Da'40: The Baby Steps Forward (1 Viewer)

[alia176]

Shawn,

That was good beer dude!

The project is coming along very nicely. Wait till you see the pics.

 

[pappy]

Settle down boys. Us fellas have been busy turning wrenches and popping caps. No time to take breaks.

A HUGE thanks to Ali, Andrew, Daisy, Mike, Paul, Sy, Shawn.

 

[pappy]

We are close, so close.

 

[DanS HJ-45]

Awesome overload.

I may now go to bed. Seriously.

Dan

 

[cruiserdan]

Nice. Really nice.

 

[Daisy 53]

The pics dont do it justice, its very, very nice in person!
Daisy

 

[Bad Mojo]

The pics dont do it justice, its very, very nice in person!
Daisy

No joke. It is a great looking 40. I can't wait to see it finished and on the trails.

 

[BionicCruiser]

Shawn,

That was good beer dude!

The project is coming along very nicely. Wait till you see the pics.

glad you all got to enjoy it. i forgot to get it out while i was there.

 

[BionicCruiser]

The pics dont do it justice, its very, very nice in person!
Daisy

oh man, i'm buying steel for project 16 in the next day or 2. seeing that is big motivation!

 

[evanz80]

It looks awesome! I can't wait to see it in person ON THE TRAIL!

 

[OGBeno]

I don't know who you guys are joking, but I seriously don't see that truck on a trail--ever.

Nice work guys.

 

[Rudical]

It looks awesome! I can't wait to see it in person ON THE TRAIL!

After all that work I would not blame Jon for not rushing to the Trails! Looks great, and a lot of love put into it. Maybe after a scratch or two he wil say WTF, let her ride? Despite her beauty, I sure Jon built her to handle what comes ahead on any trail, ok maybe not a ten foot wall, but you get the idea.

 

[ToyotaDon]

Glad to see this so close to completion, Jon.

You may have taken the slow way, but it has been the right way to get it done (definitely not an "Overhaulin'" resto).

 

[pappy]

I don't know who you guys are joking, but I seriously don't see that truck on a trail--ever.

Nice work guys.

After all that work I would not blame Jon for not rushing to the Trails! Looks great, and a lot of love put into it. Maybe after a scratch or two he wil say WTF, let her ride? Despite her beauty, I sure Jon built her to handle what comes ahead on any trail, ok maybe not a ten foot wall, but you get the idea.

One must remember this paint was only nine bucks a quart. And it looks like it. Very soft. It has already suffered some beauty marks.

I have a long list of little things to bang out today. There are three major hurdles to getting it on the trail. 1) The roll cage. 2) The windshield. 3). Engineering the one shock mount. Three of us tried to get the glass in the frame, and we couldn't even get the gasket around the glass. Very tough. Daisy has a buddy that does such things so I'll be calling him to see if he can get the windshield ready to install.

 

[sirenmoses]

A heeper co-worker saw this thread over my shoulder and was in awe. Congrats!

 

[splitshot]

Been following this thread for some time, exellent job Jon.

Are those LED's where the reflector holes are? (Another nice touch).

Hope someday I get a chance to come wheel with you guys.

 

[pappy]

Are those LED's where the reflector holes are? (Another nice touch).

Not LED, though that would be cool. Just regular bulbs.

Lots of loose ends today. A pic as it sits now.

 

[Daisy 53]

What kind of loose ends, we need more details!
Trans tunnel, seat bracket, fuel tank, electrical, what???
Looking awesome Jon!
Daisy

 

[Beowulf]

I see doors, coil, outside mirrors, driving lights, trans tunnel, dash cluster, fender trim, and a few other electrical bits. Hopefully the brake light switch.

-Mike-

 

[Daisy 53]

You saw that? I see one picture, a front quarter shot, no interior or under-hood shots...
Oh wait, you went over there today, didnt you?
Daisy