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Old 09-26-2012, 08:40 AM   #1
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Re: My Unexpected '66 SWB-Fleet-Restomod Project!

nice work... wheel-wells matched up real well
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Old 09-26-2012, 09:20 AM   #2
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Guess going with skinny rear wheels is out? lol Great job.
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Old 09-26-2012, 05:58 PM   #3
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nice, when do you want me to send you mine?
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Old 09-27-2012, 11:48 AM   #4
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nice, when do you want me to send you mine?
Be Careful, I may take you up on that!
If yours turn out better due to my experience, and most likely they will, I will then send mine to you, and keep yours!
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Old 09-27-2012, 12:16 PM   #5
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Nice job...very cool thread
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Old 09-27-2012, 06:59 PM   #6
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Yeah, I made the brackets myself with the plasma cutter & A bunch of measuring...I can't say that the brackets will work perfectly for sure, as I won't put the entire door back together until after paint, i.e. hang the glass, install the weatherstrips, etc. But everything seems to line up perfectly as far as I as my measurements calculate. Probably won't know for sure until spring.
But even if I need to make some adjustments, there are a few spacers between the door & the bracket, that I can change the thickness of to get the proper alignment if needed.
The only thing that I am not sure of, is if they will vibrate & cause a rattle in the door.
I may add a rubber bumper to one area to rule this possibility out.
I'm Pretty positive that it will work just fine though!...Again, I won't know positively until painted & assembled.
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Old 09-29-2012, 07:12 PM   #7
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how much did you widen your tubs?? i got another set of tubs, so when i get ready to widen mine they will be 3.75"-4" wider! yours look really good
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Old 09-29-2012, 11:02 PM   #8
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how much did you widen your tubs?? i got another set of tubs, so when i get ready to widen mine they will be 3.75"-4" wider! yours look really good
Hey Chad!
Thanks for the comment.
I made my tubs 2-1/2" wider.
I looked a a guys C-10 a few weeks back that had 20 x 10 wheels on it, and all he did was cut the fender lip.
I don't want to do that, but I can't see any reason to go any wider, unless you are gonna Pro-street it...My opinion.
If you think those pics looked good, look at the ones that I will soon post-up of the tubs in primer!
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Old 09-30-2012, 12:14 AM   #9
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Since I hurdled through the learning-curve in the first wheel tub, the second turned-out significantly better!
They both are to my liking, but I had a better fitting/welding sequence figured out for the second one, so virtually no warpage.
On the first, I hammered & dollied it to make it look nice, but the second was good-to-go!
I was so geeked with the results! It was so much easier to finish the second, as compared to the first one.
Here are some pics...Really happy with the end results of both!
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Old 09-30-2012, 07:54 AM   #10
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just a heads up, incase you dont know the 67-72 wheel wells dont fit are trucks bed sides without some trimming to the inside of the bed were they bolt up at!! i had to trim mine and it comes reall close to cutting the support brace thats in there! because of the lip on the wheel well, so i just notched that lip around the area were the brace was!! the 70' steel floor on mine has the ridges in it and i just went to the next ridge to make it look kind of factory looking

the tubs look alot better in primer and yes you did do a better job on the second one!! the one thing i hate when i get to work on my truck i want it to look good, but i only work on it on the weekends so i rush myself at what i'm doing! i really dont want to do that to the body work, that and two days i have off i'm there from sun up til the sun goes down, the wife really loves it when i'm gone that long, lol!!
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Old 09-30-2012, 04:12 PM   #11
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just a heads up, incase you dont know the 67-72 wheel wells dont fit are trucks bed sides without some trimming to the inside of the bed were they bolt up at!! i had to trim mine and it comes reall close to cutting the support brace thats in there! because of the lip on the wheel well, so i just notched that lip around the area were the brace was!! the 70' steel floor on mine has the ridges in it and i just went to the next ridge to make it look kind of factory looking.
Thanks for the heads-up Chad.
I have already trimmed the box-sides and welded & moved a few of the mounting holes in the wheel wells to better accommodate my application.
I liked these because they are a little taller than the correct ones, thus I can get a little lower with these.
I also only get to work on the truck on mainly weekends, as it it located about 35 miles from home. I usually work on it friday night till 10:00 p.m. Saturday all day till about 10:00 p.m. & Sunday all-day till about 7-8:00 p.m. because I need to get up at 4:00 a.m. for work.
Once in awhile I can sneak a weeknight in on it too.
I have no personal life outside of this right now...Not married & college aged kids...
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Old 09-30-2012, 07:40 PM   #12
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tubs look great, mine are in the mail,
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Old 09-30-2012, 09:32 PM   #13
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tubs look great, mine are in the mail,
Ha-Ha-Ha!
Good one Flips!
seeing your post really made me laugh!!!...Seriously!
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Old 10-01-2012, 08:22 PM   #14
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I have no personal life outside of this right now...Not married & college aged kids...
my kids are going to be 3 and 4 this yr. i also have a 9yr. old girl in cali. that i hope will be coming to live with me in the next week or two finely!! thats one of my biggest reasons i havent got any real updates on my truck lately, i've been trying to get her out here for awhile now!!
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Old 09-30-2012, 10:29 PM   #15
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How about I send you a pair and you keep the best two and send me the other two back.Pretty good deal........ LOL
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:50 AM   #16
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How about I send you a pair and you keep the best two and send me the other two back.Pretty good deal........ LOL
I learned a few more things this weekend!
I learned that almost everyone wants wider rear wheel tubs, and that pretty much nobody wants to make them themselves!
LOL!
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:14 PM   #17
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I learned a few more things this weekend!
I learned that almost everyone wants wider rear wheel tubs, and that pretty much nobody wants to make them themselves!
LOL!
Sounds like a business opportunity to me...
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Old 10-01-2012, 08:17 PM   #18
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I learned a few more things this weekend!
I learned that almost everyone wants wider rear wheel tubs, and that pretty much nobody wants to make them themselves!
LOL!
i plan on doing mine in a couple weeks, if the weather will let me, lol!! its been raining for the last two weekends when i have been off work
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I learned a few more things this weekend!
I learned that almost everyone wants wider rear wheel tubs, and that pretty much nobody wants to make them themselves!
LOL!
when I do mine I'm gonna measure tubs and tires really close, hopefully I'll get the width I want without having to do what you did.
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when I do mine I'm gonna measure tubs and tires really close, hopefully I'll get the width I want without having to do what you did.
And what if the wheel-maker doesn't offer the style wheel that you want with the backspacing/offset that you need?...Custom? $$$
All that I'm saying, is that you have a lot more choices of wheels if you have a little extra room...
My opinion.
Secondly, I didn't want to have to do this after it was painted & assembled.
These were the last pieces that I need to prep for paint, and my painter isn't ready to spray it quite yet.
I want 20 x 10's on the back of this thing, and I think I have my bases covered!
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Old 10-02-2012, 06:40 PM   #21
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are you going to narrow the rearend any, or just run stock width and more backspacing, or will it work like it is with factory backspacing? i really am wanting some more meat under the rear of mine as well the 60 series look small on the rear.
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Old 09-30-2012, 10:39 PM   #22
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Nice build and looks like you're doing an awesome job. You got your build thread on your signature just fine.
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Old 10-08-2012, 10:13 PM   #23
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Thanks for the quick response Flips!
Kinda what I was thinking then, 2 gallons of base, & 2 gallons of clear.
Sorry I didn't respond sooner, I've been doin some aluminum tig-welding for a buddy in the evenings & on the weekend, who is really busy at the moment...Gotta make hay when the sun is shining!
I gotta supplement my income to pay for this paint work somehow!
I like your idea of tint-able bedliner but the finish is a little rough for me...at least where it is in plain view. I'm thinking about doing those areas with 3-M schutzs, or a gravel-guard type of material instead...I think I spelled schutz correctly!
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Reading back through your build. Man you got some sick skillz!
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Old 10-29-2012, 11:08 PM   #25
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Reading back through your build. Man you got some sick skillz!
Hey Bomp!
Look who's talkin!
I appreciate all the comments
Haven't posted anything lately as I'm trying to get some color on this thing!
Maybe later this week we will blow some parts, and you can bet that I will post pics as soon as I do!
I AM SO ANXIOUS TO SEE SOMETHING WITH PAINT ON IT!
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