Project Slomo

[Solego]

I've been keeping all the parts as well. There is no telling at first glance if certain parts are even reproduced.

I find deconstruction to be fun!

[spike38]

Originally Posted by Solego

I've been keeping all the parts as well. There is no telling at first glance if certain parts are even reproduced.

I find deconstruction to be fun!

The nice thing about these trucks, Is just about everything is reproduced.
With a set of "A" pillars, You could just about build one of these trucks
Just like a 60's camaro, Or mustang.

Spike

[Solego]

BLASPHEMY! Never mention the "m" word again!

[dmack91]

I thought the bed looked out of proportion. Did someone just cut the 20" out of the front and shorten the frame to make a mostly short box?

I assume you are planning on shortening it up to standard short box dimensions? Fair amount of work involved there.

Looks good, keep up the good work.

[Solego]

It's a shortbed frame. Someone in the past had taken a longbed, cut it down to almost a shortbed, and then added extensions to the rear frame rails so the almost shortbed would fit.

[Solego]

I've actually worked on my truck for two weekends in row. Woohoo!

It started the weekend looking like this:


By the end of yesterday it looked like this:


I started the engine removal as well yesterday, but had to call it quits when the wife had to go to work and left my two year old in charge.

So, today continued the removal of the engine and transmission. I like to not remove any of the fluid and just let it spill where it may.


Further along:


This is where my marriage almost came to an end. My stupid driveway has a slope. I live on the only hill in Florida, go figure. As I slowly back the lift out, the weight of the engine and tranny was more than anticipated. It did a 180 turn on me and stopped only when one of the wheels got caught in the seam of the driveway. The tail end of the tranny swung within inches of my wife's Camry. The same one that we just recently wrote a big ole huge check to pay off. After I noticed I didn't have to hang on for dear life to save my marriage, I ran to park the Camry behind the clunker and got my come-along, as evidenced by this picture:


I was finally able to wrangle the beast to its stall. Here it is in all its glory, a 16,741 HP monster! Wait, I meant 167.41 HP monster!


The truck without its heart:


Of course, I couldn't leave you without a parting shot of a future general practicing a charge to fend off the Red Chinese, or at least feed the horses:

[Solego]

Do keep in mind I have done everything to this truck with my own two hands without any assistance from anyone, from removing the bed to removing the hood. Hence the slow nature of this project.

[Solego]

Hey everyone. I've heard some people say that they left the cab on the frame when they welded in new rockers and such for better fitment. How does that help as opposed to it being on the dolly?

I ask because my next step is to remove the cab, only I want to be sure that is the right move.

Thanx!

[mbgmike]

Originally Posted by Solego

Hey everyone. I've heard some people say that they left the cab on the frame when they welded in new rockers and such for better fitment. How does that help as opposed to it being on the dolly?

I ask because my next step is to remove the cab, only I want to be sure that is the right move.

Thanx!

does not matter when doing th rockers.

[Solego]

It's a little too late any how. I have it down to the frame already. Not much picture worthy, though. I've just been doing a lot of cleanup on the frame removing odds and ends.

I have no idea how to completely disassemble the a-arms, and with my luck, I would find it easier to do while they're still on the frame after having removing them. So, I'm waiting on my assembly manual to come in to help me figure it out.

Once that is done in the next few weeks, I'm going to go over the frame with a kit from KBS-Coatings. Then I'll have more picture worthy progress to post.