1985 CrewCab Road Tractor build
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Exactly. Only people that have done projects like some of ours know what it is like.
As Mark Twain said, "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns a lesson he can learn in no other way"
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NJTman, that is a fact!
I had to pull the clutch apart because someone installed it incorrectly. I'm going to fire my help.
It finally saw daykight for the 1st time in 10 months under its own power
I had to pull the clutch apart because someone installed it incorrectly. I'm going to fire my help.
It finally saw daykight for the 1st time in 10 months under its own power
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Hell Yeah!
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SWEET !
Your dog, Rufus put the clutch in wrong ? How in the world did he do that, without dew claws ?
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I spent some time to get the Ride Rite springs on, but of course the upper mount needed modified to fit with the UnaGoose hitch that is has been laying around in the collection for the last 10 years.
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I scored this 2018 vintage CM bed for a great price last winter. It is a 9'4" long unit, and a "universal fit" bed. Well it aint no where close to fitting a 1st gen Dodge and not look like a retarded 3rd grader's art project. It was also in a jackknife accident. That made it an even better purchase...
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I really want bags on mine... some day... maybe...
How were you going to address that bed corner? It looks like it would have been a bear to try and straighten. I put a flat on my '77 from off an old ford. It must have been a cab/chassis truck because it's a little wider than the cab but the rails lined up. Looks a little odd on the W200, especially with the single rears and 7.50X16s but it serves the purpose with the boxes and recessed gooseneck ball. It rarely goes to town to be seen and judged. Like I'd care anyway...
How were you going to address that bed corner? It looks like it would have been a bear to try and straighten. I put a flat on my '77 from off an old ford. It must have been a cab/chassis truck because it's a little wider than the cab but the rails lined up. Looks a little odd on the W200, especially with the single rears and 7.50X16s but it serves the purpose with the boxes and recessed gooseneck ball. It rarely goes to town to be seen and judged. Like I'd care anyway...
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I deleted the entire crumpled part of the bed. Then moved the gooseneck hitch cover 8 inches towards the cab, built a hitch, fabbed up some crossmembers to mate the bed to the truck, and built a rear apron to cover up the tail end. It took me a minute or two for this part of the project.
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I like the step up / micro rear bumper and hitch combo.
The recessed plate, on the bed is also a nice touch.
It is looking slicker than pig snot.
The recessed plate, on the bed is also a nice touch.
It is looking slicker than pig snot.
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Yea, that hitch step is a nice touch.
Question: What's the black pneumatic (hydraulic???) tool in the first picture? Left side by the safety glasses and tape measure. Looks like it has welding rods sticking out of it?
Question: What's the black pneumatic (hydraulic???) tool in the first picture? Left side by the safety glasses and tape measure. Looks like it has welding rods sticking out of it?
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Thanks guys! Like everything else on this project I need to figure out how long it should take and then double it, time seems to elude me for some reason.
I'm thinking I might cover that rear step/bumper with some diamond plate or expanded metal for a non slip surface.
KRB, that tool is a needle scaler. For those of us in the Rust Belt, it's a necessary weapon in the arsenal against metal rot.
If you haven't had the opportunity to operate one, you're missing out on a great opportunity to increase auditory nerve damage.
I'm thinking I might cover that rear step/bumper with some diamond plate or expanded metal for a non slip surface.
KRB, that tool is a needle scaler. For those of us in the Rust Belt, it's a necessary weapon in the arsenal against metal rot.
If you haven't had the opportunity to operate one, you're missing out on a great opportunity to increase auditory nerve damage.
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Thanks guys! Like everything else on this project I need to figure out how long it should take and then double it, time seems to elude me for some reason.
I'm thinking I might cover that rear step/bumper with some diamond plate or expanded metal for a non slip surface.
KRB, that tool is a needle scaler. For those of us in the Rust Belt, it's a necessary weapon in the arsenal against metal rot.
If you haven't had the opportunity to operate one, you're missing out on a great opportunity to increase auditory nerve damage.
I'm thinking I might cover that rear step/bumper with some diamond plate or expanded metal for a non slip surface.
KRB, that tool is a needle scaler. For those of us in the Rust Belt, it's a necessary weapon in the arsenal against metal rot.
If you haven't had the opportunity to operate one, you're missing out on a great opportunity to increase auditory nerve damage.
Edwin