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Dear Plasma Cutter...... I love you and don't want to give you back when I'm done with my project. But I can't afford you, so you will leave me soon. I had to order some more sheet metal today for the hardtop and sides. So while I wait for that to come in, I started working on the bed. For my...

Thanks, dialing in the welder a bit, still a lot to learn. My father-in-law took pity on me in the rain and offered up the canopy. I had to lift it 4 feet off the ground so I could get the truck under there.

wall frames and interior panels in. off to work now.

Thanks, great info. My goal is to protect that fresh metal, especially with me working outside until I have the right weather for bondo and paint. I've been breaking out the tarp everyday when I'm done playing.

Question for you body work pros, or anyone who knows. Can I put down primer on my bare metal, then put bondo ( body filler) over the primer, or does bondo need to go onto the bare metal before I apply any primer. i finish welding the seams of the floor panels and need to grind my sloppy...

Floor and patches are in. more welding and grinding to do, then Ill start making vertical supports for connecting wall.

I got the floor supports in holding the two cabs together. The snowstorm missed us and dropped 14 inches about 50 miles south. I'm hoping to get the new floors and patches in tomorrow before work.

I installed new hinges for the rear doors because mine were broken or missing. I put on the rear doors to make sure the door frame openings stay true as a get ready to start welding like crazy. I cut the hardtop at the edge of the vertical opening for the window and mounted the rear hardtop...

It is was actually a different Jon. After the auction for the cab closed, I PM'd jcappeljr with a question and realized it was not him That I bought it from. However the other Jon I dealt with was a stand up guy as well.

Hard top and wall removal. I finished drilling horseshoe mount holes and bolted it on. I unbolted the hardtop into two pieces and set the top on my hood. The rear section was moved and bolted onto the rear of the cab. I cut out the old back wall of the first cab to open things up.( I love...

Thanks for the welding tips. I have a ways to go on that learning curve. I'll try some of the things you suggested to dial it in. I don't think welding in the dark by lamp stand was helping me. I was at a bad angle due to where I could see from. So I think I'll try to weld in the daylight...

I started welding tonight. I got the two cabs level and lined up. I measured my first 2 side pieces that would start the cabs becoming one and cut them with the skill saw cutoff wheel. I set them in place and used a MIG welder for the first time in my life. Its doesn't look pretty but it...

here are more pics. I bolted the Horseshoe mount to the cab so I would know that the rear was centered on the frame rails. The horseshoe is not mounted to the farm yet but is tight enough that stays in place. I made a couple more cuts with the plasma cutter and that gave me the flexibility to...

I had a couple hours this morning and headed to work in a few minutes. Weather did not cooperate this morning with some freezing rain, but turned nice about 11am and its warm now. I response to some other posts, no suicide doors for me , straight ahead on all four. Per advice on here i did the...

I covered everything with a welding blanket so nothing get melted during the fabrication of joining the cabs like airlines and wiring. I set up my jig of 2x8's that the rear cab will sit on before I bottle jack it into place to tack weld the front section and mount the rear horseshoe mount...

I got the cab on ebay through An auto recycler in NJ, I believe his name was Jon. I believe a member on this board is usuall parting out some trucks in PA though. the step drill bit went up to 1 3/8 and I went all the way with it which was the perfect size for the existing bushings. thanks...

So far my to-do list is coming along quicker than expected. Crew cab build Tool box - all done Remove tools Drill hole Coat inside Remove batteries and relocate Cab. Done Remove passenger seat, slave cable pin. Cut air intake pipe, remove from cab. Cut...

Had a couple hours to work a little. I cut out some if the rust holes with a borrowed angle grinder and cutoff wheel. I also took a friends advice and bought a needle scaler at harbor freight on sale for $50. The needle scaler worked great removing a lot of the thick rust. I'm just about...

Must have been ice, it was 30 degrees warmer today and everything works fine. Is there a way to get water out of the brakes or will it vent out with use?

More pics of rust that needs to be repaired & a picture of my new drivers seat. I can afford all new seats if I go with those white folding chairs. On a side note, does anyone have a quick fix for why the brakes on my two rear Drivers side tires would be locked up. My first though is they are...