What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Finished up what I posted a photo about in #1843.

Looking good Dan.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks so much. I just picked up a cheap deal on a front chrome bumper. Pic's upcoming.
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[Daze57]

lowdownstar

what are those seats out of ?

[lowdownstar]

They are after market seats made by Tea's really nice seat. if you would like more pic's let me know


Ray

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by mknittle

Looks good Ray. Makes me even more excited to get restarted on mine!

Thanks for the kind words my friend. i would love to see more of your work, you do some really nice stuff!!!!


Ray

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

Thanks for the kind words my friend. i would love to see more of your work, you do some really nice stuff!!!!


Ray

Thanks Ray, my dad had the shop pretty much full with his project all winter.He is one of those guys that has every flat spot buryed with parts including my frame

[NEWFISHER]

Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.

Lowdownstar...seats are killer

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.

Lowdownstar...seats are killer

Thank you

I really do like the seat as well so it helps, i have a few more things to do to it before it's finished but i am hopping it will all work out in the end.

Ray

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Dan, your truck is really looking great! I like the soft semi flat look and color choices.

Oh thanks very much for the nice comment. I hope to mount my "new" chrome front bumper today. My old one is chrome too but this one's in better condition. Not PERfect, but quite nice....and of course cheap

It had minor rust (backside). Not as bad as the other one, so I soaked it overnight with Ospho on paper towels. When I get home I'll pull those and paint the backside.

Haven't checked your thread yet. I've been enjoying reading it. What's next on yours?

[1-ton of fun]

Originally Posted by buggy5872

My oldest son turned 10 the other day and tonight he helped me disassemble the carb off my 59. He was so excited. I loosened the screws and then let him take them all out. I'm not sure if he was more amused with the tools, carb or the magnetic tray that he made every screw stand up in. Probably the magnetic tray. It's soaking over night and tomorrow he will get to help put it back together. I'm glad he is finally old enough to help out. He did do some welding last winter on Big Bertha. Mom was not amused though. She worries too much.

i offered my parts truck (a '55 2nd) to my 13 year old son if he helped me finish up the '59. he's motivated after i showed him pictures of some finished ones, and he's going to be driving in a couple years. Mom says no big blocks for teenagers, so a small block v8 it is!

[crossfire84]

i built a box and shoved it in the fire wall for the brake booster today.

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by mknittle

Thanks Ray, my dad had the shop pretty much full with his project all winter.He is one of those guys that has every flat spot buryed with parts including my frame

You should see my shop if you can call it that, lol i am running out of places to put stuff and now i am moving the junk all the time so i can work on other things.... it's time for a real place to work, one of my two boys is getting married in may and the is not to far behind him so we are looking to sell and move and if we do i want a nice big shop atleast three cars worth away from the house.

Thanks ray

[G&R's57GMC]

Ordered a Pertronix igniter system and coil, A Carter Weber 32/36 2 bbl. Carb, 2 into 1 adapter, and air filter For my '56 Chevy 3200. Hopefully it will clean up the exhaust a bit and improve mileage slightly.

[mechanixman]

I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint

Keep the faith one thing at a time and it will come out killer. what are your plans for the truck

Ray

[oneoff]

Got the 6.2L motor in its new home...

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

You should see my shop if you can call it that, lol i am running out of places to put stuff and now i am moving the junk all the time so i can work on other things.... it's time for a real place to work, one of my two boys is getting married in may and the is not to far behind him so we are looking to sell and move and if we do i want a nice big shop atleast three cars worth away from the house.

Thanks ray

LOL a small house attached to a big shop

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

I managed to pull the front clip off. Had to destroy the fender corners (already rusted through).
It seems like these guys brazed or TIG welded the fenders to the door and running board. It's almost like they were screwing it up on purpose... That and an 1/8 inch bondo in some places.
Honestly. I'm kinda afraid to see what the bare sheet metal looks like because it may be corroding (or just look nasty) under all the bondo/ paint

Those kind of things were dubbed Neato around here many years ago.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by oneoff

Got the 6.2L motor in its new home...Attachment 1084068

Looks nice Dennis!

[mechanixman]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

Keep the faith one thing at a time and it will come out killer. what are your plans for the truck?Ray

For now just have a beater to go to school and work in. Eventually (within two years....hopefully) Drop a 327 tri-power in, 5 speed, 3.73 posi in the rear, and two tone it blue and white(or silver).
A lot of the truck you see are dropped at least a couple inches. I thought it was so cool that I could actually just crawl under the truck with out a jack or stands, that I want to keep her riding high. (Plus I like looking down on other cars. =D )

Originally Posted by mknittle

Those kind of things were dubbed Neato around here many years ago.

Ha ha really?
Who came up with that idea?
It was only on the passenger side too. At least I think. I went with a screw driver, because I thought it would just be bondo. When I wised up, I carefully use an angle grinder and made a couple clean passes on the drivers side. Everything looked clean on that side.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

For now just have a beater to go to school and work in. Eventually (within two years....hopefully) Drop a 327 tri-power in, 5 speed, 3.73 posi in the rear, and two tone it blue and white(or silver).
A lot of the truck you see are dropped at least a couple inches. I thought it was so cool that I could actually just crawl under the truck with out a jack or stands, that I want to keep her riding high. (Plus I like looking down on other cars. =D )



Ha ha really?
Who came up with that idea?
It was only on the passenger side too. At least I think. I went with a screw driver, because I thought it would just be bondo. When I wised up, I carefully use an angle grinder and made a couple clean passes on the drivers side. Everything looked clean on that side.

That is part of the fun of this hobbie/opsessinn1 To every bad thing there are good things that out weigh them!
Neato started as sarcasm and sorta stuck.

[hsdropout]

Fender welting.

[OrrieG]

garage organization (found the missing dash knobs) and inventory for parts order.

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Oh thanks very much for the nice comment. I hope to mount my "new" chrome front bumper today. My old one is chrome too but this one's in better condition. Not PERfect, but quite nice....and of course cheap

It had minor rust (backside). Not as bad as the other one, so I soaked it overnight with Ospho on paper towels. When I get home I'll pull those and paint the backside.

Haven't checked your thread yet. I've been enjoying reading it. What's next on yours?

have you tried vasoline and paper towels?

I have a dual master/bracket to install and plug in my brake control to the harness I built, paint the new wheels that just came yesterday and thats about it. I have a upper column bearing to replace to get my horn working, but I have just been driving the snot out of it. We have a busy summer pulling the Avion to different trailer rallies with the Burb, cruises, Billit Proof etc and I have been beating on it trying to find a weak link now.

[crossfire84]

mounted booster and hyd clutch master today. and installed a 3pt seatbelt kit.