Not Another Rebuild Thread....

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by C@rnut001

Man, that looks good... and a huge improvement on the old ratty piece! Keep up the great job and keep the updates coming our way....

Thank you for looking, I appreciate the feed back!

Damn -23° sounds like not fun at all! I was complaining about -1° lol

You have definitely art skills my friend. Don't stop doing it. Not everybody is blessed with those hidden talents. Would definitely love to see more works from you!

At the same time I have to say you did a great job on that rusty part on your trokita! Looks awesome now! Keep it up my friend!

Yep one of the coolest things about this site is seeing folks make progress in many different settings! I tend to not only learn from this vast diversity, but also keep my sense of adversity in perspective. I can certainly sympathize with the fellows who dont want to get out and work in 100+ degrees when I have to deal with 20 or 30 degrees below!
It keeps my whining to a minimum

cab corner looks real good, so does the gas filler piece! can't even tell you haven't welded before! i like the filler pieces you did on the grille panel, i thought of doing that myself! what does the frame notch for that look like?? keep it up its looking good!!

Thanks Chad.
No frame notch.
I cut the frame end off as I will be adding a face panel under that to connect those two spots from the fenders, and dropping my bumper to below that. I will be modding the bumper as well.
The only way I can get away with this is because I am not dropping my front more than a very few inches.
Although I respect and admire the slammed guys for their work and vision, I would not be one of them...

[VeronikA]

Damn -23° sounds like not fun at all! I was complaining about -1° lol

You have definitely art skills my friend. Don't stop doing it. Not everybody is blessed with those hidden talents. Would definitely love to see more works from you!

At the same time I have to say you did a great job on that rusty part on your trokita! Looks awesome now! Keep it up my friend!

[chad64chevy]

cab corner looks real good, so does the gas filler piece! can't even tell you haven't welded before! i like the filler pieces you did on the grille panel, i thought of doing that myself! what does the frame notch for that look like?? keep it up its looking good!!

[57truckguy]

Hey sarge,, good looking art,, I'm about as artistick as a bowling ball.. LOL But I do work good with my hands. Ha Ha When I was beginning to weld up the holes in my firewall was on a local contraction site and pick up a couple dozen plugs from the electrical boxes that the electrications were throwing around. With a little fileing several of them fit perfect and saved alot of cutting and )(*()*)*. if you know what I mean..

[chevy_man5]

Originally Posted by 57truckguy

Hey sarge,, good looking art,, I'm about as artistick as a bowling ball.. LOL But I do work good with my hands. Ha Ha When I was beginning to weld up the holes in my firewall was on a local contraction site and pick up a couple dozen plugs from the electrical boxes that the electrications were throwing around. With a little fileing several of them fit perfect and saved alot of cutting and )(*()*)*. if you know what I mean..

You may already know this 57truckguy, but make sure you have PLENTY of ventilation or a fumes mask if the plugs are the galvanized kind. Very toxic from what I have heard!

[57truckguy]

Originally Posted by chevy_man5

You may already know this 57truckguy, but make sure you have PLENTY of ventilation or a fumes mask if the plugs are the galvanized kind. Very toxic from what I have heard!

Yesw I did know but it is good you brough it up for thoes that may not be in the know... good Work..

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by 57truckguy

Hey sarge,, good looking art,, I'm about as artistick as a bowling ball.. LOL But I do work good with my hands. Ha Ha When I was beginning to weld up the holes in my firewall was on a local contraction site and pick up a couple dozen plugs from the electrical boxes that the electrications were throwing around. With a little fileing several of them fit perfect and saved alot of cutting and )(*()*)*. if you know what I mean..

Yeah, I welded up some holes on my d-side door last night. Not a fun process by any stretch.
There is a welding shop here that lets me rummage thru their scrap dumpster for odds and ends and all they charge me is a couple dozen doughnuts from time to time. I think I am going to pop in there Tuesday on my way to work and see if they have an Iron Worker machine that punches holes and if I can get the plugs from it.

its looking good man nice work!!!! btw have fun on that floor...im in the works of doing mine right now and im not having fun..lol

Thanks Coulter, I just ordered my patch parts today, hopefully they will be here in time for next weekend. I ordered both cab corners, floor pans, and complete rocker panels for each side.

i like the filler pieces you did on the grille panel, i thought of doing that myself!

Chad, I fabbed and put in the last of my grill mount modifications yesterday. It doesnt look like much right now, but when the paint goes on, you will see a huge change in the look of the face of the truck for it. I mounted it on the radiator core support and up onto the frame for you to see what I have done.

What I would not give for an anvil though!
You guys would laugh I think if you saw what I am using to fab my parts with!

#1 The spot I plan to fill.
#2 The part I made to fill it, roughed in.
#3 After tack welding in from both sides
#4 finished and mounted on the truck
#5 attempt at a perspective shot to show how flush it set.

[flips72]

killer work, patch panels look awesome, that kerosene heater must be doing its job....-23 wow, i would have gave up till spring

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by flips72

killer work, patch panels look awesome, that kerosene heater must be doing its job....-23 wow, i would have gave up till spring

Ummm Yeah... it was -40* when I went to work this morning. Oddly enough, they close the ski resorts when it gets below -20*. Thanks for looking at my patches, I appreciate the kind comments. Hopefully by the time I am really ready to do some serious stuff, I will know what I am doing!!

Sarge Your patches are coming along great... I didn't have any of that to do on mine.. cab was in real good shape.. I think I could now that I've had some pratice with the welder...

Thank you 57truckguy, I you always have positive feedback!! On getting on your welder you just need to... (to steal a golf quote...) grip it and rip it !!

looking good man keep it up and that 6 arms snake lady is crazy! lol just read through your first post all the way you dirty wow player!! i was hooked on that **** since it came out finely quit for good 10 mouths ago i have well over a year /played time crazy waste of time!! to anybody with kids never let them touch that game give them heroin instead they will probably quit it easyer lol

Thanks Kro! Wife and I played EverQuest for 8 years until they nerfed my Ranger into the stoneage. At that point we were both 3boxing on 3 seperate desk top computers, and putting in about 40 or more hours a week. My Ranger was ranked 10-12th on the server and we were in the second highest guild.
Then we switched to WoW to play with some friends of mine from work, but the sense of community wasnt there, I guess because of the amount of solo and PvP .... but.... the truck is more fun now and certainly has a tangible sense of productivity.
Oh and glad you like the snake chick. You should see the original art piece on her, the detail still amazes me (that I actually did it hehehehe)

Good job on those welds, I'm sure it was a little scary attacking with that welder for the first time.

I'm already a little nervous since I know I have some rust repair in my future and I've never touched a welding machine before. I've got my old front bed panel that I'm replacing to practice on though, so hopefully I'll be ok.

Thank you for looking Chad215 !!
My first runs with the welder were more fustrating than scary because I could not see what I was doing so well. Then I got the auto hood and life with my welder changed LOL !

Just put on at least one leather glove (on your guide hand) and some not-so-flamable clothes and get up close with your gun and face, you will do fine I bet! It will help if you know someone to coach you a little too. I did about 30 years ago, but didnt take advantage of it when I had it....

[McMurphy]

So what else I did this weekend...

I took my mud flaps and reworked them. I know the repops are real cheap, but I wanted to see if my little mod will work well first, so I hammer and dolly worked them, and did what I did...
Guess the pics will tell the story.

[daverod]

Much better. And I learned a new word. Trokita, I'm suprised I did'nt alraedy know that word. Keep up the good progress.

[VeronikA]

Originally Posted by daverod

Much better. And I learned a new word. Trokita, I'm suprised I did'nt alraedy know that word. Keep up the good progress.

Yes that's something what really amaze me too... I am european and brought this word here. Would never expect that lol thought you know it guys

[coulter]

its looking good man nice work!!!! btw have fun on that floor...im in the works of doing mine right now and im not having fun..lol

[57truckguy]

Sarge Your patches are coming along great... I didn't have any of that to do on mine.. cab was in real good shape.. I think I could now that I've had some pratice with the welder...

[KroAutomotiveInc]

looking good man keep it up and that 6 arms snake lady is crazy!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

lol just read through your first post all the way you dirty wow player!! i was hooked on that **** since it came out finely quit for good 10 mouths ago i have well over a year /played time crazy waste of time!! to anybody with kids never let them touch that game give them heroin instead they will probably quit it easyer lol

[Chad215]

Good job on those welds, I'm sure it was a little scary attacking with that welder for the first time.

I'm already a little nervous since I know I have some rust repair in my future and I've never touched a welding machine before. I've got my old front bed panel that I'm replacing to practice on though, so hopefully I'll be ok.

[DRTYRAT30]

Good progress man, looks like your having fun...
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[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by DRTYRAT30

Good progress man, looks like your having fun...
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Thank you for looking DRTYRAT30 .... I cannot tell you how many times I have read through your thread on your '63. I am simply amazed at how you keep your garage so clean and the level of work you do !!! But yes, on the fun part, this truck build may well be the highlight of my tour here in Alaska.

hey sarge... guess it just better to lucky then good.. Great job on the patch pannels.. If I'd have tried that big of a panel it would have warped all over the place. LOL I can really appreciate the work you put in in smoothing out the grill.. great job.. the cab cornor lined up real nice... like I said sometimes its better to be lucky than good , nice job on the mud flaps also. ..

Hey there 57truckguy, I am pretty sure it was Napolean who said he would rather have Generals that were lucky than good. But whatever ..... when it comes to luck I am certainly of Irish stock

The mudflaps look great... keep up the work on your truck.... it helps those of us without a truck to dream as we watch you guys work on yours....

Thank you Owen, I know how you feel ... I am the same way when I visit the '69 GTO pages over on Performance Years. I love my '66 Tempest, but the dream car always has been a '69 Goat.

Next I think is tearing into my cab. I have some ideas and it is time to meet the mother bear in her den.

[57truckguy]

hey sarge... guess it just better to lucky then good.. Great job on the patch pannels.. If I'd have tried that big of a panel it would have warped all over the place. LOL I can really appreciate the work you put in in smoothing out the grill.. great job.. the cab cornor lined up real nice... like I said sometimes its better to be lucky than good , nice job on the mud flaps also. ..

[C@rnut001]

The mudflaps look great... keep up the work on your truck.... it helps those of us without a truck to dream as we watch you guys work on yours....

[57truckguy]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat.. !!!!!!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

hell ya man those mud flaps look good fix and make whatever you can saving money is saving money! my sun visors took me 2 nights of work but i spend mabe 20 bucks and there way cooler then if i payed who knows how much out of lmc

[VeronikA]

Great progress buddy! Keep it up! Hope you and wife are ok!

[Zane M]

Keep up the good work.