Kabwe's aka Bam's build

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Kim57

How many times do you have to be told enough with the chit chat. This is a build thread not a talk show.
Kim

I lightheartedly disagree. Yeah, its a build thread but I think of some of you guys as though you lived down the block from me and were building your truck. I'd stop by to see what you were doing and to tease you a little if nothing was getting done. Now, if we ended up just sitting on an old sofa in your garage and drinking beer night after night (not that there's anything wrong with that!) and nothing EVER got done on the trucks...well THEN I'd say we have a problem.

[HarrolLS1]

Inspiration back at cha... I guess WE can post a pic
He didn't even round the doors or shave the front signal lights... so get busy!

[lowdownstar]

I say we all grab a beer and get to work on these old trucks, and see what we come up with! Or we can all just sit around and talk about working on our trucks and get nothing done. Oh wait that is what we are doing, just not all in one room per say. Can some one pass the chips! lol


Ray

[Wheelie]

ttiwwop

[bajabob]

holy cow that thing is sweet, hope kab's color isnt black with red ????

[bajabob]

gots to do my part to bump up the view count here..... 49,255.... come on we can do better.... lets go...

oh yea, i'll be workin on her on Sunday...

[candyx]

Originally Posted by HarrolLS1

Inspiration back at cha... I guess WE can post a pic
He didn't even round the doors or shave the front signal lights... so get busy!

Come on now,you can't post a single photo of a truck of that quality its just not right.You got to post the whole set of photos of that bad ass truck.Looks like he used a razor blade to gap all the panels !!!

[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by candyx

Come on now,you can't post a single photo of a truck of that quality its just not right.You got to post the whole set of photos of that bad ass truck.Looks like he used a razor blade to gap all the panels !!!

Guys,

Let's not forget that is the master Kabwe's build thread, so let's not clutter it up with other people's thread or pics. Hopefully the master will grace us with his presence soon.

Tri5

[sgtusmc]

I think Bam gave us the duces for breaking his balls. Hope not!

[hotrod1]

Maybe he is actually working on the truck instead of gabbing on the computer and going to show us pictures soon. (LOL)

[lowdownstar]

Bam knows it's all in fun, hes a great guy and full of great info. I have to ask, "wheelie" what the hell does this mean (ttiwwop ) i am old and don't get it. lol





Ray

[bajabob]

lowdown
thanks for asking cuz I am with u... uh ????

[sgtusmc]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

Bam knows it's all in fun, hes a great guy and full of great info. I have to ask, "wheelie" what the hell does this mean (ttiwwop ) i am old and don't get it. lol





Ray

I didn't know what it stood for so I googled it. ttiwwop= "This Thread Is Worthless With Out Pictures".
Your welcome fellas, please send the beer money to my Paypal account...haha

[candyx]

Hey do you west coast guys have car shows all year round?

[lowdownstar]

thanks sgtusmc!

I thinks he right.




Ray

[BC Toy chest]

Originally Posted by candyx

Hey do you west coast guys have car shows all year round?

Yes we do, in fact we have a car show or cruise night almost everyday of the week. Check out the calendar at this link. http://www.socalcarculture.com/events.html

[robozride]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Rounded front and rear bed corners






Mini tubs





Shaved door hands and bearclaws latches installed in reverse because I want the solenoid in the cab corner instead of at the bottom of the door.

After looking at the pix of your bed.. are you installing wood? and if you are... are you installing it under the angle strips you have welded on, or laying it on top?

[docrock]

cool

[fat56]

Awesome Build. you have inspired me with a few modifications. Cannot wait to see it finished.

[CURSED GEARS]

Impressive body of work you've done here. Don't sell it! or if you do, finish it first. Took me a couple of nights to get through this thread, I want to see it finished now!
Awsome work.

[Kabwe]

You can never have enough good fenders. I had a messed up fender laying around and a new repoped fender that someone gave me. The repop fender fitment was horrible so I decided to use it as a patch panel. I have a passenger fender that I already primed but when I checked the fitment I like the mess up fender a little better. So I decided to fix the fender and use which ever one I like the best when I put the truck back together. Or I just used it as an excuse to weld something together.lol

[Rods57]

Nice work, but then again that's what we expect from you. Have a happy holiday, hope Santa brings you shinny stuff.

[CURSED GEARS]

Used a brand new fender to patch an old one! Thats so frigging awsome! I don't think I would have a pair to do that. But if I had your talent, I guess it would be a no brainer.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by CURSED GEARS

Used a brand new fender to patch an old one! Thats so frigging awsome! I don't think I would have a pair to do that. But if I had your talent, I guess it would be a no brainer.

No talent over here just desire, hard work, and a love for the smell of grind, cut, or welded metal.lol
This is what is left of a new fender that I used for patch panels because the fitment was so bad. I used the rear for another fender for a buddy. It still has some use so I will not throw it out. It still has a good brace, eyebrow, and front and top panel. Somebody may need a piece of it so I will keep it. I know too many hotrodders to throw it out. I don't know about the other new fenders, but the fitment for this one was garbage.

[oldman3]

Some nice repair work. I agree with you, a lot of the repop stuff is s*it.....Jim