M4wd&Fabrications
Projects place => Projects Section => Topic started by: M4wdFab on May 18, 2022, 06:34:52 PM
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couldnt pass this up for 4 miles from my house and 500$
to my suprise the 51cab is grafted to the 4x4 s10 floor and fire wall, and actually done rather well. not crazy about the s10 dash and seats but again done rather well from what hacks i have seen. I think ill just move along the path he chose.
missing doors and hood, but i have a wreck 54 shell thats ready to pilage all parts from.
another 50$ he gave me 5 boxes of gaskets, seals, trim parts, s10 carpet and all kids of stuff probably worth another 300$ at LMC lol
runs and stops in current status but only has reverse with column shifter not alighned right. he didnt get to that
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1 hour of tinkering
trans linkage broke free and adjusted
Tcase may have been in N?
bled brakes
bolted battery down.
thing starts, runs, drives, shifts, stops, does burnouts.
started today pulling the rotten 54 shell apart to steel doors, hood, trim parts needed, bumper, ect
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2300$ to build a complete new 47-51 chevy truck box from LMC. they have everything instock except 1 fender right now.
thats cool, but crazy.
looking at one with no fenders local today, and found a better complete one in PA also for the price of diesel to go get it, bah.
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doors hung and adjusted, latch parts replaced / fixed so close and function right. ready for primer and glass.
hood hung- need to swap a latch and look at assist spring mounts- the metal they bolt too isnt present with the graft that was done.
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picked up a truck box this morning- took a chance on it- i think its actually a 50's ford box. missing fenders, but other wise usable.
ill be able to double my money im sure if i dont end up using it.
passed on my way there was a autoparts swap meet at the Moose lodge. old guy had one chevy fender i needed. gave me his card said he has a hord at home in Victor.
picked up a half ton chevy bumper and 2 flow threw mufflers for 42$
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passed on a really clean short box that was listed in Ontario today
i need a long box.
found one one the way to Rausch creek that i might pick up this weekend
man does prepping a car for paint suck, i really remember why i dont do this, ever.
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Does this mean you are coming down to wheel?
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i really dont feel like packing all my shit up, but i might make an appearance with a chair and cooler for an afternoon/evening
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Gotta pack it at some point...
We'll be glad to have you either way!
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shot the paint on the cab and doors last night- looks good. baking in the barn today.
picked up NOS parts on FBMP today: front bumper, rear bumper, tailgate, bedside trim piece.
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Like this color on the truck.
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spent most of the day re assembling the doors today. almost there. ordered a nut riv gun to fix a few miss matching hardware issues between the two doors.
full rubber and felt kits, new glass, new tracks, handles, lock set, some latch parts, door cards, bottom plates.
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are these the kind of drug dealer wheels i want for this thing?
i have never owned or wanted a set of low pros
(set on right) she still has them, going to look tomorrow.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4505649696182949?ref=saved&referral_code=null
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Those arent 24s 26s 28s or even 30s+ so they aint drug dealer status ;D
They do look nice and price is fine.
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all glass in
carpet, seats, consoles, headliner in, doors finished.
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picked up those BMW wheels, both sets for 350$ not bad. snows bolted right on, need some spline high clearance lug nuts for the other set and a tire- one is pretty whooped. she was an auto cross girl
windsheild pulled and chrom trim ring installed correctly tonight, it was bugging me, and its correct now.
wiper motor interfaced to S10 electrical
plugging along.
found (1) matching tire on clearance at tire rack for 145$, win.
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looks good in the sun.
back to rusty Tjs this week that have appeared in the lot. bah.
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wheel spacers and spline lug nuts ordered to get that stance and look fixed up!
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replacement tire mounted, new wheels mounted with 2" spacers
front head lights, marker lights, hood prop in.
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dragged the PA box over to the lift.
removed fenders, banged dents out of them- they are rough- maybe usable for a rattier truck project, but i dont think this truck. looking for a new set.
the box i think is good enough to use, especially since it needs to get trimmed up a bit on the bottom to fit the s10 frame and will have a raised bed floor.
wire wheeled entire bed inside and out (my arms are still buzzing) and have a solid plan. 2 or three spots need some metal work, then inner frame construction to stiffen up box and mount to s10 frame.
plan to hemlock the bed floor and running boards for the truck.
fitting great. also learned this box must be the rare 1954 first gen but flat top. weird.
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first day of patching work on the bed. going well. looking much better. should be ready for primer in a day or 2.
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fab done and bed fit. minus 2 welds as i ran out of wire.
no returned call from Chevy truck parts guy in victor with message left
still need a pair of fenders
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shot some primer on the box today
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shot the color also.
probably screwed up- the cab i didn't use hardener- it didn't seem like the instructions said it was necessary and i wasn't in a hurry for fast dry time. 3 weeks later you still can put your finger nail into it easy.
added hardener into the box mix- it looks darker and more gloss right now- bah
maybe in a few days it will match up but not looking good.
i guess i could pull the glass and trim on the cab, fix some body work i missed and reshoot the cab. hopefully it doesnt come to that.
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haven't touched this thing in a month, haven't found rear fenders. popped a new tag for it today, time to list it and send or plate it and drive
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hows the paint hardness since it's been another month
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its pretty good, box is rock hard, cab is still able to put your finger nail into it if you really try
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have some bites on market place, see if anybody shows up.
realized i never put a filler neck on this guy and the tank was just capped off/plugged.
pulled in today
Vin tag replaced on door jam
filler neck cut in and installed
got lucky, blinker in op issue was a missing flasher, replaced and all good now.
dome light trim installed.
what a bunch of morons on a few hot rod FB pages i posted the add too, it was like Pirate4x4 from the 2009. people picking on stupid things- hey its not a 40k truck and if you haven't noticed your money is worth 25% less now than it was last time you bought something, which you will never again just keyboard bitch.
Ftards
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PPal deposit send for a pair of rear fenders and a short box Joe B found and send me a link to in Buffalo.
will pick up next sunday if all goes well.
ill probably swap a plate to this guy since i have two sets of plates now sold and trucks gone.
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picked up 2 fenders and a short box today on way home from Rolling W.
was neat to drive through my old neighborhood where i grew up. sellar was 2 blocks from my middle school that has been shut down for 15 years.
drove though my old neighbor hood and house, haven't been there in 20 years. was weird.
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stripped, sanded, 2 small fill spots, cleaned and primered the 2 new rear fenders.
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i should plate this thing, looks fun to drive
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bah, should have did the paper work on this. probably could have sold it today. need to get on that next week and get it weighed before the snow flys
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i guess he wanted it. deposit received, have to get papers for it.
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neat
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8 min door to door at the DMV with this one. 9 forms and a vin etch, weigh slip.
the girl flipped through them once and said ill be back with your plate, paid, walked out.
lol
runs down the road great, put it back in the barn haha. will deliver to PA when the papers come.
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how long does it typically take for papers to arrive?
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4-6 weeks for transferable registration that serves as title for 1972 or back in NY
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delivered and gone.
i wasnt needed at the PA notory other than explaining to her that the state of PA requires vin verfications on out of state titles, and that she should take the picture and vin etch that i took.....
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nice!