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Old 07-13-2018, 12:45 PM   #1
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Finally pulled the trigger on a Chevy Performance serpentine belt/pulley kit. Spent an hour in the garage bolting it in.
Freaking sweet, thats a nice looking set up.

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Sooooo, I have a 49-54 Chevy front suspension for my truck (same as 53-62 Corvette) and just yesterday I started thinking about it and how to install it on the truck frame. I went out to the shed last night and made some measurements on the crossmember and then on the frame. I looked up on the net some photos so I could get an idea of how high it mounts and what not. Then on the way home today I pass a friggin 54 Chevy in a parking lot that I have never seen. I pulled over and took a bunch of measurements off it recording this info. It was just what I needed, what are the odds this could happen?
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May have wanted to pick up a lotto ticket on the way, seems like luck was on your side.
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Old 07-13-2018, 09:23 PM   #2
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Drove Project 2Tone around the block today
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Old 07-13-2018, 09:32 PM   #3
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Drove Project 2Tone around the block today
Man that looks nice. Do you have a build thread going on it?
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Thanks GreasyLikeaBurger
No i don't have a build thread i flaked out
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Old 07-13-2018, 10:18 PM   #5
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Drove Project 2Tone around the block today
That is as close to perfect as you can get.

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Old 07-13-2018, 02:35 AM   #7
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The Rod & Custom Dream truck had and still has a complete 54 Chevy car frame under it.

Back in the 70's I knew of a couple of trucks that had that suspension under them and had had for years. I had a 59 Corvette front suspension pass through my hands in the mid 70's but my buddy ended up with it in a trad. I should have put that under the truck when I got hit and the axle got bent and the spring got broken.

I didn't hit a lick on the truck today but did build new barn doors for the garage and installed them. Got a hefty hasp on them too. That will help secure the parts for the truck.
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Old 07-13-2018, 09:15 PM   #8
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Found this on a shelf in the garage, sometimes stuff gets lost! Anyway, I stuck it on the engine I don't have running yet and I think it's gonna work with just an extension of the mounting stud.
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Old 07-13-2018, 10:58 PM   #9
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Rollenhard, nice looking ride...Jim
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Old 07-14-2018, 03:53 AM   #10
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Bolted down the running boards and started cleaning and repairing the grille. In addition to dents, the grille had been painted white over the chrome, and a torch had been used on it, burning away some mounting holes. I can never make it pristine, but it'll be fine for a daily driver.
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Looking good Miracle!

I did next to nothing, don't even think I made my 5 minutes. Just looking at the frame and what I need to do for the front crossmember. A little mod to the frame before I have it powder coated, then the crossmember will get all the adjustment to fit the frame.

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I dropped the truck off at the painter's this morning. The color will be like the top of the dash, '63 Chev Laurel Green. The roof will be '14 Lexus Bright White Pearl. Turnaround time will be about 3 weeks.
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I dropped the truck off at the painter's this morning. The color will be like the top of the dash, '63 Chev Laurel Green. The roof will be '14 Lexus Bright White Pearl. Turnaround time will be about 3 weeks.
I am so jealous I want to punch you, no kidding, if you were in this room right now I would punch you in the mouth.

RIGHT ON!

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I am heading off to a birthday party so I got out and beat my butt in the sun grinding, sand blasting, sanding, Roloc discing the drivers door ready for primer on the inside. I of course found another spot that needed to be welded but NOW it's ready for primer. LOL

I rode my bike to the paint store to see if they had a part for my ND900 (they didn't) and I had to get a photo. You see, my shop for 13 years was just a block away from this store. I rode my bike there every day to get supplies for the shop. Rode, this bike, a 1939 Columbia that I built in that shop. I just thought it was cool that after all these years (closed the shop over 20 years ago) here I was doing the same thing.

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I am so jealous I want to punch you, no kidding, if you were in this room right now I would punch you in the mouth.

RIGHT ON!

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Thanks!

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I am so jealous I want to punch you, no kidding, if you were in this room right now I would punch you in the mouth.

RIGHT ON!

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That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw rollenhard's truck (the green over black one above). I stinking hate that guy! Of course envy is the ultimate compliment, right?
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That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw rollenhard's truck (the green over black one above). I stinking hate that guy! Of course envy is the ultimate compliment, right?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Got the AC/defroster mocked up and mounted. Lucky for me I don't enjoy a radio in my trucks.
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I just spent another "five minutes" today looking for my hood hinges....grrrrrrrr.

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I stared at the compressor alignment for about 45 seconds trying to decide how to move it. didn't come up with anything. stayed busy all day. will dedicate some time to the death rattle tomorrow.
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Repaired the torch-damaged mounting holes in my grille, then painted the rearward part of the cross bars black. It was well worth the effort; I love how it makes the bars appear to float in space.
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Repaired the torch-damaged mounting holes in my grille, then painted the rearward part of the cross bars black. It was well worth the effort; I love how it makes the bars appear to float in space.
Excellent repair! I like seeing that you did it in a way that I never understood until just recently. I have been doing this stuff forever and would always cut the piece being welded in perfectly, geeez. I finally (don't know why, someone telling me I was a dummy I guess) began doing it like you did there, weld in the piece then trim it to size, geez. I STILL will forget to do this and it's SOOOOOOOOO much easier and better to do it as you did there.

Right on! Thanks for the reminder.

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Excellent repair! I like seeing that you did it in a way that I never understood until just recently. I have been doing this stuff forever and would always cut the piece being welded in perfectly, geeez. I finally (don't know why, someone telling me I was a dummy I guess) began doing it like you did there, weld in the piece then trim it to size, geez. I STILL will forget to do this and it's SOOOOOOOOO much easier and better to do it as you did there.

Right on! Thanks for the reminder.

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Ha ha, I've been telling everyone that I'm a genius, but you're the first person who's believed me!

Leaving it untrimmed also helps prevent the edge burning away when welding.
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Ha ha, I've been telling everyone that I'm a genius, but you're the first person who's believed me!

Leaving it untrimmed also helps prevent the edge burning away when welding.
ABSOLUTELY! I just can't tell you how fascinated I was the first few times I did it. All these years I would make the piece exactly the same. And another thing, when welding a patch in, all these years I would get it perfectly clamped in, every little edge perfect before I welded it. A guy I was working with (an office estimator) explained how all you have to do is get it tacked in, then plannish it to perfection on each area welded. DUH! OMG I can't believe how this took me miles ahead with my metal work.

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Right on SVR!

I got a little more sand blasting and cleaning on the cab. Whoo hoooo....basically a brick in a mile long sidewalk.

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