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Old 12-08-2011, 11:27 PM   #1
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

Oh Oh Oh .... gots my stud welder and spot weld tool today
I am going to mess some stuff up with weekend... or fix some stuff.... whatever!
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Old 12-09-2011, 12:53 AM   #2
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

Oh and I used to have a '66 1/2 ton long bed that I found that only had 80,000 miles on it.... had to sell it to my brother when I moved....sigh....

Keep up the great work on yours!
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Old 12-09-2011, 06:05 PM   #3
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

That helmet must have a photo cell power supply for the autodarking to work. Mine has a small battery I have to change every other year or so. No flames on mine. LOL A guy I know had his lens special made for his bad eyes.. I do not know what it cost, but he has more money then god anyway.. LOL Anyway he will probably use very little anyway.. does most of his truck building in the catalog and check book... If you know what I mean.
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Old 12-09-2011, 06:48 PM   #4
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did your donor truck turn out to be a 1/2 ton? when you get done with the stud gun can i borrow it , the back of my cab is for sure going to need one,looks like someone used to store their boots between the cab and bed its dented from one end to the other right below the window.
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Old 12-16-2011, 01:23 AM   #5
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love your build..
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Old 12-20-2011, 12:57 AM   #6
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love your build..
Thanks for looking 57truckguy!!
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Old 12-24-2011, 09:23 AM   #7
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Nice build!! Looks like you are making good progress up there in the frigid North!
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Old 12-24-2011, 11:11 AM   #8
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hey McMurphy, you seen santa leave yet? he supposed to be bringing me some parts cant hardly sleep at night
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Old 12-24-2011, 02:04 PM   #9
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Nice build!! Looks like you are making good progress up there in the frigid North!
Thanks for looking.
It has been warm enough to snow most this week, but is supposed to drop to -40* for Christmas day. Indoor garage and kerosene heater for the win!

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hey McMurphy, you seen santa leave yet? he supposed to be bringing me some parts cant hardly sleep at night
Not yet Flips, sorry.
But then I go to bed too early as well....
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Old 12-27-2011, 08:40 PM   #10
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

Even though I was on call for the hospital this Christmas weekend, I still got some stuff done.

Friday before I was called in, I got a replacement p-side cab corner....more to follow on that.
While I was fighting the donor rig for that, my lovely wife was yanking a bench seat from a 92 Bronco for me that totally fits the bill. Split folding back, head rests, and seatbelt ready! Yay wife !!!
I am glad she had fun doing it, since not only was it sorta chilly out there in 12" of fresh powder snow, but it was our 14th wedding anniversary too!!

Then the rest of the weekend between getting called in for surgical cases, I worked on the grill face of the truck. I filled in the frame cuts/wells in the bottom for a smooth and continuous body line, (I have already cut the frame where the front bumper mounts to accomdate this mod) and I cut out some nasty dents and replaced those with donors from a spare face I have.
The frame wells didnt turn out as good as I hoped, but given my skill level I am not going to cry about it. If they bother me too much I can just cut them out again and do over....
The areas I cut the dents out of though, I am surprised how well they lined up. I may actually get the hang of this welding gig!!

Pic #1 is my wife being the awesome gal she is having fun in a frozen bone yard
#2,3,and 4 is my metal working mishaps.
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Old 12-28-2011, 12:01 AM   #11
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Welding rods and the like have been used for filling gaps every since I can remember.. LOL Older than dirt I am.. Welding rods are nice because they give you a round look to the addition instead of sharp.. Just looks better... sometimes.. Looking good .
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Old 12-29-2011, 02:35 PM   #12
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

Great progress!! Much respect to your wifey! I see she's helping you! That's amazing!

And it's really cool to passionate trokita owners all around the world. Have a great day in Alaska (or night)? Lol have no clue what's the time difference
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Old 12-29-2011, 06:33 PM   #13
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Great progress!! Much respect to your wifey! I see she's helping you! That's amazing!

And it's really cool to passionate trokita owners all around the world. Have a great day in Alaska (or night)? Lol have no clue what's the time difference
Thanks for looking!!
My wife really liked your set up too, and boggled when I showed here where you are in the world Hehehehehehehe

I am posting some pics of my art for you.
Please bear with me, I dont show this stuff very often.

#1 a bladed heart
#2 Darkness from the old Tom Cruise/Tim Curry movie "Legend"
#3 a scene from a story a world I created when I was 14 years old
#4 a study in armor detail on a medusa themed monster
#5 a rose I did with felt pens...

Nothing special, I just have some talented pens and pencils I think.

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Old 12-29-2011, 10:21 PM   #14
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Thanks for looking!!
My wife really liked your set up too, and boggled when I showed here where you are in the world Hehehehehehehe

I am posting some pics of my art for you.
Please bear with me, I dont show this stuff very often.

#1 a bladed heart
#2 Darkness from the old Tom Cruise/Tim Curry movie "Legend"
#3 a scene from a story a world I created when I was 14 years old
#4 a study in armor detail on a medusa themed monster
#5 a rose I did with felt pens...

Nothing special, I just have some talented pens and pencils I think.

Enjoy
Hahaha hope google found it lol Czech republic is super small country in the middle of Europe. Pretty boring sometimes no crime and also not a big car scene... and NO truck scene. Oh well

Thank you very much for posting your works here. I know how it feels to show your stuff in public. I wasn't always confident to do that too...
And I really dig your style! Nice details and colors WOW! And what a fantasy you have. I could never go this far! Awesome! How big are those drawings?
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Old 12-30-2011, 01:08 AM   #15
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How big are those drawings?
Thanks for the kind words, the sizes are vaired.
#1 a bladed heart = is the size of normal piece of copy paper
#2 Darkness from the old Tom Cruise/Tim Curry movie "Legend" AND
#3 a scene from a story a world I created when I was 14 years old = is half poster size
#4 a study in armor detail on a medusa themed monster = copy paper sized
#5 a rose I did with felt pens... = Greeting Card size

Decided that -23* was just too chilly to spend too much time at the junk yard this morning, I am trying to get the headlight buckets cut out of a donor core support for my pop up lights project.
Got both sides 75% cut before my batteries pooped out on me, and my toes and fingers were starting to protest.

So I came home and started in on my cab corner.

#1 is my donor section and my problem area.
#2 I started with cutting out the spot welds along the door jamb.
#3 Then I taped off and cut out the minimum of the problem area.

#4 I used the cut out problem area as a template, then holding the donor section up to the cab, I traced my cut lines again from the inside of the cab in a different color, and over size cut my patch. Then I slowly and incrementally trimmed the patch and the cab until the two fit up nice enough for me to start worrying about over doing it.

#5 I think as I tack weld it in I will be able to get that gap closed even more that it is showing in the pic. I only had a couple of vice-clamps holding it in place for photos.

Am done for the day, wife has dinner ready and I deserve some serious beers!
Check you all tomorrow!!!
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Old 12-29-2011, 07:20 PM   #16
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Welding hood looks cool and your making some great progress. Keep it up.
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Old 12-30-2011, 01:18 AM   #17
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Old 12-30-2011, 03:21 PM   #18
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Btw awesome art work!!
Thanks Alan !!

I cannot seem to post any pics. I am getting this error:

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Old 12-30-2011, 03:28 PM   #19
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Where you trying to post porn? Because thats not allowed. Even large amount of bare skin are frowned upon. Really no ideas
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Old 12-30-2011, 04:04 PM   #20
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Where you trying to post porn? Because thats not allowed. Even large amount of bare skin are frowned upon. Really no ideas
When it comes to porn I dont like to share....
But now that you mention it, it was a rather large patch panel I am putting in

I will try again laters I guess.
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Old 12-30-2011, 05:34 PM   #21
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Re: Not Another Rebuild Thread....

Looks like I can post pics now so going to try this progress update again!!

#1 is my donor section and my problem area.
#2 I started with cutting out the spot welds along the door jamb.
#3 Then I taped off and cut out the minimum of the problem area.

#4 I used the cut out problem area as a template, then holding the donor section up to the cab, I traced my cut lines again from the inside of the cab in a different color, and over size cut my patch. Then I slowly and incrementally trimmed the patch and the cab until the two fit up nice enough for me to start worrying about over doing it.

#5 I think as I tack weld it in I will be able to get that gap closed even more that it is showing in the pic. I only had a couple of vice-clamps holding it in place for photos.
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:10 PM   #22
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Looks much better now McMurphy!
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Old 12-30-2011, 11:39 PM   #23
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That patch panel looks good. I know what you mean about trim a little, check it, trim , check it. It takes me so long to this kind of stuff. I know you will get it. Take your time and it will turn out perfect.
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Old 12-31-2011, 01:13 AM   #24
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Looks much better now McMurphy!
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Thanks guys!!
Well here is how it turned out...

#1 after my initial pass on all my spot welding, I had to cut a half dozen of them on the back side on the long verticle seam because I was not paying attention and it mis-aligned on me.

#2 this is how it sits now, ready for a light skim of filler, and paint. I also bonked myself because it wasnt until I took this pic that I even thought about the body lines aligning. Guess it is better to be lucky than smart, because I was HUGELY relieved to see they lined up as well as they did !

#3 this is my proud pic, this part looks so near seamless that I could lie and tell someone I know what I am doing ..... yah riiiiiiiight !!!

#4 while I was running my spot welds on the patch panel, I was scooting over to the d-side and installing my fuel fill patch as well.

#5 looks good to me !!
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Man, that looks good... and a huge improvement on the old ratty piece! Keep up the great job and keep the updates coming our way....
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