any last words before i shove off?

Trukcrazy · Post by **Trukcrazy** » December 8, 2006, 3:58 am

That is going to be a heck of a truck when you are finished. Can't wait to see it.
Garbz, yours is pretty good itself. Are there any finished pictures?

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 8, 2006, 11:30 am

Trukcrazy wrote: Garbz, yours is pretty good itself. Are there any finished pictures?

Yeah, what he said.

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » December 8, 2006, 5:47 pm

I sold it before i came out here to Phoenix. I could not bring it with me so i gave it a new home. MAC member Jim Frist bought it and will be attempting to finish it for the 08 Slick Stock.

I had well over a thousand hours into the cab, body and frame running gear.

Garbz

Paul Merrell · Post by **Paul Merrell** » December 8, 2006, 11:06 pm

Hey Iceman where are you going to put the gas tank? Between the frame rails or the back seat? I think it would be cool to have suicide doors for the rear and use electric locks like on the kids cars these days but just for the rear doors. Are you going to use doors from a non uni for the front doors and uni doors for the rear. I know the body lines are differant but will it line up or are you going to make your own door skins?

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 10, 2006, 11:30 am

here we go.....
started out yesterday with the uni-off plan. as you can see its not off but the rotted part is gone.got tired of getting snowed on so today i will burn the rest of the bolts off.
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my friend is supposed to come get the wrecker unit off the 4x4 so i can de-bed and set the uni on it.
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was all cleaned off Friday, now i will have to broom off the snow again.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 10, 2006, 11:47 am

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raise your hand if you would like to work on your truck outside in the snow too.

more progress reports later.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » December 10, 2006, 4:58 pm

I'll just be sitting here on my hands then.

Brian what is that chassis you are starting with again? F-450?

Got my brakes partially bled today, works a lot better when you don't have the lines hooked up backwards. Farting around with wiring, started at the top of the cab and working my way down. Anyone got the bucket that a Uni cab light sits in, to spare? Only one I have is one for a non uni, doesn't fit.
If I can't find one I might go the Garbz route and use one out of an 88, with an on/off switch and the spotlights.

All with my little propane tank heater just a blastin away in the garage, Brian.

Back to sitting on my hands.

Post by **Greg D** » December 10, 2006, 8:18 pm

A crew cab Uni, VERRRY COOOOL Brian!!!!! I was looking at a 66 F 350 shortbed stepside crew 4x4 that was in Omaha some years ago. It ended up down south with some guy who has a few others too. Gotta admire your ambition "post a question on Tuesday and start cuttin on Thursday", dang man it takes me longer than that to get around to dragging home parts I've bought. I can't wait to see this one at least assembled!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 10, 2006, 10:19 pm

well the uni is sitting on 4x4s on its old frame now.a little time laying under the thing on the snow with the torch.
lets focus on the positive aspects of this
1.no snakes, fire ants ,scorpions or such to deal with.
2.when the rubbers catch fire you can throw the snow at them and put out the flame.also the cherrys dont start fires on the ground when they fall.
3.the new frame is much higher off the ground so i dont have to lay in the snow.
4.i was done by 3:30 pm as it was dark.
5. i have been wanting to take the uni off its frame for 4 years now and use it.

was still cold and wet when i came in.

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » December 11, 2006, 1:37 pm

I pulled the motor out of mine in mid December last year. -25 C...

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » December 12, 2006, 6:23 pm

I have to admite, it's a little hard to look at a slick uni all cut up.

But I know what your making will be pretty awesome when finished, so I get over it quick.

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » December 12, 2006, 10:10 pm

Iceman thats the way i like it pics every step of the way. not just before and after pics, Keep us posted. I still like it warm, snakes, fire, insects to me are a small price to pay for good ole summer time. i'd rather sweat than shiver. but thats just me.

Lonnie

six-two · Post by **six-two** » December 12, 2006, 11:03 pm

Like Fordmanlcrackel said, I like how you post the whole project, it makes it a learning experience.

I guess living at 7000 feet in the Rockies isn't that bad after all, it's a toasty 17F here and the sun doesn't completely set till 5. (well it's behind the mountains at 2). Not two shabby! Allthough I hate snakes so much now after you mentioned it, I may be doing all my work in the snow.

_______________________________________six-two

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 14, 2006, 12:36 pm

71 LONG BED wrote:I have to admite, it's a little hard to look at a slick uni all cut up.

But I know what your making will be pretty awesome when finished, so I get over it quick.

well its not really all cut up.what was removed was rusted past repair and i was going to just replace the entire floor and cowl with another.then once i had cut out the old part, it just looked like a crew cab in waiting so i decided why not.
the part that will get me is the cutting into the f500 cab, as that is the point of no return.once there is a big hole in the back its either a definite project or a nice cab with a hole in it.

not much progress the past few days, down below 0 again.had to clean out the f500 cab, forgot how many and what parts were stored inside. been gathering and hunting the things i need to finish up the 65 f350 so its all ready to paint in the spring.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 18, 2006, 12:12 pm

slow on the progress the past week.temps below the goose egg until yesterday.had to stay in the shop and clean and sand little parts for a couple days.
where it stands right now
uni roof and bed are loose and ready to remove.
wrecker unit off f500, bed is on 2 pipes.tried rolling it back but truck is parked nose low so everytime i rolled it back it came forward again.going to pull it off with my truck today if its warm enough.otherwise i will be gutting a couple junk doors to get the windows for my uni doors.

cant wait to set the uni cab/bed on the frame behind the other so i can get a true visual perception.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 19, 2006, 10:44 pm

....side by side they sit now, the uni having been jacked up to a precarious height above its frame and rests on 4x6s and blocks, the 4x6s spanning both frames....

six-two · Post by **six-two** » December 19, 2006, 11:20 pm

Was the uni easy to take off of the frame? How rigid is the unibody itself, do you have to be extra careful when lifting it off of the frame? I'm just asking because I plan on doing that with my 62 unibody one of these days.

________________________________________six-two

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » December 19, 2006, 11:23 pm

mikecarson · Post by **mikecarson** » December 20, 2006, 6:46 am

lol! I seen that before, JC!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 20, 2006, 12:19 pm

guess i will have to take some pics today.

six-two:
the removal of this particular uni is basically a bed removal as the cowl and floor were rusted out and i cut it off first.
i have not removed an entire uni so could not speak as to the flexing that may or may not occur.