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Started tearing into the rear brakes this afternoon (after staining my deck - had to finish a "honey-do" item before I could get to the truck, lol).
Might be a Midwest phenomenon, but both sides had huge mud wasp nests in them that were super stuck to the side of shoes. Also, both wheel cylinders were toast, the back passenger had a busted rubber seal. Here's some pics on where I got:
After clean up Before clean up Packed wheel cylinder
Thanks Anthony, and yes, agree. I got them out of my van after picking them up (they were covered with typical oil from being cut) and I put them in the bed in the approximate location they would go.
While I have you, I am planning on bolting them to the frame versus weld - you don't see any issues with that do you?
Thanks,
Wes
i welded some steel beams with notches on the ends identical to the oem wood beams
that's a nice looking "5-Star Deluxe Cab" you have. I really like the way your build is going.
Thanks, appreciate it. I've got a few more pics I'll post in a bit. Been driving increasingly long drives - went on another 10 mile round trip today - max speed between 55 and 60. White smoke issue seems to be gone, but I have a small oil seepage coming out of where the fuel pump connects to top of the engine. Also, wondering if I overfilled the radiator as I get some coolant coming out of (I think) the radiator cap.
I thought before winter I would get the bed back on and get on some Poppy's Patina. The hood, which has way deeper rust, is still pretty rough to the touch so the clear coat really soaked in. I'm thinking in the spring I might sand it until really smooth, run CLR over it again, then put another coat of Poppy's on. Also, I need to figure out what to do with the running boards and the front bumper. On front bumper, I could sand with grinder sanding wheel, hit with CLR and clear coat too or paint Sheridan Blue (I found a source that sells rattle cans and looks like a really close match and went on well on the inside lower part of my passenger door).
I believe the bumpers and boards would have been black from memory, the wheels I have no idea. Those trucks were on the road so long and had many rims swapped over the years. The white rims don't look bad.
I believe the bumpers and boards would have been black from memory, the wheels I have no idea. Those trucks were on the road so long and had many rims swapped over the years. The white rims don't look bad.
Thanks for the input. Starting to look like black for at least the bumper - I'm planning on refinishing the grill piece so that it's a bright white - I don't like that it looks kinda orange.
Update from today - Made progress at brother-in-laws woodworking shop making the bed boards. Next week we will be finished making them, then will stain and varnish. Pics are below, here's the stats and rundown on how it went:
Picked out 10 boards, ranging from 8.5" to 10" wide and between 9' and 11' long. All boards were 6/4 (roughly 1.5" thick). This wood is from my timber area when we had the derecho in Iowa a couple of years ago.
One of the boards fell out even before we started planing because it was cracked to far into the middle and would have been too short.
Once we planed all the boards, the 9th one fell out for a similar issue - crack that we thought was surface, turned out to go too deep into the wood.
Got all the boards planed down to 1 1/8" today and cut to 7" width. Plan next week is to get them all cut to length and final width and planed to about 7/8" thick. Then we will use a router to route the long edges to allow for the strips to sit correctly. After that, I'll stain a traditional cherry color and varnish entire board (front, back, sides, ends) with marine grade varnish.
Final boards, ready for more planing. Boards down to 1 1/8" thickness and 7" wide
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