Projects Cheap ass 34 pick up

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Yup. Been there done that! Good on ya.


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Sounds about right

 

Your right they look really good from here but I’m sure they’re really shitty
Don’t be so hard on this little old pickup. It’ll be awesome! With the hood closed.
Sorry couldn’t help myself, I think there great. Did you use stainless wire?


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Matt, did you find a flywheel yet? If not PM me for David’s number.

 

Yes thanks Ron I did find a flywheel.

And yes Wyatt I used stainless wire. Didn't make a difference

 

That looks hard, I'm about to tackle a similar chore and I don't weld as good as you do.

 

It's always the smallest little job that takes seemingly forever and is a total pain. With the boxed frame I needed brackets to hold the brake hoses(yes I forgot about them) I wasn't in love with using self tapping screws so I pulled the reader most crossmember bolt out and welded up a flag on a new longer bolt. 2 hours of fishing with wire and magnets I have the brackets installed. Cheap Russell jobs that I filed a hex into. Yuck.

 

It’s always the shit no one notices. I’ve been trying to figure out how to run a front brake line threw the frame rail with some sort of bulk head fitting but all I find is stuff for doing that with a boxed frame.

I’m probably missing the obvious but I’m confident I’ll figure it out after spending 12 hours hand making a part I won’t use lol

 

@Tim what about using a longer line and just drilling a clearance hole in the outer rail and installing the clip and nut at the boxing plate?

 

Been there done that and have the scars. You just learned how not to do it.

 

That’s an idea.

I had considered drilling the hole in the frame the exact same size as the hole in the brackets that take the C clip and then just clipping it but I think the thickness of the frame would make the groove for the c clip land inside the frame wall.

I know Vern Tardel shows his cars with the hose connecting right to the in boxes frame rail so I know I’m just hunting for the right fitting.

bending and placing hardlines is one of my favorite parts of building a car. Making the flares with a shitty tool is probably one of my least favorite parts lol. I’m gonna suck it up and spend, steal or borrow the fancy $$$ flaring tool when I plumb the A

 

I have an old snap on manual flare tool. When I do my part right it works great! It doesn't work with the new plastic coated steel line, so I ordered a roll of really nice copper lined zinc coated steel from one of our hydraulic fitting suppliers. It's pretty stuff!

 

Well after two weeks of snivelling, avoiding it and pissing around with other things I finally finished the passenger header. Thanks to my buddy Mike for giving me shit and quit being a bitch. So after five more hours die grinding I have headers and a complete exhaust system! Thanks to my buddy Jeremy for bending the pipes. My arms are still vibrating!

Three long days in the shop, lots done and hopefully more done by the end of the week, in between work and picking blackberries!

 

Good deal man! Getting close

 

I thought I had just opened up a StreetRodder periodical when I saw this latest pic.
Go man go!


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Haha!

 

Looks like you put your fuel pump in the same place I did. Make sure to set the pressure and check for any leaks before you put the bed back on...It's much easier than crawling under to do that work.

 

Good idea. I am going to put a regulator on the firewall down low.

 

Way back when in this thread I hacked up an old Chevy dash to fit my truck, truth is I never had a 33-34 dash in all the junk I collected. A couple weeks ago I found a cheap one on Craigslist. It was horriblypitted and had some nasty leadwork. Perfect to hack up to fit an Stewart Warner ensign panel. I whipped up that piece today and will fit it soon as it gets cooler. Going to see if my tach will fit nicely where the spot of lead was. It was glob, I melted most of it off already.

 

Got bored of doing productive shit and tired of getting rained on by rust flakes. So I cleaned and wire brushed the inside and proceeded to paint the inside. I brushed it on and it looks pretty good where the surface is nice and smooth.
Seeing as my my mom chucked the spray gun bottle for the old Electrolux in about 1984 I am seriously thinking of brushing and wet sanding the outside. The street rodders will hate it, the general public won't get it, and I think it's an awesome idea.

 

Looks great! Are you still planning to chop the top?

 

Not sure, I might but I want to drive it first. I want a driver not a car show queen that is miserable to drive.

 

I hear you there. I am really happy with how mine drives and I never did want to chop it. There are a few guys that seem to need to tell me it has to be chopped. It’s difficult for me to care any less about their opinions.

 

Maybe if ya had very thin seats and an automatic you could have a driver and a chop. If you were 4'6" tall.

 

50mm shave should suffice for the street with or without a sliver of seat.
Sorry kids were reading Dr. Seuss.


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Topping the truck would be totally terrible?

 

I like the brush paint idea. I'm thinking of that for my roadster. On a Chevy I could paint each piece before attaching it to the wood frame and touch up where needed.

 

@Six Ball that is the great part about this for me. I a man too crude with cars, with brushed paint I can touch up and buff out all my marks.

 

Tractor paint is pretty good. I think that is the direction myself and a friend are going on ours.

 

I am using a urethane marine enamel. (I live in boat country) it's pretty tough once it's hard. And it sticks well to a rougher surface.