Kabwe's aka Bam's build

[lowdownstar]

every little bit counts!!! looking good my friend


Ray

[duallyjams]

Bumper what bumper thought you where making a towel bar

[VDOG]

Mr Bam:
Here is the link to the meet. You and the other Tri-5 guys are invited along with other year trucks.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=600239

[Kim57]

Very nice job on the bath room and bumper.
Kim

[Rods57]

Hey nice work on the shower, and the bumper. now you have a nice place to clean up in after working on your truck....

[brownti]

How is your truck project coming along? Do you have more pictures?I am working on a 1955 big back glass.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

Bumper what bumper thought you where making a towel bar

Yeah it would have made a great towel bar. I have to ask my wife to if she would like that.

Originally Posted by VDOG

Mr Bam:
Here is the link to the meet. You and the other Tri-5 guys are invited along with other year trucks.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=600239

Cool, thanks

Originally Posted by Kim57

Very nice job on the bath room and bumper.
Kim

Originally Posted by Rods57

Hey nice work on the shower, and the bumper. now you have a nice place to clean up in after working on your truck....

Thanks Kim and Rods57, I appreciate that.

Originally Posted by brownti

How is your truck project coming along? Do you have more pictures?I am working on a 1955 big back glass.

Very little has been done to the truck. I have a long honey do list.

[VDOG]

Wifey got you busy again, trust me we all understand. I still got a kitchen to finish. Now the way you did the bumper was different than how I have seen it done. Your way seemed to be easier than what I've seen.

Thanks for the DIY.

[hopped up]

Originally Posted by VDOG

Wifey got you busy again, trust me we all understand. I still got a kitchen to finish. Now the way you did the bumper was different than how I have seen it done. Your way seemed to be easier than what I've seen.

Thanks for the DIY.

i dont understand at all vdog. no wife for me

[docrock]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Well I still working on the bathroom but its getting there. I gutted the complete shower and hug up all new backerboard and tile. The original shower had tile with a 1/12 thick cement bed on all 4 walls, floor, and curb, the bathroom floor was the same. That was the hard work. Well some have been asking me about it so heres some pics. I still have a lot of work to do.







Anyway I had a little time recently some I decided I would smooth my front bumper. Its an aftermarket bumper from LMC Trucks. There are many ways to do this but this is just the route I took.
First I started off by grinding the head off the bolts.


Then I made some plates and tap them to weld on the inside of the bumper. Why? Because I wanted to spread the load when I torqued down the nut once installed. I have seen dimples on smooth bumpers when the bolts are. I think spreading the load will stop this.


I then install the bolts and screwed the plates down tight for welding.


Then I flip the bumper over and grinded the head as low as I could before touching the surrounding metal. I then used a hand file to shape the bolt with the contour of the bumper.


I then welded the bolt and used a hand file to smooth the weld.





Also doing it this way I also need to make a minor modification to the bumper bracket I will post pics when I get a chance.

The project is looking great. Thanks for yourbreakdown on you body prep too. Good reminder. I get in a hurry sometimes. Put lots of sealer on that shower

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by docrock

Put lots of sealer on that shower

I did buddy I don't want to touch this thing after I'm done.lol

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by hopped up

i dont understand at all vdog. no wife for me

LOL!
Of course you do. LOL

[MP&C]

BAM, nice looking tile work!

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by MP&C

BAM, nice looking tile work!

You are here also.lol Man you get around.

Thanks buddy, I can't wait to finish this bathroom so that I can get some work done on the truck. I think I earned a lot of points with the wife since you uses the shower now. She is singing and dancing, but if I don't finish the rest of the bathroom soon that singing and dancing will turn to screaming and cursing.lol

[57picupnewbie]

BAM, do you happen to have any pictures of when you welded the seams around your doors? I am at that point and I would like to see the process of someone that has already done it. Thanks.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by 57picupnewbie

BAM, do you happen to have any pictures of when you welded the seams around your doors? I am at that point and I would like to see the process of someone that has already done it. Thanks.

I did not weld up the seams around the door. I did weld all the interior seams inside the cab.

[57picupnewbie]

Okay Thanks. The Shot of your doors look so smooth it appeared that they had been welded. Are they just smoothed out with Duraglass?

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by 57picupnewbie

Okay Thanks. The Shot of your doors look so smooth it appeared that they had been welded. Are they just smoothed out with Duraglass?

No duraglass, I only use it over welds. I think its the pics the seam is there in the door opening. I thought about welding them up but then I thought the door is closed anyway.lol All the seams that you can see with the door closed are welded up and are smooth.



You may have talked me into welding them up also.lol

[bajabob]

Holy Moly Bam, I just got caught up !!!! Where's the shower rebuild thread ???

you weld, you paint, you leap tall buildings in a single bound... and you do *****in tile too !!!!! is there anything you don't do ????

Thank you for sharing your talents with us mere mortals...
bb

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

I did not weld up the seams around the door. I did weld all the interior seams inside the cab.

every time i drive my truk i see those crappy seams above the door and wonder why i didn't do the same.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by bajabob

Holy Moly Bam, I just got caught up !!!! Where's the shower rebuild thread ???

you weld, you paint, you leap tall buildings in a single bound... and you do *****in tile too !!!!! is there anything you don't do ????

Thank you for sharing your talents with us mere mortals...
bb

How are you been buddy? Long time no forum post my friend.

LOL. Jack of all trades and master of none I guess. I do and learned all this stuff because I'm poor man. I can't afford to pay people to do things I can do myself. I did not want to do the bathroom I remodel our kitchen about 4 years ago. I got some estimates from other people for the bathroom and I said thats crazy I can do it myself. I spent about 1/4 of what it would have cost. My wife knew this and set me up.lol She knew once I heard the price I would do it myself which she wanted in the first place. If you are interested in seeing the bathroom project the pics are on my flickr page. I gutted everything it was a frame off build.lol http://www.flickr.com/photos/bam55/s...7636942980914/

I'm almost finished I just have paint, installing new hardware on the cabinets, and light fixtures. Once that is done back on the truck with a seriousness.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

every time i drive my truk i see those crappy seams above the door and wonder why i didn't do the same.

Man you are having fun driving your truck and going on power tours. I wish I was in your shoes. Ogre you know no matter how well we build them we always will find something we wish we would have done.

[fabguy]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

every time i drive my truk i see those crappy seams above the door and wonder why i didn't do the same.

Me too buddy, me too

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Man you are having fun driving your truck and going on power tours. I wish I was in your shoes. Ogre you know no matter how well we build them we always will find something we wish we would have done.

i got to a point in my build where i screamed ''enough'', enough shaved seams, enough block sanding, enough custom widgets...
but then i see that dent in the dash when the light is right or that clear sag in the hood when driving into the sun light

winter project; tear out console and rebuild format it. why? because i can

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

I'm almost finished I just have paint, installing new hardware on the cabinets, and light fixtures. Once that is done back on the truck with a seriousness.

Please!!! The cab looks great, but we all know once you get back to the truck your going to find another change, which is going to lead to another change. Dont you know you have a line of us waiting to pay you good money for your advice and talents once you finish. I think im number 27. LOL

Giving you crap as always.