PilotHouse2500

granted its CNN....but mass is mass https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/business/electric-vehicles-weight/index.html

Not to mention how heavy they are and hard on the road.....it seems here in MN they might finally be getting around to some sort of tax for EV's....but likely will also double dip by applying the millage tax to ICE as well (as you still pay gas tax).

Kinda what we thought.....so the question is: what is the offset difference so I can set the extensions right? Is there a spacer or something to help keep things off the shocks and such? Seems the rim would go a bit further in than would be good?

Had some car club buds over for some suds last night and hung the fender extensions on to see how they look. The one guy pointed out the difference in the rims. The front rims are not the same as the rear duals...is that right?

I can't wait either! In summer I wood work to pay for truck stuff in winter...so HOPEFULLY this winter will see more step function moves forward.

So the weekend found some time to putz with the latches and linkages more. I measured for some bushings to solidify things up at the joints and make things more reliable and am waiting for my buddy to get those back to me, but yah...I might be putting a few access holes in strategically to get these installed. Luckily the interior will be covered in a big removable panel. ALSO I got....an NOS hood ornament in perfect condition! I see zero pits and plan on just dropping it on with no repairs.

And notice the very expensive machined bit for the latch....I have a 01 Sonoma that I bought after market replacement latches for (cast aluminum handle) and designed up and had machined the latch housing to avoid plastic bits....

power windows and front door locks: yes.

weekend fireworks.... 79916.mp4

sounds like a good gig!

work from last week I forgot to post....second time around is way faster and easier.

a little work from Friday

Another door I had laying around made the ultimate sacrifice yesterday (at one point I had 17 doors, got down to 6, will now be down to 2). I like how it's looking, trying to keep the "look" of the styling of the era.

Video?

No, I meant I was likely a few hundredths of a second from not being on this planet as a living being....if he had T-boned us at 60+ mph....I don't think I'd have made it.

yah, I likely was a few hundreths of a second away from never posting here again... Meanwhile, first latch installed in the door, today I'll get the pin mounted and pray nothing locks up!

been a while, but got some work done finally. What took 2 days should have taken a few hours....was in a highway speed accident lasy weekend where a guy blew his stop sign...not fun.

Few steps further along. Thinking this is how the top "corner" will be. Gaps will all have to be "normailzed" with weld wire welded to the door edges at some point. Next steps will be to skin the doors and build up the inside.

too many distractions this weekend and I didn't get as far as I wanted....but progress.

Top infill panel all in, just need to finish it with a piece of 1/8" weld rod on the top edge. I know several here have said make the seam vertical, but that just does not go with the styling of the cab, so pointy bit it will be.....trust me.

well, it's in and works!

Yah it was just being held in place with my left hand, eventually will be part of the read door. The pointy bit is currently WAY too pointy. The whole things needs to be gapped properly, but as proof of concept it'll work...I'll likely change my mind 4 times before I really settle. I'm still leaning towards a pointy type bit but blunt it a bit. Know that that is about 6'8" in the air....so not as worried about spearing myself on it as much as it getting damaged thru an "oops" moment. Other thought is to possibly make a small section live on the top sill and fill in a inch or so down between the 2 doors (making more 90 degree type joints), but it adds a few more body lines and gaps I'm trying to avoid (too busy).

here is the front of the rear door held in place by hand

thanks....the plan of the front part going on last night looks more like this weekend....lots to do to get there.

I HOPE to have the front of the rear door put on tonight so it will be more obvious. Sealing these might be....interesting....