What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[Daze57]

72 mountaineer

very interesting rotisserie for your cab -nice work

[Daze57]

sorry about the double posting

[Trucknut57]

I put the hood back on, made some wood blocks to get the bed steps level with the cab, took her around the block and smoked the tires just cause I can.

[72Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Daze57

72 mountaineer

very interesting rotisserie for your cab -nice work

I borrowed it from a guy who built it for his '57 truck. Works great, will also do the frame.

[Stephanie]

While the hubby is away, the wifey will play!
I took off the rear fenders and went about setting up a game plan on how to get everything out of the bed... but still having trouble since everything is so rusted and decayed. Anyone have any good ideas on how to go about doing that?




Also, quickly realizing that our two car garage is quickly running out of room... Ugh.

[OrrieG]

Pull the bed or resign yourself to hours of quality time laying under there with a die grinder cutting off the bed strip bolts, there is about 50 or 60 of them, all rusted, recessed in the bed cross sills.

Today I wire wheeled, welded, and did body work on my bed strips. While the JB weld was setting I dug out the door parts and cleaned them. Glad I had rat holed away extra regulators and parts over the years, found out one of mine had a hidden repair that was failing. Need new rollers, otherwise in pretty good shape. Tomorrow am going to modify these parts for one piece windows.

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by Chevette

Yes, nice tools, cold beer (kept cold in one's beer fridge, stationed in the garage). Just wish the neighbors didn't like nice tools and cold beer so much. What brand of plasma cutter do you have. Mine is a Miller 675 Extreme. It works well. Good luck with your hood.

I have one from eastwood i am not sure of the name but i picked up a tig welder at the same time they had a deal on both for $999. so i grab them. So far i am happy with both.

Ray

[mknittle]

Looked at it again.Planning on starting on the cab floor this week after my appointment with a doctor with a pareriscope on tuesday.

[OrrieG]

Primed bed rails, gave up 100 in the shade.
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[Daze57]

112 here today - sweater weather

[focusedontheprize]

Started putting together the rear end and realized I did not follow my own rules - bag all the parts and hold on to everything. Seems I threw out the rubber boots that go over my '97 Ford Explorer 8.8 rear end. So off to the junk yard this weekend to grab 2 more.

Brake booster has been mocked up, motor and transmission are in, rebuilt the distributor with the Pertronix Ignitier II, and awaiting for the harness.

Still not close enough to make the Nationals here, but we are coming to the end.

[youngrodder]

I worked on my center console (MDF and aluminum). At some point I will wrap it all in black leather.
I still need to cut in for cup holders and a door for a storage compartment. The flow follows the contour of my bucket seats and the counsole will mount to my custom lower dash panel.

Marc

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

I worked on my center console (MDF and aluminum). At some point I will wrap it all in black leather.
I still need to cut in for cup holders and a door for a storage compartment. The flow follows the contour of my bucket seats and the counsole will mount to my custom lower dash panel.

Marc

Looks good. I think it will match your truck nicely.

[lowdownstar]

X-2


Ray

[crossfire84]

too cool, gives me idea's.

[OrrieG]

106 today so I thought about small parts to order.

[Daze57]

113 today took the sweater off - workin on t.v. cable for the 700r4

[crossfire84]

81 today, yaaaaa! WELDED bottom of door skin on, put new wheels on my cherry picker.

[mknittle]

Nothing today. i went to Dr pariscope and all is well.{ no cancer} I had enough of that in my head{No fun}
Tomorrow i will make a desision on doing my floor flat or making a transmission hump.I am leaning twards the hump in case i get a five speed down the road.

[crossfire84]

Welded new skin on door bottom and pulled spindles and a-arms off.

[51 okie]

Originally Posted by Stephanie

While the hubby is away, the wifey will play!
I took off the rear fenders and went about setting up a game plan on how to get everything out of the bed... but still having trouble since everything is so rusted and decayed. Anyone have any good ideas on how to go about doing that?




Also, quickly realizing that our two car garage is quickly running out of room... Ugh.

Don't bother crawling under there to cut those bolts. Smash the rotten wood out with a big hammer, most likely it will crumble, and then you can get to the bolts to cut with angle granger or sawmill or whatever you choice. This is how I did it and it took no time at all. Just have to sweep up the mess after.

[la hi]

Installed my ssbc vacuum pump for the brake booster. it works!! I can stop now.

[mknittle]

I did a bit of measureing for seats.{not that I need to worry about that yet.}

[youngrodder]

Took mine to a weekly cruise...It was a nice night for a drive.
Marc

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Took mine to a weekly cruise...It was a nice night for a drive.
Marc

Wish i could