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Old 05-11-2009, 08:00 PM   #76
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"

Sorry to keep everyone in suspense with the 'Old Brown Truck', but I needed to finish up a few things on a 72 El Camino I did from the frame up for my dad. Only thing I didn't do was the seat upholstery, transmission and rear gears. Way too much work, but it'll be cool for the "world's oldest 15 year old"! (He's 70!) I have about a weeks worth of little things after work and I can get back on my truck. Thought you'd like to see this anyway
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Old 05-12-2009, 12:00 PM   #77
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Just in case anybody with a truck thinks theirs has no potential, this is what I started with in December! Pretty pathetic, huh?
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Old 05-12-2009, 04:13 PM   #78
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"

yeah....

It was gleaming with potential then. I can see it beaming right off it. Distorting everythig around it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA


Looks great. Started with a nice looking truck.
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Old 05-12-2009, 04:49 PM   #79
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I wish I was that far along and had half your talent. I'm learning a lot in the process so maybe I'll get there someday!
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Old 05-13-2009, 09:46 AM   #80
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"

I like the water you captured in mid air in the photo of the car It adds to the effect. And as far as potential goes.... All I have is a bunch of parts, i wish I could have one picture I could label as "before", ... instead a have a number of pictures of a couple of piles of junk that I have to glue together.

Your truck is lookin great keep posting PICS i love to see em.
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:28 PM   #81
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I'm just finishing up a few things on the 'Camino and then I'm back to the truck! Here's an online mag that did a story on my dad's car. Here's the article http://www.stillrunnin.com/magazine/sr6/45-46 The mags' really cool! Brad
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:50 PM   #82
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Just read your entire build! Very nice work, keep the updates coming!!!
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:53 PM   #83
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Any more info or pics on your wiper system? Thanks!
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:36 PM   #84
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nice looking welds and fab work
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:31 PM   #85
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Truck looks great love the stance. from the start I was hoping you were gonna leave that paint as is and the lettering really sets it off.
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:32 PM   #86
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I'm back! Sorry about the delay, but I'm back on track with "Project No Buck$" I delivered the 'Camino to Dad and now I can finish this thing up. The frame (about 2 hours before it went on the trailer) is at the sand blasters, getting cleaned of 50 odd years of crud. Hopefully this weekend I can paint it and start bolting pieces back on! I know I'm preaching CHEAP, but I'm also trying to do it nice at the same time. I repainted the dash brown and started striping it to make it match the mexican blanket upholstery I have about another 2 hours and it will be done and then on to other stuff. Everyone has been wondering about the wiper situation. Stay tuned for more info! Brad
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Old 10-01-2009, 03:36 PM   #87
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Wheels! I showed at the beginning that I used some cheap Halibrand/ET3 knockoff wheels I got on Ebay. I always loved the way ET3's looked, but didn't want to spend the money (way more) so I figured I'd fake it. I took the wheels over to a machinist friend of mine (after taking the tires back off) and told him I needed the wheels re-drilled for long shank 11/16" lug nuts instead of the tapered ones they come with. Notice the lug holes... Next I had another machinist friend make some 1/8" aluminum plates for the front and back. The front ones have a 1/2" smaller center hole to fig snugly around the brake rotor so they look a little cleaner notice the wheel on the right has the plate Now I just need to add some chrome wheel bearing caps and the fronts are done! The back ones speak for themselves!!! $100 to drill the wheels, $100 for the aluminum plates and $20 to polish all 4. They look cool and I'm still way cheaper than the big dollar wheels!
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Old 10-01-2009, 04:52 PM   #88
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You always impress me with how you manage to spend a few extra hours and minimal cash and turn out something that looks like a million bucks. I've preached for years that hours of detail work can quite often match or trump buckets of cash thrown at a project.
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:05 PM   #89
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I didn't take any pics of how I put this all together, but thought I should show the finished version. I wanted a stereo in the truck, but wasn't putting it under the seat or cutting a hole in the dash. So this was my idea... I'll build a panel behind it when I'm at that point, but you can see where it's going. I used a 12" hinge I picked up at OSH, took the ashtray back off, glued the front on where it was even with the front of the cover. Ashtray handle opens it. I even used some washers to kick out the bottom of the glovebox, so it was even with the other door. Here you go...
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:52 PM   #90
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Re: Project "49 No Buck$"

That looks super clean!
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Old 10-02-2009, 04:04 PM   #91
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That is the coolest dash I have ever seen.
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Old 10-06-2009, 10:35 AM   #92
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Anybody have some original gauges converted to 12 volt, they want to sell? Mine are way too tired and 6 volt to boot! I need to keep with the old hot rod theme. Brad
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Old 10-12-2009, 03:43 PM   #93
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I'll finish shooting the chassis this week, but I shot a bunch of parts yesterday! A lot of the smaller stuff is painted and in a box, but the bigger stuff is looking good for a bunch of old crap! I sand blasted everything nice and clean, shot a coat of metal etch primer on them and then sprayed it with some Eastwood ceramic semi-gloss chassis black. They now have a nice egg-shell sheen going on. I need to put the bushings in and hopefully this Sunday (Bakersfield Hot Rod Reunion is on Saturday... Be There!!!!) I'll start assembling the frame. I'm still shooting for Christmas time to be done...
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Old 10-12-2009, 03:55 PM   #94
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Looks good, but when are we going to get more info on the wipers!
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Old 10-12-2009, 04:05 PM   #95
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"The Wipers!" I need to mount them up, just so I can shut you guys up! LOL Anyway, I drew up my pattern on Corel Draw to match the one I'd bent up. I shot it over to a friend of mine to cut it out on his laser and haven't gone by to pick it up yet. I guess I need to get it and mount it up, so everyone has an idea of how this works! Sorry I've taken so long by getting side-tracked on the rest of the truck!!! Brad
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Old 10-12-2009, 04:16 PM   #96
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Yep, we're looking forward to you shutting us up!
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Old 10-12-2009, 11:23 PM   #97
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Your truck is trick, Brad. I dig it!
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Old 10-13-2009, 12:08 AM   #98
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Man, are you a Jack of All Trades, or what? Designing, Fab skills, welding, pinstriping, painting. Hats off to you for sure.
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My friend Alex had a cool idea of what to use to fill up the old gas tank spout. He said a piston would look *****in' if you could find one that size. So after checking the spout with calipers and doing the metric check (easier to find pistons that way) I came out with 60.5mm. I went to ebay and typed in 62mm so I could make it tight enough not to leak and found a brand new '69 CB750 Honda piston for $19 w/free shipping! Now I need to make a mount that uses the wristpin and that's all done. I'm having way too much fun!
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Old 10-13-2009, 06:20 PM   #100
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The piston head would be a cool place for the "soda" opener, too.
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