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Old 03-10-2012, 10:13 PM   #301
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wonder if a rock polishing tumbler would work too?
I think they will, just a little slower from what I understand.
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Old 03-17-2012, 01:40 AM   #302
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Do u reamber what the measurement u put your front axle centerline
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:29 PM   #303
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I don't, it came with the TCI instructions and I searched around a little first to confirm.
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Old 03-18-2012, 10:59 AM   #304
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Mom and Dad drove their 63 Nova wagon over yesterday. It's a 58K original mile California black plate car. The original owner passed a couple of years ago, when he was in a home they would bring it up and he would sit in it and smoke and listen to the radio. When he passed, it went to one of my Dad's Nova buddies who replaced the interior, swapped to 5 lug suspension and sold it to Dad. 194 I-6 / powerglide runs like a dream. He just put the wheels on, and it will soon be lowered with some suspension and steering improvements. It's a blast to drive!
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Old 03-18-2012, 01:04 PM   #305
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Old 03-18-2012, 05:23 PM   #306
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Mike, come to GG KC this year and see it in person!
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Old 03-18-2012, 10:57 PM   #307
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Re: Project "Popeye"

That is a slick nova, and lowered I would daily that in a heart beat.
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Old 03-19-2012, 10:18 AM   #308
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Mike, come to GG KC this year and see it in person!
that should be no problem , i hope to drive my truck to that one for sure !!
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Old 03-19-2012, 12:57 PM   #309
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Thats a clean little wagon.
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Old 03-21-2012, 05:50 PM   #310
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I wish I woulda thought to use C10 trailing arm suspension when I built my bare-steel 53 Suburban in 2007...
I used JW Rod Garage MII and a No-limit engineering fatbar 4-link.

**But my junk laid out flat!!!

I found your thread researching the TA suspension, because I have a itch for another AD truck.

Great work dude!
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Old 03-23-2012, 05:07 PM   #311
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I wish I woulda thought to use C10 trailing arm suspension when I built my bare-steel 53 Suburban in 2007...
I used JW Rod Garage MII and a No-limit engineering fatbar 4-link.

**But my junk laid out flat!!!

I found your thread researching the TA suspension, because I have a itch for another AD truck.

Great work dude!
Thanks Tim! I've liked every one of your trucks (as seen here and on the HAMB), especially the bare metal 'burb. The trailing arm idea kind of fell into my lap. I originally contacted Nathan Porter to collaborate on designing a bolt-in trailing arm crossmember kit for these trucks which he had also been thinking about. I wound up buying the back half of a '72 for test-fitting and that's when I realized it would be WAAY to easy just to use what I had and mod the crossmember myself. I've got $50 plus the bags and panhard into it, so maybe $250? I would definitely buy a Porterbuilt crossmember though if they were available were I to do it again.
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Old 03-25-2012, 08:45 PM   #312
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Another boring and off-topic update, but maybe this will help me get the truck done sooner! I finished the welding table project, although I would like to find a toolbox to for the consumables, etc. It has already proven to be a valuable tool.
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Great job on the table!
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:43 AM   #314
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NICE , jealous of the top !! i need a welding table like that !
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:25 PM   #315
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I told myself I was just going to pay for the top, and not call in a favor but somehow I had about $80 in wheels, paint and some misc. angle and that was with the main frame from free scrap. So I know a guy...and could have gotten 1/2" or whatever I wanted but 3/8" is just light enough for me to move without help but heavy enough to beat on. The only disadvantage is the welder is a little less mobile.
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:27 PM   #316
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nice i gotta get me a slab of that !!
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Old 04-03-2012, 01:41 PM   #317
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Yesterday evening I pulled the old girl out in the sun and hosed 'er off. I managed to fit up and weld in the battery box and start organizing parts and tools for the brake lines all after work and before dinner while refereeing the kids. My neighbor came over, and while we were bs'ing I started rubbing the cab with some oxalic acid (CLR). It came out pretty cool, can't wait to get the whole thing rubbed.

I'm going to start on the brake lines tonight, finally!
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I messed with the clr one day just to see what it would do and was pretty surprised.
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:36 AM   #319
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That welding table is a great idea. I have a good amount of angle iron around the place. Maybe that will be a summer project.

Looking forward to see more of the truck.
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Old 04-06-2012, 12:04 AM   #320
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Rear brake lines are in, sadly I will have to wait until the truck is together to see how well I make 45 degree double inverted flares though...

Just need to mount the rear shocks and the bed can go on.
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Old 04-06-2012, 08:15 PM   #321
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I have cool neighbors...they just brought home their '58 from the paint shop, it's going to upholstery next week then a few odds and ends and I'm going to help him relocate a panhard mount and it will be ready for action. No bags, that's just how it sits...LOOOOW.
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Wow!! That is nice!!!
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Old 04-06-2012, 11:11 PM   #323
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Holy smokes !!! Love it
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Old 04-06-2012, 11:25 PM   #324
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Nice. What is going on with the bed rockets? Is the metal dished for a light/scoop or just graphics. My eyes are old...
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Old 04-07-2012, 09:53 AM   #325
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Nice. What is going on with the bed rockets? Is the metal dished for a light/scoop or just graphics. My eyes are old...
You're right, he cut the front part out and reversed it and the top is chopped.

Speaking of more cool neighbors!!! Another one stopped by today, he has a garage full of rods including a '41 Packard and a '56 T-bird that they drive the wheels off of. His wife started one of the major collector car insurance companies.

This guy lives a couple of blocks over too:

http://www.curryshotrods.com/
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