What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

[MARTINSR]

I am in having a beer watching the Giants play after beating my butt out in the heat today. But damn oh damn did I get something done. I welded in the piece on the floor at the brake pedal.
I then got the seat tracks modified lowering the back an inch or so. I got the seat skirts trimmed off, I got the seat frame area lowered. WHOO HOOO! The seat mods are done.

I don't mind telling you, I got a little verklemped when I sat on the seat and slid it back and forth on the tracks! OMG this is the first part working on this truck, that was it, the very first thing to WORK on this project.

Brian

[mikebte]

POR15, sounds/heat matting, carpet. Done for the weekend, to hot out....

[Black_Sheep]

I got the door jambs painted, when I get the doors hung the truck will go to the painter. Hopefully by Thursday...

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by vintovka

Curios about the interesting unloading method.

the farmer I bought it from said I didn't need a winch that they could load it up with their tractor. I let em and this is what happened. it worked but it was sketchy.

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by robertsjm711

Super cool parts rig. I'd get it just for the bumper brackets, then place it in the front yard as a piece of art.

my neighborhood wouldn't appreciate yard art at all. im going to take what I need off of it which is mostly brackets and then im going to sell it all off.

[svr]

Getting doors ready for epoxy primer sealer, trying to get insides cleaned out and rust restorer on anything inside with some rust on it. Major pita gettingall the dirt, chicken feed, and what ever else found its way in there over the years includeing a 7/16 craftsman end wrench. Wiped ,sanded, vacumed and blew until i think i got everything out.

[1project2many]

After two years of higher priority projects, I finally took the time to remove the balancer. I might even have the new one back on before the week ends!

[Volfandt]

Originally Posted by Volfandt

evilokc, I'd be interested in the windshield wiper assemblies, i.e. the linkages, wiper mounts etc. I don't need the vacuum motor but will take it if you want it all to go as a unit.

Thanks
Dave

Just in case you missed my original reply.

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by Volfandt

Just in case you missed my original reply.

yeas sir I saw it and I believe its all there. I haven't climbed under the dash yet but its all yours if it is. I decided to make things easier the prices will be set by size. it doesn't matter what the part is. small $10 medium $20 large $50

[Black_Sheep]

Among other things, I got one door hung...

[MiraclePieCo]

Spray-bombed my front air deflector apron and the underside of my inner fenders.

[evilokc]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Among other things, I got one door hung...

looks really good man

[Volfandt]

Originally Posted by evilokc

yeas sir I saw it and I believe its all there. I haven't climbed under the dash yet but its all yours if it is. I decided to make things easier the prices will be set by size. it doesn't matter what the part is. small $10 medium $20 large $50

OK. Just let me know. No hurry.

[idbeast]

Got the upper hangers for the shoulder belts done and installed... Yes I stole someone else's idea!!! Thanks Dan in Pasadena! it was Tig welded!


Jim

[MARTINSR]

Damn, now you have me thinking again, crap. I was going to put one in like that in my cab and decided against it, I may just do it still, crap.

Brian

[MARTINSR]

After working on my daughters and sons cars I got out to the garage. All I was going to do is find my center windshield moulding that had the metal it attaches to so I could weld it in the coming days. Then the poopoo hit the fan when I couldn't find it. Through the shed, the cupboard full of boxes of parts, all labeled by the way. Was very disappointed and giving up. My memory isn't so good anymore and it's kinda scary, I mean I KNOW I had this moulding with the screws going through the inner moulding and the metal support. I KNOW I had it, but then started second guessing that, geeez.

I went back to the boxes I had already checked and WHAM, there they were, geeez. Not only was this thing I was looking for but a bunch of others that I forgot I had, again, that memory is kinda scary being I just boxed these up a few months ago.

Anyway, I removed the little pieces of the old one on the top that I had simply cut away and was able to slip the "new" on right in there. It's ready to weld in tomorrow.

It's so funny how when I chopped this truck the first time I simply cut the pieces and welded them together. Butt welded it right in the middle. Now after working in the collision industry I simply drilled the welds out and put the piece in just like the factory did. So funny how different it is this time.

Brian

[mikebte]

Nice job on the belt mounting. Looks nice and clean.

[dsraven]

hey Brian, the nice thing about memory loss, you don't remember doing something wrong, haha. it's somebody else's fault and you totally feel like a hero when you fix their screw up.
same problem in my shop. I KNOW I kept a certain part but can't find it. usually turns out that I moved it out of my way while looking for it. duh! sometimes you put things away so well YOU can't even find them.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by dsraven

hey Brian, the nice thing about memory loss, you don't remember doing something wrong, haha. it's somebody else's fault and you totally feel like a hero when you fix their screw up.
same problem in my shop. I KNOW I kept a certain part but can't find it. usually turns out that I moved it out of my way while looking for it. duh! sometimes you put things away so well YOU can't even find them.

My mother died of Alzheimers so it's just scary as hell some times. Over 20 years, I can understand but I just put those damn things in that box a few months ago. Luckily I put tape across the box with a loose list of what was inside and it said "Windshield moulding" thank goodness I did that. But how in the hell could it be a surprise when I open the box and there are so many extras like I had, how in the hell could that be? This was just a few months ago! Geeez, makes me think I need to pull these boxes out every few weeks or something and go through them so I know what I have.

At least I found them before I jumped on Ebay and bought them!

Brian

[dsraven]

yep, well, at least you didn't post them on ebay and then bid on them. lol.
everybody has a bad memory day. that's why they put my name on my uniform at work, haha.
best case scenario is finish the truck and use up all the stuff with no left overs. seems like forever til that will happen, for me anyway. I need to start your 5 minutes a day plan. my truck parts are 2-57 donors melded together and another newer truck as a frame and interior donor. I even have parts in my daughter's garage. my shop attic, outside......you name it.
yours is getting close, don't give up now man! shoot some primer and carry on.

[MARTINSR]

Thanks.

Brian

[MARTINSR]

I got the center "pillar" welded in and shortened the inside piece and welded and finished it ready for chrome.

I thought I was done welding, before this I thought I was done welding on the cab. Ok, this is done, I come in thinking that's it! And then it hits me, I need to weld the radio hole up on the dash. Ok, I'm almost done.

I also need the small extensions on the inside moulding that go above and below it if any of you have a pair you don't need.

Brian

[MiraclePieCo]

Rattle-canned my inner fenders today. Nothing to do while waiting for paint to dry, so I installed the side hood emblems too.

[MARTINSR]

I am heading off right now for a full forth of July day, parade, fireworks the whole bit. So I HAD to get out there for my five minutes this morning. Got my radio hole angled edge removed, cleaned up back and front and a patch made. Though that patch still needs some fine tuning to get it butted in there but didn't want to be grinding out there being the neighbors have already started their 4th festivities out back. Anyway, off to the celebrations! And I will be celebrating another step on the truck on it's way.

Brian

[Texas Kraut]

I started out simply replacing a damaged exhaust manifold and then got carried away painting, detailing, and at times replacing everything I could reach. I now have extra parts that I can't recall where I removed them from. I need help identifying a single wire that was covered in original loom and routed through clips on the top side of the left valve cover in addition to two other clips with bolt holes that I can't remember where to place. The small green wire was not connected to anything at the front of the engine compartment.