Supposed to be 97 today, may wait to finish it up.
Update on my 65 flatbed project
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That's what I used. Holds up nice in this hot Cali sun. (forgot the manufacturer name)
Oversize your holes just a bit to allow for expansion/contraction. If you don't the composite will bow up when it heats up. Hard to tell it's not real wood unless you look at the end cuts.
Good luck. Sweat ride!
Oversize your holes just a bit to allow for expansion/contraction. If you don't the composite will bow up when it heats up. Hard to tell it's not real wood unless you look at the end cuts.
Good luck. Sweat ride!
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Painted it with black hammered paint. I'll get outside pic after it's mounted.
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Nice choice on decking. Have fun with drilling in the hardware. That was the part I dreaded the most. Well worth it though. Looks nice man.
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A quick update...pulled the 9" apart thinking the limited slip needed rebuilt. Discovered that PO had installed a spool in it....good for racing but not for everyday driving. Waiting for a friend to get back from vacation to see what kind of 9" he has at his house. May just have the spool removed if his is not what I want. Or maybe some of the racers around here would want to buy it?
Finished attaching the decking and the little things in the interior. RT hasn't had a chance to go trolling yet............
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I found a 9" the other day but it has 2.75 gears in it. I'm thinking that might be a little much for the truck, anybody ever use 2.75's in their truck? The local swap meet is tomorrow, so I thought I'd check it out and see what I find.
RT finally convinced me to let him use the car to go trolling as the truck is taking a while.....he found a new friend. A petite little thing, but he seems to like her
RT finally convinced me to let him use the car to go trolling as the truck is taking a while.....he found a new friend. A petite little thing, but he seems to like her
