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06-27-2015, 09:32 PM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
Great Work!
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06-28-2015, 10:47 PM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
Hi Ian. Some nice work going on here. Interesting thread... everything from pinstripes to pandas. I especially like the pinstriping on the steering wheel. I look forward to seeing more.
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06-29-2015, 07:16 AM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
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06-29-2015, 07:28 AM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
A quick up-date, I managed to finish painting the control arms yesterday, as usual I coated up the edges first,
Then hung them up so I could get right round them, they got 2 coats of an isocyanate based 2 pack each, it dries really hard and wears well. (plus it's very shiney )Yesterday was really sunny so once they'd dried a little, I hung them in my green house to "bake" (DIY paint oven), to be honest I've been so busy with other stuff this year this is probably the first time I've been in there.  I'm really pleased with the way they turned out, next job will be to fit the ball joints and start rebuilding the suspension
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07-06-2015, 04:14 PM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
Well my eldest daughter has just bought her first house (it's a bit of a fixer -upper) so this weekend I have been DIY dad.
I still managed a bit of progress though. Saturday I assembled the upper control arms, very straight forward once I'd figured out the ball joint (thanks to chevy_mike). The upper control arm shafts are the perfect shape to clamp in a vice while tightening the bushes. I used a 36mm socket on an 18" power bar and they went together very easily.
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07-06-2015, 04:25 PM
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Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
Sunday I did the lower control arms, these were a little more of a challenge. I have a ball joint press but it was designed for English cars and just isn't man enough when it comes to Chevy trucks
. So I improvised, with a piece of a 9" axle case, a 42mm socket and a 10" G clamp, this is what my dad would call a ship yard fix, but it worked a treat. The shafts and bushes were much the same as the uppers, once again clamped in the vice and tightened. This time a 42mm socket and 24" power bar I was especially chuffed because I got them all built up without damaging the paint All assembled ready to fit.........as soon as I can find the next couple of spare hours
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