I really like those Foose wheels, but I think the US Mags will pop on your truck!
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I really like those Foose wheels, but I think the US Mags will pop on your truck!
Kinda depends on your color selection. Both are great looking wheels. Be aware that by choosing 15's you will limit your tire choices a ton! Tire makers are shifting to larger and larger ID tires, getting away from the "old" sizes, plus the brake calipers on disks can really make 15's tight.
At the bottom of my post it gives you the tire sizes I will be running. Brakes are a none issue. The Wilwood Drawings have been presented to the company that makes the wheels, and Ok'd by them for these wheel choices. Also the color of the truck is listed in the very first post of this thread and the wheel colors choices are as posted above.
My only other choice is to pay a lot of cash to have one off barrels made to get a 16x12 or 17x14 wheel for the larger tires that Hoosier makes.
Gotta love those US Bonneville mags,myself.. They look good on a 32/3/4 pickup,,with,or without fenders.
Good, someone saved me digging through the thread for base color!
Chrome on black really pops, but I do like the flat black wheels, they look like understated power;stealthy. Perhaps an opportunity for photoshop artists to give you a preview.
Update*
Truck will be hauled back to my home garage on Sunday. The list above and then some has been knocked out. Now it is time to finish about 4-5 hours of small crap and then pulled apart to start on the paint process.
I see a few sharpie markers and a case of zip-lock bags in my future :)
Now for those that were interested in the process of the under dash brake pedal assembly. Below are a few pictures. Yes, it is way over built but we are dealing with one of the most important parts of the truck...Brakes.
It all started with paper and a pen. It saved me a good bit of material in the end.
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Next I cut the base plate and side plates out of .250 plate and the pivot bolt is .625"
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Test Fit
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Pivot tube is 1" OD chromoly that is bored .750" for the .625" bronze bushings. I cut the master arm and pedal attachment out of .375". All welded up!
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Final test fit. I'm waiting on my water jet guy to cut out the pedal arm that I drew in CAD earlier today.
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The suggested pedal ratio from Wilwood was 5.5:1 for their 7/8" bore tandem master and their disc brakes. Final finished pedal ratio is 5.48:1 so I think I did ok. I also managed to keep the pedal at a decent resting height from the floor and the pedal does completely compress the master without contacting the floor. I have about .300" to accommodate for sound deadening and carpet.
DXF. File of the pedal
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I also managed to get the brake lines made and the braided line tabs welded on the frame.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps6c843c1b.jpg
Stainless heat shields made and installed.
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Throttle cable and pedal done (Pedal will be changing to a black version)
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Inside A/C Lines and heater hoses are also done.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...psd36e56de.jpg
Bed to filler neck tube was also welded in. This will be ground down and welded several time to create a nice rounded edge. ( Dont mind the arch on the cap some idiot hit the pedal while the torch was laying in the bed... Yeah that would be me :( )
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Great work and the fab work is awesome! Your brake pedal assembly turned out awesome!
Thanks. Hopefully I will get the pedal arm next week and can weld the plate onto it for the pad. Ready to get it done with so I can take it all apart
Wife-to-be found 2 new wheels. She poo-poo'd my 2 choices.
Here they are
SPADE
http://www.americanwheelandtire.com/...e_polished.jpg
American Racing Vintage Forged
http://customimagecorvettes.com/wp-c...stom_vf493.png
I think the vintage forged looks cool...
I vote for the SPADE wheel. It is unique and an interesting combination of spoke and slot. My 2 cents . . .
I like both. It'd be cool to have a photoshop done to see which you prefer.
I went back and read your entire post after you offered some comments and real help on my transmission cooling problems. You, sir, are a master craftsman. No joke.
Finished up the brake pedal stuff. Here are a few pictures before I spray some epoxy on it.
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It has been a little bit since my last update. I got the truck home and about 4 hours after I unloaded it off the trailer it was completely torn down. I will have the frame back home in about 16 hours. I will cut and buff it at the end of the weekend and start final assembly of the suspension and other components.
Tear down picture
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Here it is after I made a quick frame roller. I had to do some final welding and off to a friends shop the frame and I went.
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After hitting it with 80 on a DA and making damn sure any and all rust has been removed.
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Then I applied 2 coats of SPI Black Epoxy... Let me tell you SPI has my business from here on out. Fantastic products and prices! Here is a picture after the filler work over the epoxy. Oh, the Wife-to-be says "HI"
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps5e2f2bc7.jpg
After filler work was complete it went back into the booth for some slick sand. Here she is all blocked out and ready to for another 2 coats of epoxy to seal it back up.
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Sealed up!
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Over 24 hours later we wet sanded it and I applied 3 coats of Spies Hecker FP 2002 Blue/Black!
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After I let the base sit 16 hours I cleared it this morning. 3 coats of SPI Universal Clear. This alone took over 4 hours with 30 minute flash times. I really like this clear. I have been a PPG DCU2002 Guy for years. I'm done paying for PPG's stuff!
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Let me tell you this is by far the most difficult object I have ever had to paint. What a nightmare to get to every surface. Lucky me not a single area of dry spray and not a single run!
Great work, it definitely looks awesome!
Quick cell phone picture of the new spreader bar bolts and the reflection of the paint.
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Oy yeah, I love those bolts and that reflection!
Monday Morning I finished buffing the frame out.
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This Morning this is what it looks like :)
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Lookin' very, very nice!
Very very cool and for me, this is the most exciting time in the build and satisfrying seeing it all come together looking shiny and new..
Small Update... but no pictures :(
I have all the metal work done on the cab and doors now. I will be loading it up on the 9th and taking it out to my friends shop to get started on the paint process. I'm in a time crunch. I have to have the cab and doors bolted on the chassis for good, sound deadening done, all rubber installed, and the glass in by the end of the month. On August 1st it will be delivered to RPL customs to start on the custom interior. At that point I will open the can of worms that is the bed. It should keep me busy for another month before it is ready to be taken to the shop for paint.
Wish me luck guys. I'm shooting to have it all done by the first week of November so I have a few weeks to work on any tuning bugs and hopefully wear the back tires out enough to warrant getting the new wheels/tires. :)
I have every confidence that you'll meet your dead line. And it'll be top notch to boot!
Good luck and it sounds like you're well on your way!
Well we had to make a slight change in plans. The shop with the booth is a total mess and the owner needs to move out about 7 cars. In the meantime we moved the cab to another house to get it ready to paint.
Here is the first blocking with the old DP90 that was on the cab.
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Then I sealed it back up with SPI Epoxy. I'm using only epoxy and slick sand in a few small areas to finish it out.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...pse5980151.jpg
Today we started another blocking session and will finish that up tomorrow. Also got the filler work done on the firewall.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...pse4ec27ad.jpg
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At the end of the day I shot 2 coats of slick sand on the firewall and on the roof.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...pse4b04b76.jpg
Another 10 hour day of sanding tomorrow :)
I thought I would share these.
Ashley's Mom broke out the camera and took a few shots of us over the last couple of days.
One thing that has changed is Ashley's Father is now involved in helping us getting it all painted. He is now retired and did only full restorations and is a very very talented painter. He was kind enough to pass along his knowledge to me over the last 8 years. I'm very excited to have his guidance with painting this truck and he also gets to help finish it out the way he always wanted to.
This is our "A-Team"! LOL
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"Men at work"
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This is probably one of my favorite shots of the entire build.
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Very cool pictures! The one with you and Ashley's Father is special - passing on the skills.
A bit of an update. I just got home from shooting basecoat on the cab and grille. Tomorrow morning I will go to the booth early and get the clear coat sprayed.
Here is where we left off.
Blocked the cab AGAIN!
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Then another 2 coats of SPI epoxy.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...psb1119354.jpg
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Followed up by another blocking.
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Then off to the booth we went :)
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2 coats of reduced gray SPI expoxy
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...psf20623d8.jpg
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Guess what??? A bit more blocking
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Then sealed her up with a reduced coat of SPI black epoxy and after 2 hours of flash off I shot 3 coats of Spies Hecker FP2002 Blue/Black Base.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps7331dcd0.jpg
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IF everything goes as planned I will be bringing it home Monday. Sunday I will start on the doors and hopefully have them ready to go to the booth on Thursday of next week.
It looks fricken sweet! That's really cool that your father in law gets to help finish your truck with you and your fiance.
Cab and grille are now cleared and back home. The lengthy process of cutting and polishing has started.
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Also made some stands for the doors. They are currently in their last coat of epoxy and I plan on having them finished by next Tuesday.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps3a000b72.jpg
It's looking awesome!
X2 on the awesomeness!
Ditto. You're doing a fantastic job on the prep & finish.
Finally, Saturday Morning I have a group coming over to lower the cab back onto the chassis. Tomorrow I have to finish up with the buffer and Friday pick the doors up from the booth. Here are some pictures.
Firewall
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps79fdd92e.jpg
Roof
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps0011bcf7.jpg
Rear of cab after buffing and shooting SPI bedliner
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps050bb409.jpg
This morning I shot clear on the doors and did a bit of sound management on the cab.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...ps65443d1b.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...psfa06c582.jpg
Looks great!!! Anxious to see the pics of things bolted back together!!!!!!!
Ummm... It's a car, not a parabolic mirror for a deep space telescope.
Or maybe it's both?
Amazing work.