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11-30-2008, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: quakertown pa.
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roadster update
well it was a good work weekend.i got all the metal fabrication on the cab done.the transformation is finished.had extra time so i finished baggin the front,and bought some used wheels from my friend.tires are a little small but i like the wheels on it.need some opions on the seat belt mounts.i think it looks fine, but several people said they dont like how the mount sticks out.i also included a picture of my plow truck. its a 78 or 79 gmc.pretty much rusted beyond repair , but works good as a plow truck.
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11-30-2008, 05:00 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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Re: roadster update
looks like its coming along nicely... the plow truck dont look any worse than the one i started on when i first started these kind of trucks my 76
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11-30-2008, 05:06 PM
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Location: bangor maine
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Re: roadster update
yeah that plow truck looks as good as my 87 that i had to replace half the frame.... either way i like you project and wana see it when its finished.
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11-30-2008, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Re: roadster update
Looks good. As far as the seat belts, might be better to just go with a 5 point harness.
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11-30-2008, 08:32 PM
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Re: roadster update
The belts are making you roll bar like kind of busy right there. I'm not sure what you could do to make it look cleaner.
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11-30-2008, 09:11 PM
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Old Heap Driver
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Newport News, Va
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Re: roadster update
Maybe cut the tab off and weld a nut to the tube. I like the "stock" belts way better than 5 points for a daily driver.
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11-30-2008, 09:17 PM
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Re: roadster update
Did you attach the roll bars to the frame or just bolt them to the floor?
Just wondering Frank
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12-01-2008, 05:39 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: perth - australia
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Re: roadster update
coming along nicely, do you even have to mount that sort of belt? are you alowed to have just lap belts?
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12-01-2008, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: quakertown pa.
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Re: roadster update
the roll bar is plated top & bottom then welded to the floor.i want to keep a shoulder belt so i feel more comfortable putting my 5 year old son in it
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12-01-2008, 09:40 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: frankfort kentucky
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Re: roadster update
what if you welded a piece to the bottom of the mount,(so it would be like a T) and put a slot to slide the mount into. take it out at shows, slide in for driving
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04-21-2009, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Bosque farms NM
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Re: roadster update
man that roll bar looks real nice wish u were closer
 i'm trying to figure out how to post pics so i can put up my truck
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04-21-2009, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Bosque farms NM
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Re: roadster update
hey did you have to put any supports in the middle of the cab ? or just out by the doors
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04-21-2009, 07:41 PM
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STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Melbourne, Fla.
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Re: roadster update
Not trying to nit pick but the placement of the belt on the roll bar appears to be a bit too high like the shoulder belt would go across your forehead and not your shoulder Lol. but maybe it's the angle of the pic i dont know.
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04-21-2009, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken...
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Re: roadster update
also, something to think about...5 point harnesses are not DOT approved...
Chuck. |
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04-21-2009, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: lake worth fla.
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Re: roadster update
i like that roadster truck. those seat belt mounts look fine whats tha plain for the rollbars, if you put some fat padding and fabric over it like jeeps those tabs will barely stick out. how bout that windshield are you gonna lean it back a little or take a couple inches out. i had a roadster minitruck back in the day.
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