Rods 57

[_Ogre]

nice work on the fender

i'm amazed that you've had your truck in bare steel over a year with no rust...
we have 85% humidity today that would rust anything bare
i think i can hear truk rusting in the barn from here and truk is painted (and 200 ft away)

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

nice work on the fender

i'm amazed that you've had your truck in bare steel over a year with no rust...
we have 85% humidity today that would rust anything bare
i think i can hear truk rusting in the barn from here and truk is painted (and 200 ft away)

It's that thing you call humidity? What is that? We live in the desert, its pretty cool. Thanks for the comments, its been ten years since it was one piece.
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[ChuckDriver]

Nice work, it's really looking good!

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Rods57

It's that thing you call humidity? What is that? We live in the desert, its pretty cool. Thanks for the comments, its been ten years since it was one piece.

great. add idaho to the list...
texas, arizona, new mexico and now i-da-ho
i hate you all

all we get here is 55 rust, 56 rust, 57 rust... you get the idea

i guess i should have brought some parts home when i was out there last aug.
bro-in-law in twin, sis in moscow and son in pullman.
maybe my son can get a good 68 elco body while he's out there.

[blue57]

looks good. dont think i would try that though

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

great. add idaho to the list...
texas, arizona, new mexico and now i-da-ho
i hate you all

all we get here is 55 rust, 56 rust, 57 rust... you get the idea

i guess i should have brought some parts home when i was out there last aug.
bro-in-law in twin, sis in moscow and son in pullman.
maybe my son can get a good 68 elco body while he's out there.

I know where a elco is just sitting waiting to be built.... don't hate us just join the love in the dry. No really its only good if you keep them indoors, we get lots of rain and snow so outside is just as bad as lots of other places. just not that bad...

[Rods57]

Got my tailgate latches installed, anybody used these before? I don't like the dorky red knob, but I can swap that out for something.

[hotrod1]

looks great. Who made them? Easy to install? Do you have a picture of where the bed meets the tailgate from the top?

[Rods57]

Originally Posted by hotrod1

looks great. Who made them? Easy to install? Do you have a picture of where the bed meets the tailgate from the top?

They were pretty easy to install just drill a hole, here is the pictures from the top:

[blue57]

Originally Posted by Rods57

Got my tailgate latches installed, anybody used these before? I don't like the dorky red knob, but I can swap that out for something.

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I saw a thread on here somewhere...... a company named Mark K or something similar makes them and they have a billet knob.
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[Rods57]

I got them from brothers but i think Mar K makes them. i will snap some pics from the top view tonight.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

nice work on the fender

i'm amazed that you've had your truck in bare steel over a year with no rust...
we have 85% humidity today that would rust anything bare
i think i can hear truk rusting in the barn from here and truk is painted (and 200 ft away)

We are blessed with a very dry climate. I stripped down most of my truck in 2000 and it sat bare steel inside until 2007. When I got ready to etch prime it I just hit the whole thing with combination of 80 grit on a da and 3M Purple shredded wheat pad. Now if it is outside, we do get rain and snow so where it can get into cracks and crannys and not flash off right away it will rust.

[Rods57]

Finished the welds on the fender today. Looking like I am done with it