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Re: 1958 Apache 38 Dually Dump Project
Thanks Kim, we had fun with this piece!
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Scott (Scotts62 here) came by to help us replace the cab corners
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We'll smooth it out a bit tomorrow...
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Great progress. The left side looks like positioning tabs were added to help line up the replacement panel? Might just be how the photo looks on this Ipad....
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Looks good.
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(A LITTLE part of me would like to see it Tonka truck hard gold/yellow) but itd probably look better long term in another color.
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man this truck is bad ass!! i just read all 19 pages of this thread and i cant wait to hear this thing run!!
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Spent some time on the front today. Cleaned and welded up the seams and repaired a few cancer spots. Passenger light brow is gonna need some love
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It's going to look good with all the seems welded and smoothed.
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Like the "castle cut" (both the term and the process)....like a castlated (sp) nut.
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Picked up more parts from the powder coater ![]() ![]() ![]() The side and hood emblems were fairly rough with peeling chrome and heavy pitting. After sand blasting, the PC shop had to use a "primer" coat that helped smooth inconsistencies and allowed the pot metal to breathe a bit (out gas) while being heated to 400 F + the first time, then the final hammer tone coating completely covered the pits...the parts exceeded my expectations.
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Love this project! Those powdercoated, hammer finished parts look awesome...really unique.
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Those hammertone accents are going to look awesome on the silver paint you mentioned.
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Those parts came out really nice.
Truck is going to look great with them on it. Kim |
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Trim looks great! Because the truck is so big it would look awesome in a bright orange or yellow!!
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Is it done yet...?
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Maybe...if ya hung around for the real work
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![]() Hey looks good, needs some finessing on the nose some from what I can tell but it's way better. Nice job! |
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yea, a little work still, but definitely solid now
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Nice job on the repairs.
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What did you use for the steering gear? Saginaw Chevy truck box? That's what I used for my conversion and the drag link end hits the tire when turned all the way to one side. I've been looking for a shorter pitman arm, but can't seem to find one.
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Thanks Kim, we're getting plenty of practice!
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We finished up the driver's door. Just like the cab, the PO made some crappy decisions we have to live with...like welding the door hinge arms in place (poorly). ![]() We fixed that by welding the hinge arms in really well! ![]() If we can't adjust the arms in the doors, we don't really need access plates...sooo... We hung the door...fits pretty well! We will have to shim it to the back about 3/32" or so though.
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You're doing nice work to bad the PO didn't.
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