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Re: What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?
Got the battery box mounted. New battery & cables tomorrow and it is ready to lite-r-up. Finished the wiring and installed speedo. Dolphin gauges in OEM instrument housing with the backs modified to hold them in
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Post pix of the Hoisted Bed.
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Scotty B, are you the same Scotty B who is active in the 914 group??
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Ok guys I'm been doing a lot of reading here and this is my first post so here goes. I put gas in old blue, drove it to work and back while dreaming that one day it will be half as nice as the trucks y'all have!!! I have a 52 5 window that my dad passed tome last year when his back started acting up again. Nothing special just and old inline six with a 4 speed tied on hooked to nova rear. Still got the straight axel in the front. Lots of fun to drive but I want so much more for it. Maybe one day. Just have to say it's some awesome work and trucks on here and I've learned a lot. Thanks to all for sharing!
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Fitted the drivers side corner.
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Not today but last Sunday, lol. My 16 year old daughter piloting my 47 3100 down the 1/8th mile.
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Drove our 59 Apache to the 40th Annual NASC Nationals at the weekend, held at Ipswich, England - lots of cool trucks to check out, and ideas to "borrow"
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I dig the wrinkle wall slicks on the old truck. Daughter must have been stoked.
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She had a blast! She ran it down the track seven times in the short time we were there, lol.
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Thanks iowaboynca! It's not too bad. I drive it regularly lots of fun. I just want it to have some pep and stop when ya hit the brakes. Not my first oldie but hopefully I'll be able to make a nice driver and sport it up some. Lot of awesome trucks on here and great ideas too. Hopefully I can use some to come up w my own ride.
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Had a cruise-in at the local McDonalds today, so I took a few shots of the cars that showed up, hope you enjoy..Jim
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Decided maybe I should only show a couple more and not take up to much on this thread...Jim
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Made a Set of knobs for 55/59 GMC
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New front cross member ready to weld up and put in place
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Don't you just love welding on new shiny metal!
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Put the driver door back on to check the alignment. Not perfect but good enough for me. Put on the passenger fender and it over lapped the bottom of the door by 1/2". Loosened up the radiator support and inner fender to firewall, gave it a good tug and got all but 1/8" out. Fiddled with it for another hour and could get it where in needs to be, but it "pops" back. I remember straightening up some of the front sheet metal from a previous accident and think I may have "fixed" the previous body guys solutions. Will look at the old demo pictures and see if I can come with a clue. Also need to get the hood on so I don't spend a bunch of time on the fenders and doors only to find the hood won't fit.
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Big brown truck delivered all my green glass for the 50.
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Wrestled with the fender/door again. Closer but still having to force it into place which is not good, first bump and everything will shift. think I am going to have to loosen the cab bolts and push the cab back a little as radiator brace and associated metal hung off of it are not moving any more forward. Good news is dog got his second set of stitches out today...
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I finally ripped routed stained and sealed my bed. I was able to install it yesterday might be a little to nice for the truck but in time it will blend right in. Still need to counter sink the off set washers and deal with two carriage bolts.
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