project: 1949 FlatShopRat

[dubt]

Just the transfer station

[M4wdFab]

got to stare at this guy in daylight.  i love it.


started on front passenger center cab mount reconstruction.  going to weld 16gage steel in like a farmer.


need a bigger shop. 

[rejeep]

its awesome

[gif]

Looking good.

Wheel and tires look fine.   Run em

Your making me want to start another build

[M4wdFab]

both sides floors rebuilt and tied in to fire wall and a pillars,  Cab is a unit once again.  sitting on rubber bolted down in 6 places with doors that open.

Side steps re hung



that was an M4 14hr day today....
out of mig gas.


hit list

send ECM out
oil cooler provisions
order radiator
gages
ignition and lights wiring
front bumper hang
extend hydroboost lines
mount brake assembly
mount DBW gas petdal assembly
mate steering shaft
air cleaner
decide on exhaust or leave.
bench seat
flat bed

[M4wdFab]

the next one, i think ill def look for a better cab,  this thing was pretty shot.

cant believe how it fits on the frame like a glove though

[luvmyxj]

gonna slam it or leave it at ride height?

[M4wdFab]

pics above are at where its gona be. 

not going for a low rider, just a farm truck

[mr.mindless]

both sides floors rebuilt and tied in to fire wall and a pillars,  Cab is a unit once again.  sitting on rubber bolted down in 6 places with doors that open.

Holy shit you work fast. Floors must not have been too bad to patch up?



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[M4wdFab]

14hrs lab in my shop = it was a pain in the fucking dick but a good start to being done right when i get more mig gas.


not much done today by the time i got to the shop.  Front bumper cut apart and prepped for install.  ECM pulled and packed up to send out tomorrow. 

[M4wdFab]

summit order and ebay orders placed, 95% of all components needed for completion ill have next week
dropped ECM to post office to send to LT1

HTR core in and out holes tapped and plugged on the 6.0
52 column pulled, pull all van and all 52 steering parts on the bench.  went together great, using most of the van parts adapted to a shortened 52 column.  it fell together with no issues and will be awesome.  as long as my measurements were right. 


had to cut 52 fire wall to get column out as its an assembled unit to the box.  70 year old grease is awesome. 

should steer tomorrow. 
needs a driver tie rod end. 

[M4wdFab]

delphi car show June 20. 

thats the drive out goal. 


havent had this much fun in a while on a project.

[M4wdFab]

van steering is really neat.

i ended up using all the parts to make it easy and get around the LS headers. 

The shaft tube will bolt to a bracket welded to the frame coil spring mount. 

buried in 70 year old grease, there is a 3/4" shaft in the 52 column that adapted right up to van parts / column bearings.  turned out awesome. 

need to install tonight and make the coil bucket bracket. 

[orange anchor]

I agree, I used all the bus steering components.

[M4wdFab]

gieco quoted a 52 chevy at 175$ every6 months. 

i guess if im going to have 4 sets of plates i should run some quotes else where.  gieco seems to not give mulit discounts with single drivers.