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painful progress I've been working on this, it's just been tedious slow moving work. I scrubbed the frame and wire wheeled it to get it ready for Eastwood encapsulater paint. It really was a slow process. I also moved the shock mounts inboard while getting it ready to paint. I used Eastwood's...

Stripped the chassis down to just the frame, or mostly frame. Now I'm going to wire wheel it and apply some "rust paint".

I have... recently my wife and I were talking about the truck when we first got it and that's the version I'm going for, only this time I have a little more disposable income to devote to it. :)

I bought this truck in 1986. Back then it was my every day driver. It was all original and blue at that time. I painted it yellow shortly after I bought it, lowered the front and drove the wheels off of it. In 1988 the 235 gave up the ghost. So I did what everyone was doing at that time... I...

Seems more like an art car builder. I've watched a few and I'm not that intrigued.

Hot Dawg hanging from the ceiling, runs on natural gas. I keep it at 55f so it's easy to warm up when I use it.

I enjoy anything auto related. I watch each show with a different expectation. The auto value id there even if you have to wade through some BS.

I have a HF English wheel and they need a little attention before they are really ready to use. A little attention goes a long way. I mostly use it for 22-18 gauge steel. It works well. I often pre-stretch the edges of steel panels before butt welding them. I'm pretty happy with it. An easy way...

I've been looking at "air cleaners" for the shop. Like most of you I do metal working with grinding/sanding dust being a big problem. Welding smoke can be an issue too, but it's mostly dust. And like most of you my little shop doubles as a home project shop with wood dust being an issue from...

The Dream Shop is looking great! I built mine a few years ago and went with T5 lighting as well. Before I ordered I looked at used T8 fixtures thinking maybe I'd convert them to LED. I couldn't justify the extra expense to re-furbish old fixtures to convert. So... I bought T5 high bay fixtures...

If she's like my wife she views it like the dog that chases the car...

WOW! Your ride looks great, I especially like the two lug wheel retention system:)...

dash looks really good. The hood ornament also looks great, looks like it belongs.

The only issue you're going to have is the steering arms. They are set for a front steer setup and when you set them for rear steer the outside tire will be setup for a tighter turn than the inside tire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackermann_steering_geometry

got the body on the rotisserie I set the body on the rotisserie today and adjusted it so the body spins with little effort. It holds any angle I rotate it too; I set the hole pattern for locking it at 22.5 degrees. If something different is needed I'll just add the holes. Originally the center...

Nice fuel cell, shiny stainless seems appropriate for it's purpose...

Never hurts to call "dibs" :)

Here's the assembled rotisserie... It only needs a few minor things... Next weekend I'll get the body loaded unto it. Then... the body metal work will start, it'll be my only focus... unless of course there's a squirrel...

Very Nice!

Used this while I was doing a job in India. I thought the label was kind of fun...