03-20-2012, 12:29 AM | #151 |
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The way I look at it is; the repos may be beautiful, clean, and rust free, but I much rather have as much old steel as possible. It just sets better for me; Steel that was formed back in the 60's on a 60's truck. Mechanically I want the modern, but the body needs to be old steel - that's just me.
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03-20-2012, 11:22 AM | #152 |
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i just read your thread and you have done alot of cool mods! i wish i would have seen the gas filler mod you did before i made mine! i'll have to reach over in the bed to just the inside-side panel to fill mine! i thought of buying new outer fender but i'm glad i just bought the patches and fixed mine with the poor fitment some people have with them!! have you thought of an exterior color yet? anyways good luck with the rest of the build!!
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And yes...,these aftermarket fenders are a nightmare,I don't know why they can't make a better product..,after all they have been making them long enough to know better. Exterior colour is narrowed down to either white or a real cool green,still up in the air with that. Thanks for the good wishes !Ill be posting here tom. as I'm done with the box now and want to get pics up of that,it turned out pretty cool. Cheers, Ed.
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Ed!
Glad to see you made a build thread! Guess I'll have to follow suit one of these days. How's the engine working out for you?? I've had the pleasure of seeing this truck in person and it is a thing of beauty! The pictures only do it half justice. |
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Ed.
Beautiful work. We're ready for an update....(as we are every day...)
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Thanks for the good words Russ,I appreciate all the help the day I bought the motor from you. Haven't done anything with it yet as the box was a big expense.Next will be more interior work ! Cheers, Ed.
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Cheers, Ed.
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Hey Ed you still waiting out at the end of the drive LOL.. Hope you had on a coat as I am sure it got cold.. I am on my way he he
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Finally,the box is finished.With a new Mar-K tailgate,rear crossill,and front box panel,the box looks incredible !
Tyler finished up yesterday,but we decided to let the final spray filler dry overnight and harden properly. Stay tuned,more pics and details on the way! Cheers, Ed.
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Today is box day ! Cant wait to make a coffee and open the blinds and...........................? What ?...,If you all can believe it,snow was coming down,second day of spring my a$$ !,@#!**!,
Of course the day I go to pick it up the roads look now like a winter pass somewhere in the Alps. Anyway the sun came out,so all the crap melted and dried by the time Steve and I went to pick up the box.Was around noon,Its gonna be a great day,you gotta appreciate good luck like that ! We had the box tack welded onto the cart for safe transport,I was taking no chances !I couldn't imagine watching it come loose,bounce over the guard rails,then sinking to the bottom of Okanagan lake.I cringed just thinking about it !
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Stay tuned for more updates !
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03-23-2012, 01:36 AM | #162 |
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That is an interesting mod I hadn't thought of.
Filling the seam on the side of the bedsides where the tail light piece is spot welded on.
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HA HA ED great minds think alike I filled the seams as well .. made my own stake hole fillers out of a donor hood, one thing I did as well was take one inch flat stock and drill holes through it and weld it to the bottom of the box sides. They tend to flap around a bit even with the support rods in place.. I am NOT TELLING YOU TO MAKE ANY UPGRADES!!!! only what I did.. PS drop all tools and step away from the back of the cab!!
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03-23-2012, 11:37 AM | #164 |
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Is that the big yellow building out on the westside? on daimler I think? I drove by it the other day and was wondering what it was.
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1-the gauge of the metal is much thinner. 2-the parts, none of them fit correctly 3-on top of not fitting right, the lines are way... and I mean way off. more on some than others. I have a pile of stuff I bought and won't use and now I save original stuff just for patch pieces and material.
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Today I played with box,cab and front end alignment.Looks to be pretty close,but Im a picky s.o.b. so Im sure it wil be moved around again 2 or 3 times.
I took some close up's to show some of the mod's' in detail.1st is the new fuel fill.The fuel cap sits a little high,so hopefully when paint is on the height will change.If not,I'll machine the cap down a few thou. 2nd is the front stake pockets.They were removed entirely.capped then smoothed on top.To compensate for the loss in structure strength,the top of the box was extended to the front bed panel and welded there. You will notice that there are no fasteners at the box front.I decided to weld the front bed panel in place as this looks cleaner and achieves the look I want,they don't need to be there anyway.
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can you say anal retentive lmao
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Very nice. looking very slick. I like the custom touches you did to the bed. I cant wait to get mine to that stage. Keep up the good work!!
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Sure....,anal...,retentive ! How'd I do Steve ?
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Cheers, Ed.
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Cheers, Ed.
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Very nice as usual.
So just how does the fuel filler open for filling if it is flush?
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Your going to have a truck that you will be very proud to show. Nice work.
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Thanks Al,I appreciate the good words and all the help.
Talk soon. Cheers, Ed
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