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Old 11-13-2013, 08:23 AM
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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 I had better find some real wood to knock on after that comment I have yet to break a 00-90 tap Must be really living right. Wont talk about M3X .5 though
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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.

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...
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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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The gate works just fine , very nice
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....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.






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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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Looking good Reg!!!!
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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.

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

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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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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.

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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...

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

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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
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

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

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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Old 11-21-2013, 09:25 AM
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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!!!
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.

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In less than 12hrs it's painted & put together... com'on

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

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

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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 ?
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