Project truck dream 65"

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Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

GR8 job love your project, she's a keeper.

Thanks for the kind words !Its finally getting close to the fire up day.....

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Outside and in the shop today getting more completed.Polished the right side exhaust to a mirror shine,and installed my fire insurance package...the one that's a guarantee....unlike insurance coverage at your local autoplan office.

[CRGRS 66]

Very concerned about the cinder blocks... they can quite easily crumble which could seriously harm, maim or even kill you if you were under the truck when they gave out. If they were to give out when you weren't under the truck, there could be considerable damge to it. Jack stands buddy, like the fire extinguisher... insurance that actually works.

CliCluster looks great, getting closer and closer

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Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Very concerned about the cinder blocks... they can quite easily crumble which could seriously harm, maim or even kill you if you were under the truck when they gave out. If they were to give out when you weren't under the truck, there could be considerable damge to it. Jack stands buddy, like the fire extinguisher... insurance that actually works.

CliCluster looks great, getting closer and closer

Thanks for the concerne.I trust B.C. made cinder blocks,more than any jackstands made in China

[rickoner]

Originally Posted by lenguini

Thanks for the concerne.I trust B.C. made cinder blocks,more than any jackstands made in China

I'm with CRGRS 66 on this 100%. You know what could happen so I'm not going to preach. I just don't understand why you'd take a risk. There's other options to use other than "china" stuff out there too.

Be safe out there ladies and gentleman. Life can be changed (not only for you, but your loved ones too) in a fraction of a second!

[siggyfreud]

Originally Posted by lenguini

Thanks for the concerne.I trust B.C. made cinder blocks,more than any jackstands made in China

Loving this build and scanning back some pages. Good to see it's getting paint and rolling around now!

That said, get some jack stands man. Why bet your life on cinder blocks? They just don't really have the support capacity of stands, even cheap ones. They have no reinforcement internally. Hell, people can punch through them.

All that money in the truck, shell out for some quality stands and live a little longer . Your jack is made in Taiwan I believe, so not everything from overseas is bad!

Cheers buddy.

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Ok,enough preaching here folks,I bored with this already so lets talk about something else !

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Dash all together now.I spent alot of time and effort rebuilding the unit,considering its the main center piece i didnt mind taking the time to do it my way and right.

Just want to say thanks to Jason Wilson at Greenback Decals for the refacing of my gauges and building the tach.This is gonna look great !

[Dubnova]

That is a work of art! It's going to look great in your ride.

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Originally Posted by Dubnova

That is a work of art! It's going to look great in your ride.

Thanks,appreciate it! Wonder if its worth as much as a Picasso yet? Wallet always empty so no way of knowin for sure!

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Dash in.....lovin it! Worth all the work

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Got the day off work yesterday, so I spent some time In the shop cleaning up the fuel tank area,reworked the mounts and built some stainless straps to hold it in place.

Spent an hour or so polishing them up to a mirror finish...looking cool

[Grizz1963]

You really are hitting this build hard.

Straps are lovely.

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Originally Posted by Grizz1963

You really are hitting this build hard.

Straps are lovely.

Thanks,its the little details that pay off in the end!

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Worked up a bit of a sweat Wed night...,I decided to make my own exhaust hangers after finding out what it would cost to have them cut on a water jet.

Anyway they look cool cant wait to polish them.6061 aluminum drilled then cut with a zip cutter and hacksaw.......

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Exhaust hangers ....finally finished and polished tonight !

[joedoh]

thats some handy and ingenious work! no one would know by looking at it that it was handmade.


this is one of the best ideas I have seen in this thread too:



is it just an angle grinder with the guard removed and a polishing wheel chucked up in it? I have a 6" metabo and it never occured to me to use it like this, but that would be brilliant, my wheels need polished. is it that simple?

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Yes,just a grinder works like a hot dam !

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Getting to the small things lately,braided speedo cable in,my exhaust hangers,kick panels,stereo and final choice on mirrors...., all in place,my good buddy Chopper makin sure its all done right !

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Under Hood finally finished less the wet sand and polish.Looks pretty fantastic ! Cant wait to bolt it on..

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Saturday was the big day....,finally the Truck off to the paint shop!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbnxCDPYybs

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Last Saturday was the big day....,finally the Truck off to the paint shop,my painter Darren and good bud Wade who has been there at the drop of a dime to help throughout my build...good friend.

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Moe Saturday off to the paint shop pics,away on the flatbed !

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Picture #1 the Bedwood sample.....7 coats of clear over white oak and looking fantastic...so now the Bedwood is getting the icing!

Darren let me get a few seconds in on the gun..haven't picked up one in 20 plus years !


Burned through 1 gallon of clear already...2 coats on the underside 3 on top.One more gallon to go (I hope) clear is dam expensive these days at $350.00 a gallon

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks like glass nice work..