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01-28-2008, 08:36 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
well a little more done saturday...not bad for 4 hours of work....it was alot of grinding and welding..but i have everything welded now....and got it all the crooks and crannies filled with some body wax...i epoxied everything before i started my work..but i know that there was metal showing somewhere....? so i drilled two 5/16s holes one in each side of the firewall...and ran my tube with the body wax....then welded my holes back up......hopefully it will all be fine as in,i dont want to do this again....anyways here are some current pics....i still have lots and lots of blocking to do..and some more mudd and glaze work....but you get the general idea.....sorry for the crappy cell phone pics....but there was no way if i left the shop i would return..it was chilly out there . if i had gotten in the house and felt the fire...i would not have went back.......lol
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01-28-2008, 10:34 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Looks great...nice work!
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01-31-2008, 07:59 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
thanks...all...just lil update...i now have my new sway bar bushings and lower control arm u bolts...(thanks Richard H) so i think this weekend im going to get the suspension all done...also i got my trans back from T.C.I (again) it looks good now..so i think i will get my engine and trans mated together and go ahead and bolt it all in.....we will see i only got 7 months to go....so i got to get crackin at it hard........
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02-12-2008, 02:57 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
well a few updates.all the suspension is done.(just need brake lines). new u bolts installed,sway bar repainted and installed (new mounts and energy suspension bushings)...got the trans all scuffed and shot black and cleared ( it came silver) ...and i got all the parts i have been waiting to get....(Richard H) made a order and let me join in.(thanks Dude)...im thinking we saved alot on shipping...
So for the most part i just got to get out there and get this thing done....i tell you if it really burns my arse...when i finally got everything i need...and its so frikin cold i cant do anything about it....its 8 degrees outside...there is no way im going to attempt to get the garage to a comfy level..................oh well there is allways next weekend...................Last edited by bad6772; 02-12-2008 at 03:58 AM. |
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02-12-2008, 03:02 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
few more............
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02-15-2008, 11:15 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
You may want to check into getting a "Pro" to help you with all them new parts you got there Butter Bean....
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02-15-2008, 11:46 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
LOL Thanks Richard H. Do you know where i might find one...? i am going to go get some steel and make a cab stand .....hopefully soon.............
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02-26-2008, 06:06 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Well some progress is better than none...i got my castors on today and welded a few support brackets...i think i am going to add some more....but its really strong at this point...it held me (6/2..280) plus the cab...felt very solid inside the cab no movement and i felt no flexing....it is a little taller than i had wanted...about 4 inches to be exact....(the height of the castors) but i think it will save my back....and when i get to the roof...i think i will cut a little out of it....Hopefully this weather will stay like this...so i am not just limited to wroking on this thing on the weekends...it does not make much sence to me to fire up the heaters with propane being so high....i did have the garage a toasty 60 degrees...with moving around and welding it was plenty hot...Anyways here are a few pics.........
Edit....putting the cab on the stand alone....was a major pain in the butt....i dont recommend doing it alone......even with mt cherry picker as my muscle...it sucked........ Last edited by bad6772; 02-26-2008 at 06:12 AM. |
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02-26-2008, 06:07 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
some cab stand pics..........
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03-03-2008, 03:30 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
well few updates....got my hinges rebuilt today (both sides) and started to hang the doors to get some kind of fitment before i tackle the floor issues....they are going to need some tweaking for shure....more on the upper areas of the door than anything...i got things as close as i could with out breaking out the reamer bits....although they will be broke out i am shure...after an hour of trying to align the driver side upper..drilling out spot welds and moving the door posts i came to the conclusion it is going to need alot of work..so i decided i am going to try to use my originals instead...after i got it out completely and matched it ip to the original it will require alot of tweaking...i know my originals fit ..so im going to add the old with the new...( at least its not rust )...the passenger side is not as bad as the drivers side...but we will see once i get over there....i did hang the front fenders some what to get a idea of whats to come....they will also need some attention but thats to be expected...anyways..here are a few pics....i will be at it early in the morn and give it another 4/5 hours.....thanks for the compliments and encouragements ...
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03-03-2008, 03:31 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
more pics.....
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03-04-2008, 06:29 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
little time to spend on the truck today...( wifes B-day 26 )
But i was at it early bout 7 till 10....got the original upper door frame cut out and a rough fit...alot better fit than the Tri Plus doors by far....i wont do anything final to them till its time to shave the drip rails...but i wanted to get a good idea of how things would fit before i start on this side of the floor repair stuff i have and the rocker s...also got the dash cut and ready to smooth everything out.... well here are a few pictures.........of the little but some progress.......... |
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03-04-2008, 06:30 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
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03-04-2008, 06:59 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
what are you planning on doing with the dash?
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03-04-2008, 07:01 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
something to this aspect...,maybe a little different....but more the same.....
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03-09-2008, 07:31 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
No updates today...this is usally my day for working on the truck...but i am on snow detail......Hopefully i will have some time to get out there tomorrow
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03-09-2008, 09:29 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Coming along nicely.
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03-10-2008, 06:34 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Looks like its takin shape. Good work!
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03-11-2008, 04:45 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Well after 5 hours in the shop i got the dash done...Really it was pretty simple to do...But the strange and awkward positions i was in, took up a little more time than i had planned...none the less it came out just like i had wanted it...I also got the new ignition bezel made ...but failed to take pictures...
 . I used a factory radio delete and put the ignition switch , lighter and Nos arm switch ...looks pretty good to me....just need to do some final welding and finish work ...Anyways here are a few pics ...Starting with...the panel i had to make...a coat of mud,followed by a coat of glaze. and some sealer... |
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03-11-2008, 04:47 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
few more and my mock up dash....at this point i was just trying to make shure my lines were correct
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03-11-2008, 04:49 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
and the last of them...
sorry for the last two s quality ...the primer had not calmed down....yet Last edited by bad6772; 03-11-2008 at 04:50 AM. |
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03-11-2008, 08:41 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
Look like it's coming along very nicely. You sure do good work. Could you hurry it up a bit though... I want to see some green paint on that bad boy.
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03-11-2008, 03:37 PM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
LOL im telling ya Geoff..with the crappy weather, and the now pregnant wife my time out there is short lived. None the less i am hoping to get the cab done by the end of the month...in all reality if i dont...probably wont get to drive it to the meet....If the weather permits i will be starting to work on it after work..and not just forced to weekends or one day of the weekend....lol i keep staring at my paint cans ......i will post up a picture of the paint...i added a little something to it.....lol..........shhhhhhhhhhhh
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03-18-2008, 04:59 AM
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Re: project (sweet pea)
small but needed work completed took a break from the cab stuff today and //got the engine cleaned and degreased with a little help from Longhorn Man....Thanks dude
still need to clean some other things up and re-paint them from red to black...install the gear drive and plumb some lines.....the before pics are posted some where in here.....Anyway here they are......... |
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