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09-25-2018, 08:20 PM
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1979 Chevrolet C70 Conversion to OEM Air Conditioning
Jon Wickham & Associates is making good progress on getting the bed installed.
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09-26-2018, 10:42 AM
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Re: 1979 Chevrolet C70 Conversion to OEM Air Conditioning
Excellent! How long is that deck?
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09-26-2018, 12:20 PM
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It is a 21 foot bed. In the pictures it is moved back about 3 or 4 feet from the cab. It will roll forward to within 4 inches of the cab.
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09-29-2018, 06:25 AM
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More pictures of progress by Jon Wickham and Associates installing the rollback wrecker bed. The first pictures shows them installing the wiring (had to add additional wires in the traveling loom for work lights. The second picture shows the bed rolled all the way forward for the first time.
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10-03-2018, 11:36 AM
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Another picture of the progress:
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10-03-2018, 12:31 PM
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That sir is a cool truck! You should get many a thumb's up with this rig!
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10-03-2018, 12:37 PM
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Thanks!
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10-09-2018, 11:13 PM
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Here is a picture of the donor truck the rollback bed was harvested from. Picture by Jon Wickham & Associates.
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11-03-2018, 12:59 PM
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More progress by Jon Wickham & Associates on finishing up the bed installation. The Jerr-Dan had damage on the loading end structure. In these pictures they have straightened up and welded the cracks in the bed support ribs. I believe the next step is to replace tail skid (not sure what you call it). Stay tuned it is getting close.
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11-06-2018, 11:05 AM
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Ok, for all you folks that have been asking for a video of the 4-53T screaming down the road, here it is. I was in Dallas yesterday and needed to pickup a tow bar from a supplier. The bed installation is not done, however it was far enough along I could use it to fetch the parts. This video (brief) was taken on our drive back to Jon Wickham & Associates. I don't have very good internet so I made the video very short.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUs4F0madQQ Last edited by Airdirect; 11-06-2018 at 11:39 AM. |
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11-06-2018, 12:01 PM
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Sounds real good, but I never knew Dallas had that much traffic!!
(Most of our Hi-ways around here are 2-Lanes).
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11-06-2018, 09:46 PM
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That video is the last straw.
I f&@*ing love your truck. Jealous as all heck. 
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11-09-2018, 12:44 AM
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I was in California a couple of years ago and a salvage yard North of Modesto had one of these for sale. It was red with tilt hood. They were asking 5k for it and claimed it had a fresh motor. As I recall it was a 5 sp tran and 2 sp rear. It was a cab and chassis only and was parked behind their building. It was a self service U-Pull type junk yard, they also did vehicle maintenance and repair. I would have bought it but it was too far away for me. |
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11-13-2018, 02:12 PM
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The truck looks and sounds great! Keep them RPM's up though, those 53's were made to scream and will run better and longer that way.
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11-15-2018, 12:15 PM
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Jon Wickham & Associates got more work done on the rollback bed installation. The rear underside of the bed had some damage which they agreed to repair.
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11-15-2018, 12:32 PM
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Incredible work they are doing restoring it to original condition. I doubt Jerr-Dan welds would have looked that nice!
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11-16-2018, 03:02 AM
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Eugene is preparing the toolboxes for installation. We have a 48" going on the driver side and a 72" on the passenger side.
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11-17-2018, 01:09 AM
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More progress, the bed lock has been installed.
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11-19-2018, 09:57 PM
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Jon Wickham & Associates replaced the roller fairlead or "roller guide" on the winch. The old one was bent and damaged.
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11-27-2018, 12:07 AM
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Still making progress, this is a picture of the new chain basket floor. Bed installation should be finished this week.
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11-27-2018, 11:58 PM
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Finishing up the chain box floors. Bed installation is almost finished. Hope to pick it up tomorrow afternoon!
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11-28-2018, 10:32 PM
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Picked up my rollback C70 from Jon Wickham and Associates, their attention to detail is amazing. I am very pleased with their work, all of it exceeded my expectations. It is obvious Jon and his crew know wreckers. They spent a lot of time educating my sons and myself about proper use of a rollback bed, what to do and what not to do. Very very helpful information.
Pictured below is some of the crew: Left to Right Eugene, Tracy, and Jon. |
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11-28-2018, 10:37 PM
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The trip home was uneventful except we got tied up in traffic due to a couple of wrecks. I thought for a minute that Noah (my son) was going to put the truck to use hauling off wrecked vehicles. The truck is well lighted from behind.
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11-29-2018, 10:24 AM
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Truck looks great.
Should provide many, many years of great service.
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11-29-2018, 01:11 PM
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Thanks Bill. I will post some better pictures when I have a chance. The toolboxes are real nice, a great addition to the truck.
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