wyatts 65 4x4

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 1, 2010, 4:00 pm

bird55 wrote:she's smiling now.

greenindian · Post by **greenindian** » March 2, 2010, 7:38 pm

Lookin great. Keep the pics coming...

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 6, 2010, 11:18 pm

Well, Here's todays progress:
Front clip has been removed.

I expected this.

Grandsons getting a rattle can lesson.

Stripped interior to get to the floors. Not purty.

Here are some parts waiting in the wings.

I should be an expert welder when I finish this one

Wyatt

slickmainer · Post by **slickmainer** » March 7, 2010, 1:29 am

and it looked so good from the outside. the devil is in the details!

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » March 7, 2010, 7:32 am

I had the same issues with mine Wyatt. Looked good on all outer panels but what you couldn't see killed me!!

looks like you have some good help though, just get them interested enough to be hooked! They will be lifetime old car junkies. I pretty much know where my son will be every weekend..

The local cruise ins...

Progress is always good, looking good, keep us posted......

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » March 7, 2010, 7:37 am

Looks like fun, Chuck... Congrats on the progress... Keep the update coming...

sgettin · Post by **sgettin** » March 7, 2010, 9:00 am

your inner fenders look good. are they new repops? i wasn't aware the passenger side on a 4x4 f250 has been remanufactured?.

nice truck by the way.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 7, 2010, 10:33 am

Thanks guys, I will be back out there plugging away today. There seems to be a surprise around every corner.
I'm glad my son and grandsons are helping plus I have help from fellow mac members Benn and Carl.
The inner fenders are repops butt the passenger side has the spot for the battery. I couldn't salvage the original. I plan on putting a box there for under hood storage. You know, a place to keep my flares and reflecters and maybe an extra quart of oil and stuff like ihat. I don't think that inner fender will take away from the truck that much. I'm hoping it will work anyway.
Wyatt

sgettin · Post by **sgettin** » March 7, 2010, 11:23 am

i doubt the repoped pass inner fender takes anything away from the truck, actually your idea of useing the flat spot for a tool box of sorts is a pretty good one.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 7, 2010, 9:42 pm

Well, today was a little slow. I managed to get some work done on the passenger side but it's a long ways from complete. I managed to poke a hole in my middle finger nail. It kinda took the wind out of my sails for about an hour. Dang near passed out. Hurt like a bugger. Once I got back into the groove I ran out of welding wire and decided to call it a day.

I wacked my head 3 times this weekend, burnt my thumb on a freshly ground piece of metal and poked a hole in my middle finger nail. I thought it was time to walk away while I'm still mobile

Wyatt

slick4x4 · Post by **slick4x4** » March 7, 2010, 9:50 pm

well ... that sounds familiar , but at least you got some work done
when my 14 year old has an injury , he reminds me of this.....
" Bones heal , and chicks dig scars "

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 8, 2010, 1:44 am

" Hurt like a bugger!", Now thats something I understand!

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 10, 2010, 4:23 am

Heart surgery begins:

Beginning the floor work:

greenindian · Post by **greenindian** » March 13, 2010, 7:13 am

Wyatt:
Makin' good progress. Keep it up.
Damon

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 13, 2010, 7:22 am

Thanks Damon, We'll be out there all day today pickin away at her. The welcome matt is out there for anyone who feels friskie.

Sending a pm.
Wyatt

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » March 13, 2010, 9:26 am

Wyatt, I didn't see a good pic of your lower door hinge panels. Just curious to the condition. My lower cowl boxes were rusted out bad which in turn led to the hinge panels being gone. I replaced mine with the patches and was just curious to if you had the same problem??? you are making good headway on the replacements and it looks nice. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.....

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 14, 2010, 2:18 am

Anthony, The lower door hindge panels were toast. I replaced the passenger side today and began the cab mounts and the floor. I sure am getting an education on replacing rusted parts. The floor pans I got weren't even big enough to do the job. I'll have to add to the passenger side to make it right. I'll get some pics up Sunday evening.
Thinking about calling my truck Patches instead of Big Betty.

Wyatt

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » March 14, 2010, 12:16 pm

looking good.

been spending a lot of time with the welder and sheet metal myself lately. not an expert in body work by any means but i am getting a little better.

quietwyatt · Post by **quietwyatt** » March 14, 2010, 4:06 pm

Pics from this weekends adventure. Got the lower hindge panel and front cab done.

corner

Working on the floor pan and cab mount.

Dang thing will be new from the cab mounts front.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » March 14, 2010, 4:51 pm

love those "after" pics. Keep up the great work, Slickstock is just around the corner.