Out of Money...

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » September 2, 2007, 11:27 pm

looks like a great project, and good to see someone on here from colorado besides myself :lol:

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » September 3, 2007, 4:24 am

Longbed,I can see how you ran out of money,WOW! some really nice stuff in there.The dream beams are unreal I put them in Lenore and she runs straight as a die now!, and with that stroker motor it should be one gorilla of a pickup.

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Alan

truckerdaddy66 · Post by **truckerdaddy66** » September 3, 2007, 9:23 am

Mr. Myfundsarelow,
I think we all have the same last name. :shock:

Never enough money for projets.
YOUR TRUCK IS ONE FINE RIDE :!:

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » September 3, 2007, 9:36 am

That's great! Looks like you've got a bunch more elbow room in your garage now.

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » September 3, 2007, 8:19 pm

Looks good so far. Keep it up. On the return trip home be sure to tie down the cab real good. They sometimes think they can fly. Just ask JC.
Keep the pics. comming.

Lonnie

Tonkatoy · Post by **Tonkatoy** » September 4, 2007, 6:06 pm

looks great. I only hope I get that far before I run out

my66longbed · Post by **my66longbed** » December 9, 2007, 2:26 am

Hello everyone. I thought I would post a update to this project. I just got the truck back from all the body work. I also got the exhaust installed... I wasn't sure if I should, but I went ahead and got the exhaust dump outs installed... I don't have pictures of the exhaust yet but will soon. Checkout my website for all the updates...

http://www.van-houten.org/index.php?page=82070

Feedback is always welcomed!

jakdad · Post by **jakdad** » December 9, 2007, 7:38 am

slixtyfive wrote:I'm just curious - did you trial-fit the cab over that transmission?? Are there any clearance issues??

Also, just curious about availability/pricing of that transmission and a rebuild for one. You mention it took awhile to find a suitable trans - what were the issues?

Thanks!

My experience has been that in a project like this, you do not tolerate "issues". You do the same thing the factory does and engineer it to fit. Just like building a racecar, any problems are resolved through fabrication. I've done a lot of this in my life and my66longbed is building a truck that I would be proud to say I built.

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » December 9, 2007, 11:27 am

looks great, I am undergoing a similar project, time and money always get in the way. Your slick is a beauty

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » December 9, 2007, 1:25 pm

Thats looking great man! You need to get that motor fired up!

keep up posted!

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » December 9, 2007, 3:54 pm

That truck is gonna be a real beauty when you're done! :cheers:

What color is that?

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » December 9, 2007, 4:18 pm

Out of money is a PROBLEM.
out of motivation is a bigger problem.
hope your problems never get bigger than money.

my66longbed · Post by **my66longbed** » December 9, 2007, 6:51 pm

Thank!

Slick Fan, the color is very close to a irock blue, but it is DuPont Hot Hues "Blue Mood"

I hope to have this puppy fired up and running somewhat by the end of the winter.

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » December 9, 2007, 9:31 pm

I wanna know more about the 442 build... I've been drooling at the proposition of doing the mod on my 390 but have never come across anybody that has. What can you tell me?

Out of Money...

Re: cab floor clearance??