Build #2 Crusader!

[mrhino]

Originally Posted by dhaymaker

It will be interesting to see ideas become reality. At least if you two disagree on something it looks like the Shop Dog will be there to help out!

shop dog, thats funny. that dog is hers everything about that dogs exsistence is for, and about my wife. It growls and carries on everytime I come in the house, and we've had it about 5 years

Originally Posted by TheManInBlack

Kind of ugly?? that thing is fricken beautiful!

I guess that proves beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Originally Posted by 67cheby

can you make that lift gate raise up and spin or something, its got all the hydraulics and all ....LOL....i am an old minitrucker !!

nope it went up and down, kids had fun riding on it. i put a ad on craigslist and it sold right away. after taking it off it really jacked up the alignment, it will were out the inside of the tires in no time. so that needs to be addressed.

Originally Posted by 67cheby

oh and by the way , i can pick you up a nice shortbed for 4-500 here in arkansas

I might take you up on that.

[dhaymaker]

Originally Posted by mrhino

shop dog, thats funny. that dog is hers everything about that dogs exsistence is for, and about my wife. It growls and carries on everytime I come in the house, and we've had it about 5 years.

That's so funny! We have two dogs and, while they really like me, life is all about their "Mom"! One of them is right on 75 pounds and loves to get up in her lap when she's laying on the couch. It's quite a site! Well, good luck with both the Crusader, and the dogs! lol

[mrhino]

Now that I have gotten a few years older. its getting harder to see what im doing, So I put up some florescent lights last weekend. Wow! was it dark in there. I never realized how dark until put those lights up. I dont know how Iv built a hand full of cars and truck in the dark and they turn out as nice as they do. Amazing. I have plenty of light now, should be know excuses.

Today I got the garage clean up, seams like its been years since it was this clean. The garage is 681sf and After each project I get a few more shop tools, which of coarse take up more valuable real estate. This time I will have me a acetylene torch. I'm sure that will be one of those thing I wont know how I did without. Tomorrow's big task is to get that truck in the garage. a quick measure of the truck. and it comes to 21' the depth of my garage is 21' and some change. That should be interesting. Ill have to get it in as far as I can then slide the ass over with my jack.

Deb says I need take a picture of it clean, cause she says it will be a nother 5 years before it will be clean again.

[72 tigger]

I'm sure this project will have plenty of "bonding moments"- looking forward to following it! Still think you should have your own reality show

[mrhino]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I'm sure this project will have plenty of "bonding moments"- looking forward to following it! Still think you should have your own reality show

Oh, I have no dout of that. I don't think we fight enough for a reality show. maybe after this build we might.

well I was hoping to get the truck in the garage the last few days but a problem with the wifes car. delayed that for a day. With that taken care of yesterday I came home from work to find my oldest is seperating from her husband and all her $h!t is filling one side of my garage. Awesome!. Now! Her life would make a one hellva reality show.

hope to get that cleaned up in the next day or so and continue on.

[mrhino]

testing

[mrhino]

alright I finally got all the vehicles fixed that need fixing for the winter. moved all of the daughters stuff to the basement. then last week I bought a winter beater. My little short bed truck just aint gonna make thru the winter. I found a 87 silverado POS, but its got good heat and it shuts off when i turn the key off. hopefully it will start everytime I ask it to. I really dont try to buy all vehicle the same color it just works out that way. I like to name my rides and this one ill call $h!t-streak





went to the indy swap meet yesterday, got some good deals. found me some pistons to use in this truck. $20 cant beat that with a stick. more on those at a later time



also little premature but got some wheels for my little shortbed. u got to jump on deals when they come, ya know. ill give u guys a little sneak peak



i also got a few other odds and ends, ill need down the line. But the the best news of all is: I got the big truck in the garage today. cant say I have a whole lota room but it is in there. Hope i have a enough room to pull the motor and trans. Being that today is cyber monday I went a head and ordered as much stuff as im gonna need to do the rear disc conversion and redo the front and rear suspension. my engine block and crank are at my machinist. and he is not in any big hurry but thats a story for another time. in the next day or so i will start fitting the front leather seats and catch you guys up on what I did in the back.