Ole Blue's Makeover
 

Well the time is finally HERE!!!! YEEHAWWW!!!! I started the official rebuild of Ole Blue on 12/26/2011. Here he is when he found his new home Attachment 847120.

The first thing on the agenda was the heart. Gotta have the fluid pumpin at all times & in good shape. Don't want any heart attacks, strokes etc.... Attachment 847132
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After gettin everything cleaned up, new cam, gears, pump etc... in I think his old heart was good as new
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After gettin Ole Blue safe to start movin around I got him some new shoes
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Next, I had to get him lookin good for the women, lol. Soooo, time to move to the interior for now. Here he is before the small surgery
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During surgery
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My best friends art work
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And now here is the " Get By Till Major Surgery " interior
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After a couple of years the time for major surgery is here. One last picture of the old me
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I go in 12/26/2011
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Repaired shock mount
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While I was waitin for a room to open on the 26th, I worked on the bed a little
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Here is his new shoes
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More pictures to come as Ole Blue is still asleep.

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Im in this is gonna be great...

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Got a little more done over the holidays ( I hope everybody had a Wonderful Christmas & New Year ). The front end is now completely rebuilt, new upper & lower control arms, ball joints etc... etc... My batteries went dead in my camera before I could get pictures of the finished front end but here are a few before it went dead. I am now running 3" drop springs & drop shocks
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Also got the rear finished up. Put new axles, bearings & races, all seals, Detroit Posi with Richmond 3.73 ring & pinion & 5" drop springs & drop shocks. We didn't have to move the shock brackets & like I said, my batteries went dead before I could get all the pictures I wanted to take.
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Got started on the cab & found this
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Sooo, we'll be puttin new floor pans in next & I WILL have plenty of new batteries for my camera, lol. More pictures to come...

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looking good....you're really flying on this!

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Thanks feller. My best friend is really flyin, lol. I helped on the mechanic work but I'm just helpin & learnin on the body work, don't know much about it. My DD '89 truck blowed a head gasket so I won't be able to help on Ole Blue for a few days as I gotta get insurance on my backup truck, change the oil in my suburban & fix the heads on my '89 but he's takin pictures & gonna put em on a disc for me. I took the B&M Hammer shifter, cab bushings, sound deadner & por-15 up to him yesterday. I'll keep ya'll posted as best I can.

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Whats up with the rear wheels, they look nice. What size is that on wheel and tire? I need to upgrade mine with tubs.

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They are 15X12 with 7.5 backspacing, 5X5 lug pattern. The tires are Hoosier 31/16.5/15. All I had to do is cut one rib out of my bed & get two more wheel tubs to widen my two. Thank you for the compliment. I hope to have more pictures tomorrow.

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I went up to my buddy's that's doin Ole Blue & took a few pictures. He is movin right along. While I was there I had to get some " Hands On " time so I ran the wiring for the fuel pump, gauge & ran the 1/2" aluminum line. I also got the fuel filter mounted where the heater box used to be. My buddy didn't weld the holes up in case I ever wanted to put the heater assembly back on. He cut some polished aluminum & put over the holes so I could mount my filter & regulator. He also got my shifter console mocked up & I think it looks great!! He's gonna fiberglass over the wood, filler & gel coat smooth & paint it to match my interior color. Here is where we're at now.

Got the new bushings in & por15 painted on the frame under the cab & got the cab back on

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He got the rocker panel moved down where it's suppose to be & just tacked in

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Console mocked up

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Fuel line & wiring ran

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That is a Very cool truck you are building!:chevy:

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Got the cab floor coated with Por15
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Started sandin on the cab
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Wiring ran for my fuel gauge & pump. I'm runnin my fuel pump off a toggle switch mounted next to my electric fan switch
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Fuel filter mounted on the firewall. I think when I get my regulator, return line etc... ran it'll look alot better. I'm goin with the 1/2" braided stainless line
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