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03-17-2018, 11:37 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Saaaweet, love the wheels.
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03-18-2018, 12:53 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
spent some time working on the vintage air installation. the directions they sent are great. if your starting from scratch this would be great. however I'm starting from NOT scratch and trying to get this kit to mate up with another companies stuff. spent a great deal of time removing the incorrectly installed brackets from the last unit. the brackets had been welded in badly instead of using bolts. the bad welds worked in my favor as they were easier to remove than correct welds would have been. once all that crap was out I started following the directions from vintage. right off the bat I found I was missing my compressor bracket which I thought I had. I was also missing the hard lines from the condenser. I decided that instead of letting that stop me I would work around that as best I could. I got the defrost vents in which was straight forward. next they have you prep the evaporator for installation. that includes hooking up the a/c hoses. well without the compressor I cant route the hoses so I skipped that. I mocked up the evaporator brackets which wasn't easy because I have a smoothed firewall and none of the land marks they tell you to use are there. I was able to get it figured out and drilled the 4 or 5 holes they required. next I need to hang the evaporator on the bracket and drill a couple of holes for the additional bracketry, and start setting up the vents and controls. I will be able to get every part on the interior set up and mounted. once I get the compressor mounted I will have to remove the evaporator and install the two hoses and bolt it back up. the old holes for the heater and a/c hoses are in a different location than the new ones. once this is in I will have to make a block off plate.
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03-18-2018, 02:51 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
'51 panel truck: installed the body bolts, then built a filler door in the bed floor to accommodate my newly-installed rear gas tank. Used a sealed cap, vented tank to wheelwell and sealed around the filler door to prevent fume intrusion into cab.
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03-18-2018, 01:27 PM
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03-18-2018, 07:16 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Thanks Kevin Mac and evilokc
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03-19-2018, 01:20 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Installed my MC/booster, pedal bracket and steering column today. They're all tied together in a triangle so needed to be assembled all at once. Also cut the double D steering shaft to final length. BTW, the places where you see blue tape are to remind me to tighten bolts!
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03-19-2018, 11:30 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Drive line shortened and installed
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03-19-2018, 11:32 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Brackets to hold hoses and lines
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03-19-2018, 11:33 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
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03-20-2018, 04:10 AM
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Will the drive shaft clear the crossmember when the suspension compresses? I've seen people notch them for additional room. |
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03-20-2018, 12:43 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I just about have this frame saved so I can cut it up LOL. DAAAAAAMN these super thin pieces are a MUTHA to work with, holy crap they are hard to work with. I hope it can be chromed without being folded in half.
It sure was nice walking into the garage with all the lights working, wow what a difference! Brian
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03-21-2018, 01:14 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
working on the a/c install. today sucked. you know what that's not correct. today REALLY sucked. I mentioned a day or so ago that my firewall didn't have any of the landmarks to locate the mounting bracket for the evaporator but I was able to find one. well I was wrong. I went to install the evaporator and it was hitting the wiper motor mount. it was probably 3 inches to high and 3 inches over towards the driver side. what to do? well I had to eyeball it. I measured the height of the evaporator and then removed the bracket from the evaporator. I moved the mounting hole 3 inches to the passenger side and down by 1.5 inches. simple enough BUT the hole I had cut in the fire wall for the hoses had to be moved several inches. I then re-drlled all of the holes for the firewall mounting bracket and made sure it bolted up correctly. I'm ready to re-install the evaporator and I'm confident it will fit now. however the giant, misshapen , disgusting, embarrassing, insert 5 more negative descriptives here hole that's left in my fire wall is killing me. the hole had to be cut over sized to allow me to adjust the evaporator while I was trying to locate its proper position. I knew I would have to make a patch for the old holes but this ones gonna be special. it looks like I'm going to have to move the alternator to the driver side and put the compressor on the passenger ide. the lower location of the evaporator bracket also interfered with the fuel pressure regulator and that will have to be moved down about 2 inches. the good news is that its located correctly and I should be able to move through the remaining steps at a good pace.
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03-21-2018, 11:25 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
today was a much better day. the evaporator sits in the right spot now. I was able to drill and mount the dash and cowl brackets that triangulate off of the main bracket. doin this made me install and remove the evaporator 4 times but that's just how this stuff goes. I went to install the control and vent bracket (all one piece) that is supposed to follow the line of the lower dash and it didn't fit right. this one was my fault. I had to install and remove it about 9 times. however with a couple of power tools a trip to the hardware store and about 2 hours it fits beautifully. better than they intended I bet. I had to remove it one more time to install the knobs and decals. that's where I'm at now. I'm hoping tomorrow to start the wiring. I knew this install would be non-standard since my truck is a Frankensteins monster of a truck but I momentarily forgot. I'm back on track and feeling good. I called vintage air and asked about a driver side compressor bracket and they do have one but its a real Hassel to install. you have to remove the alternator and water pump to install the bracket and then you can mount the compressor. I can extend the alternator wires as quickly as I can remove the whole front of the motor. so I'm going to just move the alternator. its really not that big of a deal I just hate undoing work that's been done and is working.
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03-21-2018, 11:52 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I got out to the garage and welded a little seam. But then started to make a patch for the top of the cowl at the windshield that is rusted through on the drivers side. I started to make a patch with some sheet metal I bought a while ago and it's just too thick to make that many bends, damn it. I bought this 4x8 sheet of 18 gauge and I wish I hadn't, damn it. I wish one of you guys who need some thick stuff like this for a floor or something was closer so I could give some to you.
Anyway, I went and bought some thinner stuff to get this thing done. Brian
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03-24-2018, 03:51 PM
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03-24-2018, 04:07 PM
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03-24-2018, 06:27 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Finished fitting the carpet, mocked up the fuel tank vent, box steps and did a little bodywork.
More pics in my build thread |
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03-24-2018, 11:27 PM
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03-25-2018, 03:22 AM
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03-27-2018, 12:26 AM
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Got the patch welded in and ground, done deal. WHOO HOOO! On to the next rusty area. LOL The joy of fixing up old cars.
Brian
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03-27-2018, 04:26 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Got the last brake tube bent, but when I tried to fill my MC, brake fluid literally poured out of one junction. Turned out the T fitting I'd bought was actually for a pipe thread, not a double flare. Someone had put it in the wrong bin and I never bothered to look inside it to verify. What a mess all over garage floor, my frame, wheels, suspension, etc, plus now I'll have to re-bleed my MC. Bright side is that the lines came out pretty good. The parts store only had the last one in green finish, so I painted it flat silver to match the rest.
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03-27-2018, 10:41 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I got one little piece welded in on the truck, right at the top of the "A" Pillar (windshield.) The large round hole you see is right where the sun visor fits to show you where I am talking about.
My "Five minute a day" plan is getting something done!  Brian
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03-28-2018, 02:26 AM
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BTW, why did you have to replace that piece - what was wrong with the original? |
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03-28-2018, 09:50 AM
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Instead of lengthening the roof to make the posts line up, which in my opinion makes the windshield look to vertical, or raking the windshield posts which makes the windshield too slanted, I lengthened the roof half that much and raked the posts too, so that it has a "stock" look. Brian
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03-22-2018, 12:22 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Tipped cab on its back again and sprayed the bottom side with raptor liner, had cleaned and primed it some time ago. While on its back the drip rails were easy to get to so i cleaned all the old dry crusty sealer out and preped them for new sealer. After raptor liner dried its back upright on the roll around cart, next is prepping fire wall, filling holes ect. Still trying to decide whether to cover it smooth or not, decision time ya or na soon.
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