75 Dually build

[Ghostwhite]

Glad to see you back at it! I am just getting back into some sort of a rhythm myself.

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Ghostwhite

Glad to see you back at it! I am just getting back into some sort of a rhythm myself.

Like your ride man! Keep up the good work!!

[75Dually]

So the dually has not moved all summer. Tonight I got the air ride hooked back up and functioning. At least the dually can move again under it's own power. Now I can get one of my cars in the shop and fix it's failing oil pump. Man that truck takes up a lot of room!

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 75Dually

So the dually has not moved all summer. Tonight I got the air ride hooked back up and functioning. At least the dually can move again under it's own power. Now I can get one of my cars in the shop and fix it's failing oil pump. Man that truck takes up a lot of room!

Yes they do don't they!

[ruffrida2005]

Man that truck is looking good.

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Man that truck is looking good.

Thanks man!

[75Dually]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I worked on the truck as much as I could today, we have a lot of bad weather heading our way tonight so I wanted to get as much done as possible. I got the front end aligned so at least I can get it to the alignment shop without tearing up the front tires. I did some work on getting the doors a little bit better gapped. I also did very tedious things like make the support plates that will go under the mounting bolts for the seats, all 16 of them!. The floor pan metal is too light for my tastes so I wanted some thicker material for the mounting bolts.

So some progress here and there...

[75Dually]

Just changed my user avatar to my truck. I like it.

[75Dually]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I worked on the truck as much as I could today, we have a lot of bad weather heading our way tonight so I wanted to get as much done as possible. I got the front end aligned so at least I can get it to the alignment shop without tearing up the front tires. I did some work on getting the doors a little bit better gapped. I also did very tedious things like make the support plates that will go under the mounting bolts for the seats, all 16 of them!. The floor pan metal is too light for my tastes so I wanted some thicker material for the mounting bolts.

So some progress here and there...

[Dieselwrencher]

It looks killer! Happy Thanksgiving back at ya! I hope you had a great day!

[75Dually]

First the body shop guys need to keep their laughter to themselves on this one. With that being said I have wanted to use one of the big round erasers that body shops use to remove the double sided tape that holds the trim on and the vinyl striping, but I always seem to forget them when I pick up my paint supplies. Well I got some the other day and they are fantastic. It took off the old vinyl striping on the drivers door in just under 5 minutes. Wow! And it did not hurt the paint below. All I did after I got done using it was wipe the door down and was done faster than I thought possible. The body shop guys have some of the coolest tools!!

I also did the front passenger fender as well. I will do the rest of the passenger doors this weekend. What a time saver.

Ok you body shop guys, be kind...

[Dieselwrencher]

Looks good from where I'm setting. And yeah, those little rubber wheels save the time and finger nails for sure!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Looks good from where I'm setting. And yeah, those little rubber wheels save the time and finger nails for sure!

Yes sir!

[75Dually]

Got the dually out of the shop today for the first time in a long time. I needed to fix one of our family cars and was going to need a ton of tools to get it done. So out went the dually and in went the car. Plus it gave me a chance to clean out the shop at the same time. I took the truck around the block and that was a blast. Can't wait until this thing is road worthy and street legal!!

I also got my TIG setup this weekend. Started to run a couple of test beads once everything was setup correctly. Was a bit rusty at first, but it started to come back after a few minutes. Been waiting on this for a long time. Wait until you see what I am going to be doing with it.

[monte0185]

Looking good. Will be starting on mine shortly. Hope it comes out as good as I'm thinking it will.

[ruffrida2005]

What brand tig is that? I've been looking into getting me one.

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by monte0185

Looking good. Will be starting on mine shortly. Hope it comes out as good as I'm thinking it will.

I know it will come out great!

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

What brand tig is that? I've been looking into getting me one.

It is a Simadre. It is a Chinese brand, but it has been really good for my use. It is a TIG/Plasma/Stick welder machine. They are only $500 to $600 on eBay.

[75Dually]

I had this old grill just laying around the shop gathering dust (in Lubbock, TX that is not a hard thing to do!) so I thought I would put it to good use. I have collected Hot Wheels for a long time, and it was high time some of them came out to get displayed. Let me know what you think... ;D

[TrailerTrash]

Originally Posted by 75Dually

I had this old grill just laying around the shop gathering dust (in Lubbock, TX that is not a hard thing to do!) so I thought I would put it to good use. I have collected Hot Wheels for a long time, and it was high time some of them came out to get displayed. Let me know what you think... ;D

freakin awesome

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by TrailerTrash

freakin awesome

Thanks man glad you like it! It was a blast getting out all those old cars.

[ruffrida2005]

That's a pretty sweet grill. Man I keep looking at your truck, and it really makes me not want to body my truck. I just really like it, plus it will help my 24's not have so much to mod.

[64chevtruck]

Thank you for posting this info, Is the truck at ride height in the pics above on this page>? or is it sitting on the CM and Frame?

Thanks

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

That's a pretty sweet grill. Man I keep looking at your truck, and it really makes me not want to body my truck. I just really like it, plus it will help my 24's not have so much to mod.

Yeah don't body your truck if you don't have to. There is a TON more work to get it that low, and other issues that most guys wont tell you about.

Originally Posted by 64chevtruck

Thank you for posting this info, Is the truck at ride height in the pics above on this page>? or is it sitting on the CM and Frame?

Thanks

The truck is sitting on the CM in that pic. I never wanted to body this ride, maybe the next one, but not this truck. I want it just like it sits today.

[75Dually]

So Santa UPS dropped by today and left these toys for me to play with! Trying to get this truck ready for Lone Star Throwdown and other 2016 shows.

[75Dually]

Well I actually got some real work done on the truck tonight. I am changing out the brake booster and master cylinder from the Suburban to the correct hydro boost booster and matching master cylinder. The brakes should work a lot better from now on. The only thing I have left to do is get new lines made up for the high pressure side, and get a "T" fitting to tie into the low pressure return line. The pics below show the new master and the hydro boost just after I shot some Rustoleum on them for protection.

Lots more to do before it rolls out of the shop, but at least I am checking off one item at a time.

Stay tuned...