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58 Chevy Fleetside build
I am building this project for a friend. He purchased a truck that someone had grafted a Camero front clip onto the bottom of the truck frame. He wanted to use what he had so I reworked the frame graft and made it stronger and blended the two different frames together. I would have built a new tube frame. Part of the deal was for me to teach him how to weld and finish, so this made a good project as there was plenty of welding and finishing to be done on this frame. I did not take before pics of the frame as it was so butt ugly I was afraid it would damage the camera..Ha Ha. The first pics are while we are finishing the front of the frame. While we were here we modified the spring pockets for the air ride.
For some reason I can not get all the photos to load...EEERRG
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Well lets see if all these pics will load. Well this is not going well. I can not see what loaded to write captions. At this stage of the frame we are getting the rear section all mocked up and the four link ,the rearend with watts link set in place.
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Well lets try and get to the rearend. I narrowed a ford 9" for the truck so we could run the size tires and wheels he wanted and keep them within the confines of the stock wheel wells. You can see the lower bag mounts and the fourlink brackets in the process.
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Well it looks like I can do three pics at a time. More pics of the rearend in the process. You can see the upper bag mount in the last pic.
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Reared almost done, still need to wrap fourlink brackets. Bottom photo: tube ends that I make. The ones with groove are left hand thread. The right hand ones do not have the wrench flats cut yet.
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Fitting the LS2 to see what we have to relocate on the motor. All we need to move is the alternator. Bottom photo: Top view of motor mount I made to fit the motor.
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Headers built. We are running the exhaust outside the frame and the pipes will exit through the bed side just in front of the rear wheel wells. The exhaust will be run in oval tube from the collectors back.
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While we had the body on here is a look at the lowered hight of the truck with its owner. This low and we only lost 2" out of the bed.
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Starting to run the air lines, fuel lines and brake lines.
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Still more lines. In the bottom photo you can see my air exhaust muffler. It reduces the sound of the air release down to 67-70dB. at 10" from the muffler.
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Now we will move on to the fuel tank. Forming the body of tank.
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Now I weld the seam on the body so I can from the ends.
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Machining the drain bung. Drain bung finished ready to be welded in.
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Fuel pump / sender with my mount rings installed so you can see the set up before installed in tank. All fittings tacked in tank ready for final welding.
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Wow! Very nice work, and a ton of photo's posted! Thanks for taking the time.
With the direct upload of files on your computer you should be able to get five at a time, and what I do is upload the files and then hit the "Preview Post" button at the bottom right, beside the "Submit" button. That shows you your post, in the order the computer has decided to put your photos, but retains the text box below so you can go in and add spaces between photos as well as adding captions as you wish. You can also highlight and move your picture files to change the order. Second tip, occasionally highlight your post message and "copy" it, and be sure to do a "copy" before hitting "Submit" so that if the system chooses to go squirrelly you don't have to start from scratch, you can simply "paste" back into a new post and re-submit. You can also go back into any post and hit "Edit Post", and do the same things.
Again, thanks for posting such great detailed photos! Looking forward to lots more.
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Impressive welding and fab work. Very well thought out. Should be a great build when finished. Thanks for sharing.
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Welcome ----------I have spend 2 cups coffee time looking at the details in your work and shop------seems that we got some of the same equipment couldn't see all of your press, but that Lincoln 255 looks just like mine--------
I also saw only a couple NPT fittings and really like the fact that you work with hard lines---
We have a member, Hot Rod Paint down there around Touson, do you know him?
And don't you sleep well?????????
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I don't impress easily but your work is off the chart!! Looks realy first class.
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Beautiful work, thanks for posting!!
Rich
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Times 5! Thanks for making the time to share all the pics. Beautiful work.
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Wow, I too am impressed with your work and that is going to be one sweet Chevy Pickem Up. Thanks so much for coming and joining us here and for the photo's and explanation of what you are doing.
Oh welcome to from me downunder.
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Thanks for all the kind words. I was not sure if I would bore everyone with all the pics and text, looks like you guys like it. I will be more descriptive from now on. If anyone wants to see more details about a certain part let me know as I have LOTS of pics of the build. Any questions feel free to ask. I am not familiar with HotRodPaint here in Tucson, I might know him by another name. I will post more photos later tonight. Thanks again
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If you are referring to the red press I was just painting it for a guy. My press is blue 33 ton. I like to do all hard lines in stainless, I just put flex lines where there is movement. I have some real trick flex hard lines did not use them on this truck as this is going to be daily driver.
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Here are some more pics of the brake lines and fuel lines a little farther along.
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This is the two to one air manifold I make. This one will be replaced as when I taped the 1/2" pipe threads I some how got the tap running crooked. The open 1/4" hole is for the pressure switch. I am still prototyping the aluminum housing for it.
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Attachment 63509 Fuel tank in frame to see where filler neck needs to be placed. I am going to place the filler cap behind the left taillight so I need to see where the best place to route the tube to the fuel tank will be. I do not want to have it intrude into the bed area as I think that will be dead give away as to where the filler is. The connection between the tank and filler neck will be a slip/compression o-ring coupling.
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Yep... artwork right there!!
And a watts link setup. Looks nicely done as well. kudos..
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Good stuff!! Keep it comin'....
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Awesome work..Thanks for sharing..
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Here is the new pressure switch housing proto-type just off the mill. This protects the switch from moisture and debris and looks good doing it. I do not have the sealed port for the wire in yet. It will come out the back. Once I get the screws for the cover I will install it on the truck and take a couple of pics. This will be finished (some edges rounded over, finish mill pass here and there)and polished before final install on the truck.Attachment 63540Attachment 63541Attachment 63542
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A small order of my 1063 series line clamps awaiting stainless hardware. Second photo has a 812 series clamp in lower corner for size comparison. These line clamps have interchangeable inserts so you can change line size without changing the whole clamp. You can easily drill the insert to fit any O.D. tube size. 1063 series clamps fit line size 7/16" to 5/8".Attachment 63543Attachment 63544
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Order of my 812 series line clamps awaiting stainless hardware. These clamps were black anodized for customer. 812 series clamps fit line size 3/16" to 3/8".Attachment 63545
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Wow, awesome work, fab and design! I really like your attention to detail! Thanks for taking the time to post it here for us to see and follow along with!
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Love the switch and cover setup! Lot's of detail there.
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I'll just sit here and be a lawn chair warrior wishing & dreaming I had the skill you have in your little finger. Outstanding workmanship..........joe
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That's the cleanest best laid out lines and frame I've ever saw. OFS