Project Sweet 16
 

My 12 yr old Girl and I are starting to work on her truck this will be a very slow process and I will post pics as often as possible . The first pic is the truck she bought with her b-day money . We will now be using it for parts it's pretty rotten . The second is the truck were building it's a lot better . It will be powered by a 283 automatic. The motor and trans. will get rebuilt. The chassis will get a 5 lug and disc brake conversion . Here are some pics. more updates comming soon . Bob

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Sweet

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Very cool. I'll be watching this build!

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that is awesome, i hope to also some day do a build with my daughter.

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Nice, My 11yr old wants to do the same sort of thing.. How cool is that!

Best of luck, and I'll be checking in.. Subscribing

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I just love that she has better taste in years than you do :haha:

I cant wait to see some progress :cool:

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A couple of update pics. Got the fenders and inners off and the interior stripped . Note the custom bondo body mount . Amazingly the front mounts are about the only rust in the cab floor . Enjoy , Bob

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Not much progress to report . More tomorrow and a few more pics . ;) Bob

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Good luck with the build Bob, this will make such a great project for you guys. :D

Can't wait to see what you are able to turn out.

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Be kinda wierd to see me build a shiney truck Huh!! :lol:

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Shiney yes but what shiney color is in the plan... :rolleyes:

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Still undecided between Blue and White or both right now .

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Update: Stripped the rest of the front and got the engine out tonight . Comming soon front crossmember removal !! Stay Tuned . Enjoy the pics . Bob

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All I gotta say is that you guys up north know how to work! :D

Two separate trucks being torn down the week they are brought home.... priceless!

Great progress Bob.

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yeah, well i got one frame rail cleaned up and ready for paint :hm:

nice progress man. I sure hope the future driver of this truck is out there helping you.

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She was but pulling the motor wasn't something I wanted her to close to . She will get pleanty of work time in cleaning rusty stuff and when we rebuild that ol 283 !!! She was in bed when I took the pics . We will try to get the front crossmember out this weekend. Congrats on ready for paint !!! Bob

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Cool man! See you tonite a bit after 7:metal:

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Well made a little more progress tonight . Got the crossmember out along with the entire front suspension . shawn57nomad came up and helped me drag it out of the shop . Thanks Shawn !! Here's some update pics and a few of the custom front cab mounts I have to replace !! Enjoy, Bob

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right on man. glad to see I wasn't the only one out getting stuff done in this nice weather. I even had the door open all night. doesn't sound like we'll have that luxury tomorrow though.

What are you planning to use to paint the frame? Is the cab coming off this one or are you going to try and do all the work with the cab on?

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Do you have a crossmember for your auto tranny?

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Not Yet.

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Something out of a rattle can ?? I'm on an extremely low budget right now.

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keep up the nice progress.

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Thanks !!

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Nice work - was wondering why you removed the main crossmember?

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i'm gonna leave the new one all together to install it under the truck . The old one is easier to store all together also takes up less space than in a bunch of pieces. This is my first crossmember swap so if i'm doing it wrong I will find out soon enough ;) Bob

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Cool project...my oldest daughter is 4, but has already shown interest in my truck so I hope to do a project with her at some point. Think she might really want a blazer for her first vehicle ;)

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Bob I have a liter of Marhyde rust converter/primer in black if u want it let me know i am back in town. Lookin' good!

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Pm me your address and I'll donate an auto crossmember.

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Sweet !! Thanks a bunch !!

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Not much progress this week it's been about 12 degrees and I'm not feelin like going outside;) Updates comming soon . Bob

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It'll go out tomorrow.

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Thanks A Ton !! You are a Great Guy let me know if I can do anything for you !! Bob

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Love that 50th in the background overseeing all of your work!!!....Great job Bob...I can imagine your daughter is gettin' excited!!!

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Yeah she was untill I ripped the front crossmember off and loaded in the truck . It took a little explaining that the new one will be better !! She knows I will get it back together she has watched me take things apart and back together her whole life !! Bob P.S. I gotta get this one on rollers soon it's holding my 50th hostage and it's warmin' up outside;)

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Sweet I cant wait to do a project with my son as he already is layin clam to the 72.

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Keep the fire alive in your kids if they are interested in these trucks. My son wanted mine too but changed his mind when I told him of the upkeep. You almost have to do it yourself or it will cost you a bundle. Involve them in things such as changing gaskets and simple tune ups or they will loose interest as mine did. My fault I know.

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Doin my best to keep her involved and she makes me explain what every part is and what it does. She will be helping alot when the heavy work is done and when we rebuild the 283 ;) Bob

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Not much progress i picked up the proper v-8 motor mounts and few other things waiting for some mud to dry up so i can get the donor frame home and install the new front suspension . We also removed the P.O. bondo from the cab supports and a hole in one kick panel should be an easy fix. More pics comming soon !!;)

Bob