my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

four walls for the family and a garage... thats all a guy needs. good idea to check out the town first and figure out where you want to live. close to groceries and a parts store would be my priorities.

you're going to love tulsa... great town... tons to do.
congrats on the move.

is it 7 months and 1 week?

Gotta Agree with Clem!!! CONGRATS and I must add, Clem's math is correct and wow, time IS Slipping away!!!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Congrats on the temp house and garage.
Three job offers. Cool Man!

thanks bomp, ya i just glad to have a garage

Originally Posted by coulter

sounds like the move is going to work out pretty good man. Glad to hear it!!!!

that's coulter, i hope i can get a lot of progress done on my truck with it being outside the house in a garage not 20 miles away in my g-mas driveway!!!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

four walls for the family and a garage... thats all a guy needs. good idea to check out the town first and figure out where you want to live. close to groceries and a parts store would be my priorities.

you're going to love tulsa... great town... tons to do.
congrats on the move.

is it 7 months and 1 week?

thanks clem, the wife wanted to go up there to see her family, while i did the running around talking to a few people about jobs! also talked to my buddys boss, gave him a quick verbal run down of what i know how to do, then he said "i got two openings here and one at another shop all at different pay, and that he'll try me out at all three spots, and see how i do then will talk about pay!! I'm fine with that, i'll do what i got to do then let my work speak for itself!!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Gotta Agree with Clem!!! CONGRATS and I must add, Clem's math is correct and wow, time IS Slipping away!!!

thanks for the reminder, and the kick to the back-side, lol just playing!! once i get the truck to the house i plan on getting as much done as i can! i'll be out of the weather and have my air tools there to make things go a lot fast!

[chad64chevy]

another thing i have been thinking about doing is cutting a long bed frame down, moving all the cab mounts and rad. grille support mounts back 1"-1.5" to center the wheels in the wheel opening on the front and moving the rearend back 1"-1.5" to center it there too!! i found a longbed frame and bed the guy might be willing to sell them both together

[McMurphy]

We still own a house in Lawton, just outside the back gate from Ft Sill...
I didnt make it easy on the Realtor when I was looking for houses because I was pretty picky. Couldnt be more than 15 min from the Hospital on post (Operating Room staff need to be close by), not near a High School (I dont like teenagers with spray paint), and not in certain neighborhoods (no sense in having a palace in the middle of the ghetto).
As we drove around, I made it clear I was buying into the neighborhood as well as into a house, if I saw any tall grass or 4 wheeled lawn ornaments, then we just drove on by......

Good luck on the move and new job, I know this can be a stressful, but exciting time. Hopefully in the future when you talk about this, it will have "IT was the best thing we ever did" in there somewheres !!!

[chad64chevy]

well its been awhile since I posted anything on my thread! but I got moved to Tulsa, the first of this month! today I drive the two hr. drive or so to go get my truck, had to put the hood hinges on to bolt the hood on! load up a bunch of stuff for the truck to bring back with me! put a steering column together, left my house at 7:30am and didn't get back til 8:15pm. truck is in the garage now! I'm very tired from the drive to and from, and having to fight with just about everything you can think of that has to do with getting a truck home when you don't have everything!

started out, I had reserved a U-Haul auto transport when I got there (after the two hr drive) they didn't have any, all they had was a car dolly! so since I made the drive I wasn't going home without my truck, so I took the car dolly and did what I had to to get my truck up here, and lets not forget the fact it started to pour down rain I mean 30-40mph is all I could do 30 mins. into the drive home!

while that's all for now guys and gals, I will post more tomorrow after my sons 4th. birthday party, having quite a few people and family over! going to try and get some sleep and hope tomorrow is a much better day then today was, good nite!!

[Ta2Don]

Glad you made it OK… Enjoy the boy's day and having your truck home...

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Glad you made it OK… Enjoy the boy's day and having your truck home...

thanks don, my boys birthday party was great! a few of the guys in my wifes family have never seen my truck an a few haven't seen it in awhile! it was fun to see about 5-7 of the guys just staring at it, asking questions! my wifes uncle offered to do the upholstery for my seats, he does some good work, i'll get a pic or two of some of the stuff he has done!

on a side note, I wasn't able to get a job at my buddys shop, well atleast not til the middle of april! so I have been applying at different shops for the last two weeks! today I had an interview and I start Thursday!!

[Bomp]

Congrats on the new job!

[Ta2Don]

X2!!!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Congrats on the new job!

thanks bomp, the wife and I are real happy that I finely got a job, less then what I was going to get at my buddy's fab. shop! but something is better then nothing, just sayin!!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

X2!!!

thanks don!!


ok, I asked my wife if she had any pics of her uncles upholstery work, she said she only had one pic that he has on facebook! so, I had to copy an paste it her to show you guys that he does some really good work!

this is in a 1940 merc. and is all leather! said it was like $2000-3000, door panels, rear side panels, center console, front and rear seats!

[Ta2Don]

Chad, where's the pics of the garage?

[flips72]

glad you got moved and have your truck home, sounds as though your luck runs like mine, I mean with the car dolly and rain and all. cant wait to see some updates.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Chad, where's the pics of the garage?

don, i'll get a few pics this weekend, and show off the new stuff that came in the mail the last two weeks!!

Originally Posted by flips72

glad you got moved and have your truck home, sounds as though your luck runs like mine, I mean with the car dolly and rain and all. cant wait to see some updates.

thanks flip, im glad the truck in walking distance now, that's for sure! a two hr. drive took about 3hrs. to get my truck here, but im glad I made it safely!!



well a lil update that isn't about the truck!

I had quit the job I started last week this Monday, I went into work and they told me they lost two contract and at any time they may tell me they would have to let me go, so I had to quit I need a full time job! a good thing is my buddys wife called me (shes my second cousin) and told me that I need to get over to his shop they had an opening for a grinder that day! it might not have been the job I was applying for but it is a foot in the door! so, I went filled out another app. and started as soon as I got done filling out the app. So anyways I have been there since Monday mourning and like it better then the blasting job I had at the other place! the only bad thing is having to wait three weeks to get a pay check from them, but I will get a check tomorrow from the last job!

the wife is happy that I have a full time job this time, and so am I! its like they say when life gives you lemons make lemonade!

[TJ's Chevy]

I'm diggin the interior of that merc! And I second the notion for pictures!

[gimmy 64]

glad about the job and I hope everything works out for you guys. keep plugging away !!!!!!!!!!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

I'm diggin the interior of that merc! And I second the notion for pictures!

thanks tj, ill get some pics up here in a min

Originally Posted by gimmy 64

glad about the job and I hope everything works out for you guys. keep plugging away !!!!!!!!!!

thanks gimmy, the only think that suck is having to wait 2 weeks for a pay check, they pay biweekly!

anyways here is some pics of the stuff that came in the last two weeks, torque converter lockup from aaw, 18" dual pass trans cooler,cpp adjustable proportioning valve, 3/8-16 button head bolts, and 5/16-18 countersunk bolts that im still waiting on some aluminum m8 fender washers! I copied the idea from modges, they look cool and if they work out like I hope, im going to use them to bolt the rear wheel tubs in!


for some reason it uploaded the small pics from my phone

[chad64chevy]

the pics of the garage! its still a mess, I got to unpack stuff and stack this to make more room! but with work and the move I haven't got to it yet! anyways i'll get some work done in the next couple weeks and get this pic thing figured out, I guess I deleted the big pics since it wanted to upload about 200 pics off my phone

[Ta2Don]

GARAGE!

[Modges'66]

Very Nice Chad!
Is it starting to feel like home yet?
Hope so!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

GARAGE!

thanks don, I have been needing a garage this whole build!!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Very Nice Chad!
Is it starting to feel like home yet?
Hope so!

thanks modges, to answer your question yes and no! I got some of my stuff for my truck but still have some more 2 hrs. away! a lot in the totes in the garage that I need to go threw, still need to get a breaker put in the garage to run the 230 volt compressor! then the fun will begin, im just really happy to be able to walk 20 ft. from my back door and go in the garage to see my truck! its a lot better then drive 20 mins to work on it!

second part to that question, I like the house, the garage don't leak and I have room to work on it, so yes im happy and it will feel like home! I just got to get this workin 5 1/2 days thing down, I leave the house at 5:30am and don't get home til 5pm, so working on the truck in the middle of the week might not work out just yet! unless its just small stuff I try to do, but its like they say progress is progress no matter how big or small!!

[McMurphy]

Man, congrats on the move !!!

Once we build our house, I have sworn that I am going to go thru each and every box, and empty it.
It is going to take a long time, but everything is coming out.

Being the military for most of my adult life, you move every 1 to 4 years. After a while you get to a point where you open a box, glimpse what is inside, reclose it and into the bottom of a closet it goes until the movers come again.
We were stationed in Korea in 2000 to 2002, and we still have boxes of books that were packed there.
It will be so nice to finally, for once and for all, settle into a place where I never have to wonder if something is still in a box in the closet, or in a storage unit somewhere....

I truely envy you right now, and am so happy for you !!

My advice, take your time, cherish this time of getting settled, take lots of photos, and when the itch to work on your truck gets too much, do that to relax !!

Rock on dude, I predict that you are SO going to love having a space to work in !!!!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Man, congrats on the move !!!

Once we build our house, I have sworn that I am going to go thru each and every box, and empty it.
It is going to take a long time, but everything is coming out.

Being the military for most of my adult life, you move every 1 to 4 years. After a while you get to a point where you open a box, glimpse what is inside, reclose it and into the bottom of a closet it goes until the movers come again.
We were stationed in Korea in 2000 to 2002, and we still have boxes of books that were packed there.
It will be so nice to finally, for once and for all, settle into a place where I never have to wonder if something is still in a box in the closet, or in a storage unit somewhere....

I truely envy you right now, and am so happy for you !!

My advice, take your time, cherish this time of getting settled, take lots of photos, and when the itch to work on your truck gets too much, do that to relax !!

Rock on dude, I predict that you are SO going to love having a space to work in !!!!

thanks mcmurphy, theres no need to envy me, and yes I do love the fact I finally have a space to work in!

[chad64chevy]

so any ways, here's a lil update that is not truck related!!

these are some coolers that we make at work, we make a lot of different ones all the way down to small ones like 4hx3wx3l, even bigger ones like in the pictures but are back to back an are called like double coolers, there used for a lot of different things like getting natural gas out of the ground! some are used in the oceans, there pretty cool, im just a grinder for now but will move up, and assemble them and maybe even welded them up

[clemdaddy]

holey fan shroud chad...

congrats on the shop and its nice to see your truck again.
get busy partner... but its looks close enough to drive right now.

[Modges'66]

Whoa!
That is a big f-ing cooler!!!!
Holy-S Batman!
Thai is totally out of control!!!
Hopefully you are getting acclimated to your surroundings!