Blue's Redux...

[nick c]

I figured I

 

[nick c]

Couple things to add...

Thanks to Kevin (JPRCRPR) for the spark resistant masking paper. Made life much easier stripping the cab oh and the beer. :beer: For those that haven't met this dude yet, he's good people. You and your family (fiance and dog) are welcome at my place anytime.

And if I didn't say it already Anthony and Clark for the deals on the tube. With out those deals I couldn't have afforded to buy all the tube that is making this build work.

Also Dustin (mr250twostroke) all around nice dude and he's going to let me borrow his bender in exchange for the 1.75" die I bought.

like I said before, this will be slow going but it'll get done. Reiter may be closed up before the build is done but fawk it I'll wheel the moon if thats all thats left. :awesomework:

 

[Fordzuki]

Right on, looks like a cool build. :awesomework:

 

[DHR Motorsports]

Congrats and thanks for the history behind the truck!!!:beer:

 

[hlb3]

Yeah, despite my warnings Nick didn't learn from my past mistakes (trying to bite off too much on a project and never finishing). :redneck: It's going to be a lot of work and probably a lot of trail and error with the suspension, but it should be worth it in the end.

Got a day off on Wednesday, going to get the some gas for the welder and get some work one to the frame, get it all ready for the drivetrain to go in and ready for tube work.


You also didn't post any pics of how it was, when it was working, before a simple rewire turned into a total rebuild. :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[pokey]

Have fun Nick.:cheer: Looks a bit differant from when I saw it in your shop.:eeek: Hopefully it dosent take as long as mine has :booo:

 

[zukkev]

Cool to see something different built...:awesomework: or at least in the build stage...:haha:

 

[Jeepless]

Done yet?:fawkdancesmiley:

 

[nick c]

Done yet?:fawkdancesmiley:

:booo: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ways to go.

 

[jprcrpr94]

Definitely gonna be an awesome build!:cool: If you ever need help, let me know!:awesomework:

 

[hlb3]

Got the frame all plated today, its a good thing I did because Nick got a little grinder happy in a few spots. :fawkdancesmiley: The inside of the frame was plated with .120x4" flatstock, so now we have a nice clean and solid frame to work with. So now the cab is ready to go back on and hopefully by the end of the month we will have the bender and we will start bending tube!

One of the cut plates...

All clamped on and ready to weld up...

One of the spots Nick got a little grinder happy, need to patch all this up still...

Half way welded on...

Flipped the frame and welded the rest...

Done and painted, Nick we need to get some black paint, all I had was white and Smurf blue. :redneck:

Ready for the next step...

 

[Fordzuki]

Looking good Les. :awesomework:


Is this one of those corvair van/truck things in the background?

 

[hlb3]

Thanks Derrick.

That's a Ford Econoline truck, I forget the year though... Its one of these:

 

[Fordzuki]

Sweet. That's what I was thinking at first, but it didn't look right for some reason.

 

[lonwlf]

Looks like your on the right track with it now.Hey you still have my vid thet I left at your house a few years back when I came up there?

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

Just make sure the neighbors aren't pouring water in your fuel cell any more :haha:

Can't wait to see the progress on this:corn:

 

[nick c]

Looks like your on the right track with it now.Hey you still have my vid thet I left at your house a few years back when I came up there?

Yeah, I sure do. I've got it sitting with my other wheeling videos but it sticks out like a sore thumb...its so big, square and black not sure what it was designed to play in. I can't get it to fit in my DVD player. :redneck:

Just make sure the neighbors aren't pouring water in your fuel cell any more :haha:

Can't wait to see the progress on this:corn:

Yeah, I think I'm safe now. I moved to puyallup and most of my neighbors think the truck is cool so hopefully I wont have that problem again. :haha:

 

[crash2]

Alright nick--thats how ya fawkin do it :awesomework::awesomework:

 

[Spanaway Mudder]

Beer!!!!!!!!!!! Pbr!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where at?!!!???!!!

:beer::beer::beer::beer::awesomework::beer::beer::beer::redneck::beer::beer::beer:

 

[nick c]

Alright nick--thats how ya fawkin do it :awesomework::awesomework:

hopefully. If not i'll just drop it off in front of your garage and hope you take pitty on it and send me a bill. :redneck:

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

:corn:

 

[nick c]

Guess I

 

[pokey]

looks good Nick:awesomework:

 

[bobbed_84_toy]

Guess I

 

[Brian H]

Keep it as short as you can. You will hate anything over 115".

 

[ShaftyVonHelmet]

Always a pleasure to see you... glad that benders going down the road w/you! Your such a nice guy I feel guilty accepting the die from you but in return your welcome to use it anytime. Now get to the bending, brewskies and pics!!! Keep er outside this weekend if you can, should be awesome...

 

[WHITE TRASH1]

Keep it as short as you can. You will hate anything over 115".

No YOU will hate anything over 115" some of us have learned to use it to our advantage rather that complaining about it as a handicap. :;


Rig looks good, that's gonna be one low sob for that wheelbase... Is that 24" to the bottom of the frame or to the transfer case crossmember?

 

[hlb3]

Hopefully it will have a flat belly, if we end up having to run the belly pan lower, it will be 24" to the lowest part of the pan.

 

[WHITE TRASH1]

Hopefully it will have a flat belly, if we end up having to run the belly pan lower, it will be 24" to the lowest part of the pan.

Sweet! That's a bit lower than I am but you are also a bit shorter so you can get away with it. Looks like a nice build. I have a soft spot for the 720's.. My first 4x was an 82 rolling tough on 32" tsl radials and a 2" body lift. :redneck:

 

[nick c]

we can chalk tonight up to a learning experience. We didn't make a ton of forward progress but I think we are close to getting the hang of the bender. I felt like a toddler playing with one of those wood blocks with the dowels and shapes trying to put the bender back together but luckily things only fit really one way.

Once the bender was up and going we bent a couple more test 90's to get the feeling of it. I got down here 2 hours later then anticipated so even working till 11 we only put in 3 hours of work tonight.

I did all the hard work tonight, testing several cans of PBR to insure they all were cold and refreshing while Les fawked off and put pieces of metal together. We all know who the real worker is obviously. :redneck:

My job...

Les's job...

Les got the frame rails capped off and then bent up the new frame sections and welded everything on.

I attempted to use Les's propane cutting torch to cut out some plate for the motor mounts. Apparently using propane is different then Accetylene bc I eventually gave up and made Les show me how to do it right.

we'll get up tomorrow morning and hopefully get 3 or 4 hours in of work before Les has to head to work.

I am pretty good with a grinder though.

this truck might end up getting named The Fatty, I'm fat my truck will be fat (short n wide = fat). :redneck::beer: