The Super Duper Haggis Hauler

[MacQuigley]

Im not quite at the point of repairing the doors yet though its not far away. Ive got new skins and new bottoms to fit but I'll come up with something for the holes.

[MacQuigley]

Thanks to other things I didnt get much done this weekend but I managed to get one rear fender to the point where I could put a first coat of epoxy sealer on it.



Still got a few bits to sort out but the epoxy showed them up nicely.

First time Ive used epoxy sealer. Its hard as hell but leaves a nice finish to put primner on. Only problem, I'll need several gallons if I want to put it on the entire vehicle.

[MacQuigley]

I know Im a long way from this yet but my plan is to put the gas tank under the rear bed. Thing is I dont want to fill it through the bed. So my options are to put the filler on one of the rear fenders or run a pipe to the original filler behind the driver.

Anybody ever kept the original filler with a tank under the rear of the bed?

[Captainfab]

I think that by the time you put a little slope on the fill tube, it would end up coming up thru the bed floor before it got to the cab.

I think it would be better to figure out something within the fender.. I remember seeing a stepside that had a pop up gas filler on top of the fender that was from a motorcycle of some sort. What about a fill tube inside the fender that you could reach behind the tire and fill? In my opinion a fill door in the fender doesn't look too bad.

[MacQuigley]

I did see a video on Youtube of a very nice truck that had its filler on the rear side of the rear fender and it looked very nice. Of course I now cant find the video again and its the only one I can recall seeing with the filler on the wing (the truck was silver with a noice touch on the centre consule where a small door opened up and a 1911 automatically raised out of the consule - not something we would be allowed over here sadly).

Anyway, I am a bit away from this yet so still plenty time to decide. Just trying to plan ahead as much as possible.

[Grizz1963]

Looking at the rear bed lay out, it seems you may end up having to think quite a long way latterally

I wonder about pane lung between the outside rear corner and fender to create some space and exiting it there.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Looking at the rear bed lay out, it seems you may end up having to think quite a long way latterally

I wonder about pane lung between the outside rear corner and fender to create some space and exiting it there.

Bloody spell checker.

Paneling. Or creating an insert.

[MacQuigley]

I did wonder what you meant with that Rian, but Im one to talk. My spelling is dreadful

Found the video I mentioned, actually Id downloaded it (still cant find it again on Youtube!):



I quite fancy a fuel filler similer to this.

[MacQuigley]

While working on the dash, I have been pottering away at one of the rear wings.

Not the best picture Ive ever taken and Im not finished yet but thats it in4 coats of epoxy, 6 high build primer, 10 base coat and 2 clear. 1 more coat of clear then I'll flat it back and get the dust out. Then a real clean of the garage and 3 more coats of clear. Im no painter so this is my practice piece!



(colour looks crap in the light of the garage)

Oh and while pottering about I took a look at the replacement 12 bolt I bought.

Spot the obvious obmission:

Replacement -



As came with hthe truck (also a 12 molt) -

[MacQuigley]

I didnt know about that. I dont supose anyone has a picture?

I know there are Watt Linkage setups available for post 62 vehicles. I was thinking I could adapt that to fit my 62. I reckon Id need to fabricate mounts and weld them to the chassis then weld or bolt the mounts for the linkage to them.

[Captainfab]

Sorry but I don't have any pics handy. You might scroll thru some of the build threads on '60-'64's and see what the factory setup looked like.

Also casey g built a nice watts link in the back half he finished a month or so ago.

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=692657

[MacQuigley]

Thats a nice set up on casey g's truck John and some lovely welding. But a bit beyond my curent skills level.

I was thinking more along the lines of this, though Id need to adapt it slightly for my wider 62 frame.

https://www.cachassisworks.com/p-265...t-rearend.aspx

[MacQuigley]

Well I didn’t get much dome this weekend. I had the first car show of the season on Sunday and it took me most of Saturday to prep the Land Rover (always takes longer that first time each year).

Anyway a little progress was made on Saturday and I got another coat of clear on the rear fender.



Again the lighting in the garage doesn’t do the colour justice. It’s a good but darker than it looks in the picture. Anyway I need to flat it back then polish it up to remove the dust fragments but Im happy with the finish. Not being a painter I think with care and time I will get the finish I want on the truck.

So yesterday I made a start on the drivers side rockers. Now that I had the parts I needed (thanks again Ian) I took the plunge and started cutting.

This is what I started with



And this is where I ended up



The rear door pillar bottom could have been saved. It was cracked and I could have welded it up to be honest, it was thin and I had the part so it got cut off and will be replaced.




Its still to be trimmed to the exact size yet.

As for the front door pillar lower, what more need I say



So its got cut off and unfortunately showed that the front cab support was worse than I thought



So it will get repaired. It was filled, almost its entire length with a mixture of rust and sand or mud. No wonder it was rotting!

Fortunately I do have a replacement cab support but it was intended for the passenger side, so and order is already away for another (plus rear supports – just in case. At $17 each Id rather have them here)

Sadly I wont get anything much down now until Saturday morning, as Im heading away shortly and wont be back until Thursday (business, not pleasure). But Ive a long weekend coming up the following weekend so I’ll make up for lost time (may even have my suspension upgrades by then, IF I can make up my mind what I want!).

[Grizz1963]

Mate !!!!
That is absolutely gutting.

But at least you have the skills and balls to take it on and finish it.

Fender looks great.

[MacQuigley]

It is what it is Rian. It is worse than I was expecting but not as bad as it could have been. Ive repaired worse before but it does mean more time before I get it on the road.

Om the positive fromt my dad's new ali short block 509 arrived today. OK so he isnt planning on replacing the 454 in his Cobra until after the summer and Id do the same myself but at least all the engine parts I will be needing are now here in Scotland.

Looking forward to drooling all over the 509 when I get back later in the week.

[Captainfab]

I agree the fender looks quite nice

[MacQuigley]

Progress is slow on the truck or has been the last couple of weeks but hopefully things will move on a bit now.

I eventually finished that rear fender on Saturday. Again the photo doesn’t do it justice but Im happy that I can do this myself now (though its going to take ages):



I was having my dad and aunt over for a BBQ on Saturday so I went over to collect him and help move this:



That’s his nice brand new crate short aluminium 509 block!

This is what he is going to be replacing



And that, less its ali heads and a few other components, is destined for the C10 

So up on Sunday (late and with a somewhat fuzzy head!) I made some more progress with the cab and the drivers side rocker etc





That cab mount is only tacked in place. Im going to take it back off tonight as Im not happy with it. I took my measurements off the old one using the holes at datum points but the holes on the patch are not in the same place. Not even sure they are close. So the hole through the floor to mount it onto the frame is not quite right. Options are to take it off and move it which will mean the holes at the front will be way out. Or open up the hole a little towards the rear. Im wondering of the second option wouldn’t be best as it will give me a bit if the best of both worlds.

Hope all the patch panels are not as poor as this (though I was expecting as much as very few aftermarket panels Ive ever used are perfect or even close!).

[MacQuigley]

Oh and I came back in earlier today to find these delivered from Captainfab



Thanks John!

[Captainfab]

Wow, that took a while. I would have thought you would have had those a week or so ago. But I am glad that you at least got them.

[MacQuigley]

I think it would have been near middle of last week if Id not been away when the tax invoice arrived. I had to pay that first before they would deliver. By the time I got back on Thursday night and paid it, there was no time to arrange delivery on Friday so if came out to me yesterday.

Anyway its here now, so Ive some more work I can be getting on with. Thanks again John.

[MacQuigley]

I was having a bit of trouble getting the new floor section in but after a bit of persuasion last night its finally just about there.



Basically Id been just a bit cautious cutting out the old metal and had left a little too much in the footwell. Also I had to cut the returns off at each end of the patch panel.

There is still a bit if fettling to be done. None of the wholes line up yet but at least the contours of the floor patch panel match the original floor.





Off from tonight until Tuesday so I should have this finished over the weekend as long as I don’t pick up any problems.

[ibrown50]

Mine looked pretty much the same, the form was very good and the holes were no where near, I "stretched" mine with a carbide burr. The panel was slightly short at the rear too but workable. I still haven't sorted the holes for the lower front wing (sorry fender) bracket. Have fun this weekend, I'll look out for your updates

[MacQuigley]

Thats pretty much what I have planned for tomorrow morning Ian, out with the burr and start "stretching". It is pretty much the same with patch panels the world over.

[MacQuigley]

No other way to describe this but Im a bit pissed off this afternoon!

Before I decided on the truck I had been considering a Camaro. Always wanted one and regretted passing up on one nearly 30 years ago when I could have bought it for £2000 (a lot to me then).

My mate's brothers brother in law has one but my mate wouldnt talk to him as he had always said he wouldnt sell it.

Due to unfortunate circumstances my mate happened to be talking to his brothers brother in law only to find out he sold it at Christmas just passed! Wait for it -

He sold it for £500.00, about $750.00! And no there is no zero's missing from that!

The nugget paid £5K for it a good while ago and about the same in parts including a complete brand new interior!

Worse, he told my mate that had he known I was looking for one I could have had it for NOTHING!

The buyer, put oil in the motor and air in the tyres, fired it up and drove it onto the back of a trailer!

OK I already have one and a bit projects on the go and other things to do but for nothing or even £500 Id have stored it somewhere until I was ready.

To put that price in context the cheapest same year I can find over here is £30,000.00. Most are well up on that figure!

Oh and it was a 68!

Oh well. Maybe next time!

[mjh1965]

I have sent you a PM yesterday and resent it today . I once got asked if I wanted an old mk1 cortina by one of my dads friends at the time I was to busy doing my first house and declined . I later found out it was a MK 1 lotus cortina and I could have had it for next to nothing being that it was a friend of my dads . Some you win some you loose . Still hurts though .