Not Another Rebuild Thread....

[McMurphy]

I obviously have not updated this during this past week, but I just seem to run out of time!!


So Coulter, you are right the rolled steel rods really do make for a very nice looking trim, but my OCD cannot allow for something like that to be added without there being a reply to it somewhere else in the cab.
I did some trim like that in my Tempest and it has bugged me ever since. It just looks unanswered and out of place when it tries to stand alone like that.

So this is what I did:
I started with the p-side with a lenght of coat hanger to make a sort of guide for bending the steel rod. I picked the p-side by no other process of elimination other than that is the side closest to my work table....
If you are looking for scientific methodology, you are not going to find it here !!


Originally I was going to do 3 sections, the mirror of the above for the d-side, and a nice little tie-in between the glovebox and the instrument guage bezel. Then I got the great idea of just a 2 piece, as you can see below...


The view from the glove box well, and after the first pass of tack welds.


I knew my dash had been jacked with, but I had no idea it wasnt straight until I saw this:


And here it is all welded in, ready for some fill:

[Bomp]

Good show man.
That round rod work takes patience.
When I work with round rod I usually mess it up and end up having to call it "art work"

[Jmorales3181]

Looks really nice!
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[KroAutomotiveInc]

very nice man i like it a lot!

[Ta2Don]

Very Nice Murph!!! Keep Rockin'!

[clemdaddy]

the steel rod is pretty trick. i've used it to edge out panels when removing the inner panels. it adds a lot of stability. never thought of it for trim... nice noodling murph.

the iceman cometh... bompeinstien beware

[coulter]

Awesome work man that is looking really good!!!!! i dig the gauges too

[Jeff La]

Looks great

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Good show man.
That round rod work takes patience.
When I work with round rod I usually mess it up and end up having to call it "art work"

A little bit of patience sure, but not so bad.
I think laying masking tape on objects that you cannot lay on a table (like doing the dash as opposed to the glovebox door) is far more tedious for me. I have learned though not to attempt it if I have had too much caffine....

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Looks really nice!
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Thank you J!
I keep up with your buld too sir, keep it up!

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

very nice man i like it a lot!

Thanks Kro, you know you inspire me a lot more than I tell you !!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Very Nice Murph!!! Keep Rockin'!

Thanks Don, I hope your move is going smoothly and is done soon !!
Been missing updates on your build, but I realize that work must come first in order to keep the cash flow!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

the steel rod is pretty trick. i've used it to edge out panels when removing the inner panels. it adds a lot of stability. never thought of it for trim... nice noodling murph.
the iceman cometh... bompeinstien beware

I blame it on Coulter....should be photos of it all painted in coming soon!

Originally Posted by coulter

Awesome work man that is looking really good!!!!! i dig the gauges too

Thanks Coulter, wait till you see what I have done with the guages too !!!

Originally Posted by Jeff La

Looks great

Thank you for taking a look Jeff, I sure like your Willys! There is a 1934 Willys coup for sale in my home town on CL right now. Looks like a resto-rod project atm, sure wish I had the time and $$ to pick it up !

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Just an update on the speaker grilles real quick:
I finished them up while waiting for the bondo to set, and mounted a speaker inside for some close up glam shots so you all could see how they turned out. I have not fully assembled them because I have not ordered the foam baffle cups for the backs yet. I will probably shoot that order out tomorrow.


I am contemplating boring out that center hole as well.... just not sure how it would look, and of course once done, you either have to live with it, or make a new screen.....



Here is the dash trim mudded in, ready for sanding now.
(oopsie wrong photo got in here sorry)
P-side looks good ! If I had been just a tad more careful with the rod in bending and welding it in, I think buffing it out and clear coating it for a chrome look would have been very awesome.

However I am happy with the way it all turned out in the end.... more to follow guys !!

[Ta2Don]

Lookin Good Brother, Move is done, just finishing up some additional construction that will take a couple more weekends, hope to be back on the project by the end of Feb... Chompin at the bit to be sure!!! Keep up the great work, and to put in my 2 cents worth, bore out that center hole for the speaker grilles...

[McMurphy]

well alrighty then... I totally goofed that one up...
Here is the photo that is supposed to be in that last message:



I apologize for the mix up, and any trains of thought that got derailed as a result of my boo-boo.

[Bomp]

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[flips72]

dang,the speaker box came out real nice and the dash looks great also,the mans got some skills guys

[pdxhall]

Great work, man.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Lookin Good Brother, Move is done, just finishing up some additional construction that will take a couple more weekends, hope to be back on the project by the end of Feb... Chompin at the bit to be sure!!! Keep up the great work, and to put in my 2 cents worth, bore out that center hole for the speaker grilles...

I think I will bore one of the speaker grille centers out... the more I think on it the more I believe I would like it.
If not, making a replacement would only be a 20 minute job...

Originally Posted by Bomp

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Thanks Bomp.
I think before I post any more photos, a video is in order.
We talk about making "progress" and doing "work" so it is probably time there was a video that showed some of just that !!
If I dont get too wrapped up in the truck tonight I hope to get the time to edit what I have so far in footage.

Originally Posted by flips72

dang,the speaker box came out real nice and the dash looks great also,the mans got some skills guys

Glad you like it Flips, though to be honest, the grilles are not quite done yet...

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Great work, man.

Thanks for checking up on me sir! I know you are at an intense stage i nyour build right now.

I think the next one of these though I am certainly taking the cab off the frame. It just makes some of the work more practical to do (not to mention comfortable).

Thanks for looking, I think I still have some tricks up my sleeve yet to show you all, so stay tuned !!

[Modges'66]

Some really cool touches McMurph, and like Flip said a bit ago, You will probably be driving it by the time that the snow melts........in August!!! Ha-Ha-Ha!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Some really cool touches McMurph, and like Flip said a bit ago, You will probably be driving it by the time that the snow melts........in August!!! Ha-Ha-Ha!

Hope so, deadline for road worthy is 4th of July weekend !!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Hope so, deadline for road worthy is 4th of July weekend !!

hope you make your deadline man as always mine are about a year away from what i plan lol

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by 88Lt1wagon

I just read through your whole thread, very inspiring, but I really need a shop and some tools...

Wow that is a lot to take in, and knowing how disorganized this thread has been, reading it all in one sitting could be painful!
My thread should come with the disclaimer:
"I am not sure I know what I am doing!"

I am glad you liked it though, and thanks for taking a look !!

Originally Posted by truckzilla

I love that movie! That Buck Roger's serial look and feel! The mix of old and future! Also the fact that it was a movie with an actress that actually had a figure instead of just a stick figure with a face, what's not to like!

Great guages as well! Looking forward to the next video Murph!

Well TZ, here it is !!!

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

hope you make your deadline man as always mine are about a year away from what i plan lol

I hope I make it too, we are looking forward to driving it out of Alaska in September !!

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About this video:
If you have not been following Bomp's build, then you have not witnessed the progression of videos between he and I.
I had to answer the obvious question just last night, No he and I have never met outside the parameters of this board.
That will be a day of video in and of itself I think !!

Anyways; I just wanted to show what some daily progress on one of these trucks looks like, and spoof off the video challenge between Bomp and I.
In this vid, I am finishing some cosmetic additions to my dash, and what not, nothing cerebral or instructional this time, just some good clean fun...

Hope you enjoy!!

http://youtu.be/TwinpSseXt0

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Seems YouTube has made some changes and I no longer know how to embed these videos on this site....

[McMurphy]

Well shucks....
I guess the YouTube Police have put the kabosh on that video offering....
Lets see what other options I can come up with to share these with you guys!!

Sorry about that.
Well looks like I suck for trying to use a copyrighted song that was actually enforced

That is the last time I make a vid around a specific song too.
All my other stuff I could swap out the music no problem, just not this one.

Bleh

[88Lt1wagon]

I just read through your whole thread, very inspiring, but I really need a shop and some tools...

[Ta2Don]

Awesome Vid... glad I got to watch finally! Stay warm and keep building, between you and Bomp, it keeps me drudging through this move and anxiously awaiting the return to my build.

[matt_l]

Love the video. Nothing like a little friendly competition.
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[Jmorales3181]

Nice video, you guys crack me up! Hope you are staying warm. We got hit hit with like 2 feet of snow Friday into sat. I have had enough lol. Don't know how you do it buddy. Must have the heat cranking in there!
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[piratexpress1369a]

thanks it worked that time