My build - something different

[440shorty]

No chop

At this point, there are no plans to chop the top. This project has already taken way too long. On the other hand, this type of project is never done. [

Here is a mockup of a 5 degree wedge to the frame. The 2x4 shows what it might be like. The plan is to replace the frame kickout in front of the cab with a straight piece of steel channel or square tubing at an angle anyway, so why not wedge the frame 5 degrees too?

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[440shorty]

Progress, finally

Update Fall 2013. I just read through my own thread. It has been almost 7 years since the S-10 cab was first wed to the Cutlass frame. The [third] garage is finally in shape to support the project, and there is time to work on it. (We won't discuss the lack of funds.)

The thread over in the Talk forum about using S-10 cabs prompted me to update. It is good to see that the gold S-10 is done.

Anyway, I've been rebuilding the run-in stand (worthy of its own thread) so I can start & warm up the Cadillac engine to see if it is good and doesn't leak.

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[IAM-LDS-2]

Will you be at the JS on the 19th ?

 

[440shorty]

What?

What is the JS and where is the JS?

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[IAM-LDS-2]

What is the JS and where is the JS?

440shorty

Jalopy Showdown at the armory in Annapolis Md .

 

[sims426]

Glad I re-lit the fire! Keep us posted!

 

[440shorty]

engine progress

Been working to get the Cadillac V8 running on the run-in stand. Slow but steady progress.

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[440shorty]

Five years later

After 5 years of storage and moves, I am finally back to work on the. truck. Looking at the bed, my idea of overlapping the sections where they join leaves a lot to be desired. Also, there is rust at the area where the sections join together.

 

[440shorty]

Smooth out the transition

The overlap on top is not good at all, so I cut out the overlapped part, sliced the middle, and hammered it out so it would be at the same level. Welding with a piece of copper behind it helped keeep the top smooth and cut down on the grinding afterwards.

The rest of the overlapped bed ribs will also be redone, but I want to concentrate on the seam in the middle so that I can make sure the tailgate opening is square.

 

[440shorty]

Rusty.

It would have been much better to start with a clean bed, but by cutting out the rusty parts at the seam, I will be able to make the joint stronger with patch panels that span the joined area. The overlapped area also had a hump in it, so cutting out the bad parts also eliminated that hump.

 

[rex1927]

I know what you are talking about on rained in engines.People advertise them as good engines,then when you go to see them they are sitting outside in weather and ruined.

 

[05snopro440]

I know what you are talking about on rained in engines.People advertise them as good engines,then when you go to see them they are sitting outside in weather and ruined.

I didn't see where he mentioned that?

 

[05snopro440]

Good work on starting up again. If you weren't worried about the ribbed floor, you could cover the entire thing with sheet steel and use the ribbed floor for support underneath.

 

[440shorty]

first patch panel

Here is the first patch panel, bent and fit, ready to weld.

To keep the bed from moving, I cut a piece of angle and bolted it in place across the middle.

 

[440shorty]

welded panel in

MIG welded the patch in place. I welded from the inside with a piece of copper backing the seam to try to keep it flat where it shows.

 

[sims426]

Glad to see your back at it! Unfortunately I'm still waiting to start on mine, hopefully I'll have my garage built in the next month or so and I can get cutting and welding! What wheel/tire combo you going to run?

 

[440shorty]

Cadillac engine

The little Cadillac engine runs!

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