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Re: My 58 Fleetside
Drove the truck to the end of the block and back today.. Still a lot of work before it is ready to go on a real trip.
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Got the driver's door on again, it took hours to get it just right and now I have to wonder if I should leave it on...... Also I am wondering waht happened to the top.. oh yeah.. And just a pict from the front of the truck.
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Working on the left fender, shot it with sealing primer, filler primer and then a guard coat. Going to sand and shot hoping in the near future.
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Assuming you have your final hinges on and the door is where you want it drill 1/8" pilot holes in the hinge to the body and hinge to the door so you can align them right up when you reassemble. I wish I had known this trick when I took my truck apart 12 years ago. I think I will be close, the original latch and hinges made some pretty good indents in the metal.
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The left fender painted. I cleared it and the instructions said that it should be in a heated paint booth to 140. Lucky for me I live in.... well anywhoo my Raytec gun shows the right temp just sitting in the sun.
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The paint is looking good.
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I will have to stop in and check this out over the weekend. It starting to look like a truck!
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Re: My 58 Fleetside
Green1959
that pict that dug244 put up of that type of sheet metal screw is called a ''clutch head '' you might be able to find them @ some of the vendors who sell the truck parts . obviously you will need a clutch head screwdriver to put them in -most old truck part vendors have them also - i believe 3-4 different sizes . good luck - truck is lookin v v nice ! |
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for the screws, get a short phillips head #12 screw
i got some ss ones from hd i have a set of old school dent hooks that work well on springs also handy tool for general shop use: windshield rubber, upholstery i've had mine for ever from the cornwell truck, but they are available from ![]() ![]() to get the hood spring on, tie a 4 foot loop of rope, hook it over the loose end and pull it have a second person push the hook into the slot with a pair of pliers (keep your fingers out of the way)
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I looked at mine and it takes a sheet metal screw like Orge said. You can also upgrade to stainless with square recessed square head drive like mechanical contractors use.
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Your making some great progress Green! looking great!!
I picked up one of those 55 to 59 chevy truck assembly manuals and it has all the info you could ever want on these trucks everything in it from dimensions to bolts and how it goes together. and there cheap on ebay! |
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H3ll yeah!.
Looks good. Kim |
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v v nice !!!!!!!!!!
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My old car and newer truck. This is the door with the primer on. And now with the green. I'm hoping to shot the charcoal tonight.
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Looking good! Might have to swing in and check it out.
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The Top painted and cleared. Glass before and after. The glass installed. Its looking more and more like a real truck
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Did you ever get the TV cable worked out? What more do you need to have it on the road?
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I didn't mess with the TV cable this weekend. Maybe next weekend. I need to put the inside of the doors together, the floor stuff (carpet and whatnot)seat put in and all the stuff out of the bed and I should be able to take it for a ride. I will need to get new back tires before I can drive it around. I also need the headliner, and I'm thinking I am going to need to get those arm rests like you got.
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Help me Orrie G you're my only hope.. I have these wiper motor pieces, first I wondering if this is a factory electric wiper motor or a after marker. From what Grumpy's told me if its a factory electric the new motor I have will not work and there is not replacement parts for the electric. Also the instructions I got are not clear on mounting and since most of this stuff was taken off already its kinda... yeah. The arms say left and right I assume that the left is driver and right is passanger. The bottom two pictures are my trying to snap a shot of the interior lights after dark I put in (my camara is not excited when I try this). They are all led and pretty bright, also have the seat in. This weekend I think that I finally got the TV cable set up for the trans. The next problem is the fan motor controller I got for the engine fan, it does not get ground to the relay, I will probably just return it. Tried to drive it down the street but it was a little low on fluid. Also is there any suggestions for throttle linkage? The one a made works but kinda sucks...
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I don't know what you have. Motor on the left does not look like mine. One on the right might be a replacement. I got mine out of a 57 GMC. It bolted in the same place as the factory vaccum motor. The brace on my truck is factory welded in. The electric motor has one wire for power, ground is thru the motor to the cab. It is cable operated, I think just a single speed. If your has more wires it is probably for multispeed. I think some later motors also have a wired ground for parking (I remember having an issue with my Chevelle motor). Below are photos of the bottom, driver end, passenger end and what I could get of the two rods. If I remember they are the same as the vacuum too. My drivers is welded, but that is because I had modified it for a previous 62 truck motor I used that had a different lever configuration. I think the lever you have with the fewest bends is for the passenger, the drivers is a little more complicated to get around the defront vent and stuff on the back of the gauge cluster. The motor park with the main lever oriented southwest to northeast. The passenger lever mount on the top (NE) end, driver on the bottom. They are held in place with two oval slotted tabs with a spring that fit over the groove in the drive rods. The spring maintains the tension to hold them in place.
For throttle linkage you might consider a mid 70s pickup, v8 and 4wd are the same. It is a cable pull that mounts on the inside of the cab on the firewall, lever is from above. I sold the two from my donor trucks to hot rod guys. Lokar and others borrowed the design and cleaned it up so it is purdy. Can't help with the other stuff, but I know the relay has to be grounded (terminal 86), with a fused hot in (terminal 30), hot out to load (terminal 87), and signal wire from a switch (terminal 85). I assume you tested the fan with straight power so you know it works, you can test the relay with a multi-meter. Might just be a bad ground or two light of wire (I would think it would need 12 ga for power, 14 for signal wire). Patrick
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truk wiper motor is the same as orrieg's
one wire in, cable operator for the slide switch on the motor. it is the same cable operator as the vacuum wipers. my motor is 2 speed, turn the knob half way for low, all the way for high. when i shaved my dash, i also lost the opening for the cable operator and knob. i used the stock chock pull cable to operate the wipers in the opening next to the light switch. pulled out is off, pushed in is on, they work and have arms, but i have never turned them on in 15,000 miles. rain-ex is your friend ![]() my wiper control cable is the only dash knob in this pic, in the off (out) position where there is a will, there is a way ![]() ![]() i have the stock cable operator knob if you need it. pm me. ![]()
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Great work! Looks like my driveway,,,,too many projects, never enough time
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Indeed. I'm hoping to start driving a couple of them soon.
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