Project Coppertone Or Goin Broke

[AH619]

WELL HERE MY FIRST TRY AT MY OWN BUILD THREAD.
FIRST OFF LET ME SAY THAT A LOT HAPPENED BEFORE I GOT A CAMERA SO THERE ARE NO PICS OF THE CAB BEFORE THE NEW IN/OUTER ROCKERS,CAB CORNERS AND FLOOR PLATES WERE WELDED IN.I ALSO CUT THE DASH AND FIREWALL TO MAKE IT AN AIR CAB. ALSO NOTE AS WE GO ALONG HOW MUCH WAS DONE OUTSIDE BECAUSE MY SHOP HAS NO CONCRETE. JUST CREEK GRAVEL SO IF I NEED SOMETHING LIFTED I HAVE TO BORROW THE SERVICE TRUCK FROM MY WORK AND USE THE AUTOCRANE.WHICH WILL NOT FIT INTO MY SHOP.
OK I BOUGHT THIS AS A BASKET CASE. I GOT THE FRAME WHICH ALREADY HAD THE 4 INCH LIFT KIT INSTALLED.(HE HAD ALREADY TRASHED THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS OR IT WOULD BE BACK TOO STOCK)I GOT 3 CABS 2 BEDS,
MULTIPLE DOORS,FENDERS, AND HOODS. AND 3 TRAILER LOADS OF SMALL PARTS. INCLUDING A 327 ENGINE WHICH I CANT SEEM TO GET RID OF.THE FRAME HAT A4SPEED AND NP205 WITH 3/4 TON AXLES IN 410 RATIO. NO POSI. I WANTED AN AUTO SO I FOUND A TURBO 350/NP205 SET UP AND HAD A GOOD FREIND TEACH ME TO REBUILD THE TRANNY.

I FIRST PAINTED MY BED AND MOVED IT OUTSIDE. THEN I PAINTED THE FRAME AND SET THE BED ON IT TO SAVE SPACE. I THEN STARTED TO WORK ON THE CAB.



I THEN GOT THE CAB AND DOORS READY FOR PAINT ON THE INSIDE. I ROLLED ON SOME BED LINER FOR SOUNDPROOFING






THEN I PAINTED THE TOP OF MY CAB AND DOORS WHITE SO ALL THAT WAS LEFT TOO PAINT WAS BACK OF CAB,HOOD, INNER FENDERS, AND UNDERSIDE OF HOOD.

AT THIS POINT I BUILT ME ENGINE AND TRANNY.




I THEN BROUGHT EVERYTHING HOME ONE BRIGHT HOT SATERDAY AND ACTUALLY STARTED PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER.






NOW I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI SWAP MEET BECAUSE I WANTED A COWL HOOD AND SEVERAL OTHER PIECES AND DIDNT WANT TO PAY FREIGHT. MEANWHILE I TEST FIT MY AFTERMARKET FENDERS AND BOY AM I GLAD I DID. 1 SOLID WEEK OF TWEEKING AND THEY STILL DIDNT LINE UP PERFECT. SO NEXT TIME I COULD REPLACE SOME RUSTED PIECES EASIER THAN TRYING TO MAKE THAT JUNK FIT.
ILL POST MORE LATER SORRY THIS IS SO LONG