Maggie's Custom

[n2billet]

Dig the style!!! Looks great!

[creep]

Nice work, the truck is lookig good

[jdoisher]

Building the notches! This is all I got for now. I ordered these because they were the cheapest I found, they worked out ok. Heres the pictures of the install. I started on them Thursday night and finished them up Friday (I took off of work). To all that have built and, or insatalled notches "great job!" as this is a lot of work!
This is what I started with.

Figuring out where I wanted them. I installed them 5 1/2's above the stock frame rail.

I tacked them together on the frame, then welded the top piece first, then drilled some holes for a rose bud weld.

Inside plate welded in.

Out side plate welded in.

I have a few more pictures coming.

[jdoisher]

More notch build pics!

I welded the inside every where I could! Here I am fitting the outside plates.


Starting on the driver side.

The two lower hole are for the track bar to bolt back uo too!

A few more pic coming! I know everyone likes pics!!

[jdoisher]

And the finish!
The other side went a little faster!

The frame cut out.


Than I welded in the lower or bottom plates "boxing" it in.

I have to slot the lower holes for the track bar and get it back on the truck than I'll start on the rear bag plates!!
Thanks
Jason and Maggie

[Dinos63]

nice work and you guys have done a ton of it,your going to have a killer truck when its done

[coulter]

you got some sweet looking welds man

[62 Barnfind]

Build is looking good! I wish I could get my son that interested in my project.

[jdoisher]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

nice work and you guys have done a ton of it,your going to have a killer truck when its done

Thanks!! Trying to get it to Good Guys in October!! Its a long shot but trying none the less!!

Originally Posted by coulter

you got some sweet looking welds man

Thanks! As do you! Your doing some killer work on your truck!

[coulter]

thanx man!!

[jdoisher]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

Build is looking good! I wish I could get my son that interested in my project.

My son didn't have anything to do what cars until he got a drivers license!
He's 19 now and I can't count the cars he's had, but his taste is getting better! I've always been into vw's so I guess that's why he likes them too?
His current ride.

I still have a few vw's too! lol

[coulter]

thats badass!!!!

[sigshooter]

so that is where they came up with the idea of a sideways engine for front wheel drive cars!!! I have always wondered how drunk they had to be when they thought up that idea. LOL

[creep]

Originally Posted by jdoisher

My son didn't have anything to do what cars until he got a drivers license!
He's 19 now and I can't count the cars he's had, but his taste is getting better! I've always been into vw's so I guess that's why he likes them too?
His current ride.
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I still have a few vw's too! lol

How can you NOT like old bugs?

[jdoisher]

Very small update! I got the driver's rear bag mount done, in my head I'm always going to do more than I seam to get done! My plan after work was to get both sides done, but after almost four hours I got one side done! Drilling, cutting, trimming, fitting and welding always goes faster in my head!! I'm going to do the other side tonight!! In the mean time heres a few pics.
Cut out the lower bag plate.

Frame filler.

All tacked in place.

[jdoisher]

Heres the rest of the work.
Welded in bottom plate

Upper


Bag installed


Jason

[coulter]

nice man

[jdoisher]

Originally Posted by coulter

nice man

Thanks again! Trying to catch up to you!! I'm going to do a cross brace between bag mounts like you but not much more bracing after that. Next will be front and rear shock mounts, than moving on the mounting the air management system. Think I'm going to put it all behing the cap on the stock bed floor frame just below the new raised floor.
Jason

[coulter]

sweet man keep them updates coming!!!!

[jimmydean]

Looking good!

I bought my son a '67 bug project for his 16th. Spent a year getting it all cleaned up and ready and he rocked it for 3 years. Love the Cal Look with the rack, Brandon's had a sweet wood rack, too.

[jdoisher]

For those that dig vw's. Heres one of my three!
Found it in a barn (a real barn) it had been sitting 33 years! Lowered it, fixed the brakes, and got it running, than drove it 30 plus hours to St. Petersburg Fa. for a show, dropped a valve along the way but thats a long story!!

[markeb01]

Beautiful welds. You're certainly on the fast track to completion.

[jdoisher]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Beautiful welds. You're certainly on the fast track to completion.

Thanks!! I'm hoping to have it on the ground in the next few weeks!!
Jason

[jdoisher]

Other side is done! Only took me 2 hours to complete!


Cross brace added.



Working on shock mount next!
Jason and Maggie

[jimmydean]

Man, those welds look great! Nice work.