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Did your gear shift lever clear the brake peddle and go all the way to L1
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Funny that you should ask. I was looking at that yesterday and realizing I need to do some fab work on the rod to make it clear! Glad it wasn't just me...
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Very cool concept. With as much as I have into my '54, I wish I was driving my truck.
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I put this on Sunday Afternoon to keep myself motivated. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...23/sticker.jpg I'm feeling it now! Can't wait to cruise this thing out to El Mirage and Bonneville...
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Here's what I did with the brakes. Starting with unbolting the factory bracket http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...123/brake5.jpg (sorry about the bad pic. I had to find one oneline 'cuz I forgot to get a pic.) I put the pedals off to the side and after sandblasting it clean, I mocked up the bracket with a late 60's Corvette Manual brakes master cylinder. I set it up so the master cylinder was about an 1/8" lower, because I wanted to drill the hole on the pedal rod lower to have a bit less brake pedal travel. I hope that makes sense. I wanted the pedal closer to the floor after it's all set up, instead of sticking out a foot. After cutting up the bracket, fit it with all my 3/16" metal plates and gussets, (I moved the master cylinder 1 1/2" closer to the frame than stock) I tacked them up and then had a friend of mine TIG it all together (I wanted it welded really well!) http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...123/brake4.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...123/brake3.jpg and then bolted the master cylinder up so I could fit it in place. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...123/brake1.jpg Now I did something a bit different with the pedals, because of how I ran my exhaust. I ran it up high because I knew the truck was going to be slammed, but mounting the master cylinder in the stock location made it a bit to close to heat for my taste. I cut the upper part of the clutch arm off and lined both lower push arms up. I beveled the edges of both pivot parts (after sandblasing clean) and TIG'd both of those together as well http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...123/brake2.jpg also re welded the original stuff because after 50 years I figured I'd add a little insurance. I did this because I mounted the master cylinder an 1 1/2" closer to the frame and figured I would just re-engineer the original pieces to work for me. After I drill my hole in the clutch part of the lever that's a bit lower down than stock on the other side, I'll cut the old bracket off so it looks clean. Now I have my brakes like I need and still kept it cheap!!!
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Mad skills man
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A man of my own heart! I did the same, but built the bracket from scratch and adapted it for a 8" booster too. Could not justify $250+ from the repro places for a few pieces of metal welded together. Cardboard templates help a lot. Are you going to have enough leverage with the repositioned pivot points?
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I'm going to drill 3 different holes in the bottom arm to have some adjustment. I won't really know until I have it running and brakes hooked up to see where I like it.
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Just finished my shifter rod from the column to the lower linkage. The linkage I started with was from a 72 Camino. After getting the the pivot positioned and the bracket on the frame side connected, I needed to figure out the rod from the column to the lower bracket. The rod that I had from the camino wasn't close enough to work, so I bought a 3' piece of 3/8" cold rolled. I used a piece of welding rod for my template http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c.../shiftrods.jpgand had to make it clear the the brake pedal when in was in low gear. Column in Park http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...iftrodpark.jpgColumn in Low gear http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...hiftrodlow.jpg It shifts smoothly and clears the brake lever by 1/2"! Just need to put my 2 clips up top where I drilled a 1/16" hole on each side of the column to hold the rod in place.
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While I was inside the truck messing with the brakes, I took a break and fabbed up my throttle pedal & bracket. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...de123/foot.jpg Cool, huh?!!
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Thanks for the update on the shift linkage. I guess I will look at some stock linkage parts for the transmision.
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love the gas peddle. kinda makes me want to drive barefoot!
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I had to shorten the lower linkage between the transmission and arm that goes to the shift rod about 1/2" so the arm would clear the frame rail when it is all the way down. Does that make sense?
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I'm always trying to make sure I work on this thing a little every day. That way, I stay motivated and it will get done! Last weekend I was going to start taking the truck apart to start sandblasting and painting all the underneath stuff, but since I had no help with lifting the cab or bed off (everyone was busy) I decided to keep moving forward and knock one more thing off the list. STRIPING & LETTERING!!!! I knew once I started this, it was going to change the whole look of the truck, so I got busy. I washed the truck with a sponge and Comet to clean all the oxidation off the 40 yr. old paint job. Once it was rinsed off, I started laying it out. I knew it needed to be an old "Speed Shop" truck, so I followed that whole motife... Starting on the doors, I made a pattern and pounced it on so both sides would be the same. A little silver paint and some varigated gold leaf was the base. http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1178.jpg a little red http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1180.jpg and it's looking like I wanted http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1186.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1192.jpg Doors are done! Now to the tailgate...http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1195.jpg using varigated gold as a base http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1198.jpg outlined and striped! I kept the paint thin and transparent for the old look! More lettering (Yeah I know the bald spots glare makes it tough to see the pic!)http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1193.jpg http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c...3/DSCF1199.jpg The truck all striped and lettered http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/c.../truckblur.jpg Now I'll sand the stuff I just put on with 2000 grit and rub it out to make it look like it's 40 years old too! This weekend the body comes off and it gets stripped!!!
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Cool logo.
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Awesome striping!! I would love to learn to do that one day, truck is looking great
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waoooo you are the man:metal:
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That's one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time!
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That truck is awsome and is very inspirational. I`ve wanted a 47-55 for a long time and when I find the right one I`m going to do it as low buck as possible. In my opinion I wouldn`t take it apart unless it`s a saftey issue. Drive it the way it isand enjoy your hard work. It`s perfect in my opinion.
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Spot on my friend. You nailed that font perfect. You are a true artist!
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Wow!!! You guys made my day! Thanks for the compliments, I mean it!!!
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your pretty handy with a brush nice work!
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neat truck
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I worked on my wiper system yesterday and it works great! I'll post pics shortly and show everyone how a Blazer rear hatch wiper motor works great! I designed the whole setup with simplicity in mind and keeping it easy to work on. I may offer to sell the brackets (2 and they would both be laser cut and pre-bent w/holes) if I can keep the price low enough. Anybody interested?
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the truck looks awesome ,true artist :metal:
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