Birth of a C10

[McMurphy]

I love it when you work on your truck !!
Your rock repair looks nice, better than some of the stuff I have done!!

Been missing you around here, how a bout a peek at the Plymouth?

[losthope]

Thanks Murph! im try and be more active on the forum just get busy with other thimgs sometimes...... I actually started a build thread the 49 ply on the HAMB if you want to check it out :

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...-build.853965/

already swapped in ford explorer disc brakes up front and disc brake rear end in the back, working on rockers and floor now.

[losthope]

after I got the engine to fire up since it last ran in 1975, I found out that it was a fresh rebuilt motor and was parked after the drivers side got hit:

CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO:

[losthope]

I also picked up a 1926 dodge brothers sedan that I will start building a hot rod after im done with thw 49 Plymouth, started collect parts for it already have a engine , trans, driveline, ford 9" rearend ,and some other misc. parts:









and heres one of the bobber project still in progress:

[McMurphy]

Wow you have been busy !!
Guess the new job and living in the camper has really paid off for you !!

The Brothers Sedan is going to be too cool, I really like the Plymouth too, but my first thought on it was "Too bad that doesnt have suicide doors..."

Looks like your door repair on it tuned out awesome though !

Rock on dude

[likaroc13]

Good to see you posting! Sucks that it happened, but nice job on the truck's rear fender repair. I dig the Plymouth as well, which looks to be coming along nicely. I know the Dodge will no doubt be sweet too once you put your touches on it.

[rusty76]

I checked in on your build the other day just see if you posted anything. Glad to see you posting things up. You always seem to do quality work. The compressor is really kool. I bet it works like a charm. Thanks for keeping us updated.! I'll check in on the Plymouth too.

[piratexpress1369a]

cool stuff again coming from you

[losthope]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Wow you have been busy !!
Guess the new job and living in the camper has really paid off for you !!

The Brothers Sedan is going to be too cool, I really like the Plymouth too, but my first thought on it was "Too bad that doesnt have suicide doors..."

Looks like your door repair on it tuned out awesome though !

Rock on dude

Hey murph i guess i didnt mention that we ended up moving into a house.. renting at the moment , but still planning on buying ..we did save up money in the bank tho ....the rental once again doesn't have a garage but they allowed us to have our animals and let me park 6 of the 8 vehicals we own on the property so that was a selling point we have my brother inlaw living with us and splitting the rent so the wifes and i part is around $550 for rent so were still able to save quite a bit , brother inlaws lease was up and even tho we enjoyed the trailer , house living is more spacious and its helping her brother out also ,you can hardly even rent a 1 bed apt in the bad areas for under $650 a month so it was a win win for both us and her brother on a quite street in working class area....and by the end of the year or beginning of next i hope to be switching my line of work and working for pacific gas and electric company (PG&E) with beenys and retirement and the works, my friend in the union is trying to get me in i already passed all my per-employment tests and after august should be getting sent to the training facility.

Originally Posted by likaroc13

Good to see you posting! Sucks that it happened, but nice job on the truck's rear fender repair. I dig the Plymouth as well, which looks to be coming along nicely. I know the Dodge will no doubt be sweet too once you put your touches on it.

thanks lilaroc! the 26 is a little rough around the edges but i think i can spruce it up!

Originally Posted by rusty76

I checked in on your build the other day just see if you posted anything. Glad to see you posting things up. You always seem to do quality work. The compressor is really kool. I bet it works like a charm. Thanks for keeping us updated.! I'll check in on the Plymouth too.

thanks rusty for keeping a eye on my thread! I tend to always be busy working or working on my other projects so if im not posting on here im usually posting on other forums that pertain to the car im working on at that time. And the on board air is like night and day compared to the electric air compressors fills the tank up fast and im not watching my amp gauge needle dropping everytime those electric compressors would kick on...very happy with the york so far!

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

cool stuff again coming from you

Thanks! Im glad you think so pirate!

[chemlab]

yo! i'm watching your crap on the other site my boss has a 49 Plymouth sitting at the shop that i keep breaking his balls to do but he keeps putting it off. my brother and i decided to do our pops '50 caddy rather than sell it, it has a cool patina going on so i might just clear it and we'll just do what needs done to drive it. i'll post pics of it after we have a few beers when we start it

[SayBye]

How much did you cut off your springs?

[losthope]

Originally Posted by chemlab

yo! i'm watching your crap on the other site my boss has a 49 Plymouth sitting at the shop that i keep breaking his balls to do but he keeps putting it off. my brother and i decided to do our pops '50 caddy rather than sell it, it has a cool patina going on so i might just clear it and we'll just do what needs done to drive it. i'll post pics of it after we have a few beers when we start it

Awesome sounds cool id like to see some pics!

Originally Posted by SayBye

How much did you cut off your springs?

PMed you



Small update on truck: I attended the local car show "Midnight mass" in woodland ca , but before i took the truck i tried shining the turd up a bit

first i started painting the dash :









then did rest of the cab:

[losthope]

Hand buffed and polished and wax the truck for the first time to see if i could get the fading paint to shine again:



painted the spare tire finally:





Then a couple car club members and i rolled out to woodland for the weekend to the pre show friday night and the the show on sat. :

[losthope]

And a little update on the wifes motor on the 49 ply:

[piratexpress1369a]

cab turn out really nice

[rusty76]

Truck is looking good!

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by losthope

Hand buffed and polished and wax the truck for the first time to see if i could get the fading paint to shine again:



painted the spare tire finally:





Then a couple car club members and i rolled out to woodland for the weekend to the pre show friday night and the the show on sat. :

.
Woodland is my home town.
Always looked so forward to Cruise Night back in the 80's.

[losthope]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

cab turn out really nice

Originally Posted by rusty76

Truck is looking good!

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by LostMy65

.
Woodland is my home town.
Always looked so forward to Cruise Night back in the 80's.

Ya woodland no longer lets the cruise night happen ,My buddy roger from socal speed shop(Woodland native) in sacramento puts on the preshow.... last year for the preshow party downtown they blocked of a couple side streets by the bars for us to park and hang out , this year they actually let us block of a section of main street right in front of the "stag" from 6:30 to 9:00 so it was a pretty big deal for us and as long as everyone that attends keeps it cool every year may get bigger and who knows may actually be able to put a cruise on also , but at the moment the understanding is that "Cruise" in the city of woodland is not a great topic yet...I think everyone is just happy so far that "midnight mass" show was actually in the same spot 2 years in a row and that woodland is welcoming us back so far...

[Sick5]

Originally Posted by losthope

after i got the engine to fire up since it last ran in 1975, i found out that it was a fresh rebuilt motor and was parked after the drivers side got hit:

Click to view video:

wow really good job.. You got some skills

[Sick5]

Originally Posted by losthope

I also went to pick-n-pull and found a york and mapco bracket off a 72 ford pick up, using it for on board air for my air bags , and getting rid of the power draining electric pumps that continuously running to fill up tank :



I basically only used the idler pulley , and mounting plate part and made the rest of the mounting bracket myself to bolt onto the 350 SBC :





got it all hooked up today and its the ****! i left 1 electric air pump for back up purposes if need be and a i added a air chuck at the tank to plug a air hose into if need be.... i rigged up a air filter from the other electric pump to the york until i can get something a little better fitting...going to take it all apart again and clean it up some...

Any more picture of the mounting brackets?
i have a york210 that im trying to improve on the bracket.

[natas13]

such a sick build. real jelous i cant find a 62-66 anywhere around here for a decent price. im doin up a 72 right now and this thread inspired me to put more work in thanks a lot and sweet truck!

[CURSED GEARS]

Your truck is coming out great. Your building style is kind of like mine, but I think you may have a little more saavy than me. Keep it up!

[losthope]

Originally Posted by Sick5

Any more picture of the mounting brackets?
i have a york210 that im trying to improve on the bracket.

Sorry Sick I was so excited in getting it mouted and working I didn't snap any ...

Originally Posted by natas13

such a sick build. real jelous i cant find a 62-66 anywhere around here for a decent price. im doin up a 72 right now and this thread inspired me to put more work in thanks a lot and sweet truck!

Right on glad you like my build and awesome to hear the thread actually inspired you ! Good luck on your truck!

Originally Posted by CURSED GEARS

Your truck is coming out great. Your building style is kind of like mine, but I think you may have a little more saavy than me. Keep it up!

thanks cursed !!



haven't worked on the truck recently still working on the wifes 49 Plymouth but im still driving the wheels off the truck! :

[juanz1947]

Looking good

[rusty76]

Truck still looking good!