Raty 69

[Krooked Kustoms]

Originally Posted by aric70chev

I am witth ya buddy I would bag it it will be easy now that you have it all torn down you would have wanted to later and you can upgrade the engine whenever besides gotta go slow when your low so everyone can see ya right keep up the good work

Cheers Aric, yeah that's right!! Haha people can apreciate it more. Low n slow.
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[Krooked Kustoms]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

That's why I am a big fan of taking it slow and letting your mind work out the details of your project so you get the end result you have in your head. If you rush into things you end up doing things over again.
Can't wait to see it bagged!
I'm digging the "Hot Rod Shop" sign over your garage.

Thanks Mike, yeah don't take long for the mind to wonder and the price tag go up. I'm sticking with baggin it now. Plus I now have a big love of mini trucks so the decistion to bag it and scrap the power was a no brainier. Yeah love the sign to. Me and my brother saw it and strait away knew we had to have it so we went halfs. Love all things ratty!! Cheers, take it easy!
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[Krooked Kustoms]

G'day all, just thought I'd update some progress on my rig. Spoke to an engineer about bagging the truck, going to c notch the rear and cup the LCA's. Might body drop it later. Can't z notch it because will cost to much coin still pumped as to start it though! so im just finishing off the cab repairs so I can get to work on the chassis and start notching and what not. Here's a few pics of the rust repair progress. Trying to go for the rat rod style of body repairs haha no filler for me!, haha do have more pics but I'll have to find the camera first :P cheers all.






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[Mike Bradbury]

looks good so far. You will like the new lower stance with the C notch.

[Krooked Kustoms]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

looks good so far. You will like the new lower stance with the C notch.

Cheers Mike, yeah want the notch big enough to lay frame in the rear. props wont get the front laying because of no z notch. will cost to much in engineering it. will lay front crossmember though. well ill try my hardest. cheers

[Krooked Kustoms]

gday all, found the camera so i got some more pics of progress. still need to sand the kickpanels but ill do that when the cabs sunny side up. they are not the prettiest repairs but they get the job done. got some primer on the bottom of the cab today so im pritty happy with that. need to top coat it and then i can put it on the chassis and hang the doors and finish off the sills. heres the pics.

[aussie67c10]

Looking good buddy , i like the wagon too

[Krooked Kustoms]

Cheers MJ, Cheers Aussie67, Had to sell the wagon because it was haunted haha nah i stilled owed my brother money for it. So it had to go

[Krooked Kustoms]

Gday all. Just an Update is all. Got the bottom of the cab seam sealed and Paint it up. Cocked up the bottom when i primed it. Didnt prep it right so the primer was just flaking off when i was seam sealing, so i had to fix that Moved it out of the shed to the carport. Good to see it not on its back like a $2 hooker haha. Going though some discussion with the landlord (Mum :P) to get my shed concreted so after that ill move the chassis in and start work on that, crossmembers, 4 link and notch etc. Cant bloody wait. Heres some pics.

[tsali39]

Originally Posted by Krooked Kustoms

Gday all. Just an Update is all. Got the bottom of the cab seam sealed and Paint it up. Cocked up the bottom when i primed it. Didnt prep it right so the primer was just flaking off when i was seam sealing, so i had to fix that Moved it out of the shed to the carport. Good to see it not on its back like a $2 hooker haha. Going though some discussion with the landlord (Mum :P) to get my shed concreted so after that ill move the chassis in and start work on that, crossmembers, 4 link and notch etc. Cant bloody wait. Heres some pics.

Any rat truck is a friend of mine! Keep up the good work!

[sharpmark]

just found this thread-looking bloody good!
pleased you have improved your camera skills as the pictures keep us all motivated!!
keep up the good work.
mark

[Tinkermc]

So in your bag of tricks do you have plans to make it a right hand drive? looks like a good build and a real learning oppertunity. I'l keep watching

[Krooked Kustoms]

Cheers Mark. Yeah I'm getting better at the pics haha Its just good to have a record to.

Thanks MC, nah I'm going to keep it left hook. Make thing interesting. Over here anyways. Yeah im learning lots and I'll just keep learning. I'm having a bloody good time building it. Can't wait to cruze in it. Cheers
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[Helpa]

Hi mate,
Is roof/driprail and windscreen apperture rust hard to fix? I am buying a GMC stepside 69' model and it has a bit of rust there. Haven't got a pic of the rust but here is the truck

[Krooked Kustoms]

G'day mate. Nice looking rig! Umm not really sure just a matter of getting repair sections and welding them in. I'll pm you my number. You can give us a call to discuss. Maybe even meet up and I'll take a look. Cheers
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[Helpa]

Cheers dude, yeah I haven't looked into patch panels to much, are they pretty accurate or require tweaking?