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Re: 52 Project
Thanks, I guess I better start with some more re-worked door hinges!!!!
Then find the set of doors I am going to use, boy. I am a long way from starting on the floor after reading that article, at least I have some idea where the pieces fit!!
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#127 |
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Re: 52 Project
After reading that floored article I like your photography better Colored!! Did you have trouble with your doors fitting when you were finished ?
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Re: 52 Project
I took me a while to get the doors the way I wanted them. I am still not sure they will fit perfect but at least they close and seem to have proper gaps. I only fitted them when I had the floor screwed in. I am pretty sure that they will work but it may still take a little massaging to get them the way I want them. If you need any other pictures let me know and I will see what I have. All I did today was grind welds and I am still not completely done but got tired...lol.
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Re: 52 Project
those doors are a nightmare i had to rotate the entire door clockwize just so the body lines lined up! then grind the crap out of the edges that touch reweld them and regrind them. they now line up as close as i can get them. i probably have 20 hours in each door
good luck
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Yeah the body lines don't do so well. I have looked at several of these trucks and I don't think that very many of them line up too well. It seem that the line at the rear of the door doesn't match but at the front it looks ok. I was thinking about doing the same thing you did once I get to refining the body work.
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Ok so I finally finished grinding all the welds on the floor. I still have a few touch up areas that need welding. I have been working on it for the past couple of weeks but I didn't think you guys wanted to see pictures of me grinding...lol. Anyway here are a couple of the finished floor and one of the motor setting getting ready to go....
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572...
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Wow....I wanted to go 572 but I had to maintain my sanity...........I really want to see the finished product............great job
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Ok I fibbed a little...lol. Those are just 572 valve covers for now. It is a 454 that we are going to be putting some Aluminum heads on and some other fun parts. I don't see where the bigger motor would hurt anything though
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Re: 52 Project
The floor pan is looking really nice Bernie! Keep up the good work.
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Thanks Cal, It turned out better than I expected. Sometime you can even surprise yourself
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Re: 52 Project
Hey Guys I actually got something done today...lol. Check out this brake pedal/booster mount that I got in today. I still need to build some gussets and finish welding it in but at least I got something done today.
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Re: 52 Project
I've never seen that before. Clean work.
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Re: 52 Project
Along with Daniel, I've never seen that before too. I like the idea though. Was that a kit or did you come with that yourself?
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Re: 52 Project
Along with Daniel and Cal 58 on this one. I have never seen this before. How are you goin to plumb your brake lines? Through the lower firewall or floor? It is kind of slick though.
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Re: 52 Project
No I didn't come up with the myself...wish I had though...lol. It came from Kugel Komponents. I saw it on Webrodders and dad thought it would work good on his truck. I decided to take this week off work and it has rained every day so not much work is getting done. I did get the shop cleaned up a little and got some work done on the Camaro so it hasn't been a total waste of time. We are waiting on the radiator to come it so that I can get the motor placed in the proper position and then thing should progress a little quicker. I did get the booster mounted and braced. I am planning on building a console so the brake lines will be run under that and through the floor. The only concern I have is the A/C unit but I am guessing that I can make that work too. Here is the link to Kugel
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Re: 52 Project
Interesting method to do the m/c but I got to ask: how on earth do you check/fill the reservoir? Are you planning a remote reservoir for that?
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Re: 52 Project
Originally I suggested a remote fill M/C but he went with this one. I think we can fill it no problem. I think the big opening area right in front of the M/C is a vent panel so I might be able to make that a fill panel????? If not I guess it will be mirrors and long skinny arms...LOL.
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I found a better picture that might explain it better.
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Re: 52 Project
We got the radiator in this past week and I spent today getting it installed. Man it looks great. I am really impressed with it and the quality of it. Hopefully now the progress will be a little quicker. Plan is to get the motor in it's proper place next weekend and then box the frame. Once that is done then we can paint it and start reassembly. And then onto body work. Check out these pictures.
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Re: 52 Project
That is looking real sweeeeet...................who is the radiator made by? Is that the condensor attached to the front? Really looks like a well made piece.
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Re: 52 Project
It is a very nice piece. The quality is outstanding and the best customer service I have delt with in a long time. You can order it any way you want, we got it with the electric fan and shroud, the condenser and all polished plus we ordered a cap to go along with it. Here is a link for them.
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Update: I spent the day yesterday moving the motor only to figure out that I need to move it back about an inch
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Re: 52 Project
Man that radiator is way to sweet!
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