64 1ton (delivery day)

[1955 mancave]

thanks, it's been a blast to work on , and not to take anything away from my 57 210 this has been more fun to work on.

[1955 mancave]

well a little update of upcomming projects !
i rec. my brackets from Capt-Fab for the pwr brakes, and pwr steering conversion, i also located and purchased the gear box,pump hoses etc for the steering, i also picked up my brake booster and master cyl. & finaly i located a complete 1981 1 ton cross member , so happy, disk brakes, sway bar, all the stuff i wanted, BUT now i wait until after good-guys to get started changing it all over,
i still need to replace those 456 gears, i think i want to go with 342's so with my OD i hope to keep those RPM's down.

[bj383ss]

This is one bada$$ truck! I love your theme and the 57' in the garage looks awesome as well.

Bret

[1955 mancave]

thanks for the compliment, it has been a blast to work on, the 57 is alot of fun i took 6 yrs to build it, but it turned out very well, it was in super Chevy a couple of years ago, that was fun.

[1955 mancave]

well bad news, so i was working on the truck and twisted wrong and my hip went one way and i went to the ground, so now all my projects are on hold, my hip is to be replaced on Dec. 3rd and then i will be down for about 6 weeks, this really bums me out since we wait all summer long for the weather to get cool and this crap happens. and this weekend is Goodguys so i will have to take it easy, boy it sucks to get older, the mind says play the body says think again.

[bj383ss]

Sorry to hear about that. Hope your recovery is speedy.

Bret

[1955 mancave]

boy me to.

thanks Bret

[likaroc13]

dang man, hate to hear that! Hope the surgery goes well & also wish you a quick (as possible) recovery ...keep us posted

[1955 mancave]

thanks, man i hope i can get working on my ole truck again soon.
just bumms me out.

[Captainfab]

X2....

Originally Posted by likaroc13

dang man, hate to hear that! Hope the surgery goes well & also wish you a quick (as possible) recovery ...keep us posted

[MikeS.]

Wow, total bummer. Take care and speedy recovery.
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[1955 mancave]

thanks guys, knowing how the love of pictures are, HMM i will post some of the surgery then we'll see if you ask again, LOL

hey if i can make it through Good Guys this weekend i will be happy, drive the 57 then just sit my @$$ in my chair, NO i Will Not get one of those scooters, NO NO my friends said oh we can get a walker and put new tennis balls on it haha NO ! they offered a wheel chair, , oh hell no they would find a hill to push me down then when i broke something they would say hey maybe you could get a 2 for 1 deal great friends.

man this bites.

[ChiefRocka]

I wish you a speedy recovery as well !

It is always nice to set-up a truck to perform the way you need it too ...

Great Job !

[forestb]

I feel your pain I broke my knee cap around 5 month ago and have just started working on the truck again and still can't drive it.

[HEI451]

Really NICE looking truck. I wish my '64 C30 1 ton flatbed looked that good.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Sorry to hear about the health problems. Get well soon!! I love the truck. And that bumper really helps break up all the white.

Originally Posted by 1955 mancave

there will be a winch soon, i bought this crane cheap knowing it would need work, i have started fabricating the outriggers just need them welded up , they should come out about 2.5 ft on each side, the max weight is 3000 lbs.

Don't want to see ya get hurt again. So you may want to check on the weight rating of that crane. I'm pretty sure, just by looking at the pics that the 3000 rating is with the boom retracted. Probably no more than 800 fully extended.
I'm not there to see it, but I've worked quite a bit with small hydraulic cranes, so it's just an educated guess.

[clemdaddy]

just caught up with your project and i gotta say that is one sweet workhorse.

thats the way these beasts were made to be, really like the crane and the boxes you added. need to see motor and interior pics when you feel like it...

hope your back to 100% real soon after the surgery. but you need to be careful for awhile. replacement parts can turn cronic if you don't rehab them right, thats something experience has taught me...

[1955 mancave]

well i'm trying to do as much as i can before going under the knife, i just wanted to tell you guys to have a great thanksgiving day , enjoy the time with your loved ones, dont drink and drive and lets all move on to the next holiday.

ok so i looked at a set of 342 gears and it will cost around 600-700 bucks to do that so i may have found a corp 14 bolt W/373's for $250.00 so for difference in RPM's i think i will go with the 373's 342's at 65 are around 1750 and the 373's are at around 1970. so thats what i think i will go with. now if i can go get it before i can't drive and hoist it on my trailer, oh well when i get well i will have enough to keep me busy for a few days.

man it sucks to get old !!

[Captainfab]

You can't go wrong with a 14 bolt. They are a good strong rear end, and very good parts availability. Not like the Eaton HO52/72, where the only parts available are bearings, seals and brakes.

I hope you too, have a very Happy Thanksgiving, and I'll be thinking of you on the 3rd.

[1955 mancave]

Originally Posted by forestb

I feel your pain I broke my knee cap around 5 month ago and have just started working on the truck again and still can't drive it.

ouch that sounds much worse than what i am going through, take care !
Henry.

[1955 mancave]

well it's been two weeks now with my new hip, this siting around stuff is hard to do, but so far i think i am doing ok, it looks like i should be cleared to drive next week so i can go get my front crossmember and my new to me rear end i can atleast get them home and use my crane to put them on my trailer untill i am able to get around better to start the install.
i will be busy
1.install the new complete front crossmember
2.install the pwr steeering box, pump
3.install the CPP tilt colume
4.get the power brake unit installed
5. install the new rearend w/354 gears
6.gather up all my needed parts for my 700R4
7.install 700R4
8.also finish braceing up the crane and finish down riggers.
well thats what i hope to get done by the end of Jan. but i have alot more to take care of after that, then i have to get started on my 70 dodge dart project next, i could use more time.

[MikeS.]

Sounds like you are doing well after surgery, good to hear.
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[likaroc13]

I agree, glad to hear you're doing well. Hope you continue to have a speedy recovery. Just don't jump back in too soon and overdo it! Looks like you've got a nice list of stuff to do, & I look forward to the continued progress.

[Captainfab]

It's good to hear you are doing good Henry

I agree....take it easy and don't overdo it.

[1955 mancave]

as always thanks for the kind words, i will just take a few things at a time and knock them out, NO i don't want to hurt myself again, but this waiting to heal arg!!! i want to get at it again.

if i dont post anything else before Xmas! lets all have a great Xmas