Willem

Do you left this as it is when you zipped it??



Looks to me like it won't get blasted....

Moose 130

You're right, the blaster will miss this when the corner is on.

I have a small blaster, bit like a spray gun, so i'll do this bit before I put it back together.

frog

Nice one craig, good to see you making progress on this

AdamB

was thinking about this the other night, good to see its still going strong

SaqsS2turbo

sweeeeeeeeet

SaqsS2turbo

ive always had a gt390 fastback in mind since i saw the movie BULLITT with steve macqueen


either big carbs but mostley supercharged










this was on the USA ebay going for 20,000 odd dollers and was running just over 500 horses

neat

Zetecfiesta

still looking mint! cant wait to see the finished article!

Moose 130

neither can I !!

Jay,

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moose thats a proper project u got there thats some work you took on

Moose 130

That corner is now done, other side is cut open to reaveal..........




........more rust!!!

Need to make templates for this bit

SaqsS2turbo

sweet project man

Moose 130

Inner corner done, fucking christening to go to today so sod all will get done.

pics later of what I've done.

kev 3dr

iTrader: (1)

Quality mate !!!

tracktoy

nice to see something a bit different

boXXer

i wanna see this when its done! proper american muscle

Rossco

Keep up the quailty work, you made some good progress

mossymk4

dude......this is so cool! cant wait to finally see it!

Moose 130

Ok, have been having a bit of a play, more done recently than in the last half year I think

Got the drivers side lower corner on with all the welds ground off. came out pretty well for a repair panel



So I then started on the passenger side, pretty rank but as I spent years doing Beetles up, this is nothing

Bloody amatures used news paper and filler....







Chopped out all of the crap, made the inner section using rollers.





Must say the metal on this cab is in very good condition, cleans up very well and welds superb with no blowing out.


Using Frost welding clamps (very handy!) corner is positioned, This corner was a problem, the panel flattened out noticably when it was cut. Used a couple of the clamps to pull it back into shape.



Next I moved onto positioning the master cylinder mount. Originally this was a single circuit system - no good with the uprated brakes i'm using. So I purchased a MC and servo kit from the states.

Very well made, but should mount inside the chassis rail.

Before-



After a visit from the 9 inch grinder -



Also clamped to the chassis rail where I beleive it would be, weld that on sometime....

Made the air tank mount on all 4 corners.



Well round off the corner and finish with the grinding.

Next problem area was the front lower corner of the passenger A piller - it was missing!!

Out with teh cutters, grinders, cardboard for templates and two hours later - 90% of the corner is there!!





Just need to finish it off with the lower section of the wing mount and I think the shell can go for blasting

Oh, engine is finished.

Need to order two bed sides, front of the bed and some stainless strips to be shipped from So.Cal

Got a box full of fittings from Rally Design for the brake hoses, residual valves, fuel pipe

Any how, between Xmas and new year I doubt i'll get a whole load more done, I intend putting uprated suspension and 330 wilwood 6 pots on the Mustang (might do a mini thread), might spend the odd hour doing teh brake pipes....

Merry xmas guys, thanks for the encouragement

Twins

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M1CH43L

omg i like the american old cars n trucks i would love to see it in the flesh

nice one hope it all goes well for ya

Moose 130

Just dismantled the old pick up bed, this 'released' a load of space in the garage corner.

Then went and ordered two new bed sides, bed front, rear X member and some stainless bed strips from California

That should gove me a totally new bed for the truck

Found one hole in the drivers side of the cab that needs attention, then it can go back up the right way and can arrange blasting.

AdamB

any news?

smitsturbo

lovely project...i do like american hotrod when its on

Moose 130

done a little bit more, I bought a complete IFS off a Jag and raided it for the anti roll bar, with the use of soem Capri brackets cut down and poly bushes, there is now a decent sized ARB on the front!



Then I went onto finish the front shock mounts.



next on the list was another rear cross member incorperating anti tramp bars and a propshaft loop.

But MAJOR problem.

Chassis is bent

the chassis is a [ type section, but it's rubbed up against something and the vertical face is now about 10' off vertical.

some might leave this as it's not bent along it's length, but i'm not into that.

Once the cab is off being blasted (this thursday) then a mate is coming over to have a look. He's built more rods than I ever will and he recons this won't be a problem. We'll break out the port-a-power and push her straight.

Biggest arse ache today is the hillbilly who repaierd it welded the running board onto the mounts, so now I have to lay on the floor and grind the welds off that.

Will post pics of the cab and chassis repair as it develops.

Moose 130

new truck bed is on it's way...

tracktoy

some major mods going into this, fair play mate

SaqsS2turbo

wel done mate wel done

AdamB

wicked, cheers for the update

Moose 130

not much of an update, but better than nothing.

datar18

Dude, you are a legend!!

I wish I could have the skill to be able to do something like this!!

Keep up with the updates if you can!!

Moose 130

Had the phone call today from the blasters to say the cab is done.

can't be that bad, he didn't tell me to bring some bin bags...

here is the chassis

good side, nice and square



other side, not so square.



porta-power here we come...

pics of the cab tuesday, unless it's really FUBAR and i'm too busy crying.

RichieST

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any updates mate???

Moose 130

at the moment I'm installing alloy heads and a blower to my Mustang so the truck is stored away.

should be able to get back on it soon, going to strip and blast the chassis, get a rear x member welded in along with a prop shaft hoop, then re-assemble the chassis.

well, that's the plan anyway.

Just waiting on some stang parts to arrive from the states so I can finish her off.

AdamB

i cant wait for an update, this is going to be awesome when its completed.

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

great looking project, wish i had the space to do something like that

p.s. where are the pics of the cab after blasting?

Moose 130

sorry it's been ages, since May i've been removing and refitting my engine in my Mustang and it's taken way too much time....

cab came back looking surprisingly good with just some minor perforation on some double skin sections.

have had the chassis stripped and blasted, that came out good too

gave the bent side some grief with the porta-power and got that in a much better shape.

I'm currantly in the process of installing a K member to strengthen the whole lot up, as well as a propshaft hoop.



will have to reposition the air tank and pump as I got carried away.

The problem i'm haveing is over the xmas break, anyone I need to see to get supplies etc is shut!

Bolt on chassis components are off being poweder coated, nuts/bolts etc will be taken for zinc plating.

Gearbox is being rebuilt with new seals/bushes and a shift improving kit.

Axel is being scrubbed clean ready for some paint



also need to weld the air bag mounts and spring perches on

the front x mamber was looking very bulky and agricultural. Gave that some with a grinder and now there is extra clearance for the front pulley etc.



hopefully next pictures will be of a fully painted chassis with stuff going onto it.

James-W

great to see an update mate! look forward to the next one
James

frog

COLEYST200

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Its going to be the nuts when its done mate all the best with it

Moose 130

just realised i've painted the rear axel and not welded any anti tramp brackets onto it yet...