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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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The hood will look stock, open or closed. Brian
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04-26-2022, 03:19 AM
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My 56 getting the NAPCO front axle and t-case finally
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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04-27-2022, 09:19 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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04-27-2022, 07:47 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Worked on saving the old bent and rusty running boards. But also, during the 'my arms are on fire from all the hammering', saved this from the ugliness of it's previous life.
Perfect for the Rust-Mod.
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04-27-2022, 10:54 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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04-27-2022, 11:32 PM
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04-28-2022, 12:27 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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Cool seeing the original paint underneath it. 70 years of history is amazing. Going to pressure test the core tomorrow to see if salvagable and start prepping/painting the housing.
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04-28-2022, 12:44 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Plus, saving of what you can of the original should always be the goal(apologies to the new parts sellers).lol
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04-28-2022, 07:43 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
When I bought my 53 3100 in SoCal it had no heater. When I moved to Indiana I bought one at a junkyard. I got the same feeling of satisfaction When I restored it. That was over 30 years ago and the OEM core is still fine.
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04-28-2022, 08:31 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Careful with the pressure test, they ran a lower pressure than newer vehicles.
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04-28-2022, 11:47 AM
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04-30-2022, 10:57 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
It rained all week and it's supposed to continue through the weekend. I just keep cleaning and hoping for dryer weather. At least all the road salt is being washed away..
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05-01-2022, 10:04 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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it's sort of like the kids game of green light, red light no salt, salt.
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05-01-2022, 11:31 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Still working on replacing the old/rusted running board mounts onto the old/rusted running boards.
At least the rusty parts will take longer to fall off.
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05-17-2022, 09:27 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
It finally got nice here so I got back on the donor frame rails. I did the first one last fall and am doing a few things differently on the second one. I used the mag drill to round out the holes a little larger and get a uniform size. Now I only have 4 sizes. I don't have a cutter larger than 1" so a couple will have to be custom made. I'm hoping a better fit will mean less grinding. I TIG these so I don't get the hard MIG weld because there will be cutting, drilling and tapping and I don't want to drill on the harder MIG weld. If I end up half way on a weld it's a hassle. There are 149 holes in each frame rail to weld up. Thank you for your time.
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05-17-2022, 10:07 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Nice drill setup you have there. Car guys have to be crazy doing all that work on parts that don't even show. It's a sickness, an expensive sickness, LOL.
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05-17-2022, 05:57 PM
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05-17-2022, 08:01 PM
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05-22-2022, 06:50 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I finished making the 149 little plugs for my donor frame rail. Now I just need to TIG them in. I realize that I could probably could have bought these cheap from someone. I could also take the truck to someone and tell them to call me when it's done. I think mine are better and cleaner. I like making stuff. I have a lot of mild steel rod and I didn't have to buy anything or wait on anybody. Thank you for your time.
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06-02-2022, 07:58 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I started TIGing up the holes in the 2nd donor frame rail.
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06-03-2022, 08:22 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
spilled some oil on my primered hood. now I have to figure out how to clean up the mess.
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