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10-01-2009, 09:47 AM
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Re: 1970 VA Longbed Project
looking good....
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10-01-2009, 11:22 AM
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Good to hear of some progress! Still watchin the build. We need more pics!!!
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10-01-2009, 11:28 AM
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Re: 1970 VA Longbed Project
Thanks guys, I'll be working on it more starting tomorrow and over the weekend. It's my wife's B-day today.
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10-01-2009, 11:32 AM
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QUOTE=VA72C10;3546810]Thanks guys, I'll be working on it more starting tomorrow and over the weekend. It's my wife's B-day today.[/QUOTE]
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM US ALL!!!!!
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10-01-2009, 11:44 AM
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VA72C10
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Re: 1970 VA Longbed Project
Thanks for that. She's having a good day. I made her a card, helped our daughters make cards, cleaned the house, did dishes, and made her omelets and blueberry waffles for breakfast.
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10-01-2009, 02:03 PM
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 Hope you enjoy the rest of the day with her!! (and I know the feeling.. my wife's birthday is next week!!)
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10-02-2009, 02:35 PM
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Thanks everyone.... my wife and kids appreciated the birthday band and party
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10-02-2009, 09:39 PM
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I bought the bit to drill out the hole for the airbag fitting and started mocking everything up. However, since I might be getting a different rear, I want to get the rear, clean it up, install everything, and then mock it up that way to be 100% certain the holes for the airbags are in the right spot.
Jason got one side of the old inner and outer rockers out and has the new ones clamped into place. Looks really good and all lines up nicely. I will take pics in the morning. Got my polished stainless battery drop-down box in from CPP but that will be a while before I install that. Going to work on getting the front end together, getting a new rear or freshening mine up, and I am going to paint the frame another coat. Noticed that the tranny crossmember I painted with three coats is darker than the rest of the frame. So I will be adding one more coat to the entire frame.
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10-03-2009, 10:19 PM
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Working on getting the pictures uploaded...it's going to take longer on my old PC vs. my laptop which I just turned in Friday to my now previous employer....along with my GPS, Blackberry, and 2008 Ford explorer (w/ no payments, free gas, insurance, and no maintenance fees).....
Got the patch panels prepped for welding for the cab and sprayed the underside of the cab with rust converter to stop any future spread. Hoping Jason gets time this week to get it all welded up. I will be ordering the front end components and installing those as soon as they arrive. And now I'm back looking for a good 5 lug posi rear... Hope to have the pictures tonight but might be in the morning...not a lot to see though...
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10-03-2009, 10:23 PM
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So did you find a new job or did ya get laid off Jonathan??...Hope all is okay!!!...
Sounds like good progress is being made....will this job deal put a halt on the project??...It doesn't sound like it, but just wondering?!?!
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10-03-2009, 10:57 PM
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10-05-2009, 02:30 AM
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Here are the pictures from the other day...didn't take much because I didn't do much
Cleaned up the edges to be welded on all the patch panels and on the cab itself where the panels will be welded to the cab. Sprayed rust converter anywhere I'm not welding. Plan on doing another coat or two to be safe...then priming with a rust stop primer and then undercoating. Here are the inner and outer rocker mocked up...   The trailing arms w/ bags held up with a strap so the frame is still mobile Don't mind the dirty lens... And the huge pile of dirt and rust that came out of my front crossmember when I cleaned it out this afternoon after Church  
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10-05-2009, 02:33 AM
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It doesn't look that impressive on here, but that pile of dirt is around 5" tall....don't know how there was that much in it unless the truck was drug through the mud at some point. The good news is the crossmember cleaned up very nicely both inside and out. Plan to get the upper bag plates drilled and installed tomorrow, the crossmember primed and painted, and then finish working on the A-arms.
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10-05-2009, 02:45 AM
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You know, you might be able to melt all that ore down in that pile of dirt and make a new fender for that truck, or create a new rocker panel for it, lol. Looking good i must say.
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10-06-2009, 07:36 AM
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Got the crossmember cleaned up some more. Once I got it into the sunlight I saw some areas I missed....
Mocked up the upper air bag brackets and marked for them. Only had a few minutes to work so I will drill them today or tomorrow...  
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10-06-2009, 07:41 AM
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Going to drill all the holes for the bag plates, then prep, prime and paint the bag plates and the crossmember. Then I'll get that installed on the frame.
Jason got the passenger side rockers tacked on and parts of it welded. He was just getting back to work on them when I had to leave to go to visit in-laws so I'll get some more progress pictures tonight or tomorrow. As soon as he's finished I can get the underside of the cab prepped and painted!   
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10-06-2009, 11:50 PM
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I had a really good interview today and worked up a plan that i put into a powerpoint to implement for the company. Should find out about that in a day or two. Stopped by tonight to drop off some parts/supplies and took some pictures of his progress.
Going to have to patch a little of the floor of the cab due to weak metal/blow through....but all in all it's looking very good.      
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10-06-2009, 11:51 PM
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I'm going to grind everything down smooth tomorrow and work on the front crossmember. Also going to start the engine cleanup. Keep having family activities getting in the way of working on the truck
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10-07-2009, 12:48 AM
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everything is coming together! i think i'll need to replace my driver side rocker. was it kind of a pain to do? did you do it with your door in place?
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10-07-2009, 06:46 AM
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Progress is progress! Good luck with the job and hope it works out for you and your family!
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10-07-2009, 08:11 PM
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how have your interviews gone?
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10-07-2009, 08:38 PM
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Well, I was planning on a longer day today but had other things come up. I got about two and a half hours in this afternoon. However, I picked up a good set of control arms that just need a little more attention and they will be good to go. Got three of the four stripped down clean and will do the last one tomorrow.
Also spent a few minutes cleaning up the inside of the crossmember. Got it looking good. Drilled the holes for the upper bag brackets in it and then wiped it down to prep for paint. Wiped down the control arms and bag brackets also so I'll shoot those first thing tomorrow when I go over to the garage. Started grinding on the cab where the rockers and cab mounts were installed to clean those up. Stopped to ask Jason how far he wanted me to take them until final body work. Just did part of one side..will tackle the rest of that later. Hope he's going to get the last cab mount in tonight. Then I'll be able to prep, prime, and undercoat the cab. Also started grinding on the block. Got most of the old paint off and started grinding all of the slag off of it. Got some parts nice and smooth. Will work on that more tomorrow as well. Left the camera in the garage so no pictures until tomorrow 
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10-08-2009, 08:13 AM
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Must have pictures!!!
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