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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
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![]() ![]() This was taken earlier this morning... Rian, aka Grizz, suggested a new thread, so maybe I'll start one... I will post a link here when it's up... ![]() ![]() Not wet in this one, but a cool shot I took this past Thursday morning... ![]() ![]() Here are a few shots of a friend's '63 that he's owned since he was 17... Sporting a 421 cubic inch small block circle track motor... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ...4 speed stick with a F%&d 9" with 4:11 gears...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Check out this new thread I've started, thanks in part to Rian...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks for taking some of the rain, we've had a nice break. haha!
Nice photos brotha! ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Great visiting with you yesterday.
It really helps to have a coconspirator or two to keep up the momentum even at my laid back pace. .
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Your trucks pics are looking good and by the way that thread on artsy truck pics is very cool.
My progress always slows down this time of year with the cold weather and Holiday season but we'll get back to it soon. Till then... Have a wonderful Christmas bro. |
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Update coming soon... In case no one has noticed, I haven't installed the wiper arms to date... Recently I found a mod on Fb to change the ends to J hook style, making replacement blades easier to find... ![]() ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Started looking at the wiper mod... but first...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ![]() Here are the Free to me "J" hook arms... ![]() Next to the originals... ![]() Here's a shot of the new arm next to the OEM part... ![]() The new arm is wider, so the plan is to cut and weld to graft the new onto the old... ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Cool idea! I had one of the little plastic spacers break on mine. Down to just the drivers side wiper lol.
Chris
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Happy New Year's!!!
![]() DON'T DRINK N DRIVE!!! ![]() Today started off with me getting some decent tires mounted on the 20's I had traded off and ended up with again... ![]() ![]() Getting the tires mounted and balanced...FREE! Gotta love contacts in the automotive industry... ![]() ![]() Since rain was falling and then a heavy mist until dark, The tires were put on the back burner... I cut and welded the wiper arms, and applied the first coat of paint... then it cooled off too much to paint again... Here is a pic of the original next to the modified original... ![]() ...and one more... ![]() More to come after more painting tomorrow... ![]() Hello 2017!!!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Happy New Year Brotha!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Have New Year to us all Don.
I do like the wiper mods.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanx Mate!!! Hope your chest is feeling better… Phone is currently updating, will message you a bit later today...
![]() Thanx Brotha, but not new tires yet, just some good used ones... Gonna swap out wheels and tires later today, and hopefully paint wiper arms one more time... gotta see what the temp rises to...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Are temps are low.....and it's snowing. haha
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It was great talking on the phone with you the other day.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Wipers are looking fine and the tires are pretty cool too.
Happy New Year Bro.
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Nice mod on the wipers Don and bigger wheels look good .
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So far, no white stuff here yet... Today thunderstorms and near 60... Thursday high 38 with wintry mix forecast...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Test fit the wipers at dusk last evening... Still a minor tweaking needed.
![]() In this position, about an inch or so of the blades are resting on the Windshield molding, so a bit of a bend, or pie cut and re-weld, needed to get the proper angle... ![]() ![]() The back side of the wiper switch disintigrated during the re-installation, so another switch will be fitted now that the wipers are near serviceable... And the blower motor isn't coming on with the switch, I bench tested the blower motor and it spun when power was applied... but with the OE switch and wiring in place, nothing... ![]() ![]() On top of those items, I now need to change the track bar, to an adjustable one, seems the lowering springs dropped the rear enough to cause the OE bar to bind causing one side of the frame to ride higher than the other... ![]() ![]() Till next time... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Ah old trucks are soooooooo much fun. Lol.
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Indeed Rusty, Indeed!!!
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Just think Don , myself and Rian both had our adjustable track bars sent to yours the other year we ordered from POL . But It wouldn't be hard to cut one and weld in some threaded bar to make an adjustable one
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Hey Brotha, been awhile since I've heard from ya. Hope all is going well. Will give you a call Saturday if you're available. Later man.
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Just really busy and currently in charge of shop as his big boss is not around. Suspect he will be back asap. Was good to see the thread bounce up as well.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Good to see you are still hard at it. All our Oreilly managers are in St Louis this week for meetings and I'm guessing thats why you were put in charge of your store. Or could this be a promotion about to happen? Theres usually not enough knowledge behind the counter so I bet your customers are happy to have you helping them.
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