J.M. Laflamme Build

[drivea55]

while i have been away from the shop, I took my time and rebuilt my door hinges courtesy of Classic Parts.

sand blasted the nasties off them, then straightened them out.

prime and painted, then the install of the hinge kits.

really easy to do and a hell of a lot cheaper than $50 a pop for 4 new hinges.

[R.A.D]

nice going. i'm surprised you didn't have to split the roof for the chop

[BC Toy chest]

GR8 job you've come a long way

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by R.A.D

nice going. i'm surprised you didn't have to split the roof for the chop

thanks! On this style cab you do not have to split the roof depending on how you do the process of the chop.

Originally Posted by BC Toy chest

GR8 job you've come a long way

thanks again,

I have been slowing down a bit with snow and work getting in the way. Back to it this weekend to hopefully get the cab finish welded and off the chassis.

Brian

[drivea55]

Her are a couple pics of the inner cab corner floor panels.

A quick pic of the pass. door inner rough fit.

thanks for looking

[waybad]

WOW..... that is all I can say,,, you make me want to try this floor pan on my trk

[hotrod1]

Do you have any more pictures and description on the chop (top).

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by waybad

WOW..... that is all I can say,,, you make me want to try this floor pan on my trk

Thanks dude! I appreciate it...

It is a lot of work either way you go, but I am glad i did it this way. It is going to save me a lot of trouble in the long run.

I hopefully will have the cab buttoned up within the next week or two and get it off the frame.

Then, starts the chassis renovation.

Originally Posted by hotrod1

Do you have any more pictures and description on the chop (top).

What would you like to know? Be a tad more specific and I can try to answer you better.

Thank You for your interest,

Brian

[waybad]

any thought to how to mount the hood hinges?

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by waybad

any thought to how to mount the hood hinges?

good question!!!

I am going to either;

#1 = move the support under the hood forward 4 inches and mount the hinges on the new firewall.

or

#2 = go with a front tilt kit for the hood.

or

#3 = (if I can find a deal) go with the full tilt front nose.

suggestions?

thanks,

Brian

[waybad]

front tilt is what I thought would be the easiest
but a tilt fiberglass would show off the cool firewall work

[Ratical]

Awesome build, any more progress??

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by Ratical

Awesome build, any more progress??

Yes!!!

Here are some pics...

Pic of the cab before its removal from the chassis

[drivea55]

Off with the cab to do some belly buttoning up.

[drivea55]

cleaning up the underneath

[drivea55]

I know couple guys was wondering how I was going to button up the rear of the cab.

I am going to follow the new floor's pattern as seen in these 2 pics.

Not done yet and this is next on the list, Trim to follow the lines then butt weld and seal.

enjoy!

[Kim57]

You've done a ton of work on this truck. Looking real nice.
Kim

[waybad]

thank you for taking the time to take all these pictures for us to drooool over

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by waybad

thank you for taking the time to take all these pictures for us to drooool over

Your Welcome!

It is very important to me to get all these pictures so I can make a photo album when It's done.

I am sure my grandfather would be very proud of our ambition on this...

Brian

[drivea55]

did some aligning of the drive train, had to move the tranny cross member forward 1.5 inches and re-drill the holes to bolt it in.

cleaned up all the old gas lines and factory plastic clips... tons of those.

After I change out the rear end and replace a few braces to my liking it will be off to the media blaster!!!!

alignment looks good from my house!

thanks for looking,

Brian

[drivea55]

Originally Posted by Kim57

You've done a ton of work on this truck. Looking real nice.
Kim

Thanks Kim!

[Kim57]

Looks good from my house also.
Kim

[drivea55]

The saga continues...

We decided that the stock rear end and leaf springs were going to go to the way side!

We have been in search for a police cruiser that didn't think it needed its rear section anymore.

FINALLY today I have received a 2000 police interceptor rear clip frame, rear end assembly intact and complete.

So, starting tomorrow the rear clip is going to be married to the frame and so it begins.

Turns out the rear end is a 3.55 locker with disc brakes etc etc.

sorry for no pictures, but I will have some progress pics tomorrow...

p.s. out with the 8 ft box idea, now I may as well shorten what is needed and keep the truck with its stock 6 ft box.

wish me luck on this next endeavor!

Brian

[waybad]

good luck Brian,, keep us posted!!
TC

[drivea55]

Well,

Here is a recap of today's progress...

plug in cut off wheel and take some measurements...