49' Patina bagged in PA

[skymangs]

Hey 99. I've designed a modular set of S10 to AD cab/bed mounts. Basically you decide the ride height, then build the mounts to suit your needs. I have all the measurements etc. to mount the stands on the frame with a perfect fit every time. I have instructions, diagrams, and measurements, if you'd like to take a look at them. PM me.

[99 to Life]

3-22 Sat, I got to quite a bit of stuff today that I wanted to. First I tackled the double 90* piece, previous page last pic. It came out well I thought. Now if I had ordered a repro outter cowl piece I wouldn't have need to make this.

second order of biz was getting the engine situated. So I spend quite a while drilling through this 3/16 plate or whatever it is, and cutting it out with a cut off wheel. So just like I did on my 51' I can bolt the top two bolts in on the rubber motor mount, then get the engine in place, tack weld the metal plate down. Once the moch up engine is off, I can drill the bottom holes through the motor mount and into the frame. They get accessed through the factory slot in the frame, def annoying getting a wrench and nut inside there. I made sure the engine was zero degrees side to side, I then got it to about -1 deg for now by jacking the trans up. I also centered the trans up in the frame rails. I know I'm pretty centered in the engine bay since the crank centerline is lined up in the center of the xmember pretty good.

I spent quite a while tearing the front clip apart and started trial fitting my inner fenders. I go the pass side pretty good right now, still need some final trimming. I'm gonna be real close up front with the grille. On my 51' I had to clearance the grille a little. On this I'm gonna have to go a little more. I think I'm 3/4" farther back body wise on this build, which I don't mind cause I like the wheel alignment a tad better this build.

thought I'd toss in a moch up gas tank too. its out of a 52' chevy car. It would work well but they are like 200 bucks online, still not bad but I can squeeze a blazer tank in there, so I'm gonna go that route. I'm also going to run a 90 ohm sending unit and an aftermarket gas gauge on this build, I'll hide the gauge in my custom consol I'm doing and or in the speaker door on the dash.

can't wait to start stripping stuff down and getting it coated and get to the details, I'm so sick of looking at dirty, greasy everything. I'll hop back on cab floor once I pick up some 18g, hopefully wrap that up soon. Need a little more loot for my engine and I'll bring it up to my garage and get it fired up.
Hopefully stripping frame in April.

[99 to Life]

couple more, the front is the tiniest bit back, but it really makes the rear fender line up better. Just depends on the angles you look at it. I always thought my 51' was perfect but some angles I can see the rear fenders just a snug too forward. Some angles it does look dead on though. Plus this is when slammed, might look a bit different at ride height. Nothing worse than a nasty wheel well mishap.

[FarmerSid]

Looks good 99. I hear ya on getting sick of the dirty stuff. Almost had enough working on the new firewall and floors. It's my third attempt on the firewall but now I'm happy.

[99 to Life]

3-24 Monday, usually never ever get to work on my truck two days a week let alone on a monday, well today I got a few hours in. So I got the inner fenders trimmed to fit and some moch up fenders and grille on. Though these look cool, they aren't the actual ones I'll be using. I'm pretty happy with all the fitment so far. I should be able to fab up rad support soon, then fine tune it for my rad once I get it. I'll prolly use a trifive car rad like I'v used bf, they have a 90* tab on them vs a straight tab. I got a good game plan for it, hopefully it pans out as well as I hope.

The last pic with the hood off is actually with the fenders a tad lower than the other moch ups. I'm thinking it will be set at this, bottom of fenders are 5.25" off ground up front.

[Billys68SS]

Looking good Henry!

[99 to Life]

thanks guys, where you been billy? yeah I'm diggin the front clip even though its not the one I'm using. I'm getting close to stripping it down and coating alot of stuff. Can't wait for reassemble and to actually get my engine done. I should also be getting bumper brackets on very soon too, makes a world of diff. Hate seeing these with no bumpers but thats my taste not everyone I'm sure.

[Billys68SS]

Dude, ive been around. Mostly lurking. Haven't made any progress on mine lately. Money has been super tight and weather hasn't let me get out and do anything either. I spent a little time out there tonight but mostly just looked at it and cleaned. I've got my engine on the stand, kinda cleaned up and got a new crank for it, but don't want to put it together yet until I decide what else I'm gonna do. Just not enough hours in the day.

[99 to Life]

billy, I hear yah man. its a nice winter we are having this spring!! money has been def an issue for me too. Just doing anything I can that don't require it. But its almost impossible to make decent progress without it. I thought I'd get my frame blasted and epoxied, but I might just be doing it by hand and using some chassis saver. Its always time and money or one or the other. OH wait and weather! Building an engine from scratch feels like an eternity trying to save up for all the parts, I'm getting really close to wrapping mine up. Hope to see you back at it soon.

[99 to Life]

3-30 Today was crappy day, just didn't get alot of work time in and I started on my rad support, without my rad. I'm going to most likely use the same rad I'v used before, so it was good to take some measurements off my 51'. So this photo is basically what supports the inner/fenders up front. the rad will be tied into it some, but there is another xmember that you can't see that the rad will sit on. The PWS box just gets in the way enough to make things difficult. But I sectioned out a piece of tubing to go over the box and end to end of the frame. tacked it in. I then made two tabs with nuts on them, so you bolt the whole support together, incase you ever need to tear the front clip off, you can. I'm hoping to get the rad before I make the final mounts for it. This is just phase one.

I go got some 18g so I can start back on my floor, I'm gona have to make a tunnel in the back of cab some, I also have to notch out my xmember for my mechanical fuel pump. I have my engine a little farther back on this one. but if I get the radiator and get it in and see what clearance I have then I'll maybe move the engine up a snug.

[DieselRat]

You making some good progress on this one, I feel the same about chassis length and moving it a little more rearward on the front wheels to get the rear axle a little more centered. Mines the same as you said, looks dead on from some angles, and pushed towards the rear at other angles. Must be fun doing it a second time around and more or less prepared and know what you gotta do and learned from the first truck.

[99 to Life]

rat, thanks. yeah second time around is always easier. though this one is bagged my 51' isn't so its still some different stuff. For sure I'v referenced my 51' on quite a few things. I have another dime frame for a future swap, and some original frames to do too, so everyone should get much more efficient. my 51' took me about a year worth of weekends. this one should hopefully be a year worth of 1 day a week, so half the time and with more work involved.

[xpickup]

99 to life, the progress looks great. It is going to be in the weeds. I like it! It is nice you can check out the other one if you need.


Shannon

[DieselRat]

Whats the make on your tires on each of your trucks?

[Billys68SS]

Looking good Henry! I'll hopefully be back on mine as soon as we finish the 66 we are working on.

[99 to Life]

shannon, thanks she will def be in the weeds.

rat, I use Remington 14" bias G78 tires. I got 3 sets and a lead on another. You can usually find them used for couple hundo a set. I don't think they make these anymore.

billy, yeah hope you get on it. I get so pissed if I miss my one work day on my 49'. Its friggin snowing here on my work day and windy as ever, my girl just lost her job so money is even more tight. Just a hard year so far. Hopefully we all get some breaks this year.

[IWanna49]

Don't lose the faith, Hank. Things will work out with good times ahead.

Still lovin the shirts I got from ya. I get random (cool) comments whenever I wear the patina one,

Greg

[99 to Life]

Hey greg, cool man glad to hear. So how bout this luck. New Eastjunk welder used under 20 times quit working today, LUCKILY it was dang near end of my workday, but.... I still didn't get to finish what I was working on. I'm already borderline never buying anything from them again and now this. So we'll see what they say monday. Just so happens I need to weld up a muffler on my other daily so it can pass inspection, so..... now I can't even do that and might as well just buy a new muffler. When it rains it pours I guess.

[99 to Life]

4-5 Sat. So as I just stated my eastwood welder stopped supplying gas toward the end of my workday, lucky for it or it woulda been thrown out my door literally. Thing works good minus a few issues I have with it and their company. Hopefully get a new selenoid or whatever the part is and get it fixed. I only bought it cause I was in a jam, won't go down that road again esp if I don't have to.

So I made some progress back in on the cab floor. got the floor pans in up front. Cut out some pieces for my trans tunnel. Just couldn't finish welding it all up. Started on a patch up top towards the engine recess area, pretty complex patch their and I was doing good till my welder quit. For my trans tunnel, the one piece I'll be bolting on, so I can have access to the top of the trans if need be. I made a cab mount washer out of big and small washer, just welded them together, cut out a hole in the floor and tacked it in place.

I am on a role with bad luck this year. With the weather, money and this truck its about to get renamed project "hardtimes" LOL. could be worse

[Root2812]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

So how bout this luck. New Eastjunk welder used under 20 times quit working today

Man I know how you feel. It sucks when a tool you spend good money on disappoints you. We dropped $1500 on a plasma cutter from the Mac Tools guy that comes by my dad's shop. We bought it because it was supposed to easily cut 1/4 inch steel and we were doing frame work. What BS that thing is! It can barely, if you're really slow, cut 1/8 inch plate. I'm hoping we are using it wrong or something or maybe its just faulty and we can get a new one but what a disappointment, especially right in mid project.

[Billys68SS]

Hey Henry, who makes the welder? It kinda looks like a Century. What did it do? What size wire are you running? I have a Matco (Miller) that I run .035 in to weld my large metal and a Blue Point (Century) that I run .023 in to burn sheet metal.

[99 to Life]

hey guys, don't wanna make this out to be a talk smack thread or anything but for sure when equipment is used maybe 20 times in the past 3 months I'v had it, you'd expect no problems. Its made by eastwood in china I believe. I don't think they go through anyone that makes other welders.

The problem is the gas selenoid and or circuit board. I got a hold of the tech guy today and he wants me to tear it apart and check the ohms so they know what the problem really is. I didn't sign up for all this headache and even boxing it up to ship back will be a complete headache too if thats what it comes down to. Its a good welder minus the terrible cords and a few skimped parts that will prolly break in the long run. I run .030 through this because I'v had to weld some 3/16 type stuff and sheet so I didn't wanna keep changing the wire. I run .023 in my craftsman that I use for sheet. I did all the dash work on p.2 with that welder which I'm prolly gonna just use till I get this eastwood fixed.

[skymangs]

If you wind up going with a new welder, I absolutely LOVE my Lincoln 140. For the money, there is no better choice. I gave like $500 for it at Home Depot. I run .023 and have no problems welding anything from 18ga. all the way up to 3/16. If I want to weld 1/4", I bump to .030. Just my .02

[99 to Life]

4-13 Sat. So here is my rant on karma. My girl lost her job, so now when I think money problems at an all time low couldn't be worse, they just did. Welder craps out, new one showing up monday, so I had to use my backup. Only good news is I'll have a new welder for free and only one workday setback sorta. Lastly on my way home from a late night this evening, I hit a pothole and blew my upper balljoint. So towed home. There are a slew of other things I could write a book about, but I'll spare ya.

So today, wasn't too happy I had to use my crappy back up welder. and I needed to run some wire to my garage for it anyway since its just 110 and all my 110 power was temporarily run by extension cords. So I got a jump on that today, so soon I'll have the garage fully wired and lit.

All I got done today, which seems like nothing is finish up what I left off on last week. Got the upper trans tunnel done and sides. Just gonna keep the top bolted on for several reasons. Started on the rest of the framing so I can finish up the rest of the tunnel towards the back of the cab. I should have the floor done next weekend. Some panels I'm gonna leave unwelded so I have easier access to things like exhaust, brake, fuel and air lines being ran under cab. Getting some chassis saver soon and some seam sealer. Frame and engine I'm hoping to be done and mated by end of May. Got a slew of things after that and then hoping to be wiring August. Shake down runs by Sept/Oct.

had my 51' out the other day, gotta a bad selenoid I believe, so I just push started it, gotta love manuals. Might just toss a new starter in and use that truck for a while. Everything I own needs work wtf, I seriously can't keep up.

[FarmerSid]

Too bad about the better half losing her job. That's quite a trans tunnel. Just finishing mine but I'm going to run an automatic. It's amazing how much time it takes doing that sheet metal work with dealing with shrinkage and fitting.

The tough times you are having may be blessing. Your girl may find something much better. Good luck to both of you and if you need anything, just ask.