48 panel truck

[xpickup]

mud.man.rj, no doubt. I love to just drive it. So I know what you mean.

oldman3, thank you.

FRENCHBLUE72, thank you.

youngrodder, thank you. They were surprised I used it to hall the tables. It was a great picnic.

99 to Life, it was great to actually use it as a truck. I did not feel like driving the daully. Plus I figured Garrett and me would ride in style.

Shannon
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Finally I have been able to drive the panel for a while this week because of lack of rain. It was 100 degrees today and the hottest it got was 190 degrees. That was anywhere from 75 mph to creeping. So hopefully when I make the aluminium fan shroud I can get it down to the 180 that the thermostat is. Then I will see what it does when I put the AC in.

Shannon
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[99 to Life]

shannon, glad you been gettin her out, wow yeah sooo hot. had my truck out and boy if you weren't on the open highway, you were sweating bullets. I just paid for this 52' just waiting for them to drop it off, I wasn't about to haul this 4200lb beast. Plans are to store a bunch of my parts in it to give me some garage space. In the mean time get it running, then convert it to 12v, put a dual MC and new brakes on it, do up some cosmetic interior stuff, then patch all the metal that needs patched. It will need new cab floors. Then slap some wide whites on it, maybe sell it or just keep it for a cruiser. Its just soo long, I dunno how I'd deal with blindspots unless I get some big mirrors.

[xpickup]

Henry, man that thing is long. That would be one heck of a hauler/cruiser.

As I said before I am tired of the rain. My dad called me at work yesterday morning and told me that my grandparents front wall pushed in from the bad storm we got the night before. So I left work for a few hours. Went home and grabbed my miter saw, compressor , and air nailer. It pushed out about a 6' wide by 3' height area and heaved about 16'. I think it was a clogged spout that overflowed. The soil has a lot of clay in it , so I think the wall could not take all the water and pressure. So I built a temporary wall to hold the floor joists. The insurance said they will not cover it. You got to love the insurance companys.

Shannon

I would post pictures but I seem to not be able to do it now.
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[focusedontheprize]

Shannon -

That picture with the Burb and the tables made my morning. That thing just looks incredibly mean and I wouldn't want you to change a thing.

Sorry to hear about your grandparents place. I live down in NYC and heard the horror stories of the insurance companies and Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn and out on the island.

[xpickup]

focusedontheprize, Thank you. I did not feel like driving my dually that day so I figure I would haul them in that instead.

I am sure there are plenty of horror stories with the insurance companies. They like when you pay them but they do not like to pay you! I feel for anyone who has to deal with these disasters.


Shannon

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focusedontheprize, Thank you. I did not feel like driving my dually that day so I figure I would haul them in that instead.

I am sure there are plenty of horror stories with the insurance companies. They like when you pay them but they do not like to pay you! I feel for anyone who has to deal with these disasters.


Shannon

[xpickup]

Nothing really new with the panel. It has been to a few car shows. I am getting another truck as my daily driver. It is a 96 crew cab 3500 with a 5/7 drop. It needs some work and I will paint it in the spring. I will sell my 4x4 after I drive it for a little. So I figured I would share with you guys.


Shannon
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[oldman3]

Nice looking ride, looks like it's 40 feet long...Jim

[99 to Life]

that your new cab getter!!!!

[xpickup]

Oldman3 , it needs work but it is what I wanted. It is probably only a foot longer than my other one. But yes she is long!

99 to life, yep, that is my new parts getter.

Picked it up on Wednesday, Thursday started to tear passengers door apart because it was badly dented due to a deer. It came with another door so Friday I sealed, then based it and cleared it. Then Saturday after work I installed the door and also cut and buffed it. Then put everything back together on it. I just could not drive it with that bad looking door. I had no rest under my azz till it was fixed. The bed I can deal with till spring. Then I will do the rest of the body work and paint it.


Shannon
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[oldman3]

Your like me, when things are in primer I can deal with it, but a dent, drives my crazy till its fixed...Jim

[skymangs]

looks great Xpickup!

[69CST-V]

Nice grocery getter. But still go back a page and stair at your engine bay. Those valve covers pop and look good in there.
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[xpickup]

oldman3, no doubt, I think I am going to pull the wheel wells off the back and primer the whole bed in black epoxy for winter. But yes dent really bother me too.


skymangs, thank you


69CST-V, thank you, glad you like the valve covers, they were cheap on Amazon. Something like $75. I still do not know how they made them for that much.


Shannon