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jonny..2008 11-04-2012 01:10 PM

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you deserve a rest. for all the hard work you do and the good you do too.

gdavis 11-05-2012 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jonny..2008 (Post 5684901)
you deserve a rest. for all the hard work you do and the good you do too.

thanks for the nice words. I try but sometimes i fail. anyway thanks

gdavis 11-05-2012 09:40 PM

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Today I just cleaned up the back of my property. It was lookingjunk yard

gdavis 11-06-2012 10:02 PM

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also installed the front shocks off my donor truck.

gdavis 11-06-2012 10:05 PM

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I found a pair of valve coves on a small block chevrolet with the letters MT who and what are they. The color is green and no it does not look like they were painted for they are alum.

Xeen 11-06-2012 11:54 PM

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Yes you can put a 69-72 hood on a 67-68 but you cant put a 69-72 grill into 67-68 fenders.
I dont think the 67-68 grill will look right without the slant nose hood though.

67c10rustbuket 11-07-2012 08:39 AM

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I found a pair of valve coves on a small block chevrolet with the letters MT who and what are they. The color is green and no it does not look like they were painted for they are alum.

M/T Mickey Thompson, legendary racer and most recogniozed for Mickey Thompson tires. Some are vintage but now some of those valve covers are being reproduced. Someone may have had them anodized green I have only seen them in natural aluminum and painted, usually black with the ribs sanded down. I had a couple sets in the past, traded my last set for some vintage aluminum bowtie valve covers.

like these.

67cheby 11-07-2012 11:34 AM

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your frame progress is looking great !

Xeen 11-07-2012 02:14 PM

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Looking at the 67-68 grill you just got does it look like you can piece the two together to make one good one?

gdavis 11-07-2012 08:08 PM

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Looking at the 67-68 grill you just got does it look like you can piece the two together to make one good one?

I have a68 grill and a 69 grillI will be leaving them alone.what i will be making into one is the core supportI will be using the 69 grill with the 69 hoodwith 70 fenders

gdavis 11-07-2012 08:13 PM

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Today, I wired wheeled the right front fender. I found a small hole in the front and rear of the fender and a little repair inside of the fender and that was all what is wrong. a solid fender from a 70 GMC 3/4 ton.

gdavis 11-07-2012 08:15 PM

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Also installed the rebuilt drive shaft. What I mean by rebuilt is the u joints.

Xeen 11-07-2012 08:30 PM

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The drive shaft looks good.
Those are some pretty nice fenders.

gdavis 11-08-2012 10:05 PM

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Well today I welded some on my fender in the inside I still have some more to weld. I primed it already so it would noy rust here in Fl.

gdavis 11-08-2012 10:11 PM

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Today I got a new V8 should and top supports for the radiator. I will stach them away for the future.
I also bought a rolling chassic 1972 with disk brakesLong wheel base for 200.00 5 lug wheels so it looks like i will be installing front disk on my truck before I wanted to.I could not pass that up. 2 hoods and another core support. three core supports to make one good one.

gdavis 11-08-2012 10:14 PM

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I also primed both fenders I still need to find a inter fender for the passager side

jonny..2008 11-09-2012 12:42 AM

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nice progress as usual.
great buy on the spares this week too.

i found here on c/l a set of sheet metal and cab/bed minus fenders for 300. but im not in the market for sheet metal.............

Xeen 11-09-2012 01:40 AM

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Sounds like you are getting quite a collection of parts built up, they will undoubtedly come in handy.

gdavis 11-09-2012 10:04 PM

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When I think I have all my parts cleaned or painted, I turn around and I find another parts that I missed. So today I sanded and painted the over flow bottle craddle. I also brought a six blade flex fan. I will put it up, where I don't know. I am starving for room.

gdavis 11-11-2012 09:13 PM

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Made a different move. Not going to use the 69 grill and hood. I just did not like the way it looked. I am sure it would work, but my truck is a 68. SO I found a 68 with good parts and guess what It is mine. Got another cab today. It has the same damage but it has a good kick panels and the roof is in great shape. so, I scrape the 69 cab and started again. It is only time and I can get this one done a lot sooner. and less work and money.

gdavis 11-11-2012 09:20 PM

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Also, I cleaned up more parts Saturday. My wife said that i can't keep buying old truck parts. That I have to make a stand or draw a line in the sand. She just don't understand my thoughts of madness. But, it will be clear to her one day.

Bomp 11-11-2012 11:02 PM

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Also, I cleaned up more parts Saturday. My wife said that i can't keep buying old truck parts. That I have to make a stand or draw a line in the sand. She just don't understand my thoughts of madness. But, it will be clear to her one day.

I hear ya brother. My wife don't understand either:lol:. Try explaining why there are Camaros hangin'. She says I is a crazy:crazy:
Great job on all the clean parts!

gdavis 11-12-2012 08:08 PM

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Today, I cleaned up the new cab. Getting it ready for sand blasting. Installed new dash so it could be blasted at the same time. Some one before me cut the radio hole and it needed to be fixed.

gdavis 11-12-2012 08:12 PM

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This is the damage I have to fix on the new cab. The old cab had the same minus the roof and kick panels and pillar pass side

gdavis 11-12-2012 08:16 PM

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more of the same damage

gdavis 11-12-2012 08:17 PM

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pics

Xeen 11-12-2012 11:54 PM

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Holy smokes that cab is in really bad shape, I dont really see how its in any better shape than the other one, but then im not there to look over every square inch of both cabs like you are and I cant see what you are seeing.
Then again you should have seen my original cab it was truly beyond saving, it makes yours look like a diamond haha

gdavis 11-13-2012 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Xeen (Post 5699662)
Holy smokes that cab is in really bad shape, I dont really see how its in any better shape than the other one, but then im not there to look over every square inch of both cabs like you are and I cant see what you are seeing.
Then again you should have seen my original cab it was truly beyond saving, it makes yours look like a diamond haha

Well, the roof is in good shape and the fire wall is in good shape, and the rain gutters are also in good shape. the rest of the damage is the same as my first cab. But give me a little time and it will look good.

gdavis 11-13-2012 10:03 PM

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Today, I cut panels out of my old donor cab. and did a little more cleaning the new cab.

gdavis 11-15-2012 10:01 PM

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Today, I welded and grind and welded and grind. A place needed some work above the wind shield and 6 inches in length. But it turned out real nice. Now I have to do the other side about 2 inches. Anyway I got the whole winter to do this cab. It was cool here and a little mist in the air. But weather is good working weather here in Florida. No more heat till summer.

gdavis 11-16-2012 11:16 PM

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Today, I finished welding in the dash. Worked on the bad spots above the wind shield. It will take a few more tries to get it smooth. I was going to post pictures of the work above the wind shield but was not proud of the work. their are 3 groves above the wind shield and having trouble with them.
Also glassed the inter fender and finshed cutting out the new patches for the floor. I will weld them in tomorrow.

Bomp 11-17-2012 12:00 AM

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I thought I had my hands full on cab work. You are a machine! I look away for a few days and Zowie....... You dang near have half the parts cleaned, painted and ready for install. Can't wait to see you tackle the cab.

gdavis 11-17-2012 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bomp (Post 5706822)
I thought I had my hands full on cab work. You are a machine! I look away for a few days and Zowie....... You dang near have half the parts cleaned, painted and ready for install. Can't wait to see you tackle the cab.

The cab will take me a while. I repaired a bad spot on pass side today. In the cornor near the kick panel. and just below where the seat bolts on the floor. I am pleased with the results. But thanks for the vote of comfordence spelling is not my best feature.

gdavis 11-17-2012 08:49 PM

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Today I cut out the bad spot below where the seat bolts on the floor on the pass side. and also in the corner at the kick panel. This is where all the truck rust. I also install a pillar from my old donor cab. I also replaced the inter rocker on the pass side. Still have a lot of work on the pass side. Hope to install the outer rocker monday. Then I will do it all again on the drivers side. Hope to post pictures Monday or Tuesday. Keep your hand busy and your mind will follow.

gdavis 11-19-2012 10:54 PM

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Today I spot welded the outer rocker on the pass side. and if u look at the pic above you can see a bunch of straw in the crowl. Well it caught fire today. It looked like the whole cab was on fire. Just a lot of smoke.

gdavis 11-19-2012 11:01 PM

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I still have to weld a piece of metal over the gap on the floor next to the rocker. I don't like the 1 inch gap. But that was made that way. Tomorrow I will dry fit my door to see if the lines line up. That is why I only spot welded the rockers.

Also u can see the spot welds I drilled some of the out on the drivers side front floor pan. I hope to have it replaced tomorrow. Things are looking good.

gdavis 11-19-2012 11:03 PM

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Tomorrow I will install the front pillar on the drivers side also.

gdavis 11-20-2012 09:48 PM

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Well, I did not get as much done as I thought I would. Cut the front drivers side floor pan out. There was so much rust It was had to find the welds. But it is out.

gdavis 11-20-2012 09:50 PM

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Then I started to install pillar from my donor truck. It was the only thing on drivers side that was any good.

gdavis 11-20-2012 09:53 PM

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By then it was getting late so I cut the rear cab corner out and wire wheeled so I could install new cab corner.


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