Projects 1950 3100 Truck Project

Got my throttle pedal, cable and linkage all hooked up and had to take it for a drive. This time I got on it a few times and man, what a blast....P***ed an old lady in her yard feeding the deer and got my first stinkeye!!!!!

video uploading..

 

Great thread, good job! Best wishes for your little one.

 

Pissin' off the neighbors? Atta boy!!!

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Thanks! She should be here any day now. I had ordered my throttle stuff last week, and wanted to get it installed. Now that I took it for a spin, I parked it way off to the side of the garage. Firgure it will be a bit before I can do anything.

I also ordered the Altman latch set, but need door handles before I can install it.

Anyway, the video wouldnt upload, I'll try again later.

 

Here is the video, TURN IT UP!! hehe....

http://youtu.be/O-WiW14KA0E

 

Nice video, truck sounds good, happy for you...Jim

 

I just re-read this entire thread - especially looking closely at how you replaced all your cab panels. Wow, a ton of work went into this one! Thanks again for taking the time to share all that. It's going to save me some headaches of my own (I hope. haha).

So cool to see it driving down the road. And good luck with the little one.
Woot, woot - you're living the dream!

 

Sounds and looks great!!

 

Wow, i cant wait for that moment! Hopefully a couple more months for me.

Congrats man!

 

Very cool! I also can't wait until I'm at that point.
Awesome.

 

Ima gonna buy the lot next to yours and pester you to help build my project !

 

Thanks guys, I have been proud of myself to be honest, I get that sick feeling looking back at all the stuff I did in the past wondering how I had the patience to stick with it so long, but glad I did.

Bring it on man, I need some help too!!

 

Do you have the wood in the bed ???

 

No, not yet. I need to make a decision though, my Dad said he wanted to ***s out the wood though as his contribution to the project. I think I may just by one of the precut/drilled kits and have him stain it up really cool. My Father in law however has a buddy with a sawmill up around Leaky and can get Cypress or Mesquite but that will mean more money and having to cut and drill it all but will be really unique.

 

Pretty simple to cut and drill ,your bed is prolly not 8 feet long , you only need to rabbit the edges ,one p*** each side of board on a table saw.2 hour job to build your own your choice of wood. 3/4 thick will work nicely . The most work will be in the metal strips ,cleanup and paint , maybe powder coat them...

 

Nice...i think i am going to go that route...i have all the tools anyway

 

Btw...postin from the hospital!!!

 

Watching the Gearz tv show on SPEED . He is putting the wood in a 69-70 Chevy as we speak .

 

new rounded metal strips ,hidden bolts , he is showing 2 beds a short and a long , the long the bolts are not hidden ,

 

In the 53 I restored, I finished the wood with tung oil....it has held out well, even living in Florida.

 

Hope all is well!

 

Are congrats in order yet?

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WOOHOO!!

Lily Faye 5lbs 12oz 18 3/4 inches long perfect little baby girl!!!

 

Wow, she's a tiny thing! Congratulations!! - she looks perfect.

 

Grats ! She will love to ride in your truck

 

Man, she is cute...and so content. Congrats Dad and Mom!

 

Congrats!!

 

Awesome man! Kids are the best... and I should know! Congrats to you and the Mrs.

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Congrats, kids are the best. Gotta love for all that they do, and at imes they even make you proud.
Mark

 

Congratulations to you and your wife. Don't you wish trucks were that easy to make and only took 9 months?