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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Should be a sweet build when done!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
I sure hope so...
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Another Warm Sunny day in the middle of winter… High of 62F or 16C for my mates in the UK...
![]() ![]() Started the day hanging a tire swing for my Granddaughter's 9th Birthday… ![]() ![]() ![]() Finished cleaning and painting the Frame, Rear Crossmember, and Track Bar Mount… ![]() ![]() Here's the bottom side all done… ![]() Topside… ![]() Track Bar mount… ![]() Crossmember… ![]() Completed Frame ready for Suspension... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Looking Good Don! You are trucking along. We are having the same weather here in Central Texas although a little bit warmer. High of 74 today and tomorrow maybe a record near 80!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Looking great brotha!!! Now ya just need some clear coat! lol
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Don you have been a busy man. Your frame looks great. can't wait to see picture of it sittin in front of your tattoo shop.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks Guyz!!!
![]() Upcoming weekend colder and wetter, so I will concentrate on Cleaning and Prepping the Rear-End and Trailing Arms for paint and re-assembly... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Lots of progress!!!!!! Looking good.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Looks great! Keep on truckin' Don!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks Guyz!!!
![]() Wet Nasty day today, so when the wife and dog started watching the Puppy Bowl, I made my way to the shed and built a couple of custom tattoo machine foot switches… One of my fellow artists, wanted the Rat Trap one and showed me a pic of a Wrench one, so… Here's the one I fashioned for me… Nevermind the bird poop welding... ![]() ![]() Rear View of the Electrical hookups… ![]() …and a few pics of the Rat Trap one for my friend Klown… Here's the artwork… ![]() Finished product… ![]() Now it's time to watch the Super Bowl... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Another day with decent weather and a bit of progress...
![]() This is how the rear end set-up started today… ![]() In a matter of minutes I had the trailing arms separated from the rear end and ready to clean and paint… I used a wire wheel to clean the 50 year old bolts… Here is a shot of one cleaned and the other not... ![]() ![]() Here are the Trailing Arms, U-Bolts, and Lower Shock Mounts painted… ![]() ![]() ![]() Here's a shot of the Trailing Arm Crossmember Mounts painted and installed… ![]() The Frame and Trailing Arms now wait for me to get the Rear End Cleaned and Painted... ![]() ![]() ![]() …til nest time... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Looking good Don!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
way to go don... nice detail and you're blowing through it. will be a roller before ya know it.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Highly impressive progress Don.
I see JoJo checking out the progress too.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks Guyz!!!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Great work Don. Getting closer all the time.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Checkin in and lovin the progress!!!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks for checking in...
![]() Gotta get some upper and lower Rear Spring Mounting Bolts and hardware as the Rust monster has used the past 50 years to slowly gnaw at these bolts... ![]() ![]() Aiming to get this transformed into a roller this weekend... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Started out today with a small list of Honey-Do's...
![]() Some springtime pruning and clean-up started, more to come tomorrow... ![]() Before, during and after the Honey-do's I cleaned and painted the rear-end ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then painted the Upper and Lower Spring mounts… ![]() Bolted up the Trailing Arms and rolled the Rear-end in place… ![]() ![]() ![]() Track Bar was up next… ![]() Rolled the frame and Rear-End out into the Sun…67F today... ![]() Moved the Front Xmember into place and installed… ![]() ![]() Final job of the day involved putting the P/S Box in place… ![]() till next time... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Looking good!
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
All that hard work is starting to pay off.
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Very nice brother!!!! It won't be long you will have that beast on the road.
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
Thanks Guyz...
![]() Had a bit of a setback... ![]() Seems in my rush to get the steering box mounted, I measured something wrong… When I started to find the right placement for the center link, I found that no matter where I place it the pitman arm is a bit low... ![]() After another trip to look at the old bent frame, it seems I need to raise the rear of the box about a quarter of an inch… That should eliminate the Tie Rod rubbing the Lower control arm issue that I found after getting the box and adapter plate bolted and welded in place... ![]() Note to self… Slow down and check everything before making sparks and melting metal… The Saga continues... ![]()
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Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build...
a good deal of progress this weekend Don. you got that roller going and it looks sweet. hope you have a great week...
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