NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
The restore, rebuild looks amazing. I really dig seeing the progress. Think you’ll be bringing it to the FG this year? I’d love to see it upclose.
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NeverGiveUpYota
Dare me.
@fourlow&go, hey what is this wire panel called? I want something similar to put behind my grill to protect the radiator since I removed the AC condenser.
fourlow&go
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I'd love to bring it to FG and show it off, unfortunately it's not my truck.
Typically called the grill, but you would probably be better going through a steel supplier and getting expanded mesh, it used to come in many flavors.
fourlow&go
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Cruiser porn
All new body rubber and seals
And some NOS jewelry
Many thanks to Kurt @cruiseroutfitters for having these parts available to Cruiser geeks like us!
But first, we need to fix a Dodge transmission... because...well... Dodge!
Jr.
All new body rubber and seals
And some NOS jewelry
Many thanks to Kurt @cruiseroutfitters for having these parts available to Cruiser geeks like us!
But first, we need to fix a Dodge transmission... because...well... Dodge!
Jr.
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fourlow&go
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Bob can't have all the fun, this time it was Wally's Precious.
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Since we're waiting for Dodge parts we tackled a few things on the 45. Wally whipped up some side steps
Front axle is done, except for tie rod ends
Battery tray is in. We'll be using an Olde Air heat/AC unit under the dash, so we are able to use the old heater location
And all the brake lines are in
Wally fabbed up an extension for the brake booster so the firewall remains stock, and we still update to dual circuit power. Win, win!
I like this part of a build, bolting stuff down for the last time. Hopefully.
Moving forward,
Jr.
Front axle is done, except for tie rod ends
Battery tray is in. We'll be using an Olde Air heat/AC unit under the dash, so we are able to use the old heater location
And all the brake lines are in
Wally fabbed up an extension for the brake booster so the firewall remains stock, and we still update to dual circuit power. Win, win!
I like this part of a build, bolting stuff down for the last time. Hopefully.
Moving forward,
Jr.
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You guys do amazing work,
fourlow&go
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Thanks Tom, appreciate it
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The projects keep piling up so work on the 45 has been sporadic lately. The dash harness, column, switches and lights are in, along with the fuel tank. We're going to try and keep the factory vacuum shift for the tcase, but with the V8 little of the factory linkage will fit, more custom fab coming up!
The doors are all assembled and waiting to be hung
The rollers are off and stockers with new sneaks are on. Really like the look of the truck now
With about another week of labor it should be rolling under its own power.
More later,
Jr.
The doors are all assembled and waiting to be hung
The rollers are off and stockers with new sneaks are on. Really like the look of the truck now
With about another week of labor it should be rolling under its own power.
More later,
Jr.
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Very Impressive
yodafrick
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Nicw work fellas! Thanks for the updates Jr! Lust never sleeps 
fourlow&go
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With the wiring all installed it's time to build the false floor in the pocket to cover the computer
I had to do it in two pieces because the door is smaller than the pocket, both pieces bolt in and interlock together
We couldn't find a door with the bow hinges, so I made a bracket for a newer style door
With some stair runner from the local box hardware store the pocket with hidden computer is complete
Next up, high/low shifter.
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I had to do it in two pieces because the door is smaller than the pocket, both pieces bolt in and interlock together
We couldn't find a door with the bow hinges, so I made a bracket for a newer style door
With some stair runner from the local box hardware store the pocket with hidden computer is complete
Next up, high/low shifter.
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Again, a factory shift lever bracket couldn't be sourced without spending too much money, so we made one from 1x3 box tube
I cut off the end of the factory rod and welded on a piece to thread onto the pto cable (black part far left of the pic) Then made a bracket to hold the cable housing. Bolting this to the bracket under the dash was a pain, due to the tight space. But works great and is adjustable
On the tcase side, I had to bring another tcase into the shop and make the bracket and linkage on the bench. There is literally no room to work on the truck. The shift arm had to be a double shear setup using a cable, so another shift arm was sacrificed to achieve this. With some creative bending and welding
With a quick drilling a quarter inch cable end fits perfect
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I cut off the end of the factory rod and welded on a piece to thread onto the pto cable (black part far left of the pic) Then made a bracket to hold the cable housing. Bolting this to the bracket under the dash was a pain, due to the tight space. But works great and is adjustable
On the tcase side, I had to bring another tcase into the shop and make the bracket and linkage on the bench. There is literally no room to work on the truck. The shift arm had to be a double shear setup using a cable, so another shift arm was sacrificed to achieve this. With some creative bending and welding
With a quick drilling a quarter inch cable end fits perfect
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The factory 4wd engagement switch is being used, but needed to be moved to the battery box because of the V8
Then it's on to air conditioning, once again, a tight fit. The condenser is mounted to the factory rad support
The reciever/drier is also mounted to the factory rad support via a homemade bracket
The compressor is really close to the frame, thankfully the Denso 10S17F compressor used in van applications is smaller in size
Unfortunately I failed to realize before hand that the 4wd hi/low cable was in the way of the defrost duct in the heat/ ac unit. So that had to be cut off and moved to the side of the unit, thank goodness for JB WELD and die grinders
Tomorrow I'll try to source some a/c fittings and hose locally, and with some luck my first from scratch a/c system will be working soon. Wish me luck!
Jr.
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Then it's on to air conditioning, once again, a tight fit. The condenser is mounted to the factory rad support
The reciever/drier is also mounted to the factory rad support via a homemade bracket
The compressor is really close to the frame, thankfully the Denso 10S17F compressor used in van applications is smaller in size
Unfortunately I failed to realize before hand that the 4wd hi/low cable was in the way of the defrost duct in the heat/ ac unit. So that had to be cut off and moved to the side of the unit, thank goodness for JB WELD and die grinders
Tomorrow I'll try to source some a/c fittings and hose locally, and with some luck my first from scratch a/c system will be working soon. Wish me luck!
Jr.
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Nostalgic AC is the place to source fittings and hose, a third the cost of others and great service. Just call though as the web site is clunky. Thanks to a friend who has the crimping tool it didn't take long to do the hoses. Routing them neatly and through the firewall was a different story
With little room behind the dash, and not wanting to butcher a perfectly good dash, I attempted a bracket to go under it
This little bugger took a lot of time, but was worth it in the end
Trying to get the ducting to fit behind the switches proved to be an even greater challenge! I finally decided to tig some aluminum together and make a small duct for the driver side floor heat
I'll have to do the same thing for the pass side as well since the duct has collapsed
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With little room behind the dash, and not wanting to butcher a perfectly good dash, I attempted a bracket to go under it
This little bugger took a lot of time, but was worth it in the end
Trying to get the ducting to fit behind the switches proved to be an even greater challenge! I finally decided to tig some aluminum together and make a small duct for the driver side floor heat
I'll have to do the same thing for the pass side as well since the duct has collapsed
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Awesome work man! Truck is beautiful.
Yeah, stuffing that duct work behind the dash looks fun...ask me how I know.
Yeah, stuffing that duct work behind the dash looks fun...ask me how I know.
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Two heater hoses, two A/C hoses and the sub harness for the computer fuse block all run through the firewall in a very small area
The battery is in, with a custom hand forged hold down
A custom intake pipe, painted to match is done
And somehow Wally found two period correct washer nozzles, and made them work even!
Mechanical gauges are installed to monitor the important stuff
And yesterday we got to fire it up!!! Que the Bruce Willis dancing a jig on the Jumbotron!
Idles at 190°f just like it's supposed to do. The A/C system is charged and working perfectly. Lots of niggling stuff to do still, but a milestone has been reached and a test toast is on the horizon.
Jr.
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The battery is in, with a custom hand forged hold down
A custom intake pipe, painted to match is done
And somehow Wally found two period correct washer nozzles, and made them work even!
Mechanical gauges are installed to monitor the important stuff
And yesterday we got to fire it up!!! Que the Bruce Willis dancing a jig on the Jumbotron!
Idles at 190°f just like it's supposed to do. The A/C system is charged and working perfectly. Lots of niggling stuff to do still, but a milestone has been reached and a test toast is on the horizon.
Jr.
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Hey stranger, how you been? Thank you.