As long as my slant 6 gets me there and home not going to talk bad about it
My search for a shorty D100 is over
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TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
They seem to do that pretty well.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
After 3/4 days of rainy, crappy weather the storm passed and today was beautiful. Spent the majority of the day working on the driver side floors. Finished welding patches, ground down all the welds, then treated the remaining rust, then primed and sanded till I was happy with em. Not show car stuff but good enough. Still in primer currently so tomorrow I’ll lay down some white then I can start installing the sound deadening and get the carpet in. I got my girl (affectionatly named by @junkyardhero ”Dr. Mrs. Turbo Mike) involved and she handled making an orange engine, blue. For her first paint job she did great taping and spraying and she’s happy with it so I am too. Pics from today.
Dr. The Mrs Turbo Mike did a fantastic job! engine looks great!
making headway on the project man, the weather was nice treat after the crappy stuff we've had.
making headway on the project man, the weather was nice treat after the crappy stuff we've had.
Now that sits just right. I like it.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
@junkyardhero I’ll tell her you said so. Yea it was sunny and almost 70 here today. Tomorrow is supposed to be even nicer.
With most slant sixes, it ain't about goin fast. It's about bein cool and different.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Sure.
Poor truck.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Poor truck? What’s meant by that?
It's just not my thing. I mean.....it's gonna be cool and I like it regardless. I just wouldn't do it that way. I wish I could find one in that shape.
rmchrgr
Skate And Destroy
Thank you. Again, I sold it in 2020 and it went somewhere deep into NY State. Never heard from the buyer again after he took it. Hopefully he did fix it up like he claimed he was going to.
About 20 years before the green one I had a '72 W100, also a short box. It was actually my daily driver for several years when I lived in NYC. California truck, zero rust. 8 3/4 rear, Dana 44 front. That one had a stock 360 with an NP 445 4 speed. The 445 was a much better driving transmission than the stupid dump truck NP 435 because it had a synchronized first gear. At one point I had a complete NOS 445 that was still strapped to a pallet but eventually sold it at Carlisle. Heaviest transmission ever, must've weighed 300 lbs. Yes, it was NOS....still had cosmoline all over it. Had to have been one of a handful in existence.
The dent in the fender was from a hit and run while it was parked.
Inside. Metal door panels, gas tank behind the seat. Those Mastercraft bucket seats were awesome.
I was super into '70s trucks for a while. Best of the big three '70s "lifestyle" trucks for sure.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Well, we all have our thing.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
I did quite a bit of work today and didn’t stop to take pictures. Oh well you guys will get to see the finished product and not how it got there. I layed down some seam sealer, put down some cheap boom mat over the painted floors and then went to a friends kids soccer game while I had the carpet laying out in the sun. Came home a few hours later and everything was dry so I threw the carpet in and got to cuttin and fittin. It took more than a couple hours to get the fit how I wanted, and I had to trim a bunch off the front of the carpet, but the end result I think was worth it. I’m happy with how it turned out. Now I can’t wait for my seat to be done.
The blue looks good!
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
tjpatte
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Aw come on, that has Sleeper written all over it!That’s (probably) not going to happen.
All kidding aside, really enjoy watching the progress
Very true. But I do like it and I do think you're doin a nice job. I'm sure with you at the helm the execution will be great.
With a slant 6! lol
That looks nice! Maybe some small blue pinstripes down the sides?
tjpatte
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Now That would be something! I would cry for the crank though.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Kidding or not, you’re kinda reading my mind. Don’t think I haven’t considered slipping the TTW2 motor in there just for ***** and grins cause I have. I wonder how long the 8-1/4 diff would hold up to 10psi clutch dumps?Aw come on, that has Sleeper written all over it!
All kidding aside, really enjoy watching the progress
Naw. They'll take it. Least the forged ones.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
For now the only exterior paint work I’m going to do I already did. Just the tailgate amd wheels.
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