What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[Russell Ashley]

Thanks, everyone. Dan, I guess it's pretty obvious that I love chrome also. I have one more bit of chrome trim to install but I'm not in the mood to do it at the moment. It's the cab and door trim. For the time being I'm just going to drive and enjoy it.

[crossfire84]

I finished the bed wood today, I wet sanded the poly top coat then put on a heavy coat of carnuba wax, wow!

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by crossfire84

I finished the bed wood today, I wet sanded the poly top coat then put on a heavy coat of carnuba wax, wow!

sounds great but with no pic's can't really tell! lol need those pic's


Ray

[crossfire84]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

sounds great but with no pic's can't really tell! lol need those pic's


Ray

i still can not load pics, any idea when they will get this fixed?

[Bubba54]

Originally Posted by crossfire84

i still can not load pics, any idea when they will get this fixed?

Like many others I finally got a photobuckect account.

Shawn

[arturo7]

Originally Posted by Bubba54

Like many others I finally got a photobuckect account.

Shawn

I've always had issues with P-bucket. The gallery is the main reason I joined/use this site over Stovebolt. I guess if it doesn't come back soon I'll take my membership over to the H.A.M.B.

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by Bubba54

Like many others I finally got a photobuckect account.

Shawn

sorry my friend i didn't know the system wasn't working! I still would love to see your work when you can post them

thanks Ray

[fabguy]

finally got my engine started and checked it in all gears, didnt drive it though. seat belts, registration, and a lil cleaning and I can drive her home. woo hoo

and REMEMBER too ALWAYS install the kickdown cable onto your trans BEFORE you fill it. ( just saying)

[arturo7]

I've been having good luck removing rust with electrolysis on small parts so I decided to scale up. Built a 5 x 5' tank in my back yard yesterday and fired it up this evening.

[crossfire84]

I put this overhead counsel in. I pulled it from a 2010 Impala SS,It has the same contour as the 50.

And with power.

[fabguy]

Opened up and fondled my brand new carburetor that arrived today. Hopefully tomorrow I can install, set up, and test it out.
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[Dan in Pasadena]

doob, I was giving you a hard time but kidding.

I have no idea what the roads up there are like....maybe you need to move back to civilization? Naaah...civilization is not all that civilized anyway and its definitely overrated!

What's new with your truck anyway?

[dubie]

It's all good man, I know you well enough on here to read into your ribbings.

The truck is back in the shop to have some brake adjustment done but we're sure having fun cruising with it. Thumbs up and head turning all over the place
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[agnes the dog]

Worked on my interior. Got the steering wheel covered and some new upper door skins made. The flash washed out the picture of the steering wheel. All the leather is the same color...

[TNBandit]

My truck is a rough long term project so to feel like I'm making progress I'm working on rebuilding one part at a time as funds allow. Yesterday & todays project was the heater box. Removed it and dissasembled it. Hot wired the blower motor and it works fine.. Yay ! Pressurized the heater core and it holds pressure, and blowing through it, it's clear and not plugged: another "Yay" moment. Time to rebuild it. As you'll see from the pics it was a severaly rusted, pitted mess. The truck sat outdoors for a few years with no windshield in it so I'm not surprised. Here are the "before" pics. I don't have much choice but to try to save it since they aren't being reproduced and I can't seem to find any parts trucks locally.

[TNBandit]

Got it completely dissasembled and cleaned up in my bead blast cabinet. Then tried to take out some of the worst pitting with a die grinder and Scotchlock pads. The blend door was also all messed up and it appeared that someone had kept turning the handle until it would up inside the box like a clock spring. Got that straightened out the best I could as well.

[TNBandit]

Time to try out the Eastwood powdercoating kit I bought 5 years ago and never used. Between selling my house in New Hampshire, moving to Tennessee, building a big new shop down here, etc. I never got an oven set up to bake the parts in. This is my first attempt at powdercoating other than helping a friend several years ago. For the heater core & motor assembly I went with paint. I'm thinking that soldered tubes & electrical wiring might not mix well with baking at 450 degrees..

[TNBandit]

Back together and ready to reinstall one day when the cab has been repaired and painted. At least I can begin setting aside components that are done. Not perfect but it will work and the total cost out of my pocket to rebuild the heater was ZERO. My biggest expense will be a set of repro decals for it.

[OrrieG]

TNB, Craftsman has a sale on wrenches.... Nice job on the repair, did you use a smooth or hammer finish?

I was all reved up and ready to paint my doors, bumpers, grille and some misc stuff but found I had used all the clear on my steering wheel. so working on speaker enclosures instead....

[TNBandit]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

TNB, Craftsman has a sale on wrenches.... Nice job on the repair, did you use a smooth or hammer finish?

I was all reved up and ready to paint my doors, bumpers, grille and some misc stuff but found I had used all the clear on my steering wheel. so working on speaker enclosures instead....

I guess that's in reference to my crusty rusty old wrenches in the background ? LoL Those are just some antique tool kit wrenches I've been picking up here & there. Got some Maxwell, Nash, John Deere, and Triumph & Indian motorcycle & railroad marked wrenches as well as the usual Ford stuff. Here's most of a Model A tool kit I've been putting together. I actually have enough Snap On, MAC, Matco & Cornwell stuff to put 5 guys to work. Now that I'm retired and all my "work tools" are home as well as my "home tools" I have too much stuff.

[Stepside Jim]

TNBandit, a most excellent job on the heater restoration. I am also impressed with the circular design of the heater core.

I've never seen one like that and am impressed what engineers could do 60 years ago. Very cool.

[hsdropout]

Tinkered with the front. Got some white letters for the tailgate..............any tips on how to put them on straight......square......?
Front letters on grill came out so...so...

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by TNBandit

I guess that's in reference to my crusty rusty old wrenches in the background ? LoL

yes, just a gentle jab. I have lots of old tools too, mechanic, machineist and carpentry, lying around.

[vht]

Block sanded, and then I did more block sanding. I'm beginning to see why people like ratrods.

[tttuba]

Originally Posted by vht

Block sanded, and then I did more block sanding. I'm beginning to see why people like ratrods.

I can relate to that. Been blocking and correcting and blocking some more. Am almost done with the bed. Now on to stripping and body work for the rest of the truck.