Not Another Rebuild Thread....

[Mad Rods]

Good job on the gauges!
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[62 Barnfind]

McMurphy,
You did a good job on the dash and gauges. Last time I looked I looked it was in primer. Feels good when you get something done.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

That is trick!
Dig it
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Thank you Bomp!

Originally Posted by likaroc13

nice work! those gauges look really cool, especially all lit up

Yeah I just found on Coulter's build thread where I first posted that I wanted to get them, almost a year ago.

Originally Posted by flips72

swweeeetttttman thats awesome terrific work, you need to make sure the manufactures of your gauges see it, heck they might start making it and selling it, and thanks on the totm, pretty sure i dont have a chance but it was a honor just to get nominated.stay warm.

Hmmmmm interesting idea.... I would certainly not know how to contact them for that sort of thing, but to have them sponsor a future build or two I have in mind would be mighty cool !!!

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

i like that they turn out awesome

Thanks Pirate, I am glad I did not disappoint ya man, I know you follow along pretty close!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

very nice on the cluster man... yep, very cool

You should see them in real life, I popped the seat in this weekend just to see how they would look from "there" in the drivers seat !! I am such an amature, but I like how they turned out.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Looks killer! All Camaro-ish! Great work, that drawing needs to get colored up into a t- shirt!
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Thanks Low Elco!!
Yeah I am pretty jazzed about the art too, which reminds me, I owe Veronika something.....

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Craigerrr likes too

Woot !!!

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

wow man that looks really custom looks like a pro did it keep up the good work buddy!

dude you inspire me! Some of the stuff I attempt is due to your willingness to just jump in on a project! If I had dismounted my cab, I soooooo would have done the ceiling the way you did yours!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Wow man, the cluster looks pretty sweet!!!
....Still whatchin!

Thanks Modges I still look at yours too !!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Gauge set up is Super Sweet Murph, and if you need that artwork cleaned up for a t-shirt just let me know...
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Thank you sir.... I would love to make some T-Shirts!

Originally Posted by markeb01

That instrument cluster is so cool! The depth and spacers really set it apart, and the night lighting is fantastic!

Yeah I really fell in love with them when I saw the night view of them on the AutoMeter site!

Originally Posted by Mad Rods

Good job on the gauges!
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Wow, thank you man.... I never knew you stopped by my thread !! You are so sneaky !! LoL

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

McMurphy,
You did a good job on the dash and gauges. Last time I looked I looked it was in primer. Feels good when you get something done.

Feels even better when a bunch of guys take the time to look at your work and speak up about it, so thank you for that !!

I am just a beginner at this stuff, and I still have not pulled half of the rabbits out of my hat yet on this build.
Just think of what I will accomplish on my next one !!

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Ok since there will come a day (less than a year now) that I will have to leave (escape) Alaska, I would like to see all the stuff I am not going to be using, and not going to be able to take with me; go to a good home.

At this point I am pretty sure I am not going to need or use any of the guage pod stuff in this photo, so if you have a want or need for it shoot me a PM please.
Disclaimer::::: this stuff is not for sale!
I do not have a sales account here and dont want any MODERATOR woes....if you need it, it is yours.

On the other hand.....
I really really really want another one of these parking brake gizmo-bracket (trunion?) to finish up my p-brake set up!
If you have one lying around you dont want or need please let me know!


Also it seems my stock wiper control has gone AWOL, so if you have a 66 era one in a tool drawer someplace soaking up grease and dust, please let me put it to good use!
I have torn my garage up 3 times now looking for mine, and no luck.

Anyways, thank you all again for your gracious comments, and taking the time to look at my junk !!

[Jmorales3181]

Cluster looks awesome. Can't wait till I'm at that point ...got some ideas myself.
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[Alan's Classic]

Gauge panel is very nicely done!!

[piratexpress1369a]

hate when your stuff takes a walk with out you lol

[McMurphy]

Hey all,

Before I get into what has kept me occupied these past couple weeks, I have to show these:
My buddy that made the chucks for my Jancy Bits also made me some retainer bezel rings for my side view mirror remotes. I personally think they turmed out pretty awesome!!
Thanks Jay, you rock man !!


Getting there......one thing at a time !!

[ddubbs]

Been awhile. Had some catching up to do. WOW the truck is coming out awesome. You really can do anything you set your mind to. Lots of great ideas.
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[wutnxt]

Hey
Nice work...you have some cool stuff going on with this build...gauges turned out wicked . Keep up all the good work won't be long now and your burning rubber..

[Modges'66]

I feel that the all of the little things make the difference, keep it up!
Things are really looking awesome!

[flips72]

love the bezels, they match great

[markeb01]

Love the bezels. Sure is nice to have a friend (or a son) that's a machinist!

[Bomp]

Looking good. Another Frozen Garage top quality item.

[clemdaddy]

makin' it cool...

is it getting any warmer up there?
i don't know how you do it... such nice detail work with blue fingers.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by ddubbs

Been awhile. Had some catching up to do. WOW the truck is coming out awesome. You really can do anything you set your mind to. Lots of great ideas.
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Yeah man, if you are near by, you should stop and take a look! Would be great to show you the progress and tip a beer or two!!

Originally Posted by wutnxt

Hey
Nice work...you have some cool stuff going on with this build...gauges turned out wicked . Keep up all the good work won't be long now and your burning rubber..

Thank you Wutnxt.... I live in awe and envy of all the builds you have going on at one time! If I ever get down to your neck of the woods I would sure like to stop by....for a week or two!! LOL

Originally Posted by Modges'66

I feel that the all of the little things make the difference, keep it up!
Things are really looking awesome!

Man I gotta stay a step ahead of you man, if I can....

Originally Posted by flips72

love the bezels, they match great

Yeah they are really sharp in person too and fit the look of the dash. I am very pleased with them!

Originally Posted by markeb01

Love the bezels. Sure is nice to have a friend (or a son) that's a machinist!

Yeah he just tinkers around with stuff like this, I guess it gets him out from in front of the TV !!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Gotta love the machinist friends... Bezels look great!

I know...Right !?!?!?!

Originally Posted by Bomp

Looking good. Another Frozen Garage top quality item.

Thanks Bomp....hang in there buddy!! See Below

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

makin' it cool...

is it getting any warmer up there?
i don't know how you do it... such nice detail work with blue fingers.

Thanks Clem, and thanks for checking up on me.... Yeah it is actually warm enough to feel the sunshine on you now. I think today we were rocking +26 degrees, almost warm enough for this stuff to start melting!! I think a couple more weekends of skiing and that will be it for the season this year....
Which now that I think about it, that is part of the bummer up here, the winters are so long and the window you have to enjoy it is so small that it does not balance out for me. 9 months of winter, and only 1 or 2 of them where you can get out and have fun in it is not much of an exchange.

About the goves.... yeah having to back off the vice because I got a glove finger tip in it, or some such is annoying; but then when the grinder takes off a patch of glove, or the slage melts off a bit of the glove instead of skin....it makes it all worth while.
That, and it takes me less than a minute to clean up at night.

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You guys that hit me up for dash cluster stuff, sorry for the delay.
I put that stuff in the top most shelf in the darkest corner of the garage, evidentally because it took me a long time to find it again !!
The good news is those packages went out today, so hopefully you will get them soon-ish-er-like possibly.
Dang.... I just realized I should have sent them as Santa, so you could show your friends there really is a Santa in North Pole by the post mark, and that he has crappy penmanship !!!

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

You guys that hit me up for dash cluster stuff, sorry for the delay.
I put that stuff in the top most shelf in the darkest corner of the garage, evidentally because it took me a long time to find it again !!
The good news is those packages went out today, so hopefully you will get them soon-ish-er-like possibly.
Dang.... I just realized I should have sent them as Santa, so you could show your friends there really is a Santa in North Pole by the post mark, and that he has crappy penmanship !!!

Thanks Bud, I actually checked the mail today, figured the dog sleds must be running slow these days

[Ta2Don]

Gotta love the machinist friends... Bezels look great!

[Ta2Don]

Very innovative, great way to re-purpose the donor hood!

[Jmorales3181]

Very nice sir! great idea!
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[wutnxt]

Thank you Wutnxt.... I live in awe and envy of all the builds you have going on at one time! If I ever get down to your neck of the woods I would sure like to stop by....for a week or two!! LOL
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Hey your welcome in my shop anytime.....but it's not pretty in the shop....lol....but I just filled the fridge

Hey I really like the wrap around plan with the enclosure with the sub box built in...I like the thought of it being all clean and smooth once the gas tank has been pulled out Great use of a old hood skin....I am on my 3rd go around on my buddies 47 sub boxes enclosures and wrap around......So I feel your pain.....Great work you have going on

[flips72]

i like it, but you didnt leave room for a nitrous bottle

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Lookin good Murphy. Lookin good.
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Thanks Greg!
I really liked your new video by the way, you playing 2 parts was very innovative! I cannot say my editing program is capable of doing what you did there.... but now I am intrigued to find out!

You keep me motivated man, keep it up !

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Very innovative, great way to re-purpose the donor hood!

Thank you Don! I try to not be so wasteful....

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Very nice sir! great idea!
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Well hopefully it works out as well as it does in concept in my head !!

Originally Posted by wutnxt

Hey your welcome in my shop anytime.....but it's not pretty in the shop....lol....but I just filled the fridge

Hey I really like the wrap around plan with the enclosure with the sub box built in...I like the thought of it being all clean and smooth once the gas tank has been pulled out Great use of a old hood skin....I am on my 3rd go around on my buddies 47 sub boxes enclosures and wrap around......So I feel your pain.....Great work you have going on

Well the complete wrap around did not work out, sorry to say. I have plans of mounting fire extinguishers in those cab corners, so just closing them off was not going to be much of an option. I think the way it turned out is going to be plenty good enough for me....... for now........ for this time...... bah, whatever.

Originally Posted by flips72

i like it, but you didnt leave room for a nitrous bottle

I think I am still too young for NOS buddy....
That would be like handing a bag of cherry bombs to a 13 year old and then leaving him alone for a couple of days with a lighter...

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After getting off 24 hour duty this morning at 0600; I cannot say I got much done today. I rose like a zombie from the dead just before noon and got into the garage a couple hours later. The older you get, the more ready you are to pass out at a decent hour each night, and trying to stay up pulling all nighters is certainly a thing of the past !!

Anyways.....
I am about finished with the back panel job.
Here it is after I added a stiffner ring of 18ga sheet steel for the sub to ride on. And too you can see my "Coulter Trim" I added as well. If any of you guys dont think you inspire me, well ....... here is certain proof !


Soon after that I built the baffle for the back of the speaker out of foamboard. I was going to cut and weld it out of more sheet metal, but.... not this time.
Then I welded it in.
As a stiffner for the whole panel I used the hood support frame that I cut out with the donor metal (hence the pattern of spot welds in the paint).


Here it is all herculinered in.
I shot some video of the process, I hope it helps someone else in the future as it seems to have really worked out for me !!
I just have to edit the vid now for you guys.


And today I mostly only got the masking off the stiffner ring, and got it painted. Then got the masking off the Coulter-Trim and getting it ready for paint to match the rest of the cab.
You may notice the larger diameter lenght of Coulter-Trim on the top edge of the back panel and the bottom of the cab wall. Not only does it tie in the two panels, but will also add to the whole design motif that the cab has taken on.


A little bit of touch up, mounting the capacitor and amp, then it is just a matter of wiring the sound system in and I can check this step off the list !!

Thanks for looking guys! Hopefully I will get the video done here shortly !

[markeb01]

Your creativity is always amazing. Nice work!

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Your creativity is always amazing. Nice work!

Ditto... the Coulter Trim is looking sweet!

[Zane'sMom]

Nice project! Subscribed!