Bump??


I miss reading this thread with updates. How's the project going?

 

In for updates

 

Sorry guys, been busy with so many things that it hasn't left time for the truck or much else. We have been slammed a work since spring and it hasn't slowed down and to top it off they moved us to a new location/warehouse during our busiest month ever. Every company I've worked for has moved at least once (5 moves) so I'm kinda a pro now at setting up new warehouses. But the down side is it takes every bit of my extra time to pull it off since we were still doing our normal jobs on top of moving a 80,000 sf warehouse. 2 months of 18 hour days doesn't leave much time or energy for other things. I'd get home crash into the recliner and most times wake up there the next morning.

As for the truck I have started to tinker with it again and have been toying with a custom front bumper idea. When I get a few more days to continue with the idea and get some progress on it I will start posting some pics..... if it turns out...lol

 

bummer you haven't gotten to work on it in a while, i look forward to seeing some progress again!

 

+1
Hope you can find some free time, always enjoyed the updates

 

Dang, I just found this thread and was hoping to see a finished product when all said and done but definitely understand with everything going on!

Awesome job and you sure are creative!!!

 

Thanks guys for the understanding.... wish I could be showing off the finished product...lol

So after heating and beating one of my spare bumpers back into shape and almost straight again. I cut off one end of the bumper and matched it up to the stone deflector, marked off the end of the deflector to match the bumper and then cut it. I did this to both ends and that brought the ends of the bumper in about 2-1/4" I then chopped off the extra off of the middle section and welded the bumper back together and started tacking it to the deflector.



































So this is what I have so far. I have more metal work to do to make it all smooth and fit together right, but you can start to see the idea coming together. I will body work it and primer it to see how it turns out before I decide if I'm going to use it or stay with a more stock look.

 

I really like the time and energy going in to this build man. Looking really good.

 

I never read the whole thread, but wanted to say at 2 pages in, that you've done some incredible work on making this look very effortless.

I'm really enjoying how all these parts are coming together without that much trouble. The only big modifications were done for your own aesthetic purposes.

I will read the rest later

 

i love the use of heavy machinery to remove the cab lol classic !