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I had to patch a hole that I created while welding the cab corner in. It turned out okay I think. Next is the floorboard and the metal work for the cab will be done!! Yeah!!

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Today I cut the floorboard out and got the new one cut down. I just have to send it to my friend and have him bend the front lip down. Maybe by next weekend, I will have the metalwork done on this cab so I can start on the chassis.

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looking Good!

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All I could muster today was fitting my floorboard and placing a couple of tacks. It's not quite fitting right, and I marked it incorrectly. Kinda just sucked all the life out of me today.

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Well, today was a major milestone for me. I have no more new pieces left on the shelf! I still need to flip the cab up so I can finish welding a few areas on the bottom. It feels pretty good to have made it to this point, but I still have a looong way to go :)

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great looking work !!

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Thanks! I hope people don't laugh when they see it up close though :lol:

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Great job! The rust repair always seems to take the longest. Well, until you start putting the truck back together and can't find half of your parts. :lol: Keep up the great work!

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ooh...yeah, I'm going to need those again aren't I :lol:

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Finished with the major metal work today! I flipped the cab on its nose and finished up welding a few of the loose ends. I also decided to spray on some rubberized undercoating. Hopefully that decision doesn't bite me in the a$$ later.

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I didn't directly work on the truck this weekend, but I build a dolly for the bed to rest on, as well as one for my Fleetline that I had to bring home. I've actually had the car for about 10 years, but sadly I haven't focused any effort on it.

My daughter helping me out :)
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Hey your cab looks great! Sorry I missed all the progress. I am thinking about doing some type of under coating too. You mind sharing what you used on yours?

I'm diggin your bed dollys.
BTW, that looks like a cool old car project you brought home too.

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Looks really nice :metal: Looks like you used what I used (3M product)?

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Thanks guys! It's hard to find my progress when I'm only doing one thing a month :) I actually used Duplicolor's professional series. It's supposed to be the sound deadening type as well. I was surprised that it took 3 full cans to cover the whole bottom.

I actually have had the '47 much longer than the '69. I'm thinking I'll be getting rid of it as I just don't think I'll have time to work on it.

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Maybe a very similar product. I used 3M and it too said liner/sound deadener, and I swear it looks identiacal to yours.
Got a very good discount on my cans ($5 each, normally $9 I think) and I layered it on very thick (multiple coats), especially in all the crevices, seams and all.

I think this is it
http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ProdImages/8883.jpg

Awesome stuff. I could hit (easily) anything I pointed at from 3+ feet away. :metal:
You're method smarter, since you detached your cab.
Don't forget to spay (or seam seal) your welds, or both.

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Yeah, I'm sure they're pretty similar.

I sprayed the crap out of all the joints, but I'm going to hit them with seam sealer as well. I'm also going to coat the inside of the rockers with Eastwood's Internal Frame Coating to try and keep the rust from ever coming back :)

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Cool. Seam seal your naked welds (inside & out), then coat. Looking real good!

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Nice work on the cab. Very impressive ...

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Thanks guys!

Well, I was hoping to get out and get the bed off the frame but it turned way to cold for me to be outside :)

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Well, with help from some friends today the bed has been pulled off. Now maybe I can actually work on it this frigid winter :lol:



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Found one more pic :)

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Well, today's progress is more in my mind that in the physical world :lol:

Here's where we are with the chassis:

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Removed the emergency brake lines, and mufflers today. Doesn't look like a whole lot, but it felt like a whole lot :)

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Turns out this is a different TC than I was expecting:

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Keep at it man!

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Hey man, we all know how much time and work it takes to get these 40+ year old trucks apart......It takes way longer to put them back together;)

Looking like some good progress to me. Take advantage of that help when you get it. Sometimes it's hard to come by.

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Thanks! I hope to, but this project keeps changing in my mind every 10 minutes :)

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Well thanks. Hopefully I can move a little faster than I have lately :)

I hope to pick up a new front axle this weekend! D44 w/ disk brakes, and a 4:10 to match the rear :metal: Then I'll have one more piece to stare at :lol:

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Great Build. Subscribed. Looked forward to seeing your progress. Impressive rust repair!! :ww:

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Don't feel alone brother! I've had 3 different engines in mine, 2 different front and rear axles, went from manual to auto and am thinking of switching back to manual. It's just part of it! :lol: By the way, make sure to mark everything you pull off where it came from and put all the little pieces in baggies so it'll be easier to reassemble it when the time comes.

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Thank you! Not too bad for never doing this before, but it's not perfect :waah:

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You mean I have to put it back together too? :lol:

That is good advice that I will be using for sure.

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I picked up my new front end yesterday! It's a Corporate 10 Bolt instead of the Dana 44 I was hoping for. I can't really complain though because it has disk brakes and matches my rear gear ratio and I only paid $160 for it.

Now I'm going to go out and get some things done and I'll post some pictures later today.

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This weekend has been hella productive :)

As I mentioned before, picked up my new front end yesterday. Then today I was able to pull the engine/tranny/TCase.

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I got a few more things done...oh I mean ripped apart today :lol:

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Your Grandfather would be proud of the progress you've made.

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Thanks! I hope that he would be proud. He may not appreciate the lift or Torque Splitter I want to install, but I think he would like the rest :)

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So, it's kinda sad but the only thing I got done on the truck with 4 days off was to clean the transfer case a little more. I also purchased an engine stand, but didn't get the chance to separate the engine and tranny. Man, cleaning of 40 yrs of grease and dirt blows!!!! Hammer and chisel works every time though :lol:

I'm thinking I may have to find me another TCase as the teeth on my input shaft on the 221 seems to be pretty warn.

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Yesterday with the help of some buddies, I finished stripping the frame down to nothing. We removed the overload stops and all the lines. I'm going to start getting some quotes to have the frame blasted because I really just don't want to deal with the mess.

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I tore apart the T case today. Thanks to another awesome member, I got a new input shaft, and it looks like that was the only issue with my current one.
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Hopefully I remember how all these go back together :)
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