nlongo33 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Looking great! almost ready for finish welding....ignore the fact that its not level..lol moved for picture haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 almost ready for finish welding....ignore the fact that its not level..lol moved for picture haha Looking good! Are you going to paint it, powder coat it, or have it chromed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Looking good! Are you going to paint it, powder coat it, or have it chromed? cheap, rattle can for time being.............. I enjoy doing things over and over again..lol over the summer plan is to build oven big enough to powder coat bigger parts like bumpers...right now i can only powder coat small to medium size stuff school is dumping a bunch of electric stoves so we will gut them and create a control panel and "oven" should be exciting lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 cheap, rattle can for time being.............. I enjoy doing things over and over again..lol over the summer plan is to build oven big enough to powder coat bigger parts like bumpers...right now i can only powder coat small to medium size stuff school is dumping a bunch of electric stoves so we will gut them and create a control panel and "oven" should be exciting lol I think I could do a bumper in my oven, which is 3 x 3 x 6' high inside. But I've learned that getting long and bulky things into the oven w/o touching them can be a challenge. Luckily my oven has a track in the ceiling and little trolleys that run on the track. So I made a rack with a track that lines up with that one, and tabs that register it to the oven. I put the part on the rack and, if possible, tie the bottom to the rack so it won't swing. Roll the rack into my powder coating booth and coat the part, then roll it over to the oven, line things up, remove the bottom tie, and roll the part into the oven very carefully. But one thing I miss on my oven is a window in the door. I started coating with an old kitchen oven and followed the instructions to drop the temp back to 400 when the powder flows and then hold it there for 20 minutes. But with no window I just heat to 420 and then drop back to 400 for 20 minutes. Seems to work fine, but I wish I had a window. So, if you can incorporate one in your door... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 I think I could do a bumper in my oven, which is 3 x 3 x 6' high inside. But I've learned that getting long and bulky things into the oven w/o touching them can be a challenge. Luckily my oven has a track in the ceiling and little trolleys that run on the track. So I made a rack with a track that lines up with that one, and tabs that register it to the oven. I put the part on the rack and, if possible, tie the bottom to the rack so it won't swing. Roll the rack into my powder coating booth and coat the part, then roll it over to the oven, line things up, remove the bottom tie, and roll the part into the oven very carefully. But one thing I miss on my oven is a window in the door. I started coating with an old kitchen oven and followed the instructions to drop the temp back to 400 when the powder flows and then hold it there for 20 minutes. But with no window I just heat to 420 and then drop back to 400 for 20 minutes. Seems to work fine, but I wish I had a window. So, if you can incorporate one in your door... awesome... more progress, however ran out of shielding gas...hopefully bumper will be finished tonight and i can finish it Thursday tire rack was left to patina and cleared.... . tire rack is mounted and pinned so it is removable when necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 awesome... more progress, however ran out of shielding gas...hopefully bumper will be finished tonight and i can finish it Thursday tire rack was left to patina and cleared.... . tire rack is mounted and pinned so it is removable when necessary That is excellent progress! The truck has really come together, and the bed floor and the tire rack make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 That is excellent progress! The truck has really come together, and the bed floor and the tire rack make it. thanks i am hoping by end of week to wrap up loose ends and get bumper final mounted....its come a long way wife hates front bumper says it looks terrible so not really sure what to do with that...Cam is still undecided if we are making another bumper for front, or modifying stock one...... never ending process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 thanks i am hoping by end of week to wrap up loose ends and get bumper final mounted....its come a long way wife hates front bumper says it looks terrible so not really sure what to do with that...Cam is still undecided if we are making another bumper for front, or modifying stock one...... never ending process been super busy picked up more projects lol, and Cam's truck is on the road....these Fords just seem to end up at my place....67 wagon (blue one) is my buddies 68 black wagon is mine... we are picking away at my place on that 67 ranch wagon, 67 mustang is mine, not seen light of day since 2002 last on road 1984, no joke pulled from old ladies garage, no tires or nothing...lol enjoy the pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 been super busy picked up more projects lol, and Cam's truck is on the road....these Fords just seem to end up at my place....67 wagon (blue one) is my buddies 68 black wagon is mine... we are picking away at my place on that 67 ranch wagon, 67 mustang is mine, not seen light of day since 2002 last on road 1984, no joke pulled from old ladies garage, no tires or nothing...lol enjoy the pictures: Glad you got the truck on the road! Well done, it looks great. And those are cool projects. While what brings us together is Bullnose trucks, many of us have other interests as well, so feel free to start a thread on one or both of those projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlongo33 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 Glad you got the truck on the road! Well done, it looks great. And those are cool projects. While what brings us together is Bullnose trucks, many of us have other interests as well, so feel free to start a thread on one or both of those projects. been super busy...some updates on cam's truck....found out it has a 2.55ish rear gear combined with 35's and a 3 speed...not an ideal set up...lol so 3.89s with true trac are going in over winter break. We also have a 5 speed coming to replace the 3 speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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