The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: houston54 on June 18, 2008, 10:57:29 AM
As my second post I will introduce myself as an "old fart in training" (just turned 49) and about to get a 5.5 year project on the road. What started out as a father/son quick build for a high school ride turned into more as things typically do. I have some pics of the build and current status here:
Opps - will not let me post this as a newbie (see signature for link)
Please, go ahead and slam it - at least it is not a wagon -right? :lol:
Got the wiring completed last weekend and now starting on finishing out the interior. Hope to have it running, tagged and insured (what a pita!) by 7/3.
Have been on several other sites over the years and glad I finally signed on here. Being a Texan I have been known to exaggerate at times but that goes with the territory. Glad to be here.
Nice looking truck....and dog. Welcome to the RRT
I worked on one of those a couple weeks ago.
Howdy fellow Texan :D 8)
nice lookin' ride Bro. :wink:
Welcome to the RRT.
what part of this great state do you call home :?: :?:
Vance
Quote from: "enjenjo"I worked on one of those a couple weeks ago.
Frank, you do Vetraniarian work too :shock: :-o :lol: :lol:
Vance
Welcome Houston. Glad you found us :b-d: Hmm, sorta sounds like space shuttle talk....
Nice truck. Most of us understand the "longer to finish than expected" thing.
We're a pretty flexible group that like most anything mechanical. There's even a few of us truckin guys that secretly drive wagons too.
Thanks for the welcome.
I live in the Klein area which is NW of Houston proper. Used to be country but I think you have to drive to Oklahoma now to find country anymore.
I will confess to having an un-satisfied desire to build a Willys Overland 4x4 wagon for my hunting trips with a secondary suppressed urge to do a 64 Belair wagon sleeper with a roof rack. Sounds like I should be in a wagons anonymous group with some of you.
Good to have you here!!
You will like this place noone tell you what you should like and not like. They just help out :D :P
We already have the old fart catagory covered. The king will turn 60 next month. The father and son build projects are normal here. We evem have a Grandfather-Grandson build every once in a while (same people different project).The people here will generally not tell you how to build something but their experience is loaded with stuff that didn't work. Enjoy! GPster
your down there in Tfeverfred territory :-o
be on the look out for a white T-bucket named "Miss Behavin'"
there is a loose nut behind the wheel :!: :shock: :shock:
Vance
Nice truck. Nothin' wrong with wagons. Shoot the dog! :shock: :lol:
Just kidding about the dog.
Nice ride! We like pictures around here so post some of your interior when you get it done. Welcome to the RRT.
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"your down there in Tfeverfred territory :-o
be on the look out for a white T-bucket named "Miss Behavin'"
there is a loose nut behind the wheel :!: :shock: :shock:
Vance
Speaking of loose nuts it seems there is another Texan on here that loves sheep..
Really
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I hear that is a common problem in Amarillo. At least the cows are safe. :lol:
Quote from: "houston54"I hear that is a common problem in Amarillo. At least the cows are safe. :lol:
Your gonna be alright... Hummmm did someone clue you in about the team :?: :?:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Here is a pic of the gauges and LEDs I installed in the truck. Still waiting to put mile number 1 on the odometer. Will post some pics soon of the seat I am using. Got lucky and found one that fits width wise perfectly and includes belts.
Team??? Nope - what is the deal?
Quote from: "houston54"I hear that is a common problem in Amarillo. At least the cows are safe. :lol:
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Vance
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "houston54"I hear that is a common problem in Amarillo. At least the cows are safe. :lol:
Your gonna be alright... Hummmm did someone clue you in about the team :?: :?:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
He's from Houston.......he's over qualified :roll: :wink: :wink: :lol:
Vance
QuoteQuote from: "houston54"I hear that is a common problem in Amarillo. At least the cows are safe. :lol:
That's if he can't find a ladder... :roll: :roll: Or a short & patient cow........ :shock: :shock: :shock:
Welcome to the RRT & pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.... :? :?
Bob..... :wink:
I own one wagon and I'm currently trying to reel in another, a '57 Chevy wagon that has been sitting in a friend's garage for ten years. I love wagons.
It's the truck thing I don't understand.
And when I passed twelve of them I think it tested my wife's understanding too...
Welcome to RRT Houston. But please don't tell the Stovebolters about my wagon problem.
Steve! Good to hear you are on here. Don't worry about my saying anything on that other site. I am no longer a member there.
What are these "teams' they mention here?
Was able to download the pics of the seat I will be using. It is the middle seat from a Chevy Astro van (did not notice the year) and has integrated belts. The color will work fine for now. I cut about 4 inches off the base and welded mounting flanges on. Currently fitting the floor insulation and the carpet afterwhich this can be bolted down.
Quote from: "houston54"What are these "teams' they mention here?
that would be "TEAM SMART" a team you want to avoid becoming a member of :? :?
once you get jumped in you're a member for life and even penicillin won't get rid of it :shock: :shock:
keep your wits about you and you'll be fine
later jim
Jay (it is Jay isn't it?), I believe they are referring to Team Smart. As I understand it the initiation for entry into the team is revealing all the gory details of a smart thing you've done while working on your project.
The last new member I read about dropped a motor and broke the crank snout.
Its a very prestigious group and I believe everyone aspires to qualify some day.
Now that you mention it I haven't seen you at the other place in a while. If you announced your departure I missed it. This place and several others I read every day, but don't often post on most of them.
Quote from: "OldSub"snout.
Its a very prestigious group and I believe everyone aspires to qualify some day.
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We've been called alot of things........"prestigious" has never been one of them :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
truth be know, we all have qualified at one time or another, some of us qualify on a daily basis :!: :!:
Vance
QuoteWe've been called alot of things........"prestigious" has never been one of them :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
Hey Vance....
You don't get that there "prestigious" thing from sheep's , do ya' :?: :?:
You bein' a EMT & all...You autta know..... :oops: :oops:
Does this we gotta get them shots :?: :?:
AGAIN :?: :?: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Bob........ :wink:
Glad to see you (and your gauges and your truck and your dog) made it!
Thanks for the support on my boy's project.
That seat thing is cool, too! I'm using a front seat from an 88 or so Chevy that Enjenjo gutted. Fit just right, just needs a bit of a height boost. I like the integral seat belt idea. Maybe I'll have to cruise the pick & pull!
Enough with the talk about sheep and goats. As many of you Team Smart members know, they are near and dear to my heart! And my rubber boots... :shock:
Dan the Man! Thanks for the welcome. Dan and I came up with the gauge bucket idea at almost the same time. Must be something about warped minds. At least my boots do not come near farm animals.
I think I will try hard to remain a free agent and not get drafted to a team just yet. Glad to be here.
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"QuoteWe've been called alot of things........"prestigious" has never been one of them :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
Hey Vance....
You don't get that there "prestigious" thing from sheep's , do ya' :?: :?:
You bein' a EMT & all...You autta know..... :oops: :oops:
Does this we gotta get them shots :?: :?:
AGAIN :?: :?: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Bob........ :wink:
Only if ya kiss 'em on the mouth :shock:
but Penicillin should clear it up in a day or 2 :wink:
Vance