AD Truck Project

[bjcaldwe]

I use the phrase "one of these days" a lot. Well, today was one of those days. The truck is in the garage.




Distance to my project is no longer an excuse. Neither is time. Skill and money are still useable lol.

[mcbassin]

Looks like some progress today. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I am using the, "I don't have room in my shop" excuse right now. Hope to put an end to that this fall/winter.

[bjcaldwe]

Thanks.

The cab is about 98% de-turded. Some rats were eating pretty good. I do believe my truck was the final resting place for a cat. I found a collar and some leg bones lol. So, I may have to come up with a feline-like name for the truck while it is in ratty state.

[T Hilde]

Mine is a true Rat truck too. What a smelly mess that was to clean. I think I will pass if I ever come across one of those deals again. But it is a solid cab.

Are you going to keep the fender mounted turn signals? I believe there is one in my shop that needs a good home.

[bjcaldwe]

Yup I am going to keep them. I had thought about shaving them but they are perfect for a front turn signal.

Mine was gross, but I have read about a lot worse on this forum.

[joe231]

Right on!

[scotts62]

Heck yeah man!!

[JohnC]

Sweet man glad to see it's home. I'm also glad to see it's sitting on a different stand than the blocks there beside it.

[Groyd]

Time to get to work.

[bjcaldwe]

Why ya gotta bring up old stuff John?! LOL

I am stuck on the front end until I get the correct width pieces for the crossmember. Until then I am trying to grab some low hanging fruit. I may try and remove the spare tire and spare tire mount off the bed. And if I get real froggy maybe the massive rear bumper.

[99 to Life]

well it seems like you won't have to do the cowls or kick panels which is good.
just get a pitch fork and start ripping that out!

so you are cutting up another cab to fix this one?
or you had patch panels for another cab?

I wish you were closer if that is the case, I would buy the cab off you.

[bjcaldwe]

I have another gmc cab at my folks that is pretty well stripped. I may try to use some metal off it. Or just get some metal and patch the floor. I guess it depends how bad it is after I get it cleaned up a bit more.

[joe231]

nice progress man!!

[Groyd]

Man you got lucky on the rust issue so far. Keep the lucky streak alive.

[bjcaldwe]

Thanks guys. I am sure trying.

When we bought the truck it had no suspension and was laying in mud. Knowing what I know now about the guy, and what I have seen on the truck it was not laying there long. He sold all the suspension from under the truck to make a quick buck.

[bjcaldwe]

Short night of work tonight. I got the core support off. Add two more busted bolts, more like a u-bolt this time, to the list. I then got the front motor mount loose and freed up. I went to start on the rear mounts and the bolt just spins on the drivers side. With all the extra linkage stuff, it is kinda hard to see what is going on, on the top side. I will give it another go when I have more light. I do believe I am going to try and add some bracing to the core support when it all goes back together. I did look under the cab while I had it jacked up, and it does appear like the hole in the floor are very big.

[scotts62]

Think you will have to put floors in it?

[joe231]

I'm glad to see you finally got those rotors out of Scott's garage
You can throw that block in our junk 'burb.
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[JohnC]

Coming along nicely man!

[bjcaldwe]

I have a plan Joe.... lol


Thanks John. I decided yesterday was a nice warm day to grab some low hanging fruit from this project.

[mcbassin]

Nice progress!

[scotts62]

A pulling engine party tonight?

[bjcaldwe]

We can do that. Maybe you have a better way to get that last bolt out. I do not get off until 5 though.

[bjcaldwe]

I'm free tonight, Thursday, and Friday evenings after work.

[masshole]

you pay for the plane ticket and i will pack a bag tonight and come out and help