Very nice work, but how will it be taken off when you need to? It will be heavy and you can always use it now as a buck and make an all fiberglass part.
Very nice work, but how will it be taken off when you need to? It will be heavy and you can always use it now as a buck and make an all fiberglass part.
Thanks! The plan is to hinge it at the rear and use hatchback style lift cylinders. It really isn't all that heavy, but I like the fiberglass idea!Quote:
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Todays progress on the other end cap
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Very nice metal work!
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The hood is mostly done. I need to find an english wheel that is bigger than mine to crown the metal.
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I picked up a slick set of bmw hood hinges from the self serve salvage yard that I think will work. $4.99!
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I was goons post some fool comment about dolly-ing it out, but misunderstood what you were saying.
Started setting up the bmw hinges. I should be able to hinge the hood at the front.
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Full open position still leaves enough room for the height of the hood
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Completely installed the hood hinges and fabricated a framework to sandwich between the hinges and hood for strength.
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just my .02 again.....but that hood would be cool with louvers to help get heat out
Started priming the framework and underside of the hood. While that was drying, I began installing the lift struts on the hinges when I noticed coolant leaking out from between the intake manifold and the head on my crate motor. Of the two intake manifold bolts on the right rear of the motor, the far rear one was not even finger tight. The other was not much tighter. I torqued all of them. The ones on the front of the motor were fine, but one on the left rear was also under torqued. The leak stopped, so I went ahead and changed the oil as a precaution. Not happy. It is still in warranty, so we will see.
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I got the last two throttle balls from the local parts store to use as lower strut mounts. Turns out one of them was left hand threaded, so waiting for another to come in on Monday
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The latch is next.
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Part 13 is posted on YouTube
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Excellent!
That is turning out very nice!
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Thanks, I am very happy with it. It is mostly done as is the remote latchQuote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
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Started building the passenger side scoop today
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Killer way to do it! I really like that!
Thanks!Quote:
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Scoop progress
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Finished up the passenger side scoop
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And got started on filling the gap under the doors.
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Part 14 of the Build is on YouTube
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I spent some time yesterday applying a little body filler on the rear fenders. Today I sprayed them and the bed tubing with some rustoleum prof grade bed liner. I like the way it turned out.
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I like it too!
Closed up the gap under both doors. Some light sanding still to come.
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Also posted Part 16 on Youtube
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Apparently Block Hugger headers and urethane engine mounts do not play well together!
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Wrapped the headers where they immediately surround the motor mounts. If the mounts do not melt any further, then I will install new ones.
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Also boxed in the area between the front of the radiator and the back of the side air scoop to keep hot engine compartment air away from the front of the radiator.
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Nice work! That stinks about the mounts. Hopefully that wrap will eliminate the melting for you. The fenders look great!
I don't think I've seen a mount do that before. Perhaps when you do replace them, you might add in a simple metal heat deflector, to shield the mount.
It could mount under the same fasteners as the mount??
Took the Single Cab to a small local car show today.
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Very cool. I bet it generated a ton of interest!
I am making a big push to get this truck finished up. I have it up on the lift to cross things off a long list of minor items. I am also going to pull the cab off to finish up some welding on the underside.
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First on the list is sectioning out a 4" section of the under seat A/C compartment. It is deeper than I need and cuts into my ground clearance.
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Also, finally getting around to finishing the bottom of the doors and moving the lower hinge up a few inches. Can't wait to trim off all that extra metal.
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Here are a few shots of the underside.
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While I am at it, I will check that every nut and bolt is tight.
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Very nice work. It will look sweet with that lower bit cut off and the hinge moved up for sure!
awesome build keep the photos coming
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Thanks!Quote:
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Todays progress. I was able to finish sectioning the A/C Compartment. The front and back are welded in. I am going to wait to get the cab off before welding the sides.
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The vents will eventually go out the front of the compartment and up thru the floor
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Made the final rough cut on the bottom of the door
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Also cut out the lower hinge. Tomorrow I will clean up the metal around it and relocate it up a couple of inches.
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Should really give it a more streamlined look!
Spent the entire day moving the lower hinge on the passenger door, as well as capping off the lower section of the door.
First, I had to modify the mounting pad to angle the hinge
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Cut a piece of 3/16" flat bar to weld to the new mount area. Tapped the holes to accept the stock screws.
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Then trim up the door to accept the original hinge mount section from the further down door.
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The hinge is in place
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Cut out a piece of metal to cap off the bottom of the door
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Welded in along with a piece of small round bar to give it a blunt edge
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Just need to finish off the bottom of the nose where it meets the door and fab a channel on the inside of the door to accept weather strip along the bottom
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I removed the front suspension today so that I could get access to the front portions of the truck. I needed to do a lot of welding, grinding and smoothing without damaging the chrome and stainless.
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Also added a small bit of sheet metal to finish off the front of the cab.
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While I have the brake system open, I need to remove the factory drum brake residual valves from the Wilwood brake master cylinder. I had already installed 2 lb disc brake residual valves in line for the four wheel disc brakes. Also did a lot of misc welding, fitting and grinding
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Putting everything back together. Road trip on Saturday.
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The suspension is back on and the brakes are bled.
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Also made an addtional support for the exhaust system
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Re-installed the doors along with the windows and frames
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And wrapped the exhaust more completely, near the engine mounts.
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Changed the oil in the rear axle
Repacked the wheel bearing grease up front
Repaired a few pin holes in the sheet metal under the windshields
Added a scoop on the underside to direct additional air to the engine
Installed several rubber coated clamps on the brake lines and shifter cable
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Crikey mate!
You've been as busy as a blowfly in a bottle!
Good on ya!
:) :) :) :) :)
what he said x2
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I sure have!Quote:
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Quick update. The truck made the 1100 mile round trip to Cruisin the Coast with no major issues. I shot some video at the show but had to cut it short to go home and prep for the hurricane. I will post video in a few weeks.