Projects Cheap ass 34 pick up

Really love this build. Keeping up with updates.

 

Rear spring hangers fabbed. Need blast and paint. Should drop the rear a couple of inches.

 

Just discovered your build. Loving it, subscribed.

 

I like the grille the way it is,. I like the whole build and that you are staying focused. BUT, DON"T miss out on any of the family stuff.

 

More expensive pieces of the puzzle...

 

Yup. Those Bias Plys ain't cheap!

 

Started blasting wheels in prep for paint! Ye haw shiny parts!

 

I was going to blast my wires, but a friend told me that Les Schwab would sandblast and powder coat them for $35 each. They're limited on color (gloss black, matte black, white, red, yellow?), but they look pretty damn good for 35 bux. Took them about a week.

 

$35! Nice.

I blasted mine in the PRAM booth at work. and will paint them.

 

Ah yes...expensive considering the Cannuck buck !!

 

Wow, Is that true? All Les Schwabs?

 

Finished the metalwork on the dash. No filler on it yet. Primed it so it doesn't flash rust. Living a mile from the ocean has its challenges.

 

Yes, it's true. I had all my 16" wires sand blasted and powder coated in gloss black for 35 bux each.

 

Wow that looks great!

 

Dash looks good dumprat

 

Soaking parts in molasses while getting other stuff in order and chasing kids to school. Wheel on the left is soaked and wire wheeled and right is just media blasted. On to brakes and spindles tomorrow.

 

I went to Less Schwab and they quoted $25 and change. I removed the tires and I taking them in today. They are 19" Chevy wire spokes. The molasses bath looks like a good way to go. I need to build a tank to soak my frame.

 

I used a rusty 45 gallon drum. Use what ya can get for free right.

 

Great Build !! Like the idea of using Ingenuity for your build Mopar motor and the grill insert, Looking good.
Will the grill inserts be coming in production for Purchase??

 

Hadn't planned on making another insert, I suppose I could if somebody wanted one.

 

I dropped the wheels off. $25.20 each is the quote. Thanks for a bit of inspiration!

 

Bastards here quoted me $400 to powdercoaters four wheels.

Frigging bullshit.

 

This is a fun build, love the dash, hell, love the whole thing.

 

For less than that you can send them to me and I'll take them to Less Schwab and send them back. Or ship them directly to Less Schwab.

 

Thanks for he offer six ball. I think I will just paint them.

 

In addition to my spindle mod hub swap that I posted for tech week. I have been working some black(er brown) magic on a bunch of crusty parts. Had them soaking in molasses for a couple of weeks and now they are ready to come out. Washed Em down and ran them over with a brass wire wheel.

 

Fresh out of the stew.

 

To this once they are all cleaned up.

 

They were pretty nasty to start with. I plastic blasted the paint off, but it doesn't touch rust. And the local yokels want $250 to sand blast four wheels.

 

I bought a Sears powder kit a few years back .... and ruined the aroma of my house for a few weeks cooking it in my stove. They are pretty cheap, less then a hundo. You will have enough color to do four wheels. Course your home will stink longer then mine did. Figure four days of fun for four wheels, hell ... may as well do the spare too !!!