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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
maybe my english isn't as good as I hoped, but don't you already have a towbar? ("trekhaak" in dutch) atleast I see one on the first pictures you posted?
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
awesome work!
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Thanks akdg87!!
Steve, towbar is indeed "Trekhaak". ![]() The towbar the first pics isn't so strong, I wouldn't even put my bike carrier on that thing...
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Looking real good.
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Looking really nice Kees..
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Well, got the IRS completed today.
It's in and I hope it's never going to come out ![]() Few pics:
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Man, that's awesome work, you really showed how it's done.
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After completing the IRS, I did a little work on the lathe at home.
As you might know, I'm creating my own rearwheel spacers, at the size I need them to be. Normal turning is no big deal, but when you have to make big holes which can take a wheelnut and also a socket, a man has to be creative ![]() So i turned my lathe into a self made mill.... I made the milling attachment a few years ago, never used it, but now it comes in very handy ![]() It looks dangerous, but it's going very slow. The drill is size almost 7/8" (22mm). The socket is 28 mm...so I have to drill some more. With no drill at that size at home, I used a chisel in the chuck, again very slow. Now I have done five holes, five to go in the other spacer. And then some smaller holes for the wheelstuds at the backside, make them at the right thickness and we're ready to go ![]()
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Thanks Gary!!
But I showed how I've done it ![]()
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
The rear looks great.
Nice fab work on the wheel spacers. Kim |
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Kees, excellent work, and nice thinking on the lathe...Jim
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Great work Kees!
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Nice "out of the box" thinking Kees!!!
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Thanks alot guys!!
I don't want to be IN the box Mark ![]() Today no work on the truck, been buzzy with pinstripe work for others... Some cool stuff if I may say so ![]() Maybe tomorrow I'll get the spacers ready, if I have the time.
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Finally finished the wheelspacers.
Those took a lot of time to make, but who cares?? It's also a lot of fun making them ![]() Here you see the outside: I don't have the money to buy "real" Spider caps ($140,- !!), so I came up with these. They are original Stainless Steel Thea Bag cups ![]() ![]() It says in Dutch on the cups: Theezakjes Houder. I found them in a second hand store for 30 cent a peace. I have four of them. The cups are held by three M3 set screws, or lock screws, don't know how you call them... They look pretty good on the spacer. Maybe I let the text on the cups, just for fun ![]() Now I have to find out how the put the cups on the front hubs ![]()
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Leave the letters on! What's the track width of the Jag axle?
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Track width is 58 inch I believe.
I measured between the tires and the width of the wheel openings in the bed... I think the tires are scraping, so I made the spacers..
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
58 is pretty close to the original truck axle, maybe 1 inch less. I guess it depends on the offset of the wheels you will use.
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
I use old Caprice steelies, don't know the backspacing.
I like those rims, so I put them on and modify the truck to it ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Nice work on the wheel spacers! The cup caps are a great idea and leaving the lettering is perfect. I like it when we can reuse something in that manner.
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Real nice job on the spacers.
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Nice job...Jim
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
A.D, Kim and Jim, THANKS!!
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Wheelspacers fits like a glove!!
Looks like somebody build them for this car ![]() ![]() ![]() All torqued down ![]() I think the teabag cups do a fantastic job there! And I leave the lettering on ![]() Rear wheels on, measured the distance between them, and they should be in the middle of the rear fenders. Mission completed! Next I put the front springs in. I made 4 threaded bars and pushed the springs in place with 4 nuts. I find this way easier to do then I had done previous, with one bar through the middle. The jack is there for support. When the spring is in its place I put temporarily bolts and nuts to keep the spring there. According to an English forum you can "finetune" the rideheight, you can put bushings between the springplate and lower control arm, each bushing of 1/2" is about 1" lower ride. So I'm going to try that when all the weight is on.... And while I had the time of my life ![]() ![]()
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Re: Dutch '59 Fleetside Longbed
Like like like
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