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Old 01-13-2012, 05:28 PM   #51
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Re: 58 TRUK intro

necessity is the mother of invention !! i like that saying.. man great work on interior! wow im thinking you should do mine ! lol
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Old 01-13-2012, 06:57 PM   #52
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and poverty is the mother of necessity
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Old 01-20-2012, 07:39 PM   #53
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a friend of mine sent me this picture of my 63 c10 that i owned in 85.
first long bed i had ever owned, i've had one since.
ignore my 1 finger salute, this is the only picture of this truck i had

we had been camping at lake james for a week and got a flat coming home.

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Old 01-21-2012, 11:09 AM   #54
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I love this truck!!

You have got some amazing skills. I love your statement about poverty being the mother of necessity. That is so true, and that is my motto as well. The magazines and the shows on TV just don't get it. They think that cars are built with a credit card, and not ingenuity. A true hotrodder uses his brain before he reaches for his wallet.

Thanks for keeping it real. The build photos are outstanding!
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Old 01-21-2012, 12:33 PM   #55
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What rear sway bar is that off of, Id like to put one on, thanks in advance
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Old 01-21-2012, 02:51 PM   #56
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chevyrestoguy: thanks. while i did have some costly purchases, most of this truk is low buck.
mustII front, 700r4 trans, vintage ac and gm ramjet 350 crate motor cost more than the rest of the truk.
but i built this truk to drive and be reliable.

rude dude: the sway bar came with the 86 trans am rearend.
the ends centered on the frame, i heated them cherry red and bent them out and fabbed my own frame mounts.
it's worked for 5000 miles without a problem.
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Old 01-21-2012, 04:45 PM   #57
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Thanks a bunch

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chevyrestoguy: thanks. while i did have some costly purchases, most of this truk is low buck.
mustII front, 700r4 trans, vintage ac and gm ramjet 350 crate motor cost more than the rest of the truk.
but i built this truk to drive and be reliable.

rude dude: the sway bar came with the 86 trans am rearend.
the ends centered on the frame, i heated them cherry red and bent them out and fabbed my own frame mounts.
it's worked for 5000 miles without a problem.
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Old 01-21-2012, 08:55 PM   #58
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The amp guage to volts guage is a great idea !good write up... thank you
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Old 01-22-2012, 05:10 PM   #59
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The amp guage to volts guage is a great idea !good write up... thank you
easy mod and it works, your welcome
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Old 01-22-2012, 06:24 PM   #60
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WOW, I just read through your build. Simply amazing talent. I don't know how I missed it. I'm totally blown away!
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Old 01-23-2012, 02:31 PM   #61
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we all have our talents, yours is getting that 88 frame under your 59 truck so well
i am not a frame swap advocate, but your truck is pretty amazing.
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Old 02-21-2012, 12:04 PM   #62
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Ogre, if you were to do another steering column cover, would you use a mailing tube or a piece of PVC, and why? (I've seen you've tried both...)

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Old 02-22-2012, 07:11 AM   #63
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never tried pvc, but i'd use cardboard again. easy to cut and glue while sitting in the truck. there are over 25 pieces in my steering column cover. the left side curves to match the dash, i pie cut the curve with a razor knife and hot glued them in. then there's more pieces to cover the dimmer and neutral safety switches. make sure you make attachment points. the top collar is mdf. i tried to find a picture of the back side, none available.





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Old 02-22-2012, 07:30 AM   #64
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Wow. And you 'glassed it right in place after the dash was painted, using tape to keep from hurting anything. That's a work of art. I see the screw holes that attach to the steering column, but how is the big wing (on the door side) held in place?
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Old 02-22-2012, 08:54 AM   #65
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My experience with glass...it doesn't like to stick to plastic without a super rough surface or holes in it. Cardboard, cloth, and wood really soak up the resin and become one. So I'd go the way Ogre did, too. Except my glass work would probably never look as good!
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Old 02-22-2012, 06:05 PM   #66
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it's not a good pic, but if you look on top you will see my original dash fascia. a straight 3'' bent steel piece.
once i found fiberglassforums.com everything sort of snowballed from there.
cab was painted, i used many a roll of tape and carnuba wax to keep it from sticking to my fresh paint.
i had some welded clips on the bottom of the dash that i re-used for the glass work.
both left and right wings are held on with the clips, so is the passenger side



you can see a better shot of the clips here,
you can also see the vintage air unit and how far down it hangs.
the pass side fascia is 4'' to cover up the va unit



va unit before ^^ va unit after vv

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Old 02-22-2012, 06:12 PM   #67
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See you chickened out and put in a brake pedel.
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Old 02-22-2012, 06:32 PM   #68
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busted... how do i delete my ''don't need no stinkin' brakes'' post
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i had some welded clips on the bottom of the dash that i re-used for the glass work.
both left and right wings are held on with the clips, so is the passenger side
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OK. I get the idea. Neat!

What audio/video components did you settle on? Monitor? Speakers? Amps? Head unit? (I know you have the Kicker 10" Sub.) Best Buy has 6-1/2" Alpine component speakers on sale right now, but Amazon has them even cheaper @ ~$76. I wonder if this is the best bang for the buck. (Trying to hold the cost down but still be cool, as always...) I need to find an audio website to do my research. caraudio.com looks like a good one, but I'll need to subscribe to be able to do searches.

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Old 02-23-2012, 06:35 PM   #70
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have a look at the infinity kappa 6-1/2" components, have them in my BM, great sound.
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Old 02-23-2012, 10:47 PM   #71
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Looking good. So what glass product are you using here? Really appreciate the comments you made on my build Its great to here what people have used and if it worked or not.
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Old 02-24-2012, 02:03 AM   #72
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your truck looks amazing !
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Old 02-24-2012, 02:34 PM   #73
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head unit is a JVC single din dvd, i bought dvd for the mega mp3 as in 4.7 gb of mp3's on a single disc.
3400 miles in 10 days on the 2011 hot rod power tour and we only had 1 dvd
the head unit also has a usb port, i just bought a 16 gb low profile flash drive to go in there.
i'll be able to drive coast to coast and back without listening to the same song.
i'm a hard rock, electric blues kind of guy. and loud

i only listen to mp3's, not a fan of sirius or broadcast radio commercials.
i do have an antenna under the pass step that works well, just never use it.

my speakers and amps are arc audio.
speakers are component 4.5'' w/1.5'' tweeters, i have 4 sets in the kicks and doors.
4x400 amp arc audio speaker amp.
10'' arc audio sub w/ arc audio 1x600 amp.
and i believe 10,000 ft of speaker wire (approximately )

the monitor is just a cheap ebay headrest monitor, i tested it and know it works, but have never used it.
i wouldn't put one in if i did another console.

cheap speakers are hard on the ears, you get what you pay for...
there are some nice all-in-one amps, it was tough getting 2 amps behind my seat.
that said... i paid $0 for my speakers, sub and amps
all take outs from a sema project that rockford fosgate wanted to sponsor
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Old 02-24-2012, 02:45 PM   #74
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thanks squirrely and rods57

rod check out my interior build link in my signature, everything gets explained in detail.
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Old 02-25-2012, 09:26 AM   #75
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I am looking at dooing a similar cut down on some tahoe seats. Yours look awesome! would you happen to have a picture of the seats through the back window? i really want to keep them as low as possible as i think even the stock seat rides to high and looks ugly. Your truck is a Very nice truck and has some well thought out mods!
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