tilly to the rescue

[Bomp]

I see in your rendering that the front wheel is centered.
I have to ask, Are you going to center the wheel in this build?
Just curious.
Got me watchin everyday.

[chad64chevy]

the frame is looking good! you talked about using the truck that was in the back with the big window! what are you going to do with the swb frame and the extra stuff you have for it??

[Dinos63]

always such cool work dang i wish you were closer

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Diggin the 51 1-ton and for being done in '83 it sure is lookin nice.

Can't wait to see how the tool box truck turn out.
Top notch work always!

thanks buddy... almost done with the 51. all thats left is new tires. it sat all those years on 4 flat tires and they drive like squares. to save that money i could wait till summer and put 60 lbs in them and try to drive them round again... just not sure i can wait.

hope the foot is getting better.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

nice now i need to get my truck covered and take you my doors and patches to fix them, lol!!
and if i had a set of fenders you could fix them too, lol!!!

the guys i'm doing stuff for love their trucks... they just don't have the tools and skills you do.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

the frame is looking good! you talked about using the truck that was in the back with the big window! what are you going to do with the swb frame and the extra stuff you have for it??

the plans on this utility truck keep changing. now we're at using original cab and doing a big window change like you did. once i jump on the cab i will be checking out your build for pointers.

Originally Posted by Dinos63

always such cool work dang i wish you were closer

thanks dino... we'll have some hang time one of these days.

[Bishops Trucks]

Keeping an eyeball on this build. Sounds like a great project.

[flips72]

i'm in, love the 51 by the way.and with your skills there shouldnt be any problems with a restoration shop, i will bet you stay covered up with work.

[Alan's Classic]

Tuned in for this one!!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

This is gonna be a sweet shop truck..

[clemdaddy]

february and half of march were pretty much miserable weather wise. rain and cold winds keep me inside and theres not much garage space around here. but there was a little happening on the utility shop truck.

the fenders were in worse shape than i hoped... the braces were gone and the lower rear sheet metal was a fiberglass matt that was breaking up. so , i opted to use some other fenders i had. they weren't a whole lot better except the braces were good.

blasted, ground, cut and patch... not shown is the blasting pic cause no way would the patch be welded up with it rusty inside. now where is that blasted blasting pic...

[clemdaddy]

had a weekend that was not raining and around 50 degrees so figured it was time to disassemble the cab... tagged and bagged. i'm fairly disappointed with overall condition but its workable. lots to do.....

[McMurphy]

Wow that door pillar looks rough, never thought they would get cancer up there like that !!

[flips72]

no problem, a man with your skills will breeze through this like a hot knife through butter

[Jmorales3181]

I'm sure you will be happy once that lift is up and running....they definitely come in handy!
Coming along nicely. Keep up the good work.
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[Bomp]

Nice work on the box and frame. Like the lift too.

[Dinos63]

COOL PICS! DUUDE you are a master craftsman your work is so nice

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Wow that door pillar looks rough, never thought they would get cancer up there like that !!

i know... the rust on this truck is under 2 paint jobs. the victim of poor prep work. but the blaster will take care of it, i hope.

Originally Posted by flips72

no problem, a man with your skills will breeze through this like a hot knife through butter

thanks man... i'm thinking that this is another big challenge and thats what keeps me going back out in the shop... love the challenge.

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

I'm sure you will be happy once that lift is up and running....they definitely come in handy!
Coming along nicely. Keep up the good work.
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lift works great... traded a small airstream trailer for it and i couldn't be happier with the deal. and thanks.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Nice work on the box and frame. Like the lift too.

appreciate it man... that lift will be perfect to install a tranny in the 1-ton. got a trans jack in the trade too.

Originally Posted by Dinos63

COOL PICS! DUUDE you are a master craftsman your work is so nice

thanks pal... seeing that satin black frame on your blue & white build made me want to do the same. it was beautiful and so smooth looking... but i copped out and went glossy. maybe next time.

[clemdaddy]

its early april and time for the march update.
the plan changed and it looks like my buddies cab is worse that we hoped. as murph noted it was rusty in places that don't usually get that way, even for our climate.
so we opted for another cab that i had. this was better in some ways, not so much in others. a big back window conversion is going to happen, one rocker needs replacing, 3 pretty major floor patches, the tunnel has to be changed to a big hump, 1 door pillar is toast, the dash will need a radio patch... and thats just the about it (hopefully) but it still less work than on the original cab.

first pic is the replacement cab after some sandblasting and scraping.
next pic is the first floor patch tacked in and the third is the fix.

[Ta2Don]

Looking good, and I must agree with the previous comments! Awesome work!!!

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

man your work is soo clean

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Those springs in all that black are going to look pretty cool I think !!

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Originally Posted by flips72

beautifulthe black and gold is going to be super sweet together.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Looking good, and I must agree with the previous comments! Awesome work!!!

thanks guys... this build is kinda different for me because it belongs to someone else. and their direction is hazy at best. so any comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.
more updates next month...

heres a quick pic of razorback red with dropped rear springs. they evened up the ride and i like it...

[flips72]

that looks great, how much did you drop it?

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by flips72

that looks great, how much did you drop it?

they were 3" springs. if they settle any i may wish i got 2" but for now they're great.

[Captainfab]

Looking good Clem

I assume you received the 14 bolt trailing arm mounts?

I've never seen 3.90 gears in a 14 bolt, usually 3.73 and 4.10's.

[chad64chevy]

clems is that the cab that was by the gate infront of the garage? razorback looks good with that stance!! tilly is going to be one sweet truck

[Dinos63]

i lov that red truck soooooo clean

[clemdaddy]

april was one of those months where it doesn't seem like much was accomplished but a lot of time was spent getting nothing done.

spent a little time on the rearend... welded the perches from the captain and the tracbar bracket on the 1985 14 bolt. which did count out to be a 4:10 gear (you were right cap). after cleaning it up, got some satin paint on it.