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08-28-2014, 10:58 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Inspirational! Thanks, Kevin!
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08-31-2014, 10:30 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
I've spent the last little bit reading this thread, and I'm impressed. Makes me want to get off my phone reading about people working on their trucks and go work on one of mine.
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09-03-2014, 06:46 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
That bed thrash around 8/22 must have taken its toll. I'll knock the bondo dust off this for ya TX.....
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09-04-2014, 07:08 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Still working on it all day, every day. I took off the whole month of September to work on it. No dropmember yet which is disappointing because I ordered it early enough that it was supposed to be here by September 1st. Doing paint and body work. Swap meet next week. I have a list of parts to try and find.
This truck will get done by February like I planned.
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09-04-2014, 08:22 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
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09-04-2014, 08:24 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Looking forward to updates on the bodywork when youre ready .
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09-04-2014, 08:27 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Me too! Hopefully a good amount of progress pics!
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09-05-2014, 12:41 PM
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Watch out for your cornhole !
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
I said in the beginning of this build that I hated 73-87 dashes.
For the record, it doesn't take long at all to remove the dash with an air powered body saw.  64 model dash  There's still work to be done, but its a very straightforward fitment. A couple of filler pieces on the ends and a little welding and it will be permanent.  Interfacing the electrical will be the biggest amount of time. I have to hit the swap meet next week and come up with an instrument cluster, heater control, light switch, wiper switch, and maybe ignition switch. I'm thinking hard about swapping to an earlier column without the key on it. I got to redo all my steering shaft for the dropmember anyway....
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09-08-2014, 12:11 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
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This totally has me sold and perhaps in the next couple of years I'll do this myself. Keep us updated with pictures as I'm sure fitting a few things like heater controls and vents will pose a challenge. |
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11-24-2014, 02:41 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
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Nice work the dash swap is neat and rather easy. At least I thought.
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09-05-2014, 12:49 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
i like that dash
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09-05-2014, 12:52 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Never would have thought of that but I really like it .Next ?
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09-05-2014, 03:51 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
I like the dash. Although the wheel.......I'd have to find another steering wheel with that dash though. It's a great steering wheel but that dash deserves some love....
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09-06-2014, 07:56 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Love the concept of integrating the older dash! One question - are you going to keep the motivational bumper sticker on the glove box?
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09-06-2014, 03:01 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Looks like the old dash fits pretty well. Swapping steering columns would also give you the chance to change the steering wheel position as well. The dash and steering wheel position are probably the only two things I've never cared for with these trucks.
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09-07-2014, 11:03 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Even more interesting now!
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09-08-2014, 10:14 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Nice work!
Strangely enough...I found this site while searching out muffler sound videos for my freebee '56 Studebaker President. Your video of the farm truck and Brockman mufflers somehow led me here. I started going through your build threads. The Stude has been on the back burner ever since. My wife had been complaining about not being able to put groceries in the back of her diesel without them blowing around. Long story short...I ended up finding a nice '85 Suburban for cheap on CL. She loves it. I love it. I was into wheeling and rock crawlers for over thirty years, but always liked the look of a lowered Chevy. Now I'm finally building one myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
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09-11-2014, 10:27 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Looks nice in there.
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09-14-2014, 04:09 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Awesome build! Lots of reading from start to finish but well worth the time it took. Keep it up, I'm sure it is inspiring a lot of us with our builds, I know its inspired me, especially having to build on a budget. This is proof it can be done.
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09-28-2014, 08:58 AM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Any Updates Kevin?
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09-29-2014, 12:59 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
September's prit near over! You work yourself to death?
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09-29-2014, 06:44 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
I was hoping to find some updates......oh well at least it won't be long before Sept. is over, lol.
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09-30-2014, 02:19 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
Came across this build today! Seen a few updates along the way on NSA. Great work
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09-30-2014, 08:35 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
I bet it's finished.
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09-30-2014, 08:45 PM
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Re: My daily driver/beater : How I turned lemons in lemonade
He is definitely keeping it under wraps ,cant wait too see what he has been up to.
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