75 Dually build

[75Dually]

Got busy today and took both of the rear fenders and the front of the bed off. My son helped me get it done quicker than I could have alone, and those bed sides are a bugger to handle alone so I was glad for his help.

As you can see it is a naked bed area now. In one of the shots I have pulled the tank out. I am getting ready to finish this portion of the build. All I need to do right now is do the inner fenders, clean up the welds, and wire brush everything down getting ready for paint. I am going to do the tubes in black and the inner portion of the fenders in black bed liner.

After all that I am going to start on the body work on the rear fenders and the tail gate. If that goes well I will most likely shoot the primer coats, and then a color coat before reassembly. I will do the final color coats once I have everything back in place. That way I won't risk scratching everything up.

[75Dually]

So last night I was in the shop doing some tear down on the rear end and suspension getting ready for paint. I also did some finish welding on the bottom of the notch. Stuff I had told myself I would get to eventually, so last night I procrastinated no longer!

Funny thing was that we have had some actual rain in Lubbock recently (Gasp! I know right!!) So my 13 year old son came out to the shop to keep me company and talk my ear off (naturally while I am trying to weld!) And due to the rain we now have mosquito's and some flying ants. Well these guys just love bright lights! And every time I was using the welder my son was noticing how I was attracting an entire congregation of mosquito's and flying ants. They were not messing with me at all, but were just hanging around. So when I crawled out from under the truck there was a ton of these critter's crawling around. Most of them I helped out the door with my big shop broom, no rent check no stay! Man the things I put up with to build hot rods!!

Oh well it is a thousand times better than sitting on my rump watching ESPN!

[Dieselwrencher]

Great work on your truck! It's looking great!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Great work on your truck! It's looking great!

Thanks man! Trying to get it done!

[mrolds88]

Originally Posted by 75Dually

Tomorrow after church I am going to drill all the mounting holes into the floor and get all the seats bolted down.

Make sure you put some decent backing plates under where the holes are drilled. Safe!!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by mrolds88

Make sure you put some decent backing plates under where the holes are drilled. Safe!!

Will do! Already have them made, just waiting until I put the new carpet in...

[75Dually]

Tonight I got the inner fenders installed. I now need to fill in the gap with sheet metal, but that is tomorrows job.

Been getting a lot of small parts painted up. Now I just need to wire brush everything, shoot the black paint, and get this rear end buttoned up!

Stay tuned...

[75Dually]

Got the inner fenders just about completed. Bought a new electric metal sheer this morning and put it to use immediately. I cut out the filler plates for the inner fenders. Man you talk about a tool you wish you had 10 years ago... All I have left to do is sand the Bondo down and shoot the bed liner on them.

Tomorrow I will shoot the rear frame, rear end, and bed area. Whew I am ready to be done with this portion of the build...

[75Dually]

PAINT SHINNY PAINT! Another major milestone for my ride! Now to let it dry and then put everything back together.

Whew it was HOT this weekend and the shop was even hotter! Lucky we had a nice breeze the whole time. I finished up the couple of last items and then shot the black. Glad to have this behind me and moving on to the body work and finishing the interior.

Ready to drive this beast!

[aggie91]

Looks nice!

[75Dually]

Progress, progress, progress... I tell ya there is nothing better than having all your tools laid out, the shop locked so no one can bother you, and the right tunes cranked up. I can make some serious progress if that is the case!

Well as you can see I got a lot of the major items put back on. The tank got some paint thrown at it, the air tanks have a new home, and the rear end is back together.

Tomorrow will be the rest of the small items and getting the air system all hooked back up.

Getting closer...

[75Dually]

Got the rest of the parts on the rear bolted back on finally, and got her off the jack stands. Still need to finish up the inner fenders, but that is not super critical right now.

Starting back on the interior tomorrow. Hope to get all the new AC ducts molded and button up the dash. Tons of fun!

Hope everyone has a great and safe 4th of July!

[75Dually]

So tonight after I got back from a week long business trip I went out to the shop and cleaned off the fab table (badly in need of a major clean up!) and laid the passenger rear fender up on the table getting it ready for body work. The only real thing I got done on it was removal of the trim and getting the running lights out.

Tomorrow I will start to weld up all the holes and get the body work cleaned up and prep it for primer.

Got a lot of body work ahead of me... Better get to it and get this thing in paint.

[Dieselwrencher]

It's looking great work! Keep at it you're getting really close!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

It's looking great work! Keep at it you're getting really close!

Thanks so much! I hope to have the rear fenders in primer by the end of the weekend. I will take some more pics as I progress.

[75Dually]

Worked all day on the passenger side rear fender and the dually fender. I welded a small plate over the old gas filler location. Shot primer on everything at the end of the day. The pic below is the passenger fender on the drivers side. So not only is it on the wrong side, but it is backwards! Actually it was just left there to dry... So I had to snap that shot...

I will start on the opposite side tomorrow. I still have some small spots on the passenger side to finish up, but that will only take a little while. Have I mentioned that I don't like bodywork, but I am to cheap to pay someone to do it for me.

Can't wait to get this rear end painted up and put back together!

[75Dually]

Hood meet Truck, Truck meet Hood. Long time no see...

Got the hood in primer and the tailgate also... Lots more to do... Did I say before that I am not a big fan of body work... I am getting closer though...

[Low Elco]

Good progress!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Good progress!

Thanks man! I can't wait until I get to the painting stage! However it feels lately like I have Mr. Miyagi saying "Sand the deck!" "Right circle, left circle... Sand the deck Danielsan." "Breath in, breath out..." I did not know that doing the body work on my dually was going to teach me Kung Fu, but what the heck!

[aggie91]

What machine work did you have done on those wheels to run 22" tires? Was it just cutting the OD to 22" specs or did you have the face milled too?

I was on TW&T site and they only list the face milling service and not the OD turning. Do you mind telling me what they charged to machine the wheels?

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by aggie91

What machine work did you have done on those wheels to run 22" tires? Was it just cutting the OD to 22" specs or did you have the face milled too?

I was on TW&T site and they only list the face milling service and not the OD turning. Do you mind telling me what they charged to machine the wheels?

Karl,

TW&T did all my work as you know. They are really great to work with! If I remember it right Trevor charged me $125 per wheel for the machining from 22.5" to 22". He cuts the inner surface where the bead sits. I also got the rear 4 rims face milled 3/8". That gave me the correct dimensions to tuck the rear with stock fenders. That was $75 or $100 per wheel for the face milling, for some reason I can't remember the exact cost on that. Maybe I am suffering from CRS... Can't Remember Stuff!

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 75Dually

Karl,

TW&T did all my work as you know. They are really great to work with! If I remember it right Trevor charged me $125 per wheel for the machining from 22.5" to 22". He cuts the inner surface where the bead sits. I also got the rear 4 rims face milled 3/8". That gave me the correct dimensions to tuck the rear with stock fenders. That was $75 or $100 per wheel for the face milling, for some reason I can't remember the exact cost on that. Maybe I am suffering from CRS... Can't Remember Stuff!

Sounds like you did good w/TW&T.... I've heard others were not so fortunate. Did you swap rear ends (I don't recall)?

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Sounds like you did good w/TW&T.... I've heard others were not so fortunate. Did you swap rear ends (I don't recall)?

Scoti,

Never heard anyone having issues with Trevor. He runs a good business. I like dealing with him and would do it again.

The rear end is out of my donor 3/4 ton burb.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by 75Dually

Scoti,

Never heard anyone having issues with Trevor. He runs a good business. I like dealing with him and would do it again.

The rear end is out of my donor 3/4 ton burb.

Ahh.... That's right. The 3/4 single wheel housing is narrower vs the dually version. I don't remember if the difference was just the dual wheel hub or if the housing was narrower too.

[75Dually]

So much for the last week thrash. I got a thorn in my right hand while dirt bike riding this weekend and had to have a surgeon remove it. Ouch! So can't do much in the shop for a couple of days to let it heal. So there goes the shows I was trying to get to. Well I guess I am going to have to find some other shows later in they year, or maybe shoot for some of the early show like the Lone Star Throw Down in February. Bummed...