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08-20-2018, 11:29 AM | #1 |
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
It kills me that I had "Mor-drop" axle right near me up until just a couple of years ago. They were there for like 60 years! Then closed up just a few years ago. I use to drive right by it every time I went to the used car lot my dad managed when I was in high school.
Remember seeing PILES of dropped axles there. LOL Brian
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08-20-2018, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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ive got a sid's dropped Ibeam in my truck & find its great. I went 3" to keep the tie rod above the scrub line. rebuilt the springs & mounts & installed poly strips between the leaves. Does it ride & handle like a new truck? no way !! but its great fun to drive
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08-20-2018, 11:29 PM | #3 |
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That is the only reason I do this, sometimes I get carried away and have to remember, I am only doing this for fun. No since in adding stuff that takes away from the fun of the drive. If it’s gonna drive like a new car, I should have bought a new car!
At the same time,To each his own, some of the complete rebuilds are freakin sweet.
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08-21-2018, 03:21 AM | #4 |
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Finally got the dang grommet.
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08-21-2018, 10:36 AM | #5 | |
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08-21-2018, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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I got out there last night and pulled the old brake lines off the frame, and started my documentation of the parts I have. I am so tired of thinking I need something that I have. So I started fully documenting them.
I am starting another "five minute a day rule" it's "five dollars a week," spend five dollars a week on parts I will be needing. Of course that five dollars usually ends up to be $50 but you get the idea. Just buy SOMETHING I need, so when it gets nearer assembly time I won't have to break the bank. And right out of the gate I have already bought something I didn't need, crap! Thank goodness it was cheap and the new one is nice to have anyway, but damn it. I am also pretty rock solid that I am going to put the I beam axle back in it. I don't need something to spend a bunch of time on with the IRS, at least not as I see it right now, I believe I am going to have my axle dropped and put lowered springs and done deal. I want to DRIVE this thing! Brian
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08-21-2018, 09:48 PM | #8 |
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Picked up my truck from the painter’s (will post some more pics in my build thread)
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08-22-2018, 08:11 AM | #9 |
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That is NICE! WOW. Very nice
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08-22-2018, 08:33 AM | #10 |
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The weather finally broke today in Ohio, with a high of 80 and low humidity. I'll be in the garage all day trying to shoot three of the four base coats on some of the front end big panels. (The masking in the picture covers the side that is already painted.)
I also wanted to say that my build thread is active again, with hopes of getting everything painted this year. The link is in my signature. Apologies for the pictures that disappeared. They are still in Snapfish, but Snapfish broke the links.
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08-22-2018, 12:44 AM | #11 |
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WHOOO HOOOO MARK! WHOOO HOOOO! Damn it looks good!
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08-22-2018, 12:44 AM | #12 |
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I got out there and repurposed my cement mixer making a wheel thingie on my frame. I will add a front wheel and I will be able to move it myself.
But nothing can top the cool 58 Corvette steering wheel I got today in the mail for the truck, oh yeah baby! Brian
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08-22-2018, 10:25 PM | #13 |
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After much troubleshooting and finding all my old sensors out of spec.(I knew better than to use them) I went to the auto house and got all new sensors.
Smoothed out the engine. Time to move on to the next task.
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I got the front dolly thingie made for the frame. I mistakenly made them too high, but we will see, it's not the end of the world.
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08-23-2018, 03:01 AM | #15 |
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Lookin' AWESOME, Black_Sheep! Your truck has a pretty nice house there!
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A little inspiration for you, Brian:
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08-23-2018, 03:56 PM | #17 |
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Droooool
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Slathered on a little basecoat today. I was going to wait until everything was in 3 coats of BC, then scuff it all and shoot a final coat and then the clear, but this covered so well and looks so good -- without a bug or anything else -- that I'm thinking about shooting clear tomorrow on this set of parts, gambling with the paint match down the road when I do the rest. The worst that can happen is that I waste a little clear.
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Got the cab rolled back down! Now to get in gear to get it into paint in 2 weeks!
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High tech cab cart you have there ;-)
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Daaaamn that is a beautiful hood!
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Looking good Bob!
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More parts going on, these universal polyurethane pads are replacing the plain rubber ones between the bed x-members and the frame...
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