MY build thread...

[shortbed70]

Not much progress lately but I almost got the motor ready to run just need starter,wp,balancer,valve covers and plugs then I'll have a video. Also got the motor in my 64 running so I can sell it to recoupe some money. Heres some pics of motor....More to come soon. Might have the old truck sold too. And I got to ride my first harley today and MAN now I want one. Spacer is for hood clearence checking...

[jgh64pkup]

is that a 4 inch carb spacer

[shortbed70]

It a 2" phenolic 4 hole spacer and a demon carb. The air cleaner hits the bottom of the cowl vent.

[jgh64pkup]

i didnt know 2 inch spacers were that big i have a 1 inch spacer

[shortbed70]

Well heres some small progress. I got my cab corners in yesterday and got one tacked on and the piece to the left I will have to make at work tomarrow and the piece of the floor that goes down behind it. Also got alittle paint removed to weld the bed side seam up but need another way to get down in the crack better,any ideas? Heres another option I'm thinking of on the motor.

[protrash64]

What about running a cutting disc down the crack lightly....one of the really thin ones? I couldnt tell what you were using, wirebrush?
It would suck to do, but how about sand paper wrapped over a thin tool or piece of metal?

[65VOL]

Looking good!!!

[shortbed70]

Yea I was using one of those dagar throwing things and I thought about paint stripper and wife brush by hand but the cutoof wheel might work too. I tried to make the panel to the left of the cab corner today but one of my bends didn't line up with cab and corner enough so I will make another tomarrow and my new miller helmet took a crap this morning so now it will be this weekend before I get it back. It was a great day and a monday at that. Good thing I have a few of my favorite beverages in the fridge...

[shortbed70]

Well heres the peice I made again this one fits much better now I need to make the backing panel and then start on the other side.

[shortbed70]

Got alittle board so I did some work not much but a little progress. Got the driverside cab corner ground down and low and behold already patched kind of with alot of bondo and removed some paint from cab

[shortbed70]

Well heres todays progress,it snowed until 12 then sun came out and was 50 degrees so I got home and did some work. Enjoy. Now its on to the drivers side.

[collins10672]

shortbed70 are those the tabco cab corners?if so how do you like the fit and finish of the panel?on one truck i had i used the schott's old style cab corners(raw steel no edp coating)they look nice in the lower contour area that meets the lower rocker indentation,but were a pain where the lower edge welds to the inner rocker(lower lip was not stamped correctly.the black edp tawain made cab corners i have looked at and i am not impressed at all with the way the lower body contour is stamped.your cab corner looks great,especially the new piece you made.way to go man.thanks

[shortbed70]

I am very impressed about the fit and finish. As far as the bottom where the spotwelds are I had to make that piece in the first pic because PO didnt replace it. I had no problems lining up the body lines. Got off ebay for 33.00. I'm going to try do do the other side tomarrow. Thanks for the kind words and hopefully one day this build will take off and I can do more work but right now I'm into the detail metal replacement,JUST SAY NO TO RUST!!!

[shortbed70]

Heres some progress from tonight just a few hours after work cause I was ticked off about some things so I worked off my frustrations.

[TimE]

Lookin' good!! I wish the cab corners that I bought were formed as well as what yours look. The patches you made look real nice too!!

[shortbed70]

I'm not sure where the guy I bought them from got them but he was from arazona and they were tabco. Thanks I am trying to make sure this thing last as long as possible. I am getting to the point of seam sealing inside and epoxy priming the crap out of everything.

[Alan's Classic]

Nice work!! I really like how your cab corners fit up. My passenger side went it good the drivers side drove me bananas. Keep up the progress.

[shortbed70]

Well I got my other cab corner done but my camera batteries were dead so tomarrow I will have pics of that and the start of making my door gap smaller. I need to get some side work so I can buy some materials and tools like stud gun and sheet metal brake. I am going to get rage filler,all metal and eastwood epoxy black primer to start.

[shortbed70]

Heres some progress pics.

[shortbed70]

BTW I dont really know why all that mud is on the door cause it lines up fairley well so I'm looking forward to grinding it out... That second pic looks like Crap!!!

[bad6772]

Looks good....And from the Paint and Body Section...I got to ask a few things....Is this door original....? Have you tried reaming the Upper and Lower Door hinges out..? < this may help with the Gap issue....And one more....I have found that if you was to add the round bar ( i prefer flat stock) to the cab instead of the door it will make life much easier....This goes for mudd work and metal finishing....I like to metal finish everything before mudd..Hope this may help you....

[shortbed70]

It will get metal finished before mudd for sure and I cant move the door back anymore the door tumbler hits the cab piller behind the striker plate. This is the original door also cause the base paint is the same as the rest of the truck now if it has been removed ???? I would think round on the cab would take more work to get it to "flow" into the old metal whewre on the door I weld both sides of the round stock and can adjust the gap by removing metal but no welds. And it is the same thickness as the door skin.

[shortbed70]

Progress as of today and a few misc pics I have and what I'm working with.

[shortbed70]

Heres what came in the mail today now just need some final wash and some thinner to clean afterwards and heres a pic of my shop and things in it.

[shortbed70]

Not much to post lately but this weekend I will have some. Getting the door handle pocket patches fabbed up and ready to cut them out and put them in and got the back of the cab ready for epoxy just waiting to get some strainers and sticks from work tomarrow and hopefully I can get at least the back of the cab primed. This build would go alot quicker if I only had more money