04-25-2003, 11:17 PM | #1 |
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pics of reassembly
Just want to say this is a great diss. board with a wealth of info. here are some pictures of the reassembly of my 68. I did not have a digital camera when I started. Started out with a long bed that had seen better days. Shortened frame (thanks to Efabman posts) instld. power steering. enough talk. here are some pics
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04-25-2003, 11:21 PM | #3 |
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cab
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04-25-2003, 11:22 PM | #4 |
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fitting sheet metal
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04-25-2003, 11:23 PM | #5 |
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painting
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04-25-2003, 11:27 PM | #6 |
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more paint (2 gallons of Dupont base )
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04-25-2003, 11:29 PM | #7 |
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going together for the last time
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04-25-2003, 11:31 PM | #8 |
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the blazer tanks hang down too low for me, so built 1 that is just 10" deep
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04-25-2003, 11:33 PM | #9 |
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finished fuel tank
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04-25-2003, 11:36 PM | #10 |
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exhaust installed. (farmed this out) thanks to Wally at American Muffler in Wichita. I am very pleased with his work.
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04-25-2003, 11:38 PM | #11 |
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here's a full frontal
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04-25-2003, 11:39 PM | #12 |
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verry verry nice. is she finished now?
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04-25-2003, 11:39 PM | #13 |
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Looks great...The rallyes should look great with the rims and caps...nice tank.
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04-25-2003, 11:47 PM | #14 |
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Nice job. I love the tank. You don't happen to have another around do you?
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04-25-2003, 11:49 PM | #15 |
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I will stop here. These digital cameras are the greatest thing since 67-72 chevy trucks.
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04-26-2003, 12:00 AM | #16 |
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still have the tailgate, line-X, and door panels to do, and OOdroptopSS, when I round up some more aluminum i plan on fabing another tank.
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04-26-2003, 12:31 AM | #17 |
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That's a sweet truck man!
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04-26-2003, 12:49 AM | #18 |
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i like your garage.... big. nice shade of ticketmagnet red ya got there too.
BTW is that front sway bar a kit or off another vehicle. I really want to put a front sway on mine... get some... sway... out of it. Last edited by Jackal2k9; 04-26-2003 at 12:54 AM. |
04-26-2003, 01:11 AM | #19 |
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nice job, you definitely have something to be proud of there. I hope to be painting mine one of these days.
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04-26-2003, 01:19 AM | #20 |
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That truck is SWEET!!!!!! I have one question. Is that exhaust pipe kinda close to the fuel tank or does it not really matter? That thing makes me wanna shed a tear of joy. Can I have it?
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04-26-2003, 02:03 AM | #21 |
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hey !!..that last pic was taken on 4-20 .....hmmmmmm.....
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04-26-2003, 02:06 AM | #22 |
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seriously ...very badass truck i dig the exhaust
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04-26-2003, 03:12 AM | #23 |
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neat truck
its nice to see one come back from the loose parts. great color.
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04-26-2003, 07:33 AM | #24 |
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Nice looking ride so far.............wish I had that much room in my garage to hang parts on the wall.
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04-26-2003, 08:49 AM | #25 |
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Good work, looks great!!!!!!! Keep us posted.
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