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For the amount of machining that was necessary, you are about right on the time. If you were power tapping, you might be a little slow. Machining looks great. And you even deburred the parts!! If you want to really slow down, make all of those holes 00-90 thread size without breaking any taps :eek::eek: I had better find some real wood to knock on after that comment :lol: I have yet to break a 00-90 tap :jaw: Must be really living right. Wont talk about M3X .5 though:rolleyes::rolleyes:

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Thanks guys. I think the amount of time it took was fine, it just seems like forever. All the holes were started with a center drill, then drilled to size, then tapped. I don't tap them in my mill because I don't have a tapping head yet. The mill has a 'tapping feature' but I have used it with mixed success. I use a cordless drill and a lot of patients. I always take the time to de-bur my parts... I don't want myself or anyone else cutting themselves on a sharp edge.:cop:

I don't have any 00-90 taps and I can't imagine how careful you would have to be with them. My smallest is 0-80 and I have broken a couple...:o

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Trying a magnetic tailgate latch...no mechanism to fail at least I guess.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToorN...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eso1b...tJ-DusnO8Onw7A

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The gate works just fine , very nice

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Thanks, I think so too!

All I have been doing lately is working on boxes so I decided to take a break and get some work done on my KH. I didn't get a lot done but I made up an aluminum panel to fill in the back of the cab. I plan on scratch building an aluminum cab soon but don't have the time right now so this will do. When I bought the truck it came with two trannies:eek:....yuck, sorry I mean transmissions. One had an 85t motor with 3rd gear removed and the shaft modified to drive a PTO, and the other was stock with a 55t motor. Both had 11 tooth pinions installed so I swapped the 85t on to the stock trans and put it back in the truck. I am hoping to get some stuff in the mail this week that will get the truck up and running so I am excited! I kind of started this hobby backwards with scratch building stuff first and then buying a kit years later:confused:.

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Thanks for looking!

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I made up a new rear bumper/cross member today. I hope to pick up some paint tomorrow for the cab.

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Thanks for looking.

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Looking good Reg!!!!
Cheer's, Neil.

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Great job Reg! I've been watching quietly, no comments til now....!...that 1/32" between the bumper and hoist base is just unacceptable, such a hack! Baahahaha. Just kidding, many people will love to have a bed and fine working mechanism. The magnets are a great idea, the one I did works great, attracts all the metal too :), I wish I had a gold magnet though.

Ben

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Those boxes look great. Where did you get the material for the sides?

Alan

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Hi Reg I don't plan on using it but what about the people that use the rubber for dirt will the gate release then? I don't imagine there is much weight with that stuff and the gate won't release. Ed

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Thanks Neil!

Smart azz! I hope you are right and I can make a few people happy with these. I have been working on this stuff almost daily for a month with many ideas thrown to the scrap pile. I think I have finally figured out some things that are strong and look the part without being too complex but time will tell what others think. We have a lot of iron in the ground around here and yes the magnets are fuzzy already! I also wish that they attracted gold...

Thanks Alan, I am making the side pieces in a press. It starts out as 16 gauge sheet.

I plan on setting it up so that you can remove some of the steel that the magnets stick to. I know this is something that will have to be done manually but I think most people haul the same material most of the time be it dirt, rubber or whatever so it's not like you would change the setup after every load. I could make the stuff more complicated but that will only increase the price.

Well I'm off to town to pick out a color for the KH!

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Hi Reg , let me know if you find a way to slow your truck to a realistic speed. After i put the new motor in mine it still accelerates like a ferrari. Id like to get rid of 2nd and 3rd gear altogether. I cant wait to see your choice of colour. Mike

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Well, what do you all think? I know it's all stock but I kinda like it.

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Reg, you have amazing skill, the KH looks awesome in yellow. I would love to buy one of these boxes when you get them up for sale. Keep up the great work!!!

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Possible you can make me a plate?

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In less than 12hrs it's painted & put together... com'on :confused: :rolleyes: :p :D

Bright colors always look best with aluminum, a great lil worker you have there Reg. :cool:

Just one thing left to do is shorten your stacks to just above the box. ;)

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Wow,that's one gorgeous truck

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Thank you very much. I really like the yellow too even though it's a Ford color...lol Pretty close to having my ducks in a row. Shoot me a PM if you like and I will fill you in.

Probably could do that.

I painted the cab around 1pm and put it together around 5-6pm. The paint dried really fast considering there was frost on the ground. Once I was finished painting I brought it in the house and sat it beside the woodstove...The whole house reeked like paint when my wife got home and it made her feel sick...:rolleyes: Yes still have to shorten the stacks or make new ones. I took a box into the powder coater yesterday and should get it back tomorrow so I'm excited to see how it looks!

Thank you sir! Hopefully I can spruce it up with some aftermarket parts one day!

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Looks great! love the colour.

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Awesome colour choice Reg. Back in high school a friend had a brutal 64 chev p/u in that same colour. Once you add the roof guard to the box i think you'll find those stacks to be the right height. Will you be adding a peice of black paper behind the grill so you dont see inside the hood ?