Project Vitamin C-10

[jgh64pkup]

3 more pages!!!!
your almost to 100 Alan

[shortbed70]

Looking good ALAN cant wait to see the finished product.

[bubba327]

Hi Alan, Again Nice work.
Reading your thread again starting at post 2370, during the mock-up of the fuel filler door, What year and model donated the green fuel door? Was that a random choice or is a perfect fit of the body lines Also what O.D. is the filler pipe off the tank? I bought a RCI 17 gallon cell from summit and will be modifying the fill pipe to turn out as I would like to have a outside fill door. Your metal skills are outstanding , I will have to recruit a body man relative . Thanks-- bubba

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by logan91k

Wow, great work!

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

3 more pages!!!!
your almost to 100 Alan

Who would have thought that? Had no idea that I would even get one page when I signed onto the forum.

Originally Posted by shortbed70

Looking good ALAN cant wait to see the finished product.

Step by step.

Originally Posted by bubba327

Hi Alan, Again Nice work.
Reading your thread again starting at post 2370, during the mock-up of the fuel filler door, What year and model donated the green fuel door? Was that a random choice or is a perfect fit of the body lines Also what O.D. is the filler pipe off the tank? I bought a RCI 17 gallon cell from summit and will be modifying the fill pipe to turn out as I would like to have a outside fill door. Your metal skills are outstanding , I will have to recruit a body man relative . Thanks-- bubba

Thanks Bubba, it was a random choice of square doors. The round ones didn't jive with the body lines IMO. I believe it came from a 99 ford ranger, but not 100% sure. The OD of the filler pipe on the tank is 1.5", but I will need to remeasure unless Shannon chimes in. I know he remembers. I'm concerned that the fill pipe from the door is a little small. I forsee splash back when filling. Maybe not, the fill pipe will be vented so maybe everything will work out.

No progress tonight working on the 55.

[sdailey]

Originally Posted by bubba327

Hi Alan, Again Nice work.
Reading your thread again starting at post 2370, during the mock-up of the fuel filler door, What year and model donated the green fuel door? Was that a random choice or is a perfect fit of the body lines Also what O.D. is the filler pipe off the tank? I bought a RCI 17 gallon cell from summit and will be modifying the fill pipe to turn out as I would like to have a outside fill door. Your metal skills are outstanding , I will have to recruit a body man relative . Thanks-- bubba

The tube is 1-1/2" OD.

[bubba327]

Thanks Alan and Shannon, Carry on

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by sdailey

The tube is 1-1/2" OD.

Thanks, Man!!

Originally Posted by bubba327

Thanks Alan and Shannon, Carry on

Will do.

Shannon and I got the rear brakes done last night. Had to redo the Rt side again, because I failed to read the instructions that reminded me the right hand thread went on the left and the left hand thread self adjuster went on the right drum. I had two new ones, but they were both right hand thread, that's why it didn't even cross my mind.

[structures]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Shannon and I got the rear brakes done last night. Had to redo the Rt side again, because I failed to read the instructions that reminded me the right hand thread went on the left and the left hand thread self adjuster went on the right drum. I had two new ones, but they were both right hand thread, that's why it didn't even cross my mind.

Man I'll have to check mine again! I don't recall them being different. Thanks!

[bubba327]

Alan, I love digital cameras and take lots of pictures before I tear stuff like brakes apart then I can look to see how they go back together if they will be apart for some time. Then I read the manual .
I found on my truck's rear brakes the shoes were installed wrong by P.O. and the shorter shoe was in the rear position on the passenger side.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by structures

Man I'll have to check mine again! I don't recall them being different. Thanks!

Did you check yet?

Originally Posted by bubba327

Alan, I love digital cameras and take lots of pictures before I tear stuff like brakes apart then I can look to see how they go back together if they will be apart for some time. Then I read the manual .
I found on my truck's rear brakes the shoes were installed wrong by P.O. and the shorter shoe was in the rear position on the passenger side.

I wish that I had taken a lot of pics during tear down, but I didn't. Now I take too many. haha When I put the brakes on the 55 someone on the forum pointed out to me that had the shoes on backwards. I love all the great help we get on this forum. It had been a while since had had dones brakes. I used to do them a lot for people in the service at the hobby shop on base. It's been 20 years since I had done brakes.

Call it beginners luck or what ever, but I got the fan shroud made today. I couldn't have ask for anything better. As we all know I have limited experience with custom fabrication. To me this was complex due to exact measurements. I don't know if I would have the same luck if I made another. Here are the steps I took.

The sheet of aluminum



What I had in mind.



The layout





The piece cut out and corners notched.



The first set of bends



I used these vice grips to tweak a couple corners that didn't bend to a true 90*



Ran out of time today. This is where it is at now. Still need to make the top and bottom caps and cut the hole for the fan then test fit. Hope it clears the engine.

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

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Call it beginners luck or what ever, but I got the fan shroud made today. I couldn't have ask for anything better. As we all know I have limited experience with custom fabrication. To me this was complex due to exact measurements. I don't know if I would have the same luck if I made another.

Your far from being a beginner Allan. Your doing an awesone job.

[sdailey]

Looking good Alan.

[structures]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Did you check yet?

Yeah I checked this morning. Surprisingly they were different and even more shocking I did have them in correctly. Which normally if something can be reversed I usually get them reversed. So I had the reverse threads (LH thread) on the Right brake and the conventional (RH thread) on the Left brake.

Back a couple of months ago when I put the brakes together I may have been paying attention but when I read your post it caught my attention b/c I just didn't remember them being threaded differently. Never hurts to double check.

Oh by the way your build thread is awesome and helpful. I've back read up to page 40 or so... like the videos.

[Strodder]

Came out nice Allan.

[198plus]

Very nice work Alan !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joe231]

Nice work Alan!
Glad to see you are still chipping away at it

[4dranch]

Dang that looks good Alan.....super work.

[65Custom]

Keep practicing I got to get up there for that dash extension and by the way that fan shroud looks awesome.

[ruffrida2005]

Looks really good Alan. go ahead and bend me on up too, just to see if you can do it again. I bet you cant. Haha.

[Old School Kid]

Very Nice!

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by joe231

Nice work Alan!
Glad to see you are still chipping away at it

Step-by-Step

Originally Posted by Strodder

Your far from being a beginner Allan. Your doing an awesone job. metal:

I might be an experienced bodyman, butI'm fairly new to stuff like making the shroud.

Originally Posted by sdailey

Looking good Alan.metal:

Thanks neighbor

Originally Posted by 4dranch

Dang that looks good Alan.....super work.

Appreciate that!

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Looks really good Alan. go ahead and bend me on up too, just to see if you can do it again. I bet you cant. Haha.

I might try another in time just to see.

Originally Posted by 65Custom

Keep practicing I got to get up there for that dash extension and by the way that fan shroud looks awesome.

Thanks Kevin.

Originally Posted by Old School Kid

Very Nice!

Thanks Taylor

Shannon came over and helped me get a little more done. Worked on getting the bottom cap fabbed up and fan mounted.

Here's the deminsions of the bottom cap



Done and installed



I lined up the fan assy and traced the outside of it then used this big compass to scribe a line 3/4" to the inside.





Cut opening for the fan and drilled the mount holes.





This is far as we got last night. Discovered that the upper radiator hold downs interfer with the front shields that bolt between the radiator support and the headlight mount panel.

[my67chevytruck]

nice work Alan....

[64Fugly]

Excellent work as usual Alan.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by structures

Yeah I checked this morning. Surprisingly they were different and even more shocking I did have them in correctly. Which normally if something can be reversed I usually get them reversed. So I had the reverse threads (LH thread) on the Right brake and the conventional (RH thread) on the Left brake.

Back a couple of months ago when I put the brakes together I may have been paying attention but when I read your post it caught my attention b/c I just didn't remember them being threaded differently. Never hurts to double check.

Oh by the way your build thread is awesome and helpful. I've back read up to page 40 or so... like the videos.

Now you have some piece of mind. Thanks for the comments.

Originally Posted by Strodder

Came out nice Allan. metal:

Originally Posted by 198plus

Very nice work Alan !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

nice work Alan....

Originally Posted by 64Fugly

Excellent work as usual Alan.

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

I riveted the lower supports in place.



Secured the wire



Top cap bent and installed.



The upper clamps are off center because I'm trying to decide which way to install them. I like the one on the right because it mounts more to the end of the radiator, but will have to modify the shield. The one on the left will be easy to do, but it seams like it is too close to the middle. I'm leaning to the one on the Left.



Any suggestions for the lower radiator hose? The cooler lines are out of place because they aren't hooked up.



Got the filler neck welded. It looks like it is really close to the floor, but there is room to accomendate the hose and clamp.





Started laying out a pattern for the panel inside the bed arounf the filler neck.



Oops, I messed up



I've got more pics coming next

[Alan's Classic]

Redesigned the pattern, I did not provide measurements because every install might be a little different.



More better





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