Finally a rolling chassis
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Finally a rolling chassis
Finally got a rolling chassis! Posted some new photos to my gallery, tell me if I'm going in the right direction. The dirt wasn't blowing thanks to a little snow so I was able to get my rotors mounted and get it setting down on some rubber. Still need to locate a fuel tank and mount some lowering shackles in the rear, but atleast it is moving along. I know it's not a bumpside, but all of my chassis work fits in this category.
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I checked out the pics in your gallery, the chassis looks great!!! Congrats on taking the time to do it right!!!! Most don't seem to bother with details, fit, and finish anymore, just hurry up and get it done. So tired of that "get er done" philosophy. My Dad used to have a favorite saying, "If you don't have the time to do it right, when you going to find the time to do it over?"
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Thanks for the input Dave. Your dad was very correct in his saying. Difficult enough to find time to work on it and really don't want to have to do anything twice. Made a few mistakes on the way, but just part of the learning curve, I've never taken on a project like this before. Would be really easy to just slap the chassis together and start bolting on inferior body parts just to drive it, but my goal is to have a clean, driveable truck when I'm done. Not going for anything extreme just solid, clean and reliable. I don't even consider this a restoration as others call it since it is a mutt of a truck, more of a clean and paint!
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IMO restoring is boring!!! Got to build them so they work right for you, and perform well in what they are destined to do... My 71 is retired from working, and just going to be a toy now...Pleasure cruises and maybe even a show or two, but no more working... It spent the first 20 years of it's life as a farm truck, no it's just easing gracefully into a life of leisure.....Me too, far as that goes!!!!!!
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Planning on stripping body pannels and spaying them with eastwood epoxy primer since a paintjob is a long way off and rust never stops,Is this a good method?Im not much of a body worker but it looks like im going to have to learn.Any advice is greatly appreciated,thanks. J.D.Allford
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Originally Posted by J.D.Allford
Planning on stripping body pannels and spaying them with eastwood epoxy primer since a paintjob is a long way off and rust never stops,Is this a good method?Im not much of a body worker but it looks like im going to have to learn.Any advice is greatly appreciated,thanks. J.D.Allford
