"FRAME OFF" Has Begun - Wish Me Luck! - Pics

[sdailey]

Very impressive progress. Want to do mine next?

Keep up the good work.

[67-72crazy]

keep up the good work it is looking great.

[RCbowtie69]

hey from N.C. looking good, keep the pictures coming

[Rack Man]

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

[sdailey]

Looking good Dan. I'm jealous.

[Spray-Bomb]

Sweet

[msgross]

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...

[msgross]

can I get some close up pics of your crank pulley and PS setup?

thanks

[STOCKISH]

Looks awesome. Keep Up the good work.

[nuke1]

great detail

[68shortstep]

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.

[Rack Man]

Originally Posted by msgross

can I get some close up pics of your crank pulley and PS setup?

thanks

Here you go....

[Rack Man]

Originally Posted by 68shortstep

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.

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

[Jtrux]

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.

[ChaseDale3and8]

Looking great! Can't wait to see the body start coming along! Have you picked an exterior color yet? ...Joe

[msgross]

thanks for those pics.. I need to start searching for crank pulleys it looks like.

[Rack Man]

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.

No trailer queen thats for sure....I believe in driving em....The plan is for the truck to be the full-time hauler of the bass boat....Gonna sell the F-250 Diesel and buy a "commuter" for work.....as I put on a ton of miles in my job....driving that big Diesel everyday on my outside sales job is WAY over kill.....Selling it will basically pay for the "Resto" and most of the new "Commuter".....

Looking great! Can't wait to see the body start coming along! Have you picked an exterior color yet? ...Joe

COLORS ???...Huh.....I'm all over the board with that...I initially started out thinking that I would paint it an original factory color....but now I'm thinking maybe not....

At first I was gonna go with the "Anniversary" look.....like this:



Then, I told my painter.....that this two-tone Blue/White was in my future:



Then a couple weeks ago I saw a car at the Goodguys show painted this very rare 1975 Corvette color...."Steel Blue"....And I absolutely fell in love with it....I would still do a two-tone with a white cab...I want to keep an Old School, stock look...but I think this color would look awesome in that scheme....

[BAD4X4]

This truck is turning out awesome!! Keep up the good work, and keep the pic's comeing.

[jrdv]

Not sure how I missed this one! Wow--excellent job. I've got a couple of trucks I would like to do this exact type of resto on.
Gonna keep an eye on you.

john

[ChaseDale3and8]

I'm with you. I like that Corvette blue color! you still have plenty of time to decide though. Keep us posted. Can't wait to see it all done and pulling that boat! ...Joe

[Chevyman63]

Nice job...and quick too. At this rate this thing will be painted by Christmas.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Very nice .. Looks like its gonna bea quick build.

[Jtrux]

Originally Posted by msgross

thanks for those pics.. I need to start searching for crank pulleys it looks like.

I have a set, i'll have to look for them.

[thirdstreettito]

Awesome truck! Cant wait till you drop it off here when your done!

[Rack Man]

A little Progress and a LOT of frustration lately....Just everything I touch is a disaster.....Parts not fitting.....receiving the wrong parts.....Drum brake installation was royal "B".......Painter moving at a snails pace.....overspray on the frame (my Bad on that but it's not too bad).....overall just pretty frustrating....Here's picsa of what I did manage to get done...or not done:

1. Got exhaust fully welded up and re-installed

2. Got new drum brakes installed on rear axle

3. Got the some of the engine stuff put in place...Plug wires routed, coil installed, vacuum lines, clutch linkage....etc...etc...

4. Last couple pics are of the issues I'm having with my new SS brake lines that I got from Inline Tube....Both rear axle lines are TOO short....also the front rubber disc brake lines are TOO short as well.....