It is my great pleasure to log the first build post for my ‘35 Truck kit. For now my chosen engine and transmission combination is ‘top secret’ until I can confirm my belief that it isn’t too large, isn’t too heavy and doesn’t have ‘too much power’. As if such a thing exists! LOL
For now, here (hopefully I’m able to upload them...) are a few photos of me picking it up at the US border on Saturday, April 13th.
Last edited by Pat Landymore; 06-20-2022 at 05:30 PM.
The 1990 turbo LSx Mustang is my current ride, the 1968(?) Firebird is a friends car where my Dad and I did the machining for his used diesel blower and I built the carbs and ignition system.
A lot of things done but perhaps not looking like it in this photo.
Taken by my buddy Joey yesterday afternoon.
Currently in that mode of the e-brake affects...where I mount my PG shifter...which then might affect where I put the accelerator pedal...and so on and....
Making nice progress with the box right now. I’m guessing there will be some disagreement with my methods, but I believe it’s going to turn out fine. The goal is to be able to remove the box in almost one chunk. Will make servicing and future modifications so much easier.
Once the floor is out the rest of the box will come down at the rear and then straight back for removal.
Last edited by Pat Landymore; 10-01-2019 at 01:01 PM.
Making nice progress with the box right now. I’m guessing there will be some disagreement with my methods, but I believe it’s going to turn out fine. The goal is to be able to remove the box in almost one chunk. Will make servicing and future modifications so much easier.
Once the floor is out the rest of the box will come down at the rear and then straight back for removal.
I was looking at same thing. Ended up going with side removal and making the rest one piece. Still in progress. Haven't figured out the back yet
My overall plan includes elevating the back of the truck about 1ft during removal. I will be trimming off the lips along the bottom of the box sides forward of the rear wheels to allow me to slide it back without too much flexing of the sides.
The rear fenders and stake pockets should help support the box sides.
Looking forward to seeing more photos of your approach!
Seems like success, managed to remove the complete box on my own just by hand and not too much flexing. Need to trim the lips a bit more to make it easier.
Finished the box today. Tried to move the stake pockets around so my pocket holder bolts would also work as box mounting bolts. The alignment didn’t work. So I’ve decided to glue the stale pockets on, drill holes through for box mounting bolts and then I’ll find paintable body plugs down the road.
Already using the nice wood bed as an extra workbench...very handy.
I just want to add a warning to anyone doing a wood bed.
Based on my experience, do not use a water based varnish without additional preparations! It will pull the soft grain up and look awful unless you use a solvent based sanding sealer first. And then sand, and sand and...,
I tried the water based varnish straight up on the underside of my wood bed and it was terrible. Very rough. It was a ‘Professional Outdoor Semi Gloss’ finish. Horribly rough despite sanding per the recommendations on the can.
Thankfully being the underside I really don’t care very much.
For the top side I switched to a good ol Solvent based (very smelly) finish and...voila! Perfect even with less sanding than before.
Last edited by Pat Landymore; 10-08-2019 at 02:48 PM.
I just want to add a warning to anyone doing a wood bed.
Based on my experience, do not use a water based varnish without additional preparations! It will pull the soft grain up and look awful unless you use a solvent based sanding sealer first. And then sand, and sand and...,
I tried the water based varnish straight up on the underside of my wood bed and it was terrible. Very rough. It was a ‘Professional Outdoor Semi Gloss’ finish. Horribly rough despite sanding per the recommendations on the can.
Thankfully I tested it on the underside of the bed where I really don’t care very much.
For the top side I switched to a good ol Solvent based (very smelly) finish and...voila! Perfect even with less sanding than before.
Excellent advise , I never liked waterborne clear finishes