Thread: Roadster pickup getting closer

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

... So the other night he and I lifted it onto that frame and it fit like it was made for it. It ends up looking like a 50's drag car with the moon tank up front and the tripower Olds engine. Just a few tweaks and everything will fit...Don

So what happens to the Dodge truck now? I have a thought (Just what you need - another project). Drop that Dodge body onto an older Toyota pickup frame. Adjustable torsion bars up front, 4-cylinder economy, etc. Would make a nice "beater" style shop truck...

Wow poor Dan. I'm actually glad he decided to sand it. It's a royal pain in the butt, but it will be done right! One thing I have learned after building the addition to my house is that I now ask people to write down the details I'm telling them, or give them a bullet list, so they actually do what I ask. I'd go round and round with contractors and subs, catching them using wrong materials, or completely ignoring what they were suppose to do. Nothing like time delays and repeatedly getting the same thing wrong to really get the temper flying! It's one of those things that my wife often can't understand when I work on my truck. I'll get stuck on working on one thing, start tearing into another, and get royally pissed because I need a specialty part which will further delay what I wanted to get done in the first place. She'll say, if it's so frustrating then why are you doing it? Some times I want to yell because it's so damb fun getting my knucles busted! And that's just my stuff, not what somebody else is doing to my stuff!
Hang in there, and can't wait to see the pics of the new project!

It's been a while since I did any updates on Dan's rpu, mainly because all that has been going on is getting the powder coating redone. He has spent the past couple of weeks sanding the filler smooth, and it paid off because it is actually straighter than it was the first time we had it coated.

He took it to the powder coater last Tuesday, and Friday they called us to let us know it was done, and so were my wheels for the rpu I am building. Last night we went to the shop and unwrapped the frame, and it really came out nice this time. As upset as we were with the clear coming off I have to say the owner of the shop manned up and stood behind his work. They completely stripped about 43 pieces back to bare metal and recoated every one of them. A lot of companies would have tried to weasel out, but he was true to his word. He even wanted to not charge me for doing my wheels red, but I insisted on paying because I felt he had done enough.

Anyway, here are some pictures of Dan's frame..............again! This thread is getting like Groundhog Day, I feel we have been in this exact spot a few times before. But this time I think we are good to go.

Don

Don, I would go with (3 D's Speed Shop) or (Don's Salvage Company).....LOL
BradC

Pop s cat house and speed shop

Hehe, I coulda used one of those badges about 40 years ago. The pay probably wasn't the greatest, but oh, those perks.

Don

Damn, Don---I'm happy for you and for Dan.--Onward and upward!!!---Brian

Thanks Brian. I actually saw a smile on his face last night, so I guess the pain of the last 2 months is somewhat forgotten. This is such a FUN hobby sometimes.

Don

Purty neat now - phew

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Brian. I actually saw a smile on his face last night, so I guess the pain of the last 2 months is somewhat forgotten. This is such a FUN hobby sometimes.

Don

I think the pain will slip into a distant memory when the rolling chassis goes back together. I'm glad this episode is behind you guys now.

Josh, I phoned Posies Monday and asked them that questions, if the heat would hurt them, especially since this will be the second go-round for each leaf. They said as long as you don't exceed 400 degrees you are ok. I asked the PC what temp they use and they said 400 and when they do springs they do a "slow bake" whatever that means. But they said they do springs all the time so they take that precaution.

Based on that info we took them back to be PC'd and are supposed to pick them up this PM. These are the last pieces holding us back from reassembling the frame back to a roller. That is our plan for this weekend, to get back to where we were 2 months ago.

Bill, we are happy to put this one behind us too. There is an upside though. All the grinding and refilling has left the frame a lot better than the first time around, and we like the look of the parts without the clear on top........more natural somehow.

In a weird, related story, Dan came home the other day and told me he had to go to the eye doctor. He has been getting some irritation in his left eye. The Doctor started looking at his eye and said "wow, this is very strange, there is some little piece of something in there, but I've never seen anything like that...........it is small and jagged, and CLEAR." They had to grind it out, and when he got it out it ended up being a small piece of clear powder coating! Dan had worn goggles last Sunday while blowing clear powder coating dust off of the springs before we took them back for recoating, and evidently a small piece got into his eye.

I guess we are going to have to sweep and scrub the shop down to get rid of that stuff.

Don

not trying to make light of it.... but this is turning into a script for a horror movie

Glad to hear everything in back on track

Looks great, can't wait to see it all done!!

Pix of the frame are looking good Don.

Can't wait on the assembly progress shots.

Paul