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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
Sorry to keep everyone in suspense with the 'Old Brown Truck', but I needed to finish up a few things on a 72 El Camino I did from the frame up for my dad. Only thing I didn't do was the seat upholstery, transmission and rear gears. Way too much work, but it'll be cool for the "world's oldest 15 year old"! (He's 70!) I have about a weeks worth of little things after work and I can get back on my truck. Thought you'd like to see this anyway
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Just in case anybody with a truck thinks theirs has no potential, this is what I started with in December!
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
yeah....
It was gleaming with potential then. I can see it beaming right off it. Distorting everythig around it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA Looks great. Started with a nice looking truck. |
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I wish I was that far along and had half your talent. I'm learning a lot in the process so maybe I'll get there someday!
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I like the water you captured in mid air in the photo of the car It adds to the effect. And as far as potential goes.... All I have is a bunch of parts, i wish I could have one picture I could label as "before", ... instead a have a number of pictures of a couple of piles of junk that I have to glue together.
Your truck is lookin great keep posting PICS i love to see em.
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I'm just finishing up a few things on the 'Camino and then I'm back to the truck! Here's an online mag that did a story on my dad's car. Here's the article http://www.stillrunnin.com/magazine/sr6/45-46 The mags' really cool! Brad
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Just read your entire build! Very nice work, keep the updates coming!!!
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Any more info or pics on your wiper system? Thanks!
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nice looking welds and fab work
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Truck looks great love the stance. from the start I was hoping you were gonna leave that paint as is and the lettering really sets it off.
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I'm back! Sorry about the delay, but I'm back on track with "Project No Buck$" I delivered the 'Camino to Dad and now I can finish this thing up. The frame
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Wheels! I showed at the beginning that I used some cheap Halibrand/ET3 knockoff wheels I got on Ebay. I always loved the way ET3's looked, but didn't want to spend the money (way more) so I figured I'd fake it. I took the wheels over to a machinist friend of mine (after taking the tires back off) and told him I needed the wheels re-drilled for long shank 11/16" lug nuts instead of the tapered ones they come with.
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You always impress me with how you manage to spend a few extra hours and minimal cash and turn out something that looks like a million bucks. I've preached for years that hours of detail work can quite often match or trump buckets of cash thrown at a project.
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I didn't take any pics of how I put this all together, but thought I should show the finished version. I wanted a stereo in the truck, but wasn't putting it under the seat or cutting a hole in the dash. So this was my idea... I'll build a panel behind it when I'm at that point, but you can see where it's going. I used a 12" hinge I picked up at OSH, took the ashtray back off, glued the front on where it was even with the front of the cover. Ashtray handle opens it. I even used some washers to kick out the bottom of the glovebox, so it was even with the other door. Here you go...
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That looks super clean!
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That is the coolest dash I have ever seen.
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Anybody have some original gauges converted to 12 volt, they want to sell? Mine are way too tired and 6 volt to boot! I need to keep with the old hot rod theme. Brad
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I'll finish shooting the chassis this week, but I shot a bunch of parts yesterday!
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Looks good,
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"The Wipers!" I need to mount them up, just so I can shut you guys up! LOL Anyway, I drew up my pattern on Corel Draw to match the one I'd bent up. I shot it over to a friend of mine to cut it out on his laser and haven't gone by to pick it up yet. I guess I need to get it and mount it up, so everyone has an idea of how this works! Sorry I've taken so long by getting side-tracked on the rest of the truck!!! Brad
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Yep, we're looking forward to you shutting us up!
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Your truck is trick, Brad. I dig it!
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Man, are you a Jack of All Trades, or what? Designing, Fab skills, welding, pinstriping, painting. Hats off to you for sure.
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"
My friend Alex had a cool idea of what to use to fill up the old gas tank spout. He said a piston would look *****in' if you could find one that size. So after checking the spout with calipers and doing the metric check (easier to find pistons that way) I came out with 60.5mm. I went to ebay and typed in 62mm so I could make it tight enough not to leak and found a brand new '69 CB750 Honda piston for $19 w/free shipping! Now I need to make a mount that uses the wristpin and that's all done. I'm having way too much fun!
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The piston head would be a cool place for the "soda" opener, too.
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