58 TRUK intro

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

His head would have exploded.

Fortunately, as there is nothing IN HIS head, you would have been unhurt!

That's funny. Not to hi-jack, but I went to a new Advance Auto parts store recently and there were two women working there. I asked for a foot of 1/4 inch gas hose, and got the typical "What kind of car is it for?". As she started to the keyboard I said it's for a 1987 Craftsman leaf vacuum. She hesitated for a minute but didn't want to appear dumb, so started trying to find it on the computer. She couldn't find it so finally said they didn't have it. I said yes you do because I see it, LOL. There was a rack with different sizes of hose right behind the counter that I guess she had never noticed.

[DransportGarage]

Ogre, you're the BOMB !!!!

[OKGMC4]

I haven't worked in a parts store in 10 years and I still have to school those guys from time to time. I've found they argue less when I pull up in the orange bomb. Guess it makes it look like I know what I'm talking about. I hate this the most..."It's not in the computer so it can't possibly exist. Catalog? What's that?"

[OrrieG]

My local O'Reilys has a bunch of older gearheads behind the counter and they know me so we usually dispense with the "what is it for" interigation. The greeting is usually "what are you trying to do now"! And they let me go behind the counter to recon on my own too.

[DransportGarage]

Hoooooooo!!!! Hoooooooowl!!!!!! I've had a few sips of the soda pop tonight, but this is really a hoot!!! It is so true I can hardly stand it!

[surfmurf]

Good grief Charley Brown (aka _Ogre), how do you even THINK up all these super mods, let alone how to actually make them? If you're about done & thus bored, come help me with my 55.2. I'm trying to locate a left-front-side-fill gas tank for the rear of my 55.2 (close, but no good fit so far), to then remove the cab's tank and build my console. I see you use cardboard stacked on its edge for strength needed for your cardboard "molds" to hold their shape - excellent idea. Where do you get all the cardboard, buy boxes? Your cited a fiberglass website link, but it does not work. Any other ways to get there? Console is super-good, craftsmanship is beyond excellent throughout. Is your Shifter still on the column, I don't see it? Mine to go in Console, plus a dashboarddevices.com computer screen & system (much cheaper than a new truck)! I'm using very high-back Chrysler seats with integral seat belts. They do NOT block my rear view. Fine website, super-duper _Ogre thread = good photos, words a bit cryptic at times, more detail please. Your oldest fan - building my 1st street rod w/ modified '69 SBC 302 (Z/28) & 700R4. Murf

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by surfmurf

come help me with my 55.2

where was this offer when it was 14* below zero with 94 inches of snow on the ground???

thanks for the kudos
i have a column shift 700r4, i wanted to keep the console free for electronics.
as for fiberglassforums.com? it died i learned everything fiberglass from there.
i didn't use any molds, more like fabrication bucks, they can be made from anything
use cardboard mailing tubes for curved section, paint sticks and scraps of wood for bracing,
plywood, mdf frames for speakers, switches, headrest monitor and the single din receiver.
i prefer single din receivers as they are cheap and easily sourced, i added the 7'' headrest monitor but have never used it
the monitor will not be in the next console version

most important is to start by figuring out how to fasten in the part your making to make it easily removable
make a frame and use cloth over the frame for starting the fiberglass shape.
fiberglass is not that hard once you figure out how to fasten and brace everything

[_Ogre]

i've used the same o'reilly's for years (absorbed murry's years ago).
they rotate counter people as often as i rotate tires.
it does help when i have truk in the front window, i can just say ''that''.

bob: step away from the keyboard, you've had to much pop tonight

[ind59]

Wow this truck is soo sweet very nice build. The bed is different but looks real good loving the interior.Good job keep up the good work.
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[_Ogre]

thanks ind59, glad you like it
and thanks for the bump

[ind59]

No problem buddy I haven't seen a thing that I dont like about ur truck im new to this site.and posting so bare with me still gotta learn to post pictures. I just started on a 59 gmc about a month and half ago.
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[DransportGarage]

Ogre, I made some wire looms (that get wires into the doors) that are similar to yours (but of course not quite as good as yours!). Can you give me some ideas as to how you made the plastic bushings in the fronts of the doors, and how you mounted them?

Thanks for all the ideas!

[_Ogre]

i made a round hole in the door with plenty of clearance. for the bushing; i used some 1/4'' plastic that i cut a 3x3 square from, then drilled a 3/4 hole in it and filed it square and snug on my 3/4 square wire loom. it is stuck to the inside of my door with 3m double sided tape. that's it. post a pic when you have them done.

you should have pm'd me, i drew those up in autocad and could have sent you the drawings with measurements, using material from home depot.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

<snip> ...post a pic when you have them done.... <snip>

Since you wanted a photo I had to polish them. What a difference!



I also decided to make a floating gasket out of two squares of a plastic lid and two screws:



(Wow, that pic's a little fuzzy, but you get the idea.) The plastic that shows has through holes and the one inside the door grips the threads. I'll tighten the screws until the gap between the plastics is the same as the thickness of the door sheet metal. The square tube will hold the gasket square.

Home Depot had the square tube, but no 1/4" x 2" aluminum stock. Same at Lowes, Ace Hardware and Brandt's Hardware here in town. My buddy did, however, have a piece of 1/4" x 1-1/2" stock so I used that. That cut down the real estate for the screws so I had to use #6-32 flatheads, but it worked.

[_Ogre]

those look vaguely familiar and very shiny
looks good, nice idea with the plastic.
not much room in between the door and the jamb on these trucks.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

those look vaguely familiar and very shiny
looks good, nice idea with the plastic.
not much room in between the door and the jamb on these trucks.

I have a real problem when I read your stuff, Ogre -- it's hard to beat the ideas you have! My truck now looks like Son of Truk (except from the rear). And ya know, that's not all bad!

FWIW, my plastic gaskets are 2" x 2". The rectangular hole is just over 3/4" tall (just to fit over the tube) and 7/8" wide (to allow for the changing angle of entry of the square tube). The two screws are about as close to the interior corners as practical, about 3/16", on the diagonal line through the corners (not critical).

The hole in the door is 1-1/4" square. This compensates for the riding up and down of the tube when the door opens and closes (vertical), and to make room for the screws through the plastic (horizontal). (I recommend "sneaking up" on the final size by first fitting the square tube alone, then adding the plastic gasket.)

Also, I added a 1/8" long piece of electrical wire insulation on each screw (between the plastic parts) so the metal screw doesn't scratch the paint as it rides up and down.

[_Ogre]

son of truk? sounds like a serial killer.

i actually wanted OGRE in a personalized tag, it was already taken by some sick individual. my 09 sierra has truk tag, i had to make this one 58 truk. truk makes a lot more sense if you spell it backwards


russell: i'd have made her look harder, maybe even had her call over an associate to help.

[4544speed]

I could not make out the name on those brackets on the radiator cover. Were they made by Nortel?

[_Ogre]

not sure what brackets your referring to 4544speed.
the radiator and fan shroud came from us radiator
the radiator cover is fiberglass from ogre manufacturing
the L-brackets are bent 10 ga steel

[4544speed]

I was giving you a hard time over the brackets because they look like some telephone equipment. I thought you might have been a retired telephone man. You would have known what I was talking about.

This is a great build thread and I really admire you fiberglass skills. I have an old vette and should invite you down to help out on that disaster.

You have done a tremendous amount of work to your truck.

[_Ogre]

i googled nortel after i posted that reply and figured out you were giving me a hard time.
ogre needs a new project, bring by the vette if it's old enough (and the title)
thanks for the kudos, it's salt season up here now.
all i can do is look and keep the battery charged up for spring

[_Ogre]

as an amateur myself (working around pros), the text pretty much explains it.
blast, smuck, weld and sand.
you can see where the original screws still hold the cowl vent down
the only thing i can add is to screw the wiper bezels in to hold the panel tight to the cowl when you weld the sides.
as my post states "not much to it, really''

thanks for posting and resurrecting my build from page 9 oblivion

[ricott]

Orge, are you and truk going to do the Power Tour this year?

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by ricott

Orge, are you and truk going to do the Power Tour this year?

orge is a round fruit

[ricott]

I plan to do the Dallas to Memphis stretch. Will be driving our 66 GTO restomod (6.0/T56), but the next project is a 55 pickup, and I wanted to look at your Truk. The GTO is not finished but it is a great cruser. At 80 in 6 gear the motor is turning 2000RPMs. After seeing your Power Tour picture of the Speedo buried on the right, I knew I would need something to keep up with the hard core guys.