Todd Build Thread

[John-T-53]

You're gonna have to add metal cabinets to your casework offerings after all this experience with sheet metal....

[ggdad1951]

E brake

 

[ggdad1951]

inner fenders continue to be more work than I had in my mind....

 

 

[John-T-53]

Where's the tool & die maker when you need one?

[ggdad1951]

Should finish this off tomorrow.

 

[ggdad1951]

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.

 

 

 

 

[John-T-53]

Are the inner fenders going to be attached to and tilt with the front clip?

[ggdad1951]

4 hours ago, John-T-53 said:

Are the inner fenders going to be attached to and tilt with the front clip?

 No, they stay with the frame.

[ggdad1951]

Calling passenger side "done".

 

 

[Eneto-55]

Cool Beans!

[ggdad1951]

Today's work

 

 

[ggdad1951]

[ggdad1951]

Driver inner fender done, passenger pod fill panel in and hood ornament holes drilled.

 

 

[ggdad1951]

Shift/TC boot mountings and radio hole and mounting brackets.

 

 

[Los_Control]

WOW ..... Just WOW is all I got to say.

[ggdad1951]

Radio dry fit and fuse block mounted

 

 

 

[ggdad1951]

After getting my 90° down fitting decided I needed a tich more room for potential heat issues....and the results:

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

Good to see others taking time to contour in and weld up the panels for custom fit on modifications.....so tired of just holes in inner fenders or the sledge hammer look...👍

[ggdad1951]

punching holes in the firewall and building running board mounts....and modifying acc pedals

[ggdad1951]

Mounted the running board mounts yesterday, but removable until cab goes for paint.

[John-T-53]

On 8/31/2024 at 2:29 PM, ggdad1951 said:

Mounted the running board mounts yesterday, but removable until cab goes for paint.

 

That should help the cat to get up more easily into the cab too....

[ggdad1951]

And now to the bed...

 

[ggdad1951]

Spent more time with the parts yesterday, a few cut off wheels and a few scary moments with large pieces by myself....I've secioned it into 4 pieces now, but have decided to just build a new one,  these parts are just too beat up to match up to a nice clean cab and frame.   So off to CoreMark I go to spend unplanned $$.

[ggdad1951]

broke the bed down to these 4 parts...which will be the beginning of the new bed...gotta start with something!

 

 

[ggdad1951]

Cab marker lights placed