Ok another update. With lack of help, and hurting my shoulder yet again, I am almost at the point I can get back to work on the ol boy. Ceiling in the shop is finished as of this moment. 2 racks are built out of 3. Now I just have to finish organizing the shop and push the truck back into the shop. ...

Update... Truck is back down to the frame. Before I go any further I have to finish the ceiling in my shop and get new racks built to free up some much needed space. Should be finished this week with a little luck. It will be nice to keep some heat in the shop for a change!

It's not so much the snow. It is more the driving daily everywhere. Our roads are about the best in the nation. Wisconsin loves their roads. But when I travel to places like Chicago or further south where road conditions are not as good I want something that can handle the abuse. With the rearend ge...

I don't want to mess with the front suspension geometry at all. the crossmember is only 5 3/4" off the ground now. So cutting the springs/airbags/or drop spindles are out of the question. I might add air ride to the front later on but not to drop it while driving. Just to get it to match the re...

Guess I should start a build page... First and foremost I am building a year round custom daily driver. Yes I will drive it all winter as long as the road are not snow covered. Salt does not bother me. After all the cars/trucks I have built this one is for keeps! So I'm building it my way and only f...

I didn't get a chance to do anything on the Ol' Boy today except plan out what I am going to do next. Tomorrow is not looking good either. But will be be back at it on Friday without fail

Good deal! I'm right there with you. I can finally work on my truck on my own. It's a great feeling...

Motor/trans mocked up. Trans crossmember in place. Motor mounts mocked up outta cardboard. Not sure at this point of I am going to use the Pontiac frame mounts or the ford motor mounts. Tomorrow is another day

well now that the subframe is clamped in place and centered in the wheel wells... I'm putting the motor in today and making motor mounts. yesterday I also made make shift ladder bars so I can at least roll the truck in and out of the shop. progress at 2 hours a day! it's hard to believe how much you...

Max wrote:Factory rivets drill out pretty easily.

what he said

I remove everything on the outer frame. then have it blasted spray it with epoxy primer and replace with grade 8 next size up. I live in the rust belt so if I leave everything on and just blast the rust will crawl out from behind the brackets and all my time is lost when it starts to look bad. I onl...

I see a bunch of similes







That spell out Slick

update

Didn't do anything on the Slick. But, I did empty all my parts outta the camper (storage) to get to my fenders. Then reorganized everything going back in to make finding parts easier in the future

Many people have used a Mustang tank. Search around a little you should find a bunch of info on it

I had one a few years ago. I couldn't give it away. Took up far too much room for my little shop.

I'm going to weld my front clip together and make it a tilt. Not really my style but... I just can't be leaning over the fenders anymore. Has anyone ever done one? I'm trying to get ideas for a radiator support and a hinge setup. Welding everything together is not a problem, unless you have a better...

My last frame cost $325 to have blasted and powder coated. Shop around. The quotes I have for my slick frame have ranged from $295 TO $600. It just depends on how far I want to travel...

Got the TA clip clamped into place. And re-leveled the frame one more time.

2 G's for a truck that you can't start? I can buy 3 drivers for that. But I guess they didn't have to deal with any rust issues...