No sense in redoing the whole thread again, so click on the link....

I will up date this one when I make more progress...

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=54083.0

 

Okay I admit it, that was lazy of me.....lol

Got a little bit done this weekend (Wed & Thurs)
Most importantly AC in the cave..


Then I made a place to hang the doors out of the way..(the full doors will be here most of the time)


I also repainted my old, old 1st Gen Emblem and reinstalled it on the hood.


Got the grill and head light buckets repainted too.. Hopefully I can get everything put back together this weekend (Mon.& Tues.) Then get started on the engine again...

 

Got a few things done this weekend...

1st I had to make a new screen for my snorkel. My son busted the orginal one..

So I made what I call a Joey proof cover.

Then I lowered the head about for inches..I never liked how tall it was before.

 

Then I started on the dash...When I first built the truck it had 1 crack and the speaker hole was bad..I fixed that...When I got the truck back, the dash pad was broke in the middle and cracked all over..
First I made a brace on top and under to hold it together.


Then I filled all the cracks with a general purpose filler (3M) from Lowe's.


Primed.


Then painted with Rustoleum Satan Black Hammered..

 

I also repainted the center wheel caps and my MACK emblem.

 

I picked up a set of wheels of craigslist (5) for $200. They were like new, but I painted them any way..


Then I wieghed out 10oz. of BB's, the Dynabead chart calls for 8oz..I figured the tires were used and could use a little more.


Mounted. the Gumbo's are a lot bigger than the LTB's I had on the truck when I built it the first time..


And on the truck....4 really good used tires 5 wheels mounted and balanced for $406.75..Happy fathers day to me...lol

 

Love the color!!!

More info on the snorkel

 

Thanks...It is Spruce Green Satin Rustoleum...Rattle can.

I got the snorkel head off Ebay, the rest of it came from Lowes..Black PVC pipe. I orginally made an air box out of a cookie tin, it worked good for a while but cracked from vibration..I built a new box out of a waterproof electrical box...I will get a pic in the next day or 2.

I connected the pipe to the air box with RV sewage tube...
The snorkel is held to the truck with some flat metal straps and the hose clamps..

 

Here is a picture of the airbox as promised...

I traced the base of the Weber filter in the bottom of the box & cut it out. I mount the box on the carb, then mount the filter inside. I will take a picture when I install it next week....

And just for kicks........

 

I'm probably a noob for asking but what are the beads for?

 

To balance the tires...As you get rolling the BB's go to the low spot...Balances the tire from the inside..

And BB's are CHEEEEEEP..

http://www.dynabeads.net/index.php?pr=Oversize_Chart

 

That's really smart! thanks for sharing I'll definitely keep that in mind when I get a new tire setup

 

A pic of the engine....I am giving it one more chance....


The plan is to finish it up Monday and take care of some loose ends Tuesday.....Hopefully driving it by the weekend.....

 

It lives.....................

 

Got a lot of little things done this weekend, took the truck on a couple shake down runs...So far so good..Love driving it opened up.

A shot of the ass end....I think it looks pretty cool..


Got the bed organized, still need to get a shovel & axe mounted.


A couple of outside (finally) shots...



And I got to clean the cave.....

 

Got a few things done this weekend......
I actually have room in the cave for 2 of the trucks...


I also made a lockable console / cup holder...


And I finished up the interior, with working seatbelts....



I also mounted the rail for the bikini top......Hopefully I can get the top & doors finished the next time I'm off....It sucks hopping in a wet seat.....lol

 

Truck looks awesome dude good job on it. I like not having doors been looking into that on mine. Shoulda got the set off the truck at the scrapyard and chopped for some trail doors.

 

I thought about making some half doors, and may still do it....I just wanted something different....I have the doors haning on the wall in the Cave..


See?...LOL

 

Yea I saw them lol. I would to be able to them off when its hot since my truck has no A/C form the factory. Just the windows.

 

I finally found a bearing for the idler pulley for my AC....And YES, I will use it with the doors off.......