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Thread: 1967 Dodge D-100 (Isaacs truck)
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02-04-2022 #241Registered User
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Got busy making brake lines and fuel lines today. Got all the lines on the frame done. I still need to remake the ones that go from the master cylinder to the proportioning valve, but the cab will have to be back on for those. I also got the rearend back in, but I didnt get pictures. Goal for tomorrow is to get the front suspension in, and set the engine.
I had a really bad day yesterday. I was out looking at the frame and seeing what needs to be done, and I realized I am so disappointed in how this is turning out. I know I cant make a show truck, I just dont have the skills or the money, and I have seen some really sketchy stuff on YouTube and this truck isnt near that bad. But using those as the scale, where the better builds are a 10, and the sketchy stuff is a 1, I would rate this truck a 4. I feel like I can do better, like maybe a 7 or 8, but it seems everything is just fighting me. The chassis paint looks like crap. I mixed it and did it outside, and it looks like garbage. The control arms look horrible. Its frustrating. So I decided to just put it together and drive it. I have a lot of skills I need to work on, and tools to buy, and things to get sorted. I told my wife after we get this truck on the road, we will fix the Ford (it wont be anywhere near this involved, just an engine /trans swap, lowered suspension and wider tires in the back), then we will work on the body work for this truck. After that is sorted, I am building a frame, with a different suspension, using everything I have learned by screwing up on this truck. It might be 10 years from now, but I can feel better knowing I am trying to make it as good as I can. Its like I am letting Isaac down with this truck right now.
Anyway, pictures...More tomorrow I hope.Picture folder for Isaacs truck
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...aN?usp=sharing
Isaacs truck build thread:
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...(Isaacs-truck)
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02-05-2022 #242Don't be so hard on yourself. How many people do you know who can rebuild and modify their own cars? Just make it safe and relatively comfortable, for now. As you said, you can learn more as you get through this and the Ford.
02-05-2022 #243Registered User- Join Date
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