My 52 GMC Build

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Very cool pictures and memories for the family I bet. Thanks for sharing.

Marc

It was great the boys will be talking about it for years.

Originally Posted by joedoh

love the mercedes diesel, I love weirdo swaps like that. I bought a 300SD with that engine, 5 cylinder turbo diesel. it was a locomotive on the highway just pulled and pulled but the turbo lag meant when you were pulling from a side street to a busy street you better plan very carefully, 0-20 takes longer than 20-100!

Very cool, this one was N/A not fast at all but will run forever.

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

very cool. I watched a few episodes of a tv show called cuban rides or something. it was basically a hotrod type show of the cubans getting their rides ready. insane what they got to deal with. like even welding gas there is hard to come by. I luv the time warp and I hope it stays that way to some degree. Would suck to see them get flooded with new cars and forget about the old ones.

Ya I hope they stay with the old cars too. The new cars are harder to mcgyver because of computers.

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very cool! I could definitely fit in down there I guess. Nice vacation. I saw the cuban chrome show too and had the same thoughts. They really have to be resourceful down there.

Ya if I ever moved to a different country Cuba would be on my list.

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Looks like a very cool trip! Were accommodations reasonably priced?

Yes very. $2800 for the 4 of us all inclusive.

Originally Posted by shopteacher

Great pictures and write up on your vacation! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Pretty awesome trip

Yup I think we are going back next year.

[rusty76]

Cool trip. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

[ptc]

This just goes to show the great 'human' ingenuity that motor heads have in getting stuff together no matter what country, color, or creed we come from.

The mind is a wonderful thing when it comes to customizing!

Great story man and great pics too, thanks for sharing!

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Cool trip. Looks like it was a lot of fun.

All you guys should go!

Originally Posted by ptc

This just goes to show the great 'human' ingenuity that motor heads have in getting stuff together no matter what country, color, or creed we come from.

The mind is a wonderful thing when it comes to customizing!

Great story man and great pics too, thanks for sharing!

It's like functional art.

[lower50's]

Well not much has been happening with my truck, due to the fact that it is in storage and I can't even go say hi lol. But that doesn't mean I'm not planning and buying parts. On our October trip I blew a HID head light, so instead of just replacing I'm upgrading to LED. About the same price as the cheap HID kit but modern and less power. I installed the same bulbs in my Jeep and they work great.

[Advanced Design]

Lower, do you have a link to what you are using? I need to study lighting options and appreciate whatever you can share.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Lower, do you have a link to what you are using? I need to study lighting options and appreciate whatever you can share.

Yea what he said...I'm interested in upgrading the lighting in my 48.

Marc

[65sub]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Lower, do you have a link to what you are using? I need to study lighting options and appreciate whatever you can share.

more info for me too please

[STOCKISH]

Lights look super bright, should make a huge difference.

[rusty76]

Me too

[lower50's]

Thanks for the interest guys.
First is the LED's
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/351847895868?...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Lenses in my Jeep
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/172317041991?...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Lenses in my GMC
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/7-ROUND-BLACK...item25b54dc0c1

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Thanks for the interest guys.
First is the LED's
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/351847895868?...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Lenses in my Jeep
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/172317041991?...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Lenses in my GMC
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/7-ROUND-BLACK...item25b54dc0c1

What all has to be done on the wiring side of things?

Marc

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

What all has to be done on the wiring side of things?

Marc

Step one: Mount new LED bulb in new headlight housing of your choice.
Step two: Unplug your sealed beem.
Step three: Plug in the H4 LED bulb.
Step four: Crack open a beer.

The 7" sealed beam lights use a H4 plug and this LED bulb does too. It's just plug and play.

[lower50's]

On a air compressor topic. I mounted a York style AC compressor on my Jeep to use for OBA. I took the top end apart to inspect and clean and took some pic's. Thought someone might want to see.

The first pic shows the 2 pistons they are about 1.75" in Dia. There are 3 different stroke lengths avalable I have the long stroke about 2"
This is the plate above the pistons that holds the reed valves. It would have worked the way it was (dirty) The ring of circles is the inlet and the circular slot is compression.
The large wagon wheel is the intake reed valve and the smaller wagon wheel is the compression. The other one by the nut is a keeper.
Everything is all cleaned up ready to go back together the head has a steel filter sock on the intake.
I drained the oil and put compressor oil back in.

[Advanced Design]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Step one: Mount new LED bulb in new headlight housing of your choice.
Step two: Unplug your sealed beem.
Step three: Plug in the H4 LED bulb.
Step four: Crack open a beer.

The 7" sealed beam lights use a H4 plug and this LED bulb does too. It's just plug and play.

Great how to description! Thanks for the links and details....wow, about too easy. It is never that easy building one of these...is it?

[Dieselwrencher]

I have a different brand, but same general style LED bulb in my 72 and love them. I absolutely hate every HID kit I have put in my vehicles and have been swapping over to the LED's with no problems at all. And going this route it's a lot cheaper than the high dollar LED lamp assembly.

[99 to Life]

very cool, thanks for the pics.

[joedoh]

i have had electric compressors and i have had engine driven compressors and i will only ever have engine driven from now on. even with a tank leak overnight its only ~20 seconds before you can leave.

[99 to Life]

hmmm that is tempting. Sounds hectic finding a room anywhere. Maybe I could drive over and back in one day. I'll maybe go if I get my 51' done. baggin it and redoing interior this year. be nice to meet back up.

[lower50's]

That would be awesome Henry. Your '51 bagged will be cool. If you don't make it we are planing on going back to Charlotte again in October.

[lower50's]

Bit of an update on the new bed. I went and priced out old barn board This stuff is like gold, it would cost about $300 for enough wood to cover the bed. There are very few places that sell this stuff and I'm not even sure if it will totaly mach my truck. So I had an idea, the last 2 pictures are just trial and they will get a gray stain.

[joedoh]

when I took apart the grain truck I sold some of the floor boards and side panels. the guy who took the floor was building a coffee table. I still have some, the tongue and groove sides with the grain sluice. it still has the 40s style square head hardware on it.

that looks like a great idea, using current to burn the wood. do you have to get it wet or is there still enough moisture in the dry wood?

[Dieselwrencher]

Yes sir, barn wood is crazy expensive. You can use a torch, burn it lightly, then sand it, and stain it with gray or what ever color stain you want to get your tones. It's a lot cheaper and you can make it look really old really fast.

[nail pounder]

A wire wheel on a grinder to remove the soft wood and expose grain works well. Viniger/water mixed turns cedar grey. Don't know what it does to other types of wood. But I've made a few "barn wood" picture frames. Of course , nothing beats the real deal.

[Coldshot]

I find that stuff for free around my area. Mind you the boards are not that nice and straight. That's pretty crazy what people charge for that.
Posted via Mobile Device