It Finally Runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It Finally Runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice to hear about your truck.
i still got a bare frame still full of rust.
i need money.
o well.
one day.
i know the body work is expensive i looked up fenders for my 49 f-1 and they was 210 for per fender and they was fiberglass.
idont know what im going to do.
im going nuts.
i hope your get out and wake up the neighbors on of these next summer days.
hehe
nice ta hear your story.
it inspires alot of us cause we know it is possible.
thanks again,
swanny
i still got a bare frame still full of rust.
i need money.
o well.
one day.
i know the body work is expensive i looked up fenders for my 49 f-1 and they was 210 for per fender and they was fiberglass.
idont know what im going to do.
im going nuts.
i hope your get out and wake up the neighbors on of these next summer days.
hehe
nice ta hear your story.
it inspires alot of us cause we know it is possible.
thanks again,
swanny
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 31-Oct-02 AT 00:48 AM (EST)]Congrats, you'll be surprised how fast the brakes fly on now that it makes noise. My first drive in my cleveland powered 66econoline was with uncapped headers at about 12:30am all my neighbors knew the beast lived from that night on. You'll note the bodywork on my 61 is still in the starting phase but I can drive it anytime I want.
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Congrats!!!! I have to agree on the way to build these trucks. I did my mechanical first then drove the heck out of it. When I thought I had found a custom bodyshop to do the work, it came off the road. It has been 3 years since I have driven it now. But, once I find a reputable shop, nothing will stop the progress. The mechanical bugs should be worked out.
When you go to the supernats, there might be a group of us running together and we are on your way.
When you go to the supernats, there might be a group of us running together and we are on your way.
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Greg
I hope I can follow my own advice next time. I learned that I can get the body 90% there quickly (a matter of months). The last 10% takes me years. I invested 25-50 hours in a few of my body panels, and then bought a new one or bought a better used one that was within my capabilities. It is real tough for a novice bodyman to know what is worth fixing and what is not. Just getting it stripped down, holes welded shut, and protected with a good coat of epoxy primer is my future strategy. A nice set of wheels and a satin black finish gives you something to look at that offers encouragement. Then you can pull a fender some Saturday and get out the MIG welder. You're right back on the road in a couple days. I got so much money wrapped up in a pile of parts, it became a duty to my family to get it back on the road. The self imposed deadlines kept passing and it took away some of the fun.
Dewayne
I hope I can follow my own advice next time. I learned that I can get the body 90% there quickly (a matter of months). The last 10% takes me years. I invested 25-50 hours in a few of my body panels, and then bought a new one or bought a better used one that was within my capabilities. It is real tough for a novice bodyman to know what is worth fixing and what is not. Just getting it stripped down, holes welded shut, and protected with a good coat of epoxy primer is my future strategy. A nice set of wheels and a satin black finish gives you something to look at that offers encouragement. Then you can pull a fender some Saturday and get out the MIG welder. You're right back on the road in a couple days. I got so much money wrapped up in a pile of parts, it became a duty to my family to get it back on the road. The self imposed deadlines kept passing and it took away some of the fun.
Dewayne
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Way to go Fenders!! Just listening to your story took me back a couple of years and I could still feel, hear, smell the event when I fired up my 48 for the first time - oh, man the adrenaline rush.
One of my neighbors, a panhead Harley guy, heard me start up the flathead V8 with it's distinctive blub-blub-blub and he thought I bought a Harley
Thanks for the memories! .....and I agree about getting it on the road and finishing the body later. After a year and a half on the road I may never finish it. My first ride down the road was with only the cab on the chassis - no box, no fenders, no hood, not even glass, etc. - just HAD to do it. Good thing I live in the boonies.
Hey, tho, a word of warning - when you get it on the road you'll want to start another one. Anybody know of a 40/41 project truck?
One of my neighbors, a panhead Harley guy, heard me start up the flathead V8 with it's distinctive blub-blub-blub and he thought I bought a Harley
Thanks for the memories! .....and I agree about getting it on the road and finishing the body later. After a year and a half on the road I may never finish it. My first ride down the road was with only the cab on the chassis - no box, no fenders, no hood, not even glass, etc. - just HAD to do it. Good thing I live in the boonies.
Hey, tho, a word of warning - when you get it on the road you'll want to start another one. Anybody know of a 40/41 project truck?
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From: McAlester, OK
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Congradutations! The first time to crank it up and drive it is a wonderful experiance. I snuck mine out a few times and left various trails of evidence behind, lost my bed once too(forgot to put those bolts back). You WILL want to start another one, in fact you may get out of hand with prodjects. I'm trying to finish my first prodject still, never got the engine done, and when I saw the '52, I knew I had to have it, lol. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Had so much laughter directed at it(or me, can't tell) but while I'm cruzing I get as many complements as I did the time I drove a'62 vette. So many good times in so little time.
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From: Littleton, New Hampshire
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Hey Fenders,
Glad to hear it's running. I remember a car a buddy of mine and I worked on for about six months. Once we got the engine running, he was so anxious to get it out of the driveway, he drove it around the block sitting on a bucket (we hadn't even put the seat in yet). In the process he almost lost a wheel which we hadn't tightened the lugs on. It's a great feeling...
Glad to hear it's running. I remember a car a buddy of mine and I worked on for about six months. Once we got the engine running, he was so anxious to get it out of the driveway, he drove it around the block sitting on a bucket (we hadn't even put the seat in yet). In the process he almost lost a wheel which we hadn't tightened the lugs on. It's a great feeling...
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