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  1. 11 hours ago, lostviking said:

    You should make sure that the scaling of the DXF export is correct, it does happen. I usually dimension the drawings also. Keep any issues like that from happening, because they have the dimensions I say it is right in the drawing. The only problem I had was in the first part I sent them, I sent a top and side view, as I would most vendors. They sent me both parts :)

    The exact same file worked just fine at CoreMark metals....no scale issues....I guess a drw file woudln't hurt.  Next thing I need made I was going to try them.

  2. 1 hour ago, lostviking said:

    Its a place called SendCutSend. You just send them a drawing of the part, tell them the material and thickness and bam. I've used them a couple times now. Better than going to a traditional machine shop, or even just doing it yourself some times.

    How was your experience with SCS?  I looked into them and my dxf that was in inches they said was in mm?

  3. 20 hours ago, jrocco49 said:

    I received the wheel cylinders from Rock auto, and they have the washer included with the cylinders.  But now a new snag.  The bolt patterns do not line up.  My old cylinders are 1-3/4 the once's from Rock auto are 2 in.

    I could drill the backing plate, but a local NAPA is going to try and find a pair of wheel cylinders and have me come in and compare them side by side.  

     

     

    Have you looked into VPW?  They should have the proper ones.

     

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  4. Another day...and another day not done.  But I am closer.  I just need to add a stop under the cab, build out a front bumper point, finish trimming up stuff, decide welding method where I grafted in cab corners, and add bumper holes.  I did add another connection point up front.  Hoping the driver side isn't 1.5 weeks like this has been.

     

     

     

     

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  5. 5 hours ago, 9 foot box said:

       You can’t beat the price and the Texas sun has the paint striped off. It may have a 51 title, but the dash is a 52-53. I’m not knowledgeable in B-Series, just an opinion. 

     Actually the dash center badge makes it a 51 or 52, the 53 had the plastic "DODGE" badge.

     

    As for the truck project in general, brigning home and gettting back on the road some family history is fun!

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