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Post by Slacker on Feb 15, 2011 18:42:12 GMT -8
this one has been at my shop for a while .. I have being trying to find the time to build the moulds ... and now it's finally "in the works" short story is .. Coreys grampa passed away , and left him his 2wd 3/4 ton . Corey wanted us to restore it back to NEW .. in memory of his Grandpa so we finally got it in the shop and started to pull it apart , and get some moulds made of these paticular LONG bed sides     got the box off ..  and kicked it back outside to build the moulds box moulds in the works  . |
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Post by 83trekker on Feb 15, 2011 20:13:24 GMT -8
That so cool you can make pretty much anything with your fiberglass, do you just put the fiberglass over what ever your making and throw the resin on it and push the glass into all the bends and cornersand to what ever shape you need, or do you cut the glass to fit all the different angles and such.
Also is it your resin that is red?
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Post by Slacker on Feb 16, 2011 7:26:45 GMT -8
much more of a "process" then that .. but yeah , thats basically it . The RED is "tooling" .. a special coating/gel coat for making moulds
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Post by captainmorgan on Feb 24, 2011 18:49:15 GMT -8
have heard obout 3/4, 1 tons
what makes them different from the 1/2 ton mini's?
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Post by Slacker on Feb 25, 2011 17:07:21 GMT -8
off hand .. I know the rear diff is an 8" (instead of the 7.5 on all the other 2wd's) .. I do believe it is interchangeable with the 4wd . it is also a different tranny , and has a column shift . I also now the rear springs are heaver and the brakes are more "heavy duty" ..
it's comming back into the shop as soon as the box is built .. so i will be able to do some more checking
I have the all the vin and model decoders .. but I just havent gotten to look it up yet ..
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Post by Slacker on Nov 16, 2011 17:29:23 GMT -8
ok .. so back in the shop , for the final assembly/installation  . |
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Post by Slacker on Nov 18, 2011 17:15:31 GMT -8
pulled the front end off  what a mess , here is also why fenders and rockers rust ..  also pulled the plugs on the frame .. wow .. FULL of debris , so now I have to clean it all out . Started with compressed air and a "tool" I made to reach in the frame and loosen the dirt . FIRST wash  . |
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Post by Slacker on Nov 22, 2011 16:42:24 GMT -8
so .. sorry for any confusion . This is not MY grampas truck , but a customer with the same name as me
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Post by Slacker on Nov 22, 2011 16:57:10 GMT -8
got the frame all prepped yesterday for the POR15 treatment  and then washed again and set to dry overnight  and then this morning .. got it all prepped and taped and ready to go  some POR 15  as well as inside  also got the doors off and stripped   and cab ready for some finishing  . |
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Post by Slacker on Nov 24, 2011 16:55:36 GMT -8
replacements painted , in and out   . |
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Post by Slacker on Nov 28, 2011 16:54:25 GMT -8
windshield rust repair in progress  Prepped and taped  and some epoxy on the outers , and color on the inners  and assembly begins  we're not doing "color" on the exterior , because Corey has decided to have it "wrapped" . |
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Post by Slacker on Nov 29, 2011 17:02:21 GMT -8
basically done today !! just have the windshield and tailgate handle to install , which the owner is bringing when he cpmes to pick it up   . |
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Post by Slacker on Jul 15, 2012 16:34:37 GMT -8
little update from Corey  |
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