What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[MARTINSR]

Ok, I got the inside of the doors done today at work. They are ready for primer.

I came home and spot blasted the rear end housing of what ever I didn't get off with the abrasive wheel. And then I started the lift thingie to get the cab up on the frame. I was going to finish it, I was RUNNING out there not stopping, then WHAM, that was that, I need to sleep.

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

And the first bondo is on the truck WHOOOO HOOOOOO!

Brian

If it's on someone else's truck it's bondo. If it's on my truck I call it "light filler".

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

If it's on someone else's truck it's bondo. If it's on my truck I call it "light filler".

Is that like the difference between a "dent" and a "ding?"


Brian

[crossfire84]

A scratch or a skuff?

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

Is that like the difference between a "dent" and a "ding?"


Brian

Originally Posted by crossfire84

A scratch or a skuff?

I reckon!

[MARTINSR]

Got the outsides of the doors close, should have them finished up tomorrow ready for primer. OMG this feels good!

Again, have to thank the wonderful family I work for to let me do there here.

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Well it's been driving me nuts how I would get the cab on the frame and it's as good as done, WHOOO HOOOOO! I worked late at the shop getting my doors going with the body work and figured that was it for me, yeah right. So I took my evening walk making it to the local hardware store and getting the lag bolts I needed. Got home and went out there and made it happen, WHOOO HOOO!

Got my primer mixed up so I can shoot the rear end before I take off for work in the morning.

Things are coming along!

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

A friend with a bucket T called me wanting to go to a nearby restaurant for breakfast. The weather was nice, so I decided to take a day off from working on the truck and instead get out and enjoy it. It runs great, lots of power, sounds awesome, goes straight and smooth, a pleasure to drive.

Meanwhile, the weatherstrip company sent me the wrong door seals...grrr :-(

[oldman3]

martinsr and mpc ...Jim

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by oldman3

martinsr and mpc ...Jim

Thank you Jim. And it's just after eight AM and I have already did my "Five minutes" by getting the rear end epoxy primed.

But I have more in store, I am on a roll!

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Yeah, I used a little bondo on the doors.


Brian

[MARTINSR]

The drivers door is ready for primer WHOOOO HOOOO! It's going to be polyester primer which is basically spraying a coat of bondo, but at least it's primer! LOL

How do you like the block I made out of a dolly to get those upper window frame areas?

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

The drivers door is ready for primer WHOOOO HOOOO! It's going to be polyester primer which is basically spraying a coat of bondo, but at least it's primer! LOL

How do you like the block I made out of a dolly to get those upper window frame areas?

Brian

Re: the block: I always liked Ogre's statement, "Poverty is the mother of necessity" (or something like that).

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

Re: the block: I always liked Ogre's statement, "Poverty is the mother of necessity" (or something like that).

I have a bunch of blocks, my "poverty" was not having one that shape.

Brian

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

I have a bunch of blocks, my "poverty" was not having one that shape.

Brian

Here is a couple that wandered into my garage over 25 years ago:

[MARTINSR]

Oh heck yeah Bob! I have used everything from broom sticks and even a full paper towel roll! LOL

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

I took my panel truck out to a deserted country road where I could stop at each end of a measured mile to calibrate my speedometer. The DigiHUD smartphone app sure was invaluable for GPS-measuring an exact mile.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

I took my panel truck out to a deserted country road where I could stop at each end of a measured mile to calibrate my speedometer. The DigiHUD smartphone app sure was invaluable for GPS-measuring an exact mile.

"Calibrate" your speedo, how do you do that? You have some modern thing or are you talking changing the gear in the trans?


Brian

[MARTINSR]

I made it to a milestone last night. The cab is on the frame! WHOOO HOOOOO! I could have fallen asleep standing up last night but went out to the garage for my "five minutes" to remove the original base of the rear axle cushions on the frame. I had left them there when the frame was powder coated and that ticked me off. They are riveted on and there would be rusty metal under them. So I HAD TO remove them last night being I had a few tablespoons of epoxy primer from straying the rear end housing that would be perfect to coat that metal under the cushions that I knew would be rusted.I was NOT going to let that epoxy go to waste. So I ground off the heads of the rivets, drilled them out and cleaned up that metal and applied the epoxy.

Covered in metal shavings and tired as hell that was going to be it, then I took at look at how close I was to getting that cab on. I jumped on that and got the cab on the frame to find out I was missing some washers and the bolts were all rusty anyway I just couldn't leave them so I ran to the hardwares store getting all new hardware and got the cab bolted all onto the frame! WHOOOO HOOOOOOO!

I had to get the family out to look at it, and kept telling them up until I went to bed "You know I got the cab on the frame tonight right?" LOL I think they got tired of hearing it, but I could be wrong.

Brian

[dsraven]

Brian, do you plan on spraying color with the cab on or off the frame? just curious because that will get overspray on the frame. been there before. I am sure you have a plan though, you know, old dog and his tricks. lol.
sure is nice to pass a milestone isn't it?
hey, did you notice your cab is sitting on the frame? did yuh?

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by dsraven

Brian, do you plan on spraying color with the cab on or off the frame? just curious because that will get overspray on the frame. been there before. I am sure you have a plan though, you know, old dog and his tricks. lol.
sure is nice to pass a milestone isn't it?
hey, did you notice your cab is sitting on the frame? did yuh?

OMG HOLY CRAP!

Yep, I will paint it on the frame wrapping up the frame with plastic. We have all that at the shop, covering complete cars to paint a fender kinda thing is an everyday thing here.

Brian

[oldman3]

Martinsr, congrats on cab, frame together...Jim

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

"Calibrate" your speedo, how do you do that? You have some modern thing or are you talking changing the gear in the trans?
Brian

It's a programmable speedo - push the set button, drive one mile and it automatically calibrates itself by counting the pulses from the pulse generator (installed in back of trans in lieu of a mechanical speedo drive gear).

[Patience]

Finished up the AN fittings for full filtered oil. Still a good ways from cranking, but progress is progress!

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

It's a programmable speedo - push the set button, drive one mile and it automatically calibrates itself by counting the pulses from the pulse generator (installed in back of trans in lieu of a mechanical speedo drive gear).

WOW! I am a flip phone dude, that is out of my league.


So I got the passenger door finished outside of a one inch or so area up over the window, so it's as good as done, ready for primer.

Then I came home and got one of the rear springs in the frame, that was it today.

Brian