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Midday here in Australia & about to get started filling in this swiss cheese firewall. Hopefully by the time its done it will look a Kraft cheese slice
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Yesterday filled up at the gas station. Took my son and his freind to football camp. Went to my moms house picked up a table for the garage sale. Filled up again. Picked the kids up from football camp and headed home.
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Found a ton of AD parts 3 miles from home. He has 5 or 6 cabs,hoods,fenders,doors,running boards, all kinds of parts, I got a rear bumper with brackets for $20. Listed on knoxville craigslist #3045350864
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Findley got the body back on the frame and the doors aligned
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hot rod power tour starts on saturday.
motown to mootown (detroit to arlington tx) truk and i are headed to tx. anyone else?
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Nothing on the truck per se, but I'm enlarging my garage so I wil be ABLE to work on my truck easier. Does that count?
After FINALLY welding these beams in place over the weekend, I painted them today with Rustoleum Hammered silver. Rolled with $2 throw away foam roller. BEFORE: ![]() AFTER: ![]() TEXTURE: ![]() |
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Looking good. I painted the inside of the bumpers on my last truck with that same paint. I've never been disappointed with Rustoleum paint.
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dang dan... that redefines the term ''over-engineered''
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I was quoted $240 for just ONE 4" deep I beam, 8 ft long. I found these beams 10" deep, 4" flanges, 25 ft long in Craigslist for only $100!! Had to drop $40 for a used cheapo Harbor Freight portaband to cut them in half - even at 12+ ft they were a stretch to get home on my dually! Had to go into the war zone inner city to get them too but it was quite a savings. Posted via Mobile Device Last edited by Dan in Pasadena; 06-01-2012 at 12:18 PM. |
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Duplicate post, sorry
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PS: I lifted that big mutha 14'-4" beam in place by myself. And I'm 57. No, I'm not a former Olympic power lifter, lol. I lifted on end onto an 8 ft ladder, then the other end onto a 6ft ladder. After hitching up my balls(OMG it was heavy) I used a heavy ratchet strap to get it within the last 6" but then the strap itself was in the way. I was on top of that 6 ft ladder with the beam resting on my thigh. One max effort "curl" got it on the column.
Needless to say, I have a dull mind and a (used to be) strong back. I do NOT recommend anyone else ever try this!! Posted via Mobile Device |
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Man, what's with my phone duplicate posting? Again, sorry
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Russell, using that paint inside the bumpers hadn't occurred to me, good idea. I saw someone on here (?) used undercoating. I planned on using Gibbs oil, but maybe this paint is a better idea. Do you have any pictures? Did you just paint it on directly or use some kind of primer?
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![]() honey, i can waste $240 or buy this beam and a portaband...
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Discovered that the previous owner slapped about a pound of JB weld on both sides of the block and painted it orange to hide some pretty serious cracks. On the up side I found a 4-bolt main block at an auto salvage yard pretty cheap. It seems I fix one thing and find two more problems to fix, and loving every minute of it.
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And worked on my carport paint job...
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picked up a 71 roller chassis with 283 and trans
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm unmarried but my girlfriend and I (no, Cali is NOT a "common law" state) have a "house account" and its for ALL house bills, groceries, utilities, things like this garage retrofit, etc. All other monies we make are mine or hers to spend as we see fit. I dont give a damn how many shoes she buys (a lot) and she doesn't care how many tools I buy. Tools I need for a "house" project I pay for alone cause tools are mine forever, period. Its a great way to live guys!! |
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Lookin good man!!
Who did the paint? Im working on my IFS now but hope to be where your at in a few months.
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Worked him like a rented mule! Storms Wed. night took down quite a few good sized limbs, so I got out the chain saw and cleaned up the mess. Great to have a long bed and rider quality paint!
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