Technical What did you do today?

That looks fantastic!

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Your not dumb, you just didn't know. But now you will never forget this!!! Sometimes our learning curves can be a real PITA!!! LOL

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Is the quality as good as it looks?

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That is one awesome looking truck. Too bad you have to let it go.

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I like your brand of Mowers...

Especially if it involves drinking beer during the mowing process.

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Awwww... My fingers are crossed that my boys will do the same.

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Nice hearse. I hope that when I go, I get the flag and a cool ride too.

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Me X2... I usually drill and punch out the rivets, weld on nuts to the cross member, then bolt them back together with loctite. But that's if it's my car/truck....

Teetter toddering transmissions in and out is getting harder to do as I am getting older and weaker... Sigh.

I can't bench press hundreds of pounds anymore... Even if it's on my lift!

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How is Holly doing, have not seen her in a while.

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WTF? Is it worth picking up?

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I picked up another 2x4 intake (like I need another) but I just can't say no sometimes..ha ha ha

 

Wow..you lucked out there...man if that would of been a fiberglass body you would of really had a mess.

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Oh yes lots of recycling valve.

 

OK... Looks like it was a really damn cool ride before it got torched... Poor little truck..

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Yes, I'm very happy with it.

 

Worked on the 96 Silverado I just bought. Removed the bent and twisted crossmember. I could have used a piece of channel and easily made a new one. However I might flip the truck. So I put it in my press. beat and twisted and eventually got it serviceable. actually better that I expected. ground off the rivets from the frame and got it bolted back under there.Now the driveshaft carrier bearing is back in proper alighnment. This is one of the cruddiest trucks ive ever had. They lived on a gravel road. and the red clay mud buildup ,dust , oil residue and mud wasp nest build up is terrible. I don't think anyone has ever washed the underside since it was new? and that crud kept falling on me. I took a soaking hot bath and then a shower.

 

Holly is doing great ...talking a mile a minute as usual Finished welding up push bumper today

 

went to a estate sale and got a couple of trinkets - bomb shaped door stop is unique

 

I took the cabriolet on another 60 plus mile round trip run. This time to a spring shop and to see my pal, BobbyBuilt. Bad Bob agreed that rear suspension looked sketchy at best and agreed with the plan to get a complete kit from Posie. Bob's 32 Chevrolet highboy is on the lift. Bob was welding up seat mounts for the little Chevy 6 powered coupe with a 5 speed.

 

Started with this. Ended with this.

 

^^ Wow, headlight bucket looks a little out of alignment

 

Flogged the Heapster @ The Out A Sight Drags.

 

Steele still strong? I saw a extended cab dodge dually truck near me that was left on a 2 post lift when a garage fire occured burning the garage down, the truck was left in a upsidedown U shape bumpers near the ground, cab in the air....guess it depends on how hot it got....also recently used a 4 way lug wrench that had been in a fire, it twisted it without much effort at all rather than breaking a lug bolt loose. they say its also hard to get paint to stick to burnt metal, I wish you good luck with it, you probably have done your research and know what you are doing but cant help but say something (I will be "That guy" this time) Sincerely hope all goes well for ya.

 

I replaced the bent passenger side inner tie rod on my '37 Chevy project.

Be careful how you place a floor jack when raising a vehicle.

 

At a local car show with my o/t car, great turnout and weather. Not much for H.A.M.B. friendly stuff but nice to see it in a small community.


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And to add insult to injury the buyer who was going to be there right after work that day never showed up. And folks wonder why some of us old guys are Curmundgeons?

 

Finally took mine out for its first blast!!!
Happy Chappy.

 

I'll bet you got some looks with that baby!

 

Dare to be different IS traditional. Nicely constructed.

 

Cheers Guys, was a blast to drive it after working on it for the past year!!