them to hold water and dirt. Works perfect.
Todd.

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cool mats, i'll post pics tomorrow of the holes in my floor.. the carpet is cut out and later this summer i'll put some rhino liner (well wannabe) in it for my flooring..
i haven't even started cutting her bu i can fit three fingers THROUGH my floor and scratch my trucks belly....

today's progress is.. interiors gone.. entire front clip gone..
and i used a wire attachment on an angle grinder to strip off the factory rubber crap off the floor..
truck is barren but im still waiting on a dang cherry picker and engine stand.. i want to swear.. but screw it..
i also dismantled a 1970's floor frezer for a bunch of descent sheet metal off it.. sweeetness there..

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ok tonight hopefully i'll be posting pictures of the days worth of weding.. i filled 20 dang holes from self tapping screws...
looked like there was a ghetto stereo instealled back there at some tpoint in time..
the crap part of the da is that im useing flux core wire..
which sucks.. i strongly dislike it... but! im in abilene and it's too windy to waste that much gas.. BLEH!..
so you only get pictures of the "final " welds after i finish sanding them down..
cause it's a mess...

this is what she looked like before i started. imnot toching the outside durign this project..

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makin progress bud. Keep it up and keep the pics coming. U still didnt say how much lift u got and size of tires. Im guessing 6" lift with 37" tires maybe?

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orig truck is an 83 1/2T w a 305/ and a sm(465) 4sd granny lo
it now has a crate 350 (which was a PO disaster)
and ive rewires the majority of the vehicle allready..
(PO was NOT an electrician)
8 in skyjacker with 37's and good old fashioned 16in "usta-chrome" rims..poly everything, t case drop,
got the axles out of a 84 burban (diesel) so the gear ration matches the stock speedo gear.. thank god..

i got a video of it chain pulling a new dodge diesel and not losing..
but not winning either .. cause he's a jerk and used brakes..

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Awesome. He used brakes? That dog.

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OK gentle men.. another update today i welded a bit more.. forgive the ugliness... but i also decided to not keep grinding on it because it's all getting "line-x"ed or what not...
but i also got the heavy as hell tranny out today..(with help of course)
and FINALLY got the clutch out..
started making a modified "box"for my ac.. (i do not want the big freaking ac box there anymore if ac isnt installed..
so i cut the box in half and am making a sheet metal duct for it..
i am also relocating the "vaccum ball" thing that was above it and that big AC relay into the inside of the cab below some duct and into the corner..

i wish i had the extra cash for the right patch pannels.. and i wish i had a gas welder also.. (which just sucks!)
ut anyway ive filled like 20 freaking holes.. and keep finding more!
thanks for your patience with my providing pictures..

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paint sample

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beginning of future duct work (sheetmetal)no guarentee it's going to look good but it will work!
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this is what it looks like from a 4 yr old's height! wow

country arse patch pannels that work!
(free!!!!)



here's what's left of the clutch!
pay attention to the pressure plate HALF the teeth are missing..
and the TO bearing is cut through!

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Looks like you're moving forward instead of backward so far. Wish I could say the same for my ride. I won't even have it running to get to the meet this Saturday ;). How long ago was the crate 350 dropped in it?

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Hey did ya get one of those clutches from Summit? Looking good, I am an expert at diassembly and as said before they come apart WAY easier than they go back together!! Looks good, more picts please??

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i am currently painting peices i did my fan in the same metallic blue that i am doing the fire wall in, i ran out of paint (black) so until im allowed to spend again i will be int ehg arage searing my flesh and grease off with some good old "easy off" cause that stuff.. is just f-ing wow!..
tranny is ready for paint also...
so hopefully tonight ill post status pictures...
and it will go together juust fine! hehehe i hope

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and i ordered the 12 in zoom clutch (kevlar) from NAPA here cause with my discount i saved 20 bucks before shipping was considered...

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Cool enough, sometimes the shipping can kill the deal, but I figure the taxes = the shipping and my NAPA and the like around here are more than Summit? Good luck, need some picts though!!

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the garage before i started cleaning it
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00904.jpg
i was a dummy and painted the vaulve covers first
but motor is cleaned and primed
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00905.jpg
pretty parts
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00906.jpg

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youll only see the orange when the air cleaner is opened
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00907.jpg
pretty sparly fan.... lets hope it lasts
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00908.jpg
and of course PLAY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00903.jpg
and my shop groupies
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00909.jpg

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Lol, those groupies are very good at strategically placing themselves right beneath your feet though ;).

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http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00911.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00914.jpg


im attempting to "make" a new duct.. becaues im cheap an cant afford the heater only conversion.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00913.jpg

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Very nice. Coming together well it looks like. I've rigged several things on my vehicles so far so a little wire here and bubble gum there isn't a big deal ;).

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man i love your truck im hoping mine end up that good oneday

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now i need a new pretty reservoir to match allt he other nicities....
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00916.jpg
rattle bomb rattle bomb .. ohh.. la la laaah la la rattlebomb doo doo do...
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...l/DSC00915.jpg

and as an added note.. my axles are f-ing filthy and soooooo are my springs..
but if i take those off today my wife will.. f-ing sh-at herself and my couch is NOT comfy to sleep on..
soo in a few mroe weeks that'll be my project..
"rejuvinate axles" and POR-15 everything i can get my dang hands on!

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lookin good so far man. i know how these things can take on the snowball affect. chris.

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o well today's progress ahs been in garage spraypaint..
ive recovered from the "incident" the other day with using cheap paint..
sooo.. i bought better rattle bomb and redid it.. hahahah still too poor for por-15....
BUT today i was at autobone.. and after being at one where said employees ran over my little ones being in a rush...
i raised hell.. and went to another autobone..
cause for some reason they thing they are mroe important then children.. -f them.. jerks..
on a lighter note second autobone announced a spray deal.. so i saved 7 bucks on 5 cans of engine paint... and then got my
"i love the army discount"
because some old lady loved my kids..
i love my ids too.. and they gave her hugs.. and I like that new autozone i found today..

so here's what i painted today..