Frankentruck

[Braunschweiger]

First you have to realize that it is the wrong fuel pump, very good. A great picture, have fun at the swap meet

[straight6chevyguy]

Hi Christian, It's good to see the updates on frankentruck.
I know it can sometimes be work to keep these old trucks up and running but of course it's worth it lol.
Keep up the good work.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by Braunschweiger

First you have to realize that it is the wrong fuel pump, very good. A great picture, have fun at the swap meet

Thanks, the swap meet was a great time!

Originally Posted by straight6chevyguy

Hi Christian, It's good to see the updates on frankentruck.
I know it can sometimes be work to keep these old trucks up and running but of course it's worth it lol.
Keep up the good work.

Definitely worth it. I've driven Frankentruck over 5k miles since last August. I'm not surprised the fuel pump finally died, so now I should be good for awhile

[cwcarpenter98]

Got home late from the swap meet and hanging out with friends all day, but it was a great time.
The hood I got last weekend ended up being the wrong shade of green and way worse rust wise than what I wanted to deal with, so I sold it.

Frankentruck and Half-Wit did great the whole trip

[C10matt]

Love the trailer that's an awesome setup

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Got home late from the swap meet and hanging out with friends all day, but it was a great time.
The hood I got last weekend ended up being the wrong shade of green and way worse rust wise than what I wanted to deal with, so I sold it.

Frankentruck and Half-Wit did great the whole trip

Just a suggestion
You need a spare tire and a toolbox in the tongue area of Half-wit.

This is on my list of 2 of my trailers that don't have spare tires on them.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by C10matt

Love the trailer that's an awesome setup

Thanks, it's a lot of fun to haul around. Great for parts storage too!

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Just a suggestion
You need a spare tire and a toolbox in the tongue area of Half-wit.

This is on my list of 2 of my trailers that don't have spare tires on them.

You're right, I probably should pick up a spare for it. My plan was to put the spare tire carrier from Frankentruck under Half-Wit so that the tire can stay somewhat out of direct sunlight and be out of the way. I have thought about a tool box, but every time I take a trip with the pair, I bring my regular tool box for the truck and have a jack and lug wrench that works for both under the seat in Frankentruck. Same lug nuts all around since I'm still running the stock Dana 44 under the trailer

[TJ's Chevy]

Glad ya found the issue! $30 bucks is a nice fix haha

Diggin that trailer for sure.....might have to make me one now so I can be in the cool group haha!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Glad ya found the issue! $30 bucks is a nice fix haha

Diggin that trailer for sure.....might have to make me one now so I can be in the cool group haha!

Yeah, it's definitely better than having to dive into the fuel tank
If you can, you should build one. I've gotten tons of compliments on it.


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On today's adventure, dad and I went up to the farm to try getting the old John Deere up and running again. Unfortunately, the engine is stuck. Had to leave it with some ATF in the cylinders and we'll try again another time.

On a happier note, I gotta give a huge thanks to member Unclebrad. He did some photoshopping for me on Frankentruck and Half-Wit. Now I've got some great inspiration for the next phase of this truck.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...1&postcount=15

Top pic is the original, bottom pic is the inspiration.

[cwcarpenter98]

Because of the cost and lack of planning in advance on my part, I decided not to go on Power Tour this year. Instead, I decided to start fix the passenger fender this week.

No problems with removal, of course, since I pulled the whole front end off 2 years ago.
I have a donor section cut from a wrecked 60 to repair the upper portion where it mounts to the inner fender.
I have a new, lower patch I bought last year. I'm hoping to get by without needed the entire inner piece. Looks like I'll be able to from the initial dissection.
I'm trying to use as much of the original fender as possible, but as you can see, there was a bunch of red, Georgia clay packed in over the past 59 years.
The plan is to work on the fender every morning until around noon when it starts to really get toasty outside. The afternoon will be my CPA exam study time.
Hopefully I'll get it done by the end of the week for a cruise in on Saturday, but I don't want to rush the repair and have a bad end product. I can always drive the truck without a fender

[SkinnyG]

I'm feeling some PTSD coming on....

[Johns 66]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Yeah, it's definitely better than having to dive into the fuel tank
If you can, you should build one. I've gotten tons of compliments on it.


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On today's adventure, dad and I went up to the farm to try getting the old John Deere up and running again. Unfortunately, the engine is stuck. Had to leave it with some ATF in the cylinders and we'll try again another time.

On a happier note, I gotta give a huge thanks to member Unclebrad. He did some photoshopping for me on Frankentruck and Half-Wit. Now I've got some great inspiration for the next phase of this truck.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...1&postcount=15

Top pic is the original, bottom pic is the inspiration.

Ove the inapirafion...thats gonna look cool.!!!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

I'm feeling some PTSD coming on....

I'm taking it slow and steady in hopes that it will turn out decent. I've already made a slice on the bottom of the patch panel to make it fit the original inner brace better. Hopefully won't have to do too much of that though.

Originally Posted by Johns 66

Ove the inapirafion...thats gonna look cool.!!!

It will probably be a few years before I get there, but yeah, that's the end goal. I'm looking forward to it though!

[cwcarpenter98]

Made the initial cut on the patch panel this morning. So far, it's turning out good.
I have a couple spots I need to fix on the inner brace, but it's decent enough to work.
I did hang the fender on the truck loosely, and it's looking ok so far.

My plan is to take my time and not rush this repair, so I threw on a rough 64 fender just to make the truck look complete if I want to drive somewhere.

[TJ's Chevy]

Take your time on body work for sure. It's worth it haha

That'll look sweet with a paint job!

On a happy note for me I just landed a truck bed trailer to pull behind Crustine so I'm pretty stoked. It's been sitting for awhile but it's a 66 bed and complete so I'm excited to be in the cool group! haha!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Take your time on body work for sure. It's worth it haha

That'll look sweet with a paint job!

On a happy note for me I just landed a truck bed trailer to pull behind Crustine so I'm pretty stoked. It's been sitting for awhile but it's a 66 bed and complete so I'm excited to be in the cool group! haha!

I don't have a deadline to meet with finishing this fender, so I've been plucking away at it for about 3 hours each morning this week. Steady progress each day and still have the afternoons when it's real toasty out to keep studying. Congrats on the trailer! There's a thread in the 60-66 message board with a bunch of pictures of bed trailers. You should post up a couple pics there
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Here's progress from yesterday and today. The outer patch is getting close to fitting up decent enough. Definitely still have some trimming to do though.
I also need to patch the rear section of the flange that bolts to the inner fender. That blue donor fender is exactly what I needed to fix my fender, and it came off a truck with heavy front end damage, so I didn't have to cut up a good fender to fix mine.

My approach on the bottom might be a smidge unconventional, but I wanted to save as much of the original curve as possible since the patch piece isn't an exact match in that spot.

[LostMy65]

That green is so nostalgic.

[SkinnyG]

I drilled a big gaping hole in the bottom of my fender supports, just to help drain out anything that got in there.

Also seam-sealed the snot out of it, to help limit how much garbage gets in there to start with. Epoxy primed inside and out as well.

I hate rust.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

That green is so nostalgic.

I agree. I didn't know the original color of the truck was 505 when I bought it, but once I found out, I decided to keep it that way.

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

I drilled a big gaping hole in the bottom of my fender supports, just to help drain out anything that got in there.

Also seam-sealed the snot out of it, to help limit how much garbage gets in there to start with. Epoxy primed inside and out as well.

I hate rust.

I also drilled a big hole in the bottom of the inner brace last week on both fenders. That reminds me, I need to pick up some more seam sealer

[LostMy65]

A bigger hole in the bottom of the fender support? Brilliant!

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

A bigger hole in the bottom of the fender support? Brilliant!

I'm fairly certain the first time I saw someone do that was when SkinnyG did it on his fenders, so it made sense to do the same to mine. And with all the crap built up over the years, it was obvious the small, factory drain wasn't enough from the beginning.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

I'm fairly certain the first time I saw someone do that was when SkinnyG did it on his fenders, so it made sense to do the same to mine. And with all the crap built up over the years, it was obvious the small, factory drain wasn't enough from the beginning.

The first time we cut it open, we should have taken a picture to see all the layers of time.
Mine was up about 3 to 4 inches of 50+ years of history.

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

The first time we cut it open, we should have taken a picture to see all the layers of time.
Mine was up about 3 to 4 inches of 50+ years of history.

I didn't think about it until now, but it would've been cool to have done a soil analysis on what was inside. Frankentruck was used on a small farm in Jasper, GA for many, many years, so I bet that's where a lot of that Georgia clay came from.

[SkinnyG]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

I'm fairly certain the first time I saw someone do that was when SkinnyG did it on his fenders

I did. Looks like this:

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

I did. Looks like this:

Thanks