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I agree, I enjoy this original build, updates please!
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Originally Posted by KirkF
(Post 17324347)
Your rebuild looks great!
Any updates lately? Looking back at page 3 of your thread, when you were rebuilding your differential, this is the part I'm at right now. Do you remember exactly what you ordered from Randy's? Thanx, Kirk 1- BK D44-19 D44 19-Spline Bearing and Seal Kit 1- SK 706087 D30 and D44 19-Spline Carrier Shim Kit 1- YSPBF-012 D30, D44, D50 Outer Slinger 2- Rear Axle Seals (They sent the wrong ones-I had to call for the correct size) 1- Baffle and 1 Inner Slinger (They sent the wrong parts and I had to call) I would suggest calling and talking to them to make sure you get the correct parts. The quality of all of the parts was excellent, and they took care of the problems right away. John |
I Have been swamped at work, but I will get this thread updated this week.
Thanks for the interest. John |
Thanks John! I appreciate the list.
I hear ya about being busy. I'm lucky to get a couple days a month to work on mine. It means I have to plan my jobs fully to take advantage of the available time. I look forward to more pictures when you get the time. Kirk |
Although I have not posted progress for a while, I have been making some. Once things settled at work I was able to get back on the body of the truck.
The Driver Side Door wasn't nearly as bad as the Passenger Side. I still opened up the outer skin for better access, scraped the old sound deadening material off the skin, and cut out and repaired the rotted sections. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...24dbd5c961.jpg Driver Side-Hand Formed Hinge Side Inside Corner-Installed with Rotted Original https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...cd7286f6e0.jpg Driver Side-Hand Formed Hinge Side Lower Inside Support https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...7181f13a65.jpg Driver Side-Outside Door Skin Cut Away, New Bottom Lip Formed and Welded https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...271a21b23d.jpg Driver Side-Repaired Bottom of Door. Once all of the repairs were completed, I prepped the cab for primer. I spot sand blasted the cab as needed; there were spots that the previous sandblaster missed-the underside of the roof, the insides of the doors, around the window openings, and a few small areas here and there. I DA sanded every surface with 60 and 80 grit, removing most but not all of the primer that the previous sandblaster had applied. I went over every square inch of sheet metal, hammering out and weld filling as much as possible. I wanted to get the sheet metal as perfect as I possibly could before primer. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...7faa680766.jpg Outside Back of Cab-Ready to Prime https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...08a0e4c771.jpg Cowl Vent-Extra Holes Filled, Ready to Prime https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...9583a52c6b.jpg Interior Dash-Ready to Prime https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...66ec419c65.jpg Interior of Cab-Ready to Prime https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...6d4578ee79.jpg Driver Side-Ready to Prime https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...20799bbbde.jpg Outside Front of Cab-Ready to Prime https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...c5f32808ca.jpg Inside Bottom Back of Cab-Ready to Prime https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...2d13ca8493.jpg Inside Bottom Front of Cab-Ready to Prime https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...c387be8828.jpg Interior Of Roof at Windshield-Ready to Prime https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...6fde33e841.jpg Passenger Side-Ready to Prime https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...d75d0d6320.jpg Roof-Ready to Prime I washed everything down with Wax and Grease Remover and was ready to prime. |
I wheeled the cab into my paint room, and had 4 of my employees lift it off of the cart and onto jack stands. I shot 3 coats of black SPI epoxy primer on everything.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...e1c5294272.jpg Primed Dashboard. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...e05b65ce24.jpg Primed Front Driver Corner. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...6b694d8da7.jpg Primed Rear Driver Corner. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...46a15a8871.jpg Primed Driver Side. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...e3e373a747.jpg Primed Passenger Front Corner https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...b792b569d7.jpg Primed Passenger Rear Corner https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...5f946fd94e.jpg Primed Passenger Side. I am very happy with the results. Although the sheet metal work is not perfect, it is pretty darned good, and will take very little body filler to smooth out. |
John , that is a ton of work accomplished . Seem 1 thing that need attention .
1. You will need to open up the corresponding knock outs on the RS fire wall if you still plan on putting a '51 Magic Air heater in it . Easier now than when in paint Also a clean & organized shop is a happy shop . Keep up the excellent work/ progress |
Once the primer set up for a couple of days, I had 4 of my workers help me lift the cab onto the chassis. For the first time since I bought it, the cab was mated to the rest of the truck.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...89df2ff305.jpg Cab Mounted-Back https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...2b2b2ec229.jpg Cab Mounted-Driver Side Front https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...5ccf44095d.jpg Cab Mounted-Passenger Side Front https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...82d98f51f5.jpg Cab Mounted-Front View. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...8d8de372d3.jpg Cab Mounted-Back Corner https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...8100b17230.jpg Cab Mounted-Overall View I gotta say, I am thrilled!! Everything lined up surprisingly well, especially considering the amount of sheet metal that I replaced. The rear cab mounts line up and fit perfectly. I did have to add a few shims to the front cab mounts; the driver side needed 1/4" added and the passenger side required just under 1/2". I made all of the shims out of 1/8" rubber, of which there is a piece laying on the front passenger tire. |
Originally Posted by firstrider
(Post 17411857)
John , that is a ton of work accomplished . Seem 1 thing that need attention .
1. You will need to open up the corresponding knock outs on the RS fire wall if you still plan on putting a '51 Magic Air heater in it . Easier now than when in paint Also a clean & organized shop is a happy shop . Keep up the excellent work/ progress Thanks for the compliments and for reminding me about the heater knock outs. Do you have a '51 Magic Air available? Let me know-I still want to get one from you, and I could use it any time. John |
very nice work
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I could bask in the glory of the installed cab for only so long before the need to pound more steel overcame me. I figured to start on the front clip, so I dry fitted the inner fenders. They lined up fairly well, so I started the repairs.
Both had stress cracking at the lower mounting brackets, but the brackets and surrounding steel were in pretty good shape. I pounded out the sheet metal and worked the brackets into their correct postions, then welded the cracks. There was some rot at the front edge of the driver side inner, so I cut that out, formed a new piece, welded it in, and laid out and cut the bolt holes. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...9a4f5a95de.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Rotted Front Section https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...bdbaac81dc.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Rotted Front Section https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...535c3dd1c3.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Close Up of Repairs https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...2bfe416503.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Overall https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...8f79238096.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Repaired Lower Bracket Steel https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...bd7651d905.jpg Driver Side Inner Fender-Close Up I didn't take any pictures of the passenger side inner fender as I repaired it; it wasn't any worse than the driver side, except for requiring a bit more hammer work to get the shape right. I thought that the indent at the top front of the passenger side inner was an accidental dent, so I hammered and shaped it out. Turns out that it belongs there, for reasons that are unclear. I didn't know that until after it was smoothed out; I decided that I preferred it gone, so I left it smooth. At least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it! I got the inners bolted into place, and everything lined up quite well. I dry fitted the outer fenders, mounting them with a couple bolts to hold them in place. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...a8687b6c62.jpg Inner Fenders Repaired and Mounted, Outer Fenders Dry Fitted Before Repairs. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...e74f24856e.jpg Inner Fenders Repaired and Mounted, Outer Fenders Dry Fitted Before Repairs. Both outer fenders were in pretty decent shape, with the only real rot being at the running board mounting. I decided to fabricate the repair panels for both fenders at the same time for efficiency. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...c45e3e9d30.jpg Front Fender-Passenger Side-Running Board Mounting Area-Rot https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...be07731b25.jpg Front Fender-Passenger Side-Running Board Mounting Area-Rot https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...b4c4a65392.jpg Front Fender-Passenger Side-Running Board Mounting Area-Rot https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...4bf3a57b99.jpg Front Fender-Passenger Side-Front Corner at Lower Fender Mount-Rot The driver side front fender has similar rot. I started out by making a set of patterns of the inside and ouside curves, following the existing fender curves. I laid out cut and reference lines on the fender, then rough cut some 18 gage sheet metal. I made a set of forms out of oak in order to have something to hammer the lip over, as it is "J" shaped. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...3501ee966c.jpg Outer Fender Patterns and Laid Out Steel Replacement Panels I cut out the steel then formed it over the oak patterns. I had to relief notch it in a few spots in order to make the curve, then welded the cuts solid. |
More to follow. For some reason, the site won't let me post additional photos, so I'll come back to it later.
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Looks like you're making solid progress! Some nice metalwork!
What's the gauge that goes between the speedo and multi-gauge pod? |
Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
(Post 17412234)
Looks like you're making solid progress! Some nice metalwork!
What's the gauge that goes between the speedo and multi-gauge pod? Thanks for the compliments. |
You do extremely beautiful work..:-wink
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