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06-11-2018, 01:17 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I got out there and worked my ever loving butt off sand blasting, welding up more crap found, grinding, plannishing, and came in giving up.
I then went back out there tonight after falling asleep on the couch and did a bunch more. Made all the patches and welded up my floor pan. I thought about replacing it, or making the whole thing new. I gave up thinking about it and just patched up the floor, done deal and will move onto the next thing. Brian
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06-11-2018, 01:56 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Still awaiting other mail order parts so I used my "five minutes" installing door handles and their rubber gaskets. For the first time in who knows how many years the doors open and close with the handles!
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06-11-2018, 11:16 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
went at my fender again. I couldn't figure out why nothing was lining up. then I noticed I had the fender on top of the core support instead of under it. moved it under the core support and things are going much better. I have a bolt in every hole and am now just trying to line everything up. it was a good 45 minutes.
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06-12-2018, 01:20 AM
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I was side tracked by an old friend coming by. My oldest living car buddy, we rode our mini bikes together. Only guy I have ever been in a car with at 120+ So I figured my five minutes was gone, nope, I got there and ended up spending an hour or more. I got all the hidden areas coated with Ospho where I will be spraying some epoxy primer and getting the last few metal pieces welded in to cover it up. I made a neat sprayer out of a regular spray bottle, went to the hardware store and got a few feet of clear rubber hose that fit the sprayer head perfect. It was a piece of cake to get down in all the hard to reach places, damn I'm smart. But I got it done, a bit of sanding and I will spray it with epoxy primer, probably Saturday morning. Brian
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06-12-2018, 09:41 PM
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06-13-2018, 12:48 AM
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 I got out there and prepped a few things for primer. Also did a little planning and I solved a problem I had with how I was going to have the rest of it sand blasted and then prime it, can't believe how easy that was. But something got done. All the hidden spots I will be priming look damn good. Brian
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06-13-2018, 03:55 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Did the modification to my passenger side door striker plate (push-button doors on a pull-down handle cab), then adjusted the door. Closes and latches for the first time in decades!
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06-13-2018, 10:25 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Right on!
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06-13-2018, 11:50 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Got the wipers working. Used MMO to lube the diaphragm and after a couple days they work fine now.
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06-13-2018, 01:18 PM
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 It literally ran too fast! I had to put it at half speed most of the time.I dig the vacuum wipers, my 59 Rambler I drive every day has them. Brian
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06-13-2018, 08:32 PM
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MARTINSR, AKA Brian, it's hard to keep up with your craftsmanship!!!
For my 5 minutes, I got my gas tank straps painted and the powder coated Aluminum gas tank installed. |
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06-13-2018, 10:27 PM
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Thanks for the kind words. I can't wait to see my trucks frame sitting in my garage like that!
Brian
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06-14-2018, 07:33 PM
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06-14-2018, 07:46 PM
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06-14-2018, 08:31 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Can't attach the pics in PM so here's what I got.
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06-14-2018, 12:55 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
So I thought about this all day long and went out there and started the sectioning of the seat riser. With the chop and the section I have to lower that seat and I am starting with the seat riser, I found that I could lower it two inches so I am on my way! Could I end up removing the whole thing, yep it's possible. But I really would like to keep the stock seat, just modified.
We will see, right now, I am sectioning this riser. Brian
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06-14-2018, 09:22 AM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
this may sound dumb, but why not figure out how much you want to lower the seat, tahe the riser out & trim that much off the bottom. then weld it back in? or is that what you plan on doing?
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06-14-2018, 01:34 PM
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06-14-2018, 06:49 PM
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06-14-2018, 07:45 PM
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That is how the whole thing is held in to the floor. Brian
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06-15-2018, 01:22 AM
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Very cool! Looks like I can make use of that!
Tonight I got out there and finished cutting the riser, it is turning out perfect. You can see in the photos how I cut the first cut around 3" off the floor all the way around. I then trimmed off an inch or so off the bottom of the top piece. I then clamped it in place to mark and trim the lower piece on the sides. Wham bam, trimmed that at the line and it is ready to prep for welding, that easy! Brian
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06-15-2018, 10:12 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
I got my "bills hotrods" high mount a/c compressor in the mail today. this thing is beefy. looks cool. im not going to install it until tomorrow after I finish tightening up my fender. its all looking good.
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06-16-2018, 12:49 AM
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I worked overtime today, exhausted. But I got out there and go a little done. Using my RoperWhitney punch I punched holes in the upper piece of the seat riser so I can plug weld it in.
The real funky thing that happened to me was on my way home passing my sandblaster, there was no sign out front, CRAP. I checked on line when I got home, yep, it is no longer, CRAP! I will now be looking for someone else, this SUCKS. Brian
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06-16-2018, 02:48 PM
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3
Finally finished blocking the hood louvers today...
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06-17-2018, 12:45 AM
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