What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[MiraclePieCo]

Three days in a row, nobody posting on here but me? Must be because of T-Day this week.

I got my gas tank reinstalled and made a walk-around video of my truck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW80C1Pvaj4

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Three days in a row, nobody posting on here but me? Must be because of T-Day this week.

I got my gas tank reinstalled and made a walk-around video of my truck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW80C1Pvaj4

I don't post but check all the progress you guys are making almost every day! I love seeing it, can't wait to get out there again.

Brian

[Kevin_C]

bob the interior looks great and love the color. Im stuck on what color for my build as im going to attempt to spray it myself in stages so I figure it will be a solid.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by Kevin_C

bob the interior looks great and love the color. Im stuck on what color for my build as im going to attempt to spray it myself in stages so I figure it will be a solid.

Thanks, Kevin, and good luck with yours!

[mick53]

I welded and milled the back side of my timing cover. My welders, like most of my tools aren't top of the line but not bottom of the barrel. This is my first attempt at TIGing aluminum. I have no idea what alloy they are or if they are the same. 4043 rod was recommended and that is what I used. I took my time letting it cool down. I would be doing fine and then a crater of trash would appear and the fun began. Some pits appeared when I milled it but not in the gasket line. I may fix them after I weld the other side.

[dsraven]

OSB is what we use in our fire flashover simulator because it burns so well and gets hot so fast in there.
I have 2x6, insulation, the bottom foot is treated plywood so as not to wick up water and the rest is drywall because of all the cutting grinding and welding I do. I am due for some paint in there soon. May sheet the bottom 4ft with corrugated steel siding to take a blast of sparks better. It also pressure washes better than drywall.

[mick53]

Originally Posted by dsraven

OSB is what we use in our fire flashover simulator because it burns so well and gets hot so fast in there.
I have 2x6, insulation, the bottom foot is treated plywood so as not to wick up water and the rest is drywall because of all the cutting grinding and welding I do. I am due for some paint in there soon. May sheet the bottom 4ft with corrugated steel siding to take a blast of sparks better. It also pressure washes better than drywall.

I put my foundation wall 18" higher than my slab. It makes washing a lot easier.

[dsraven]

Brian,
if you just want to keep the frost off in the garage you could use a circulating heater using hot water from your water heater. make a loop through a baseboard style heater and back to the water heater. it will circulate by itself if plumbed properly at the tank inlet-outlet locations. use a small fan if you want to in order to get some better air flow/heat. cheaper than running a propane heater and no chance of CO poisoning from the propane exhaust.

[Dyslexic Dog]

an IR electric or gas heater works well too. i heat a well insulated 30x30 shop with one 3000 watt heater over my bench area,. It heats whatever it shines at. tools are warm and so is the floor. No vapors in the air. It takes awhile but i live in Michigan so we tend to be cold.

[Marty68]

I went from this. Old bumper

[Marty68]

To this

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by Marty68

To this

That sure looks better. I like the black and the natural (I hate to use this word) patina.

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

That sure looks better. I like the black and the natural (I hate to use this word) patina.

I de arched the bumper. By slotting over the square bolt holes. I cut the curved end of bumper off then rounded the ends. Welded all up ground iff. I wanted to leave it but.. the son of a painter in me made me epoxy it. Assembly tomorrow

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by Marty68

I de arched the bumper. By slotting over the square bolt holes. I cut the curved end of bumper off then rounded the ends. Welded all up ground iff. I wanted to leave it but.. the son of a painter in me made me epoxy it. Assembly tomorrow

Trying to post pic

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by Marty68

To this

I like the shape. I dont like the flat AD rear bumpers and on my last one I used a 41-46 front bumper that looked really similar to your final product.

IMG_2804 by Joe Doh, on Flickr

[MiraclePieCo]

Just for contrast, my pickup rear bumper was de-arched and tucked:

[Marty68]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

My last one was de-arched and tucked:

Nice

[mick53]

I got the timing cover welded up and mostly machined. I had to build it way up in a couple spots and then machine back and forth so I didn't lose my center. I went through 4 3/16 rods. I managed not to warp it mostly because I was busy grinding tungsten's. I still have a few pits but nowhere important. I think I'm done welding. Quit while I'm ahead, maybe. I haven't been able to check the center since I welded it.

[mick53]

My timing cover is kicking my butt. The cover I'm using from Tom Lowe welds pretty well, It's cast. The center part from summit is terrible. As soon as you hit it its like a sponge full of air and crap. So I have to build it up and then machine it bit by bit. I retrospect I should have bought the $100 cover instead of the $50 cover. It's perfectly fine for what it was made for and pretty on the outside but evil lurks within. On a happy note my new oil pan for the 292 arrived today. Those aren't the right hoses I just stuck them on. It still needs polished for aerodynamics.

[idbeast]

Well, just an update to let you all know I'm still alive, but haven't done anything on the '56 except drive it, however it is supposed to go in to get the interior done next week!

[Dyslexic Dog]

Not sure where to post this but has anyone had issues with Gearhead Ent. in Iowa? I got a Must II front end a year ago. The parts were not machined properly, I got hand written instructions, and when I asked for a parts list for replacement items, I got hung up on twice.

You look at the ebay site and it says they are a wonderful 99% seller. I question that. Many build sites say to stay away from them.

[Dyslexic Dog]

Not sure where to post this but has anyone had issues with Gearhead Ent. in Iowa? I got a Must II front end a year ago. The parts were not machined properly, I got hand written instructions, and when I asked for a parts list for replacement items, I got hung up on twice.

You look at the ebay site and it says they are a wonderful 99% seller. I question that. Many build sites say to stay away from them.

[DransportGarage]

We went "round 4" trying to put my windshield in today. This is, once again, with my pro installer who has worked in the glass business since he was 12. We tried a different repop windshield this time. He has never seen anything quite like this. To provide a little sanity, we're trying to find an original windshield we can borrow, just so we can check the cab.

The way it looks, the windshield needs to be ground down about 1/8" at the upper corners. It's wrong in a COMPLETELY different way from the last repop window we tried. My guy has a grinder, and will be back to my place in January. (I'm having some minor surgery on 12/10 and will be out of commission for at least the rest of December. No big deal...)

I'm starting to wonder how many garbage windows are floating around, being sent back for lack of fit, then sent out again by the suppliers. They always want them back when there's a problem, so what else could they be doing with them?

[mick53]

Originally Posted by DransportGarage

We went "round 4" trying to put my windshield in today. This is, once again, with my pro installer who has worked in the glass business since he was 12. We tried a different repop windshield this time. He has never seen anything quite like this. To provide a little sanity, we're trying to find an original windshield we can borrow, just so we can check the cab.

The way it looks, the windshield needs to be ground down about 1/8" at the upper corners. It's wrong in a COMPLETELY different way from the last repop window we tried. My guy has a grinder, and will be back to my place in January. (I'm having some minor surgery on 12/10 and will be out of commission for at least the rest of December. No big deal...)

I'm starting to wonder how many garbage windows are floating around, being sent back for lack of fit, then sent out again by the suppliers. They always want them back when there's a problem, so what else could they be doing with them?

Maybe they just pass the bad ones around until someone breaks it.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by mick53

maybe they just pass the bad ones around until someone breaks it.

Bingo! We're going to grind on this one, and the heat and vibration has been known to start a crack. We'll see, in January.