Never thought of a crock pot, but they are smaller than an oven so I'm just gonna keep my eyes on craigslist for one. I had one for coating a few years back, but like an idiot I dumped it.

Give me a call this weekend if you're around. I THINK I will be in the shop a bit but I'm not positive on what time. And no, I haven't seen the truck since the lettering or rear bumper/hitch work was done.

 

I got an oven here you can have...only problem..you'd have to drive to utah to get it...LOL

 

I may have to drive up there to get that diesel tank from you anyways. Oh - and I'll trade you a bed for the axle! hahaha

 

So I logged another hour or more at the sand blaster last night. It takes forever cleaning up there NASTY, greasy/rusty parts but i think it is worth it in the end.

I forgot to get any really good pics before I started cleaning these parts up so we only get to see 1 of the little end pieces on this thing before and after.




Man I love my sand blaster!!!!


I also bought the 1st of the fittings needed for my brake system so hopefully that will be rolling soon.

I am having a little trouble finding a roll of 3/16" stainless brake line though. The ONLY thing I could find that was in any length over like 4' was from summit and it was 20'. I am looking for more like 50' as I will be doing multiple trucks...

Any hints on where to get the stuff?

 

hey steve, turns out i am now free at nights so when ever you are at the shop i could swing by, i might go to big bear this saturday.

 

I'm in the shop pretty much every week night so come on by whenever. You got the number so shoot me a call to make sure I'm there and come on by!

And on that note - I'm off to the shop for the night.

 

inlinetube.com? That is where I got my stainless brake lines for my '84 but those were pre-bent. I don't remember if they sell it by the roll.

 

Just looked and it seems they only do pre-bent stuff which won't work due to the custom "touches" I've put on the truck.

Thanks for the try though

 

i would call them. they sell straight tube and make custom length braided hose so id put money on it that they will sell to you in bulk.

 

Thanks. I have a local hose/line specialist in town. I asked them and it was $4.50+ per foot for the stainless. Summit has 20' rolls of 3/16" stainless that has already been annealed for $36 + shipping. That's a LOT less $$ and I'm going with that for now.


I continued blasting and cleaning up the frame rails on Sunday. Not a ton got done but it seemed to take a lot of time

I ground out the rivets on the in frame leaf mounts for the front. I figured I'd rather replace these with bolts now than later. I hit them with the sand blaster after fighting with the rivets for a bit.

Anybody ever tried using delrin bushings in these? I might try.



Nothing much got done last night in the shop due to running craigslists pickups. I got a free oven though - so I can start powdercoating!!!!

I also got a milodon oil pan for the 351w for the supercab

 

Cool beans on your oven! When you get it setup ya might want to setup an exhaust fan for the fumes while baking. This is what mine in my basement looks like

 

The cabinet and hood are mounted together on a "stand" so If I need to move the oven I can move the cabinet easy.

 

Nice!

I spent last night moving crap around the shop again. I am trying to make room for the oven and some other stuff. Picking up another "pallet rack" tonight so I cna have more storage in the shop. I swear having a shop is bad for me as it allows me to collect more and more crap...

Back to the oven. It's smaller than I wanted (24"), but heck, it was free and it will do for the time being.

You think I'd need an exhaust fan? I was planning on just running ducting out the shop door when I had it on. It will be back by the big, rear door anyways so I can leave that open, and I have my floor fans running and pointing out the door like when I plasma cut in here.

Oh - and nice setup by the way!

My oven will live on a funiture dolly for now so I can move it easy if I have to. it has no range on the top and no hood.

 

1000X on that Every time I get a few hundie extra off to CL
To get everything I do not need for anything. Just to keep the shelves stocked. I got a pallet rack & filled it within the week. Now I am starting to hang everything I can from the rafters in the shop..

Every time I get room for a truck in the shop I bring in 2 & have no room to move.

I need another 40 x 50 pole barn for the overflow.

 

not only having room is bad but also telling friends what you are looking for is back because they will always find it! I tell people these ideas i have for my truck and then they go oh hey here i have one of those why dont you try it.... or they send you an email with a link to free stuff and you just have to go get it because heck its free how can you pass on that? that is why for now i have no room for stuff because i know if i had the room i have friends that would find stuff i need to fill it with...