My 50 roadster pickup build

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

A work of art!

Doug, thank you my friend, appreciate it...Jim

[RockinKees]

Now you can drive in Style!!

(as if you didn't do that allready )

[Kim57]

The seat looks great.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Wow, that does look nice!

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by RockinKees

Now you can drive in Style!!

(as if you didn't do that allready )

Originally Posted by Kim57

The seat looks great.
Kim

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Wow, that does look nice!

Thank you guys...Jim

[55 Chevy Dave]

Jim,
I have spent the last few days going through all 26 pages of your thread. What an incredible build you went through!

I cannot help but wonder how difficult it was for you to cut the top off of your truck! Your attention to detail is off the charts!

I've been to a lot of car shows over the years and, while we can guess at the incredible amount of time and effort it took to arrive at the final product that sits in the parking lot hopefully awaiting the trophy headed its way, we rarely get to see the details of what it took to get it to that point.

Thank you for taking the time to document your journey for us. You are one of the reasons I joined this site and decided to document my build.

Keep up the great work and keep the pictures coming!

Dave

[oldman3]

Dave, Thank you for taking the time to check out my build. Appreciate the remarks and praise of my work, but I'm just like you, and amazed at the work performed by people on here, it's off the chart. I've been following your build, and as stated on there, you are doing some great work yourself, and belong with the rest of the highly gifted people. Can't wait to see the next update...Jim

[MIKESAD50]

Is that seat a glide engineering seat?

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by MIKESAD50

Is that seat a glide engineering seat?

No it's not, it's a Tea's Design seat...Jim

[Hawkerdriver]

Oldman love it, great build made it through all pages last night.. I love pictures and you didn't disappoint

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Hawkerdriver

Oldman love it, great build made it through all pages last night.. I love pictures and you didn't disappoint

Thank you, appreicate all the response I've been getting lately. Glad you enjoyed the pics, I also love to see other people's pic's on their builds, it just add so much more....Jim

[oldman3]

Sorry for dragging these updates out so long, but you know the story, life and it's up's and downs. Finally finished up the cruise control back around 4/21, but didn't post anything, need to check it out first. The AP500 unit works great. It's got a diagnostic mode to check everything before you drive it, which worked great. After driving it the only change to be made was location of the speed sensor by the drive shaft. I mounted the sensor about the drive shaft, with the 5MM gap. Going over some of the dips on hilly roads at 60+ mph, the shaft would move enough and would allow the magnets to hit the sensor. Mark made a new bracket and we moved it to the side, and that took care of the movement. Driving around here the gain for the cruise works good, will have to wait till later this month, when I go to Springfield Nats to see how it is on some of the long tall hills to see if it needs to be adjusted. Don't have pic of the underneath bracket. I did have to make my own bracket to hook up the cable by the carb, nothing special, just bolts to base of carb and aligned with the other cables.

lst pic showing the bracket, by carb.
2nd, 3rd and 4th pics are Mark taking the truck to a cruise inn. Last thrusday of each month Mc Donalds has a good cruise inn. I met up with him later.

So all three project got done. I also, changed the oil, changed trans filter, gasket and new fluid. Ready for the season. Thanks for following along...Jim

[Kim57]

Your truck is very cool.
Kim

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Kim57

Your truck is very cool.
Kim

Thanks Kim. You have done so many cool things to your truck, it will be a knock-out when it's done...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Looks really good rolling out! Thanks for the update Jim.

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Looks really good rolling out! Thanks for the update Jim.

Thank you, glad you followed along...Jim

[youngrodder]

The best part is driving them....Looks GREAT

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

The best part is driving them....Looks GREAT

Thanks Marc, and yes I love driving mine...Jim

[reaper71]

A few shots of Dad's truck last Thursday before the cruise in.

[solidaxel]

After all that you have time to cut the grass!
On the road again !

[oldman3]

Originally Posted by solidaxel

After all that you have time to cut the grass!
On the road again !

This time of the year, I cut more often that I want. Ready to drive it a lot...Jim

[oldman3]

Wanted to update a little more on the cruise control and post up some pics of the 2015 Mid-America Nats in Springfield this past week-end.

Went up and back on Friday, when back up Saturday and stayed till Sunday for a total of 573 Miles.

Truck road great with the newer QA1 shocks, etc. The AP500 cruise control worked flawlessly the whole trip. Sure saved my back and legs. Going up and down the hills, when set a 67 MPH, it might drop to 65, then aaccelerate and at top of hill might hit 69, then settle back to 67. There are adjustment to change this gain, but I'm happy with it as is.

Only took a few pics at the show. On the way home, rain sometimes was really bad and would have to slow to around 45 MPH, then run 70 for awhile, then heavy rain again, but made it home safe and sound.

Jimbo won the Fatman Fab award and was in the circle of winners on Sunday. Mark and I were pleased since we built the truck. I'll post up pics and info on his thread for that.

[oldman3]

Pics fro Friday
Pic 1 Always like how this pickup looks, take pic each year /
Pic 2 and 3 AD 1 or 2 ton cab sitting on a 97 Dodge chassic with a cummins.
Was picked for a winner later on Saturday.

[oldman3]

Pic 1 Beautiful crewcab Dodge, also picked for a winner later Saturday.

Pic 2 Nice little cab over.

Pic 3 Always had a soft spot for the 62 Impala's. My first fairly new car was a 62 Impala SS that I bought in late 64.

[Kim57]

Glad your cruise worked out for you.
Nice trucks.
Kim