84 Chevy Crew Cab 12v Conversion

[Flatblack79]

Did you try the little trick i told you about?

 

[Matman2010]

I did not. My last two pieces I had to cut fit nicely and they fit pretty close on the other side so I just traced them and cut them out and had to grind just a little bit.

 

[Matman2010]

Well first up my shop is a mess!

I then drilled all of my bed bolts through the bottom of the frame as well.

And I finally got my plates all tacked into place.

Now to just sling 32 feet worth of weld bead at it!

 

[Flatblack79]

Better get another bottle of Argon. Wish i had a shop to work in. All i got is a driveway :doh:

 

[Matman2010]

Having a shop is nice but you just seem to collect more stuff than you really need. I just run CO2 and I just got that bottle so I hope it last. I am sure I will need another spool of wire tho.

 

[Flatblack79]

Having a shop is nice but you just seem to collect more stuff than you really need.

Got that right. We have a 16x24 above ground "work shop" that was supposed to be just for building engines... that lasted for like 3 weeks, now we cant hardly walk through the damn thing.

 

[2wpuller]

Looking good Matt going a stout frame

Dale

 

[Matman2010]

Got that right. We have a 16x24 above ground "work shop" that was supposed to be just for building engines... that lasted for like 3 weeks, now we cant hardly walk through the damn thing.

Im building my truck in my grandpas shop. He doesnt farm anymore and my uncle is the only one that farms, so I tend to see stuff from my uncles house end up in the shop at times. I have two truck frames out in the yard and on one of the lean toos I have a cab, dually bed, couple rear axles, springs, front clip, two hoods. Basically enough parts to build a truck or two lmfao it sucks, but its nice to have the extra parts.

Looking good Matt going a stout frame

Dale

Thanks man! Hoping I only have to build this thing once!

 

[Matman2010]

So today I bought one of these. :doh:

And did this to it.

And it makes a shape like this. :evil

and that is all you get till the next update. :lolly:

 

[Matman2010]

Well today I finally was able to start messing with the tank. I got it all tacked up and test fitted it. But now the tip on my welder is warn out so I cant weld it anymore till I go pick up more tips.

Seeing if the baffles fit, still have to cut holes in them.

Also had the front clip on to check for tire clearance and took a pic of it.

 

[Matman2010]

I have gotten the baffles and the sump put into the tank today. I am working on getting this bottom half all welded up so that I can check the bottom half for leaks.

Need to then start mounting the tank before I go about adding the sending unit, filler and all of the fittings needed for the fuel tank.

 

[Flatblack79]

Welds look good. You using a mig or tig welder?

 

[Matman2010]

Welds look good. You using a mig or tig welder?

Good thing I only showed my better welds haha. Im using a mig, wish i had a tig.

 

[Flatblack79]

Damn those look good for a mig weld!

 

[cquestad]

Damn those look good for a mig weld!

Um...not criticizing the op...but you ^^^ need to open your eyes! A good MIG weld is every bit or better looking than TIG.

 

[Matman2010]

Damn those look good for a mig weld!

For me only using this welder for 2 years yeah they are not bad, but really they are not that great.

Um...not criticizing the op...but you ^^^ need to open your eyes! A good MIG weld is every bit or better looking than TIG.

Dont worry I agree with you. I tend to think Tig looks way better, but I do agree you can make mig look just as good as tig.

I did get the tank all welded up yesterday, but stopped there cause I think this changing weather is starting to make me sick.

Waiting on a bunch of parts to come in for the tank. Pretty sure I have everything figured out but going to wait to put the fittings in the tank after it is installed so that I can make sure I have clearance for everything. I have also decided to put the filler in the bed. I dont haul to much stuff and we bought a 16 foot trailer a couple months ago so i should be good to go with that. Plus me and sheet metal are not friends so there is no way I could move a fuel door to the back and make it look good.

 

[Flatblack79]

Um...not criticizing the op...but you ^^^ need to open your eyes! A good MIG weld is every bit or better looking than TIG.

Where did I say a mig weld doesnt look as good as a tig weld? oke:

 

[Matman2010]

Got some parts in.

Got the sending unit, 3/4" pipe thread plug with weld in fitting for a drain in the bottom of the tank, also got some 1/2" T-bolts for the fuel tank straps (Yeah probably over kill, but this thing is called "The Tank" haha), also got a vent for the tank, but thinking about using a different setup already because with this vent just mounted on the tank I could easily overfill the tank and this vent wouldnt work. Thinking about putting an AN fitting in the tank and get some hose and mount a filter up higher on the bed or something like that because Dieselwrencher gave me a couple more different ideas for filling the tank that I plan on looking at today.

 

[Matman2010]

Test fitted the tank. Gotta cut the rear cross member out and weld it in and then get some angle iron for the front of the tank for its mount. Not sure what to run as a buffer between the tank and the cross member mounts.

 

[DieselWrencher]

Looking good! The more you weld, the better you get. Not everyone can be pros. Or act like they are.