Extended Crew Cab- The SuperDuperDuty family hauler

dragoneggs · Mar 30, 2020

Well alright! A post from the past... glad to see you are back on it.

dstig1 · Mar 31, 2020

Woo Hoo! He's back! :thumbsup:

KubotainNH · Apr 1, 2020

dragoneggs said:
Well alright! A post from the past... glad to see you are back on it.

+1, get 'er done while keeping the wife happy.

dieselcrawler · Apr 1, 2020

Y'all make me lol... I'll check back with the next chapter in another year... *grin*

I sure hope not, I work this weekend, then off for a week... hope to have more progress to share.

ddbackhoe · Apr 6, 2020

dieselcrawler said:
Y'all make me lol... I'll check back with the next chapter in another year... *grin*

I sure hope not, I work this weekend, then off for a week... hope to have more progress to share.

That frame looks rust free. Where did it come from?

dieselcrawler · Apr 6, 2020

ddbackhoe said:
That frame looks rust free. Where did it come from?

Ouch... that's a sore point. Not rust free... actually worse than I expected, and has gotten worse in the 2 years I've had it sitting here. The West Virginia salted roads did a number on it, but it is better than others I have... the rails are decent, I may reproduce/fab new cross members, the rear one for sure. Looks great from the bed forward, clear line at the front edge of the bed... what was under the bed is much worse.

ddbackhoe · Apr 7, 2020

dieselcrawler said:
Ouch... that's a sore point. Not rust free... actually worse than I expected, and has gotten worse in the 2 years I've had it sitting here. The West Virginia salted roads did a number on it, but it is better than others I have... the rails are decent, I may reproduce/fab new cross members, the rear one for sure. Looks great from the bed forward, clear line at the front edge of the bed... what was under the bed is much worse.

:embarrassed: sorry I mentioned it

radios1 · Apr 7, 2020

dieselcrawler said:
Ouch... that's a sore point. Not rust free... actually worse than I expected, and has gotten worse in the 2 years I've had it sitting here. The West Virginia salted roads did a number on it, but it is better than others I have... the rails are decent, I may reproduce/fab new cross members, the rear one for sure. Looks great from the bed forward, clear line at the front edge of the bed... what was under the bed is much worse.

if you had bought a used mini school bus, you would have been done a long time ago!. you don't have the time for this modification you are doing..

mark02tj · Apr 11, 2020

radios1 said:
if you had bought a used mini school bus, you would have been done a long time ago!. you don't have the time for this modification you are doing..

I'm sure he appreciates your encouraging words! :confused2:

Keep working on it when you can, DieselCrawler! It'll be pretty cool when it's done.

dieselcrawler · Apr 11, 2020

DD... no need to apologize... its simply a fact of the matter. I'll work around it.

02tj, radios1 has a valid point... I don't have the time, as the lack of progress makes very clear. I've been off work this week, scheduled months ago... was planning to focus on this project. No luck, other obligations got in the way, like cleaning out a shop/garage I sold nearly a year ago, new owner has been very accommodating, letting me have time to remove my stuff... but called last week, needs the space. So, once again, no truck progress.