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Nice to have a retired father who likes 40’s and has a lot of free time. He started on the quarter panels today for me.

Pulled the diamond plate off and was reminded why it was on there in the first place.

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Cut off driver side

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And where it ends for the day. Test fitting the driver side.

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Very excited to get these on. Will make it look a lot better overall.
 
@dbaird you are off to a good start. Diamond plate justs about always spells disaster below....
 
Thanks! I wish i could have done this before but the diamond plate was free and i just wanted it on the road. Glad it’s finally getting done now though.

Top off, roll bar and rear seats removed so we can get to some of the other parts that need attention.

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Also started removing bed liner to see what oem paint will be salvageable. Seems both steps will be good and most of the outer rockers are still good. Just small repairs needed.

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Nice post, lots of progress. Thanks

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Ready for the radiator which arrived yesterday but has to be sent back. Ordered a Champion 3 row aluminum unit and it was warped when it arrived. Completely out of square and wont fit the housing. Emailed them to see what it will take to exchange it hopefully i can get that resolved easily.







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Thanks guys!







Got my tires mounted.







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Threw one on to see how they will look. After the brakes are all sorted il get them all bolted up.







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Carb is all cleaned up and installed. new everything pretty much. almost ready to fire it up.







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Minor update:







Added an electric fan from a Taurus







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Threw the new wheels on so i can move it to an enclosed garage to try and get it done for cruiserfest







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Pulled the top and doors off to see what it looks like and to help with cleaning it out.







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Hopefully will have the engine running soon!







Started figuring out my power steering conversion.







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Using a saginaw steering box. Still need a pump for the motor though.







Update time! Found the shift knob hidden in a corner of the glove box.







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My brother started on the exhaust too.







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Junkyard score. Ps pump setup and alternator with all the brackets i needed. Will need to make a different power steering bracket though since the motor mounts to the area the ps pump would normally go.







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Alternator on. Almost time to start it up!







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Thats all for now. Slowly getting closer.







My dad modified the power steering pump bracket and got it all mounted up. Need to get some lines made still but its progress.







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All cleaned and painted.







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I like the radiator! Does that combo with the fan give you enough cooling?
 
@dbaird are you also replacing the rear sill as well? Or is it still nice and solid?
 
Really nice work. Where did you get the quarter panels from? How was the fit? Happy? Those are one of the few things that I did not purchase, but made. When I made them, like 5 years ago my truck didn't seems too bad - however Michigan winters killed before I actually did anything...:meh: Though I'm happy with what I made and the fit, kinda have this bit of nagging doubt in the back of my head that I dropped the ball...:bang:

Keep up the good work, LOVE the Mustard color.. will be my next truck
 
Thanks! These are ebay quarter panels and I am very happy with the quality of them. They fit with very little work and as far as I can tell are the same thickness as the oem metal we have removed.
 
All driver side welding done. Just need some minor body work. Ordered the paint and started on the passenger side.

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Fender rot gone

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Passenger side cut up.

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And also am going to use this and make a step for my kids to be able to get into the back a little easier. Also going to cover the holes in the bumpers some how. Seems like a broken leg waiting to happen.

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@dbaird looking great, your other option would be to find an OEM rear step.
 
I’ve looked at the oem step but I like keeping the step removable for when they are grown I can take it off and leave it off.

Started paint correction today to see what I have to work with better. I’m very pleased with the results. Did the hood and front valance today.

What I started with.

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And the end result!

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Looks terribly familiar to me - I did a mustard 1980 in much the same condition. Great work and photos - thanks!
 

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