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Re: 58 TRUK intro
I sure did thanks
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
I just read your thread Ogre,you did an awesome job on your build.enjoyed your thread.
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
thanks jratz, i enjoy driving it more than building it and i enjoyed the build
![]() bring your truck over to bakers in milford when salt season is over
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door mirror mod
like everything else... i made a new drivers door mirror
similar to ogre... ogre's truk spare tire was too big ![]() the original side mounted spare was 4.5'' wide; the P235/70R15 tires i mounted were a lot wider this made the drivers side mirror worthless for seeing behind me, great for looking in the next lane ![]() i figured the mirror needed to be moved out 2'' to be able to see past the spare tire and i like the art deco look of the stock mirror arms i drew up the stock mirror base in autocad and cut it out of 3/8'' stainless steel on the plasma table counter sunk the screw holes and started shaping the base ![]() more shaping with a flap wheel and then hand sanding to get the sanding marks out i tried the da sander it just left more flats and swirls ![]() ![]() i bent 1/2'' ss rod aver a 4'' pipe to get the arcs needed and forged a mirror mount on the end then hand sanded and polished ![]() had one of the guys at the shop tig weld it; he didn't do such a good job ![]() no grinding or mechanical sanding... all hand sanding starting with 80 grit to shape the weld this is the start of 80 grit, then progressively finer to 1600 grit ![]() the mirror arm turned out decent enough, still some under cut and porosity in the weld ![]() ![]() ![]() but now i can see behind me ![]() ![]() ![]() i can actually see the shop door frame now, before all i saw was wall ![]() all done i might have 10 hours in this bad boy ![]() i initially made it too long and ended up cutting the forged end off and just made some flats to mount the mirror i wish it was this easy to see past ogre's spare tire ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Really nice work Ogre. Ten hour labor of love. Does the mirror head mount through a hole? You mentioned you cut the flat off.
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
back in post 399 of this thread i mention i had lost my speedo coming home from the hot rod power tour
that was way back in june, i ordered 3 speedos and they either came mangled or so far out of calibration i ended up returning them all i finished the year off with my neighbors old android phone with the speedometer app loaded i had stupidly sold my old speedo and bought a new one to have the mileage reset to zero for the rebuild a member on another forum sent me an used stock speedo that worked but was way off calibration another member on this forum tbone1964 had mentioned he did speedo and gauge rebuilds and calibration he was in the middle of moving from michigan to oregon last summer, i ended up sending my speedo off to him in october and received it back a couple weeks later during a very cold winter (coldest feb on record) just started driving truk for the spring and installed the speedo last month the speedo is dead on; cudos and a shout out to tbone1964 ![]() nice to have a working speedo again... if anyone needs speedo or gauge work done on their classic tbone is the man ![]() he has a website http://www.classicgaugeandcluster.com/ where you can see some of the work he's done he was also 1/3 the cost of dealing with a local speedo shop here including the shipping cost both ways not sure if that was a forum discount or just his standard rate for ogres ![]()
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
thanks; i cut the forged end i had made off the rod, not the mounting plate
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Very nice, Ogre. It must be spring...
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Nice job on the mirror.
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I am glad you are happy with the speedo work. I try to make sure they are correct the first time I repair them so I am not getting phone calls. I appreciate your trust and business. It is very rewarding and comments like yours make me want to continue doing great work for great people. Enjoy spring in Michigan and say hello to the pot holes for me ![]() ![]() ![]() Take care, Tom
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Re: TRUK doors 2.0
I am gonna try to make something like this, but I cannot read the dimensions on the drawing, mainly what is the length of the tubing. Also any other pics showing the other end where it goes into the door? Maybe even inside the door? Great job and the work you have done. Maybe someday I will be able to dive mine again.
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
your truck is looking good, very nice
![]() the door harness loom i made has worked well for 5 yrs and 26,000 miles no shorts or broken wires to date the tube is 5.625 long, the tube slot is 3.5'' long and maybe a 1/16'' wider than the tube the important part is the pivot placement; .375'' from the end of the slot and the tube the pivot is a 1/8'' roll pin, drill the pivot in the tube right on the edge of the wall only the bottom hole in the plate is 1/8'' all others are a loose fit to make it easier to install the pin the loose fit means i can drop the pin in 75% and less hammering near finished door jamb paint ![]() the aluminum plate was cut with a jig saw and filed to shape, same for the door jamb hole here is a link to the pic so you can download it and zoom in, if you want http://s306.photobucket.com/user/_og...ml?sort=3&o=26 my paint was done as is yours so tape everything up well ![]() in the door i have a round 1.5'' hole, it was easier to drill with the door hung to line up both holes in the jamb and door i laid out the tube location when the door was closed then drilled a hole in the jamb to match the center of the tube; closed the door and transferred the center to the jamb i made a .25'' pvc guide with a square hole as a guide and used double side tape to secure it the pvc failed, try to use delron or some other plastic sheet material and screw it to the door right now i have no in door guide on the drivers door, it has been that way for 3 yrs i recommend doing the pass door first as you will learn a lot on the first install i did the drivers door first... it has always squeaked a bit ![]() if you need any more info or help post back
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Thank you so much, Now I just have to make the journey to the nearest place that stocks the supplies needed, some 27 miles, gotta love living in the wilderness.
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
check home depot i bought everything there
though it may still be 27 miles ![]()
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
i've made it to page 8 tonight, i just want to say wow i like it and the yellow
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
thanks hubscrub
![]() had i found this forum when i started my build, there'd be a lot more build pics
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
my truk is finally back together for the first time since speedo problems started last june
the dash fascia and column cover have been out since then hooray! ![]() pulled the headlight rings out last month to aim the headlights, both were pointing in the right ditch ![]() got those back in today too
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Great, nice cruising weather right now. Are you going on Power Tour again?
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
it's about time we had good cruising weather
last weekend it was in the mid 80s, tried to go to a cruise in on tuesday, it was cloudy windy and 52*f brrrrr ![]() to bad most of the country is going to rain for the holiday not sure about the power tour this year; at this point i'll say no ![]()
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
Alright man I'm wanting to keep my drip rail/ ledge on the firewall but I want to smooth out the cowl to firewall seam that's above the drip rail. Can you explain how to do it? I just didn't wanna make it weak when I smooth it out!
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
post a pic of what your talking about in the thread you started, i didn't see your thread on the topic
we're unsure of what seam your referring to i tried to pm you back, your ''in box'' is full, you need to delete some pm's
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
I just used 16 gauge steel.
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Re: 58 TRUK intro
shaving the cowl vent eliminates the entrance hole for water that destroy our cabs
the rust found in; front cab corners, vents and hinge pockets can usually be attributed to this vent i always recommend shaving the vent kim did it the right way, i cheated and used longhair filler to plug the vents and then welded the panel in my original intent was to leave the vent loose so that it was removable you can see the screws in this pic ![]()
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