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Posted: September 29 2007 10:55 PM
 
Steve Kollas (aka reneg8d) [ View ] [ reneg8d@hotmail.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Thoreau, New Mexico
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Well, the cab is now mostly located on the new chassis. I only had to lift it 2 inches off of the original mounts to get the nose to clear the frame. The good news there is that the tires should tuck up into the fenders fairly well... I'd like to NOT have to widen the fenders if I can get away with it. The bad news... I go in for surgery Wednesday morning to get my shoulder fixed... Not too much choice there. It hurts to shave and comb what little hair I have left, so I'm getting it fixed.. Even better? Off work for a min of 4 weeks :)



Steve


Sorry about the poor pic. Fluorescent lites really suck and it was blowin about 40mph today, so I didn't push it outside into better lighting
 
 
 
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Posted by DavyJ  -  09/30/2007 08:26 PM
Man, does that look tall.........Should make for a neato pick-up truck.
Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005
 
Posted by okey4001  -  09/30/2007 09:00 PM
Thats going to be a awsome ride. You'll be the envey of the old truck drivers. Hope everything go good on your shoulder, had that a few years and need it againon other shoulder,but will make it a few more years if I watch what I do.


Bob
Bob [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Copan, Oklahoma Charter Member since April 2007
 
Posted by ORHotrod  -  09/30/2007 09:12 PM
Love those COE truck's yours is looking good.

Best of luck to you on the surgery.
Larry [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Salem, Oregon Charter Member since July 2002
 
Posted by reneg8d  -  09/30/2007 11:22 PM
Davy, tall doesn't begin to cover that description.. The floor of the cab is right at 42 inches off the floor of the shop and the original radiator cap is about 7'6". Won't be a pickup tho.. Too tall for that, so it will be some type of flat deck with a 5th wheel hitch for the future camper. Right now, the chassis is 20ft long, so there are many options to think thru. Now if I can just find 2 extra cabs to play with, I can envision 2 more doors and possibly a small sleeper behind the cab.


Thanks for the kind wishes.. I plan to the the doc Wed morn not to "F" it up or I'm gonna haunt him for the rest of his days and beyond. Besides, I have way too much to do yet.


I'll be around thru Tuesday evening, then I'll probably take a week off the computer.


Steve
ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005
 
Posted by dixie  -  10/01/2007 02:25 AM
I take it you want chop it?
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by 29robert  -  10/01/2007 05:01 PM
COOl! Can appreciate the trouble you're having workin on that truck with the shoulder problems. My light weight Model A was bad enough, but you got some heavy stuff there! Sounds like Rotator Cuff repair. I had that done to my left shoulder several years ago. Know about not being able to brush your teeth or comb your hair. The idea is to put the tooth brush in your hand and hold it still while you shake your head back and forth. LOL. I received my chassis and all the suspension parts the day I got out of the hospital, and wasn't supposed to move my arm. It's amazing how much you can get done with one arm and two feet. Good luck with your shoulder and the truck.
29robert [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] La Verne, California Charter Member since November 2004
 
Posted by reneg8d  -  10/01/2007 02:56 AM
Yup Robert, you called it. Rotator cuff tear on the left shoulder.. And damned if if I'm left handed to boot! I don't have to worry about brushin the teeth tho.... I fixed that problem almost 2 years ago.... Now I brush 'em and put 'em back in. Needless to say, the truck gets a rest from my trials, more errors, and plenty of curses for a while.. Maybe it'll jump together while I'm laid up??? Sigh, probably not, so I get even more time to plot and plan

Dixie, Chop it???? heck no... I've hit my head on the roofs of big trucks before, so why would I want to do it again?? I wanna stretch it so there's room for the grand kids. here's a photoshopped pic of the "master plan"
ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005
 
Posted by buick1  -  10/01/2007 04:43 AM
You already know this, but the fronts of the rear doors need to be squared off, and not matching the angle of the windshield like the front doors are. IMO.


Will be a cool piece, for sure. I wish you well.



Dale
buick1 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Indianapolis, Indiana
 
Posted by reneg8d  -  10/01/2007 02:09 PM
Dale, that's the plan if I can find enough "spare parts" to do it. Finding parts for a 62 year old truck isn't that easy.. Call it a Dodge truck and you compound that problem a lot more.. The Dodge Brothers made lots of trucks, but they seem to be hard to find.


Steve
ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005
 
Posted by DavyJ  -  10/02/2007 01:41 AM
i like the stretch idea, gotta be another cab out there somewhere? How about a wrecked motor home and graft it on the back?
Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005
 
Posted by tazhog54  -  10/02/2007 01:59 AM
Have fun !!!I'm doing a 48 GMC cab. But now it on hold till we get to N.C. Closed on the house today! There a wrecking yard up by me that has a couple of the dodge's in there last summer when I picked up some doors for mine!It's called Turner's auto wrecking in Fresno.Ca.
tazhog54 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] visalia, California
 
Posted by reneg8d  -  10/02/2007 03:36 AM
Jeff, Fresno is a loooong way for me to ship things from to western NM... I'll keep it in mind if all else closer to me fails.. Glad I don't have to ship/haul your from CA to NC.. Looks real close to what I have in mind for mine.. I'm sure glad I have square door bottoms too

Steve
ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005
 
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