Romancing The Stone***The Diamond Deuce** Part II

UPDATE---

After a long hard look and what I needed to do next....there were some errors that needed correcting.

My sched is such I have little (zero!) time to get this thing rolling before the round up.I hauled the whole thing over to my pal BLOWN32 and let have at her.
The Candyman has the right stuff....impeccable work and talent.

(Anytime Neil...jump in)


The box-
had to be blown apart.... rust and rot repair
...and was wacked out of proportion.

Here are some pics.....

old box....

 

These areas needed to be solved and fixed.
also...the rolled inner pan for the gas tank was just not working.....it would of trapped moisture and held other nasties....

 

More bolts than Frankenstiens monster... uuuggh.....

 

and rot.......

 

more rot under the stake pockets...

 

Repaired.....
All 4 corners....needed much help.

 

These were not good...I prefer a clean **** weld.....




The Candyman came thru......




These were then in turn shaped and cut to allow proper suspension travel and ease of brake adjustment(bleeding)

 

The box was out of square about and inch and a half!...the inner bridge work was bad.
Neil squared it perfect and all lines add up.
the tailgate fits like a glove.....(both sides)






..I KNEW I didi not measure that rear wrong.....lots of clearence now....perfect.

 

Everthing is squared and sits right.....now onto the gas tank(s)

 

As I mentioned..the cradle that held the moon style tank had to go....kinda didn't make sense....and it would have jolted and bumped around causing wear on the tank itself.(not to mention a moisture trap)

so..out it went and a metal girdle was formed



Metal tips will hold the tank in place and the retaining straps will lock her down.

 

This all Blown32's doing fellas....a real talented mother.....

 

here are some more shots....we will have the metal straps holding it and I have a tack maker(horse tack maker)making some really nice belts with cool tie-down hardware....should look slick.

 

As I mentioned..... there is gonna be 2 gas tanks.....this MAS tank will serve as a "reserve".... the main tank will be behind the rear wheels,inside the bed.
Were still figuring out the delivery system....

All in all..I should get around 22-25 gallons.
Hemis are thirsty.

 

The drivers door got fixed as well....the bottom was not done and was rotten.

 

I was not happy with the heavy look of a 32 box....needed a roll...here and there.....

 

The lower section between the rear wheel and cab(of the box) looked like a dogs **** hanging down.....it had to be corrected....






Ahhh.....mucho better!

 

Moving to the rear lower section of the bed...Candyman made sweet success!

 

Remember how I said I wanted to use the original nerf instead of the push bar?
it turned out great....and I really wanted the rear exhaust to exit thru the pan.
instead of frenching.....Neil took the opposite route......

 

I was looking for rings(for the exhaust... the Candyman has some Ole ChrisCraft boat tips.....gimme,gimme,gimme.....I had to have them!

 

She just has to have a nice ***......

 

I keep ya posted on more progress.....

thanks fellas.

 

Dude!.....that would be awesome!!..there is still alot of grey area on the history of this car.
very cool!