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[y5mgisi]

Great stuff as usual! Love the wiper motor relocation!

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

sick set up! ill be watching this one

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Great stuff as usual! Love the wiper motor relocation!

Thanks guys, tricky part is to figure out how to make the wiper linkage work again...

Originally Posted by legendman

How about a motorcycle chain?

Love the outside the box thinking on this truck

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

I bet with some machining you could make that work. But then you'd need to keep it lub'd well and then it'd sling the lube all over.

Had a few ideas how to make it happen, but having to deal with the oil mess is an issue. I just wanted to see what it would look like

[Desperado454]

Spent a few hours working on the bottom of the cab today. Managed to get everything ground down and sprayed on some "european texture" undercoat. Turned out okay, and finally got the cab bolted to the frame.

[Desperado454]

Small update:

Finished the wiper linkage and started planning the downpipes

[96twodoor]

very nice work sir,keep the updates coming !

[moneyeater]

you´re skilled and creative, why can´t you find a job?
Cool build by the way!
Volker

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by 96twodoor

very nice work sir,keep the updates coming !

Will do!

Originally Posted by moneyeater

you´re skilled and creative, why can´t you find a job?
Cool build by the way!
Volker

Thanks! I have a job, just not that great of one

Anyways, tonight I remounted my fuse block to the top of the inner firewall which put the connector in the cowl area. I don't know how everybody else does this, but it seemed like it would work the best for me. I'm hoping water wont be too big of a problem, but I think it should be fine. Pics:


Connectors new home:



Wires come out here:


Next up will be making the downpipes

[hyatt]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Looking good!

You should use a mid mount also or you may be breaking bellhousings due to twisting over the long distance between ft and rear mount I learned that the hard way on ft mounted 55-57 cars back in the day

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by hyatt

You should use a mid mount also or you may be breaking bellhousings due to twisting over the long distance between ft and rear mount I learned that the hard way on ft mounted 55-57 cars back in the day

Hmm... might be an idea. What kind of power were you making? It might be tough to see, but it is rubber mounted if that makes any difference

Anyways, the downpipes are coming along

[hyatt]

Originally Posted by Desperado454

Hmm... might be an idea. What kind of power were you making? It might be tough to see, but it is rubber mounted if that makes any difference

Anyways, the downpipes are coming along

The sheer lenth between the front mount and the trans mount puts too much stress on the bellhousing or trans case on automatics

[Desperado454]

Filler time!



"The Bullet"

[made2drag]

nice build dude

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by made2drag

nice build dude

Right arm

Still plugging away on the firewall, doesn't look that different but it's just about there.
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[Desperado454]

Not too much to update on, just a progress pic. Hope to get some epoxy primer on it tomorrow. Also a pic of the blue that will be the main colour.



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[Desperado454]

Got 'er primed! Was tempted to just leave it epoxied, but my want for a blue truck prevailed.

[canadian trucker]

Wow, that looks so good black.

But blue will look sick

Keep up the great work.
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[canadian 4x4]

Looks awesome! Loving the build
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[rusty76]

Killer build man. I just read the whole deal and I'm impressed! I've got a few questions for ya. I know you channeled your truck but how much was it lowered before and the channel and how? Also what size tires you running? Thanks.

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Killer build man. I just read the whole deal and I'm impressed! I've got a few questions for ya. I know you channeled your truck but how much was it lowered before and the channel and how? Also what size tires you running? Thanks.

Did a homebrew axle flip on the back which i think netted around 6" and the front was 3" spindles and 2" coils. In hindsight I wish I had just cut the stock coils. Tires are just some basic 235/75/15's.

[Desperado454]

Hopefully all I'll need to endure tomorrow is a final bout of sanding so I can spray the base coat/clear coat on the firewall and surrounding areas. Nowhere near perfect, but should be good enough for a driver. Here's a pic of how it's coming along:

[3r!c84]

What kind of shocks are thos? Looks like some sort of coil spring lol
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[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

What kind of shocks are thos? Looks like some sort of coil spring lol
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I guess they're just some sort of coil over shock. They've been on the truck since I've bought it and have been meaning to take the spring off to see if it would drop the truck any. As you can see that hasn't happened yet.

Anyways, firewall is painted. Came out so so, might sand and buff it in a few days, but I'll see how it looks in the morning. The blue is really dark, so I took this pic with the shop lights off and a work light on. I'll get some better pics eventually.

[Desperado454]

Going to try to sand and buff the firewall down tomorrow as it is still pretty rough. The blue came out darker than I thought, but definitely comes alive in the light. Few more pics:

[moneyeater]

Great work! Keep it up!
Volker

[Desperado454]

Originally Posted by moneyeater

Great work! Keep it up!
Volker

Thanks!

Sanded and buffed the firewall this morning, and ended up looking a little better. Still pretty bummed about it though. Oh well, it's just the firewall, and now I can focus on getting the engine back in. So that's what I spent the afternoon doing. Welded oil drains into the pan and started laying some paint on the mill. The pics to follow are how the the firewall ended up and some of the boiler itself. Covers still need to be cleaned up some...