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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Welcome to the board! Im not sure if ill ever build a stepside... but if I do, it will be a small window 67. Nice find.
Have fun with it! Keep us updated
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
alright, I got some more done. I got a 350, it was supposed to be "less than a thousand miles on a rebuild". What he failed to mention is that he detonated while running it in and stuck in a piston that didn't match the others, so I will probably fix that. I had a wheel stuck on it. It had an odd wheel that didn't really match and sure enough I couldn't get it off, but I had to so 30 minutes later i had the wheel off and 3 broken lugs. I got my wheels rubber free and ready for blasting and put a roller on the back where the odd wheel was and sure enough, that straightened out the bed.
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
OK nothing picture worthy this week. I worked my hood hinges over and got them working right for now. I took my window regulators out and found I need a new one for the passenger side. In a slightly interesting bit of Irony, I actually met "Ace" this week. I fight (Amateur), but I tend to name things after fighters and this truck I named after Rich "Ace" Franklin who fights in the UFC. I named it "Ace" because it was a little smarter than some of my other projects, It is definitely one of my all time favorites, and it's nose is a little dinged up. Anyway, I met Rich Franklin this week he was a real nice guy and alot bigger than he looks on TV--According to the scale I have 20 pounds on him, but in real life...
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kent, WA
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Johnboy...looks familiar...LOL!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Marana, Arizona
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
You mentioned "broken lugs" I broke a lug nut socket this weekend on my stepdaughters VW Bus on my umteenth try . after 3 bigger bars and 1 broken 3/4 " socket I got smart and remembered heat ! Got out the propane torch and went thru 1 heat cool cycle and came right off !
You may have tried this but it works so well maybe it will help others ! Cool project ! keep the pics coming !
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Saving 1 truck at a time!
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kent, WA
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
NonHog...heat is great but don't forget about those inexpensive heavy wall air-impact sockets from Harbor Freight. I have never been able to break one of those!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Carbondale, Kansas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
You pick this thing up at "Mike's Restoration" Auction in Pomona? in late September? maybe not but i knew i saw he was having an auction out there with a TON of 67-72 stuff i had a wedding that weekend and couldnt make it, anyways im from carbondale and drive through ottawa daily for work, congrats on a nice truck would love to build a stepside some day!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Carbondale, Kansas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Thats awesome, i would of loved to had gone to that auction but my sister got married that weekend! dang family connections! haha If you ever need a hand with anything on your truck feel free to get ahold of me im new to the board but im always willing to help someone else out and being your from ottawa thats a short enough drive from carbondale!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
OK this week was a little crazy, but I did manage to get my wheels blasted, and primed. I received my set of new door handles and window cranks. I set up my new Wire Feed Welder and hope to get the cracks in my drivers side door welded up.
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Location: Edgerton OH USA
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Where are your doors cracked? My left door latch must have loosened up many years ago and nobody could figure out how to run a screwdriver. Anyway they slammed the door to get it closed for a long time cracking the door shell where the latch scews go through. I have to fix it as it is rust free and near perfect otherwise.
Tom
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Location: Villa Rica Ga
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
sweet! youve deff mad short work of it thats for sure.
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Looks like ur makin great progress keep up the good work..
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GO BIG GREEN ![]() MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Carbondale, Kansas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
looking good, im jealous of the wheels! they look clean!
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Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
the drivers door cracked around the top hinge. This was the third one I've seen that way, so I'm guessing it's pretty common. I welded it up tonight, ground it down and painted it. It may be the ugliest weld in the history of welding. I would post a picture, but I'm afraid the welding police would come confiscate my welder.
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
I'm glad to see that my welding talent is shared by others but that's what they make grinders for.
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Carbondale, Kansas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Any Updates?!
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
My heater went out in my shop and it's freezing out there, but I did managed to finish paint the wheels before it happenned, and have the doors ready to mount. I got a bench seat from teeitup as well as a brake booster. that's about it for now. I'll be back to work after Christmas, I have managed not to go in debt this Christmas season, so I have a great jump on January
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
well definitly do not paint it pink, do no crush it and keep the w/s intact. but in my opionion remove the drive side bed fender and replace it with a matching fender like the passenger side
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Nice score. Keep the progress comming.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Splendora, Texas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Lookin good, keep up the good work!
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Project: years too late.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Almonte,ON,Canada
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Great find! The body on yours looks to be in the same condition as mine...they all rust in the same spots
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#23 |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ottawa, KS
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
come on guys, someone make fun of me or something--I have to get this thing on the road. How about this, I either post some pictures of progress on here by Sunday, or I post a picture of me wearing a pink shirt and trust me, that would be the first picture of it's kind.
stllookn, are those both your trucks? I sware, I have a copy of the second one and photoshopped it to see what it would look like with a painted bumper and headlight rings. Looks like we have pretty similar taste. Last edited by johnboyrox; 01-16-2008 at 12:00 PM. |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Carbondale, Kansas
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Re: Meet "Ace" (New Project)
Lol real men wear pink! lol j/k no you gotta get this thing running man i picked up a stepside a few days before christmas and already got hte motor and tranny in and have my new complete wiring harness on the way. the plan is to have my truck driveable by my birthday (april 6th) but im determined to have my stepside up to nebraska in 5 months even tho ill probably be broke!
![]() check out my build thread maybe we can keep each other motivated. and like i said if you ever need anything hollar at me. you only live roughly 40 miles away it aint a bad drive to ottawa by any means! http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=272161 |
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