Technical Yeah, Its got a Hemi/41 shop truck

White inside the dash is an excellent idea. I have worked on a car that we did that to and it was great. I will definitely be doing that on the sloper.

 

Been doing white on the under side of the cowl and top 10-12" of the firewall for the last 10 years on builds now. Unbelievable difference working under the dash after that. My eyes aren't getting any younger.

 

Oh great! That's what I didn't want to hear. Oh well like the song lyrics say, It dont come easy, you know hotrods just arent easy. I think that is how it goes.

I liken you fighting truck hinges to Ralphs dad in Christmas Story fighting furnaces. You know your trucks, I'll head your advice.

 

We should market white sound deadener. It would be an easy retro fit too. Hey, I thought of it, gotta be worth a bottle of the good stuff.

 

Hinges! Get yer '40-'41 PU hinges! Hot off the drill!

 

A riv nut you mentioned or applicable dome head rivet away look into Semi truck box fasteners...great you got them out and some aged corrosion...not unexpected for its life before Show Time!!!

Maybe they have chrome cherry style rivets

 

Make sure your replacement hinges fit the doors nicely to the openings before you go painting stuff. Very likely they will need to be tweaked to fit. Hopefully the chrome won't crack.

 

Yes, excellent advice!
Note to Self: rehang doors prior to primer.

 

If you’re looking to move them, I need a lower driver’s door.

 

Glad to oblige ye

 

Cool! PM me with what you want and a PayPal address. No, they won’t take Crown.
Thanks!
Bill

 

No Crown?

Send me your address and I'll send you the hinges. Consider it "pre-paid Karma". Maybe I won't get runs in my paint job.

 

Shoot I’m a couple months behind it looks like! Better get to reading and catch up!

 

I called my rhino liner guy to see about getting the can in there and the conversation went something like this, "blah, blah, blah, covid, blah, blah, chemical shortage, blah, blah, blah, short on workers, blah, blah, $700". Stick that up your rhino ass!

Ergo, I made a trip to my paint supplier and bought a product called Raptor and spayed it myself. $170 including a disposable spray gun.

Before:

That mask job took me a couple of hours but I did want to clean up the overspray. 2 hours of masking vs 4 hours of clean up...easy math.

And After:

I got up early and sprayed it out this morning while it was cooler in the shop.

A couple of close ups

That's the new under seat fuse panel door I built and got overcreative (drinking) with. Below, I remembered to plug off the seat belt retainer threads and a few others I added under the seat to hold the battery, safe, electrical board and etc.

I like the finish a lot and it will protect the underside of the cab. I made a break on the firewall at the point the flat panel makes a 45 down to the floor. Inside, I cut it right below the riser where the carpet (or possibly rubber flooring) will terminate. I had some left over so I sprayed out the interior back of the cab up to the reveal.

For a buck seventy I got 4 bottles of liner and the required hardener. I used 2 of the bottles so I have plenty left over for other projects. Score!

Now it is time to turn the cab upright and get back to body work. Getting shit done. That's the name of the game.

 

It looks as good as it would have if it had been done by the Rhino Lining guy, hope it holds up just as well! It probably will.

 

That worked out quite well. Nice job.

 

I cleaned up the cab very well. Wire wheel, sanding discs, rust mort, prepsol, you name it. All of the "body work" was done with JB Weld (PITA) as these products do not like bondo. I used the same technique on the running boards and fenders that were rhino lined previously. Prep is everything.

 

@IronTrap just did a video using it to spray under one of his projects. I’ve seen a few people use it and no bad reviews so far.

love your little lightening detail

 

Thanks, one of those things no one will likely notice once the truck is done but you and I will appreciate it.

 

Nice update..and all of this time I thought you must be out golfing.

 

I did win the last two weeks out with my Friday group. Going for the threepeat tomorrow. All work and no play...

 

Hats off to The Bronco Billy! Got the door hinges, and prepaid to boot.
Thank you, Sir!

 

We will call it pre-paid Karma, it will make my upcoming paint job go well.

My body dolly in action. I had the cab mounted on it's firewall so I could prep and paint the underside and work on millions of other items while it was convenient (like munting the AC unit under the firewall without fighting gravity). But it was time to tip her back up. Sounds like a chore for a one man band but not with this nifty body dolly...well, and a 2 post lift.

The exhaust pipe (actually the engine stand connector for my home built frame rotisserie) slides through two holes I drilled in the hinged firewall mount and gives leverage to lift the front and gently ease it down on the lift pads.

It just needed a bit of tipping from this point to set the back down. A lot of weight on that firewall. After folding the firewall jig down I added 2 4x4's across the top to give me a bit more room for body and paint (I don't like bending over when I paint) as this is her home until it is painted, sanded and polished.

The front remained a bit light so I added an emergency brake to prevent any undo swearing and throwing of things. I still haven't found a 9/16 socket from an earlier "project".

Sometimes, if you listen very hard, you can hear my genius.

Now it is back to sanding off the primer and the rust underneath. I stripped the roof while it was on end, now it time for the back of the cab and the cowl sides.

 

...a maneuver worthy of a Crown on the Rocks I say...you are a Crafty Bandit...I do enjoy the genius kicking around this place...Hambtastic!!

 

Funny you mentioned that, it was actually Crown Reserve.

 

Here I’ve spent all this time wondering how bad of an idea would sitting my A sedan on the firewall be and never once did it dawn on me that I’d need to figure out how to stand it up and sit it back down lol

 

My method would have involved my tractor, six comealongs, a jackall, probably a sacrifice of some sort…

 

Very nice!
And without a blood sacrifice, no less.

“Hey, what’s that sound? Everybody look, what’s going down?”
Not to worry, children, it’s BB at work. Apologies to Buffalo Springfield.

 

PNW winter around the corner and that means rain, rain, and more rain. Not good when you have a bunch of bare metal trucks parts in the garage. So, shift into OD (not traditional) and get this thing in primer ASAP. I hit the garage this morning, put on some KISS and retired 7 hours later and it is really depressing how little it looks I got done.

Today I addressed the front of the cab; cowl sides, top and firewall. The firewall I knew would be a pain after all of the holes I filled, various alterations and the addition of the M/C but this was a ridiculous time waster.

You can see the rhino liner tape line under the firewall. The rest is ready for high build primer. The firewall is going to be gloss black with some white panel striping so it must be flat and void of holes other than the ones I added. You can see I filled the insulation holes and all that is left is the AC lines, fuel filter mount, wiring harness, throttle, M/C and a couple of bracket holes. On the pic below, the 2 holes in the lower cowl are for the heater hoses on 90 degree fittings which will be covered by the fender. The filler on the A pillar is from the spot light hole I welded shut.

I stripped the cowl sides and top in-between bondo coats. They are pretty nice other than the area where I had to chisel off the '46 fender brackets. That left some holes I welded up and a bit of the cream de la creme to prepare for primer.

These digits are stamped in the firewall below the drivers side cowl. Leave 'em or cave it and pave it?
I filled all of the spot welds but for some reason I am leaning toward leaving the digits. Thoughts?
Tomorrow it is on to the back of the cab. I have already stripped the lower section up to the belt line and the roof of course so it just the section around the rear window. There are a handful of small dings in the back of the cab that I will address and hopefully move on the the other door I have yet to play with.

Smooth bondo on the cab, smooth jazz on the stereo and even smoother Bullitt bourbon in my glass. Happy days!