Project "Sweet 16"

[4DSEVEN]

Truck looks great! Congrats.

[skymangs]

thanks 4dseven. you have a link to your truck? I wanna see what that description in your sig is all about!

[Rods57]

Thats very cool, of course you go show it off its awesome! That is a a ton of fun, go drive the wheels off of it, then get some more....

[Chris.]

Looking awesome!
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[skymangs]

thanks all.

[xpickup]

skymangs, looks great. Now drive the hell out of it. Have fun at the show.


Shannon

[skymangs]

Thanks Man, that's the plan!

[Low Elco]

Great work! Enjoy the show!
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[skymangs]

here's the Glamor shots

[Baldeagle SR]

Now those are some cool pictures. Nice work Rich

[LEEVON]

Where is that old gas station?

[skymangs]

Thanks Rich, I love that the pumps are still there, kinda gives it a nice touch!

Gas station is right in Warrensburg. along the road behind Lowes.

[YahamaR1]

Real nice pictures by that old gasstation...
I like it a lot.. ,, nice build ...
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[Cuse]

Truck looks awesome, love the stance and patina, just perfect. Hope mine looks like that some day, if I ever find time to work on it!

[JRANGER]

holy crap that sign is awesome

[xpickup]

skymangs, those pictures by the old gas station are great looking. Your son and you should be proud of the truck. Great job.

Shannon
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[rambler]

that door sign came out great !

[skymangs]

Wow, thanks all. Apparently my email notices quit working, I didn't realize there were so many responses.

We're headed up to Iowa at the end of the month for a 375 mile shakedown run. Almost the same distance as it is to Power Tour.

[rambler]

LOL also forgot to mention..you must be lost.. there is not colorado springs in Missouri , Chris !

[Atommik]

Skyman,

Do you have any more pics of the gauge cluster conversion you did? It looks just like what I will need to do also! How much were the auto meter gauges?

Atommik

[skymangs]

Some new pics... Here's the barnwood bed, and I wound up breaking down and getting an aluminum rad and water pump. rad was only $156 shipped, water pump was $52 shipped. I can't get the thing over 160 degrees now! Love it.

[skymangs]

last week I got bored and decided to hot rod that crappy harbor freight engine stand before returning it to the old man... I'm calling it "Uber-stand".

[skymangs]

And here's photographic evidence of the old girls flawless 740 mile round trip through the Heartland last weekend... 65-70 mph all day, zero defects.

Nothin' says driven like bugs on the windshield!

[skymangs]

Atomik... Gauges were the designer series black (cheapest ones). I used all electric (mechanical won't work because of the way they "float" in the gauge cup). I think my total cost was around the $200 mark. I just carefully cut the plastic cups off, then used 2 part expoxy to mount them to the backs of the original faceplates. Once all the gauges were epoxied to the plates, I soldered wire to all the pins, then marked it and ran it through a hole in the back.

I did have to make a small plate to tie the four original faceplates together. I think I posted all the pics I have of it, but I'll dig around for some more.

[99 to Life]

rad looks really similar to mine, I have a champion repro of a belair, did your come with the fan too? what brand? adding miles is fun, keep it up man.