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bjcaldwe · 10-31-2010, 07:58 PM

Good to hear from you Charley.

I realized after looking at that pic, the spindle was on the wrong side. I have the crossmember tacked in. I am pretty sure it is not where it needs to be. I will have to check the measurements again. I did find out my jack leaks down real bad. So, I figured tacking it will keep it in place.

I found out that the dr told my dad back when this started that he had 3 months. Well, I found out that this week and he has already done that. I have had to explain to him that he does not have an expiration on the bottom of his foot like a package of meat.

joe231 · 10-31-2010, 08:04 PM

Nice progress Billy!

I may be on my own here, but I don't put a lot of stock in what doctors have to say.
No one can fore-tell the future
A positive attitude will do wonders!!
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bjcaldwe · 10-31-2010, 08:13 PM

I have been trying to keep everyone up beat the best I can.

Groyd · 11-01-2010, 09:16 AM

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I have been trying to keep everyone up beat the best I can.

I'll be praying for you and your family.

bjcaldwe · 11-01-2010, 11:45 AM

Thank you.

bjcaldwe · 11-01-2010, 02:12 PM

I was sure hoping the nice weather will hold out. But it seems to be making that cooler turn now. I picked up some spindle nuts and cotter pins while I was out.

**scotts62** · 11-01-2010, 03:12 PM

Thought I gave you those with the bearings and seals?
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bjcaldwe · 11-01-2010, 03:42 PM

Everything but the spindles nuts. Heck for everything you gave me I had to eventually buy something lol.

They were cheap though. 10 bucks or so for washer, nuts, cotter pins etc.

If I wasnt home sick today trying to get cold under control I would be out there messing with it right now lol.

**scotts62** · 11-02-2010, 07:29 AM

dont blame ya i would too.

Hope you get to feeling better, the sickness is making its rounds already.. ive been lucky so far.

bjcaldwe · 11-02-2010, 09:30 AM

I am back in today. Not 100% but here and my boss is out today. Last week it was another guy. So, it is definitely making its rounds.

**scotts62** · 11-02-2010, 12:10 PM

Think I jinxed myself... Not feeling so hot at the moment..
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bjcaldwe · 11-02-2010, 12:11 PM

Go eat some taco bell, that will flush it out.

JohnC · 11-02-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bjcaldwe

Go eat some taco bell, that will flush it out.

**scotts62** · 11-02-2010, 02:32 PM

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bjcaldwe · 11-04-2010, 12:16 PM

I need to open the garage and make sure the truck is still there lol.

bjcaldwe · 11-23-2010, 12:30 PM

No real update, just more thinking. I cut the tacks on the crossmember. I had it lined up front to back but it was off side to side. I saw a 53 5 window last weekend in Lawton on a c10 frame. It just did not look right. The rearend was way too wide. It made it look like a 4wd. So, now I am wondering if my 4x4 s10 rearend has enough material to be drilled to 5 on 5. If not, then I will get 5 on 4/3 rotors and go back that route.

One future plan is closing in the 20x20 awning I have in the backyard. It sets on a concrete pad. It would make a much larger area to work in. I could get a the truck back there as long as I was not in and out of there alot with vehicles. I have to straddle the neighbors yard to get in there.

**scotts62** · 11-23-2010, 09:07 PM

Cool so thats at your house, right?

That will be a nice area to work in

bjcaldwe · 11-23-2010, 09:52 PM

Yeah. It would free up my garage to say.. lock up my lawn mower. So, I do not have another one stolen.

**scotts62** · 11-24-2010, 08:25 AM

Ah so you have mower stealers up there also i see huh..

JohnC · 11-26-2010, 09:44 AM

That sounds like a good work area.

bjcaldwe · 12-20-2010, 07:24 PM

Things worked out where I could come home this afternoon and mess in the garage a bit, since I have to work later tonight. I took advantage of decent weather and got the crossmember tacked back in and clamped the drivers side spring hat on. I need to double check one of my diagrams, which I lost, and make sure everything is in the right place. Then I can put my spindle and the rotor I have right now, and see how a wheel looks in the fender. I did not put up anymore pics, because it does not look really any different than the last few pics.

**scotts62** · 12-20-2010, 10:49 PM

Cool man, headway!!

Any progress is progress!

bjcaldwe · 12-21-2010, 03:37 AM

That is how I am looking at it. You said that motor is a tbi motor? Does it have a place for the mechanical fuel pump?

**scotts62** · 12-21-2010, 09:00 AM

Yeah it has one

JohnC · 12-21-2010, 09:08 AM

sweet man!

10-31-2010, 07:58 PM	#401
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Good to hear from you Charley. I realized after looking at that pic, the spindle was on the wrong side. I have the crossmember tacked in. I am pretty sure it is not where it needs to be. I will have to check the measurements again. I did find out my jack leaks down real bad. So, I figured tacking it will keep it in place. I found out that the dr told my dad back when this started that he had 3 months. Well, I found out that this week and he has already done that. I have had to explain to him that he does not have an expiration on the bottom of his foot like a package of meat. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

10-31-2010, 08:04 PM	#402
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: AD Truck Project Nice progress Billy! I may be on my own here, but I don't put a lot of stock in what doctors have to say. No one can fore-tell the future A positive attitude will do wonders!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

10-31-2010, 08:13 PM	#403
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project I have been trying to keep everyone up beat the best I can. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-01-2010, 11:45 AM	#405
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Thank you. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-01-2010, 02:12 PM	#406
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project I was sure hoping the nice weather will hold out. But it seems to be making that cooler turn now. I picked up some spindle nuts and cotter pins while I was out. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-01-2010, 03:12 PM	#407
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Thought I gave you those with the bearings and seals? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

11-01-2010, 03:42 PM	#408
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Everything but the spindles nuts. Heck for everything you gave me I had to eventually buy something lol. They were cheap though. 10 bucks or so for washer, nuts, cotter pins etc. If I wasnt home sick today trying to get cold under control I would be out there messing with it right now lol. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-02-2010, 07:29 AM	#409
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project dont blame ya i would too. Hope you get to feeling better, the sickness is making its rounds already.. ive been lucky so far. __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

11-02-2010, 09:30 AM	#410
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project I am back in today. Not 100% but here and my boss is out today. Last week it was another guy. So, it is definitely making its rounds. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-02-2010, 12:10 PM	#411
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Think I jinxed myself... Not feeling so hot at the moment.. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

11-02-2010, 12:11 PM	#412
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Go eat some taco bell, that will flush it out. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-02-2010, 02:32 PM	#414
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

11-04-2010, 12:16 PM	#415
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project I need to open the garage and make sure the truck is still there lol. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-23-2010, 12:30 PM	#416
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project No real update, just more thinking. I cut the tacks on the crossmember. I had it lined up front to back but it was off side to side. I saw a 53 5 window last weekend in Lawton on a c10 frame. It just did not look right. The rearend was way too wide. It made it look like a 4wd. So, now I am wondering if my 4x4 s10 rearend has enough material to be drilled to 5 on 5. If not, then I will get 5 on 4/3 rotors and go back that route. One future plan is closing in the 20x20 awning I have in the backyard. It sets on a concrete pad. It would make a much larger area to work in. I could get a the truck back there as long as I was not in and out of there alot with vehicles. I have to straddle the neighbors yard to get in there. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-23-2010, 09:07 PM	#417
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Cool so thats at your house, right? That will be a nice area to work in __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62



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11-23-2010, 09:52 PM	#418
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Yeah. It would free up my garage to say.. lock up my lawn mower. So, I do not have another one stolen. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

11-24-2010, 08:25 AM	#419
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Ah so you have mower stealers up there also i see huh.. __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

11-26-2010, 09:44 AM	#420
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: AD Truck Project That sounds like a good work area.

12-20-2010, 07:24 PM	#421
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project Things worked out where I could come home this afternoon and mess in the garage a bit, since I have to work later tonight. I took advantage of decent weather and got the crossmember tacked back in and clamped the drivers side spring hat on. I need to double check one of my diagrams, which I lost, and make sure everything is in the right place. Then I can put my spindle and the rotor I have right now, and see how a wheel looks in the fender. I did not put up anymore pics, because it does not look really any different than the last few pics. __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

12-20-2010, 10:49 PM	#422
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Cool man, headway!! Any progress is progress! __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

12-21-2010, 03:37 AM	#423
bjcaldwe Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 1,169	Re: AD Truck Project That is how I am looking at it. You said that motor is a tbi motor? Does it have a place for the mechanical fuel pump? __________________ My AD Truck Build Thread 52 GMC one day laying on the running boards 2004 Chevy Crewcab. 3/5 and notched

12-21-2010, 09:00 AM	#424
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: AD Truck Project Yeah it has one __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

12-21-2010, 09:08 AM	#425
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: AD Truck Project sweet man!

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