I've seen that before- It scared me a bit, I'm sure that there is plenty of material there, but I just don't feel right sanding my sidewalls down!! That said, I have a collection of vintage boats, and all of them sit on vintage trailers... I wanted whitewalls, but they were not available in the corr...

Here's proof that it works! Before- http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_HoodBefore.jpg After- http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_HoodAfter.jpg That one took a couple of washers- I taped 'em together with a little masking tape to keep them together w...

Fill one of those holes with casting resin- You'd have a full-sized model slick!

Looks like the same switch that I used, I used a slightly different bracket- http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_BrakeSwitch.jpg Yours looks a lot cleaner! It has worked great so far- The previous owner had NO stop lights, he replaced the old master cylinder with a dual, and...

Is the HD stuff single sided or double?? Looks like a great deal- I'll be looking forward to seeing what you think of it after you install it!

Thanks. I'm leaning towards using an epoxy primer- It really sounds like the way to go, especially since I'm doing all the work of stripping down to bare metal for the most part. Although everything is going to be stored inside, it'll be a little while before I get it all painted, and I think that t...

All the parts will be kept inside once primed... I just want to make sure that the top coat I use is compatible before I spray it all with primer! I plan to use a Urethane paint that's manufactured by, and is very similar to, one of the paints I use a lot of on boats. They have a formulation for aut...

Well- I DO have a compressor and an OK spray gun- Probably good enough for primer. I am thinking I might want to use an Epoxy primer... I suppose my issue was I don't think I'll be able to strip all the cab down at the same time- And I didn't want to leave part of it bare while I waited to strip the...

I know I need to use a self- Etching primer on panels that I bring down to bare metal. I plan to do my truck in 'stages'- I am going to begin by stripping my new cab down, since it's not on the truck, and I will prime it as I go to prevent rusting while it waits for the rest of the truck to be finis...

Looking good- I'm going to be doing the EXACT same thing with mine, So I'll be watching this close!!

I like how you handled the cab with the hoist- I never thought of doing it that way...

-Andrew

Now that the boat restoration 'season' is kind of closing down, It's time to focus on my truck. The work is far less temperature critical, so I should be able to keep working through the winter, while the boat projects 'sleep'... The plan for this restoration is not to end up with a show truck, but ...

Nice... I just got my 'new' cab, too- Not QUITE that nice... But better than what I had

Nice find Andrew!, I`m about 90% finished building one of them for the same reason!, no where near as good as yours tho! :cry: Yeah- I was going to build one to get some welding practice, but when I found one that was pre-made for $100, I jumped on it... Of course, it wasn't nearly as purdy when I ...

fire truck wrote:too bad some one else wanted it more that me while I was at sea....

I've run in to that problem, too- I am a Merchant Marine officer, and have to lock all the 'goodies' up when I'm away, too!!

I finally got my 'new' cab picked up... We managed to load it onto a U-Haul trailer, and with GREAT difficulty I managed to unload it alone when I got it home. I put it on a dolly with casters so I could move it- But knew that I needed a way to lift it in the future. Trolling Craigslist, I found thi...

I finally got my 'new' cab picked up... We managed to load it onto a U-Haul trailer, and with GREAT difficulty I managed to unload it alone when I got it home. I put it on a dolly with casters so I could move it- But knew that I needed a way to lift it in the future. Trolling Craigslist, I found thi...

I've got a cover for mine that fits well, I like to keep it covered whenever it's outside for extended periods. Mine is a long bed, but they make a short bed, too... I don't know how it would fit a Uni, though. http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/Cover2.jpg It was only like $60 at ...

Nice... Every so often, you luck out at garage sales... I get dragged to them almost every weekend with the wife, BUT I scored this not too long ago- http://www.agott.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/COmp.jpg The lady that had it told me that it was an 'air condensor or something' that her ex hu...

Ouch. That sucks. My uncle lives in Bastrop- Lost his house and just about everything he owns. What amazes me about those wildfires is the intensity of them- Yet how they seem to 'pick' what they want to burn... For example, there are trees with dry leaves in the photo, right next to a house that's ...

Thanks- Those pictures spell it out pretty well- Looks like the easiest thing will be to look at the radiator mounting brackets- Looks like they are absent on the '66... I think that's how the one I found is. I looked into converting a 'repop'- And was planning on doing that if I couldn't locate a d...