no more drive throughs...

[Hawker]

for me at least.... :smilielol:

went from a 176" w.b. to 212"... guess this means no normal parking spaces either...

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/truck%20stretching/P9030365.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/truck%20stretching/P9040387.jpg

[jdc753]

Looks great Justin!!

[Jim]

christ thats gonna be a bus! New door lettering too eh?

[Hawker]

yeah, figured I'd match the lettering on my t-shirts.

It does seem real long now that i'm looking at it more. gonna have to get those ugly wide turn mud flaps now :smilielol:

[FFFORD]

Looking good! what did you end up doing with the driveshaft?

[Jim]

keep us updated with some finished pics. (If I dont see you on the road first that is):smokin:

[Hawker]

Mike - I ended up cutting the rear shaft alone. I'm hoping it's close enough to balanced the way I laid it out on the bench, but we'll see. my front shaft is 38" and my rear went from 56" to 92". Used a heavier wall tube for it too.

[Hawker]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/truck%20stretching/P9060393.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/truck%20stretching/P9060391.jpg

[CT2500]

Nice work :HoleShotHolset:

[Jim]

wow man thats gonna get some doubletakes:exactly:

[FFFORD]

Did you get my message the other day?? How was it getting that limo out of the garage?:drunk:

[Jays02F250]

That looks killer!! Nice work :HoleShotHolset:

[Hawker]

mike i got your message - i was takin a nap, but if i heard my phone i woulda ran down there.

I'm gettin used to the turning. kinda rides like one of the trucks i almost flipped in FL. (long story...)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/2-1.jpg

I'm off to Camerota's tomorrow to figure out the driveshaft issues.

[FFFORD]

no problem man. I just wanted to see the truck. the boost probe can wait, u have a big project. truck is looking good! did you get all your equipment back on it?

[sooter]

looks good. what type of welding do you do?

[Hawker]

I'm tryin to get all the sheet metal done so i can dip the entire thing in POR15:popcorn:


down in FL i did a lot of pipework and structural work, up here all I do is ornamental work. and mostly all the small stuff the bigger shops don't want.

[Hawker]

i'll have to get some pictures tomorrow. Camerota's had to build me a 3 piece driveshaft... they didn't like the 2 piece idea. the rack is all set, and the tool boxes are cut down, now i'm just waiting on the POR15 and hardnose from the paint shop and everything can go back on.

dropped about a weeks pay :eek: at the chrome shop on new lights and strobes too

[jdc753]

dropped about a weeks pay :eek: at the chrome shop on new lights and strobes too

mmmm Chrome shop :woohoo:

[FFFORD]

cant wait to see it.

[Hawker]

couple teasers. still need to do some adjustments, and clean it.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6028.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6027.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6026.jpg

[Jim]

christ!:eek:

[Hawker]

tell me about it. i gotta watch goin over some hills so i dont tear out my new driveshaft.


to be honest, i just found a 2003 International 4300 i might go and look at, even after puttin all that work into this one. :crazy:

[05lonestar]

I passed you going north on 110 Sunday afternoon in shelton by riverview park, man that's a long ass truck. Looks good tho:HoleShotHolset:

[sooter]

i thought yo umight like to see this...here's my dad's rig.. i couldn't get him to get a diesel (like a 7.3 F450 at the time). it's a pain sometimes like yours since it's so long. he doesn't do ornamental stuff (except railings) unless someone brings in something for repair...mostly pipe, structural, and some production work. it's getting tougher to stay in business with the overhead costs of insurance, trucks, etc., especially since he's a 1-man operation when i'm not helping.


http://thegroundsmaster.com/images/P1014777%20small.jpg

[Hawker]

i thought yo umight like to see this...here's my dad's rig.. i couldn't get him to get a diesel (like a 7.3 F450 at the time). it's a pain sometimes like yours since it's so long. he doesn't do ornamental stuff (except railings) unless someone brings in something for repair...mostly pipe, structural, and some production work. it's getting tougher to stay in business with the overhead costs of insurance, trucks, etc., especially since he's a 1-man operation when i'm not helping.


http://thegroundsmaster.com/images/P1014777%20small.jpg

Ive seen a picture of that truck, sharp setup. the long trucks are a PITA to drive around... but it is nice to be setup with everything you could possibly need to do just about anything.

you'll probably hate e for saying this, but I'm so busy with work I can't keep up.

[sooter]

he's the same way right now...everyone is pulling at him. but i can barely weld (growing up around it i never had the passion to learn) so i can't help on a lot of jobs... plus i'm self employed anyways. but the last two years it's really been feast or famine in this economy. so far it looks a lot better right now than it did last year at this time.

[Jays02F250]

Man I'm trying to remember the last time i welded. I learned and did a ton back when I had my s-10. my buddy and I were bagging trucks and welding frames all the time. Should of stuck with that :97DodgeCTD:

[Sootin]

couple teasers. still need to do some adjustments, and clean it.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6028.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6027.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j48/dribone/DSCF6026.jpg

Thats the way ya do it son.

[Jim]

Looked great in person today :HoleShotHolset:

[Crazylunker]

thats sweet, just curious whats that thing tip the scales at empty?

[Hawker]

before the stretch I was at 10,480. I'm over 11K now.

[tdijohn]

Looks pretty good man... when I get off work imm gunna try to find a pic of my fathers rig truc an post it.

[tdijohn]

heres my father rig truck

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e315/hockeyplayr97/Mobile%20Uploads/dually1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e315/hockeyplayr97/Mobile%20Uploads/dually2.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e315/hockeyplayr97/Mobile%20Uploads/dually3.jpg

[Hawker]

where is most of his work?

[tdijohn]

hes union.... working outta ny state local now an im just getting in to the ct local

[Jim]

I believe I have seen that truck around

[tdijohn]

If he's around ct he either goin up 95 rte9 grassyhill rd or 8 for most part gotta lot of time into that damn truck I hate it cause I have to help

[Jim]

Ya not certain what road, but I have def seen it around. Easily recognizable:exactly:

[tdijohn]

Yessir it is

[sooter]

you trying to catch up with red hot welding? what's wrong with a diesel welding rig that can outrun your mustang? :exactly::woohoo:

[Hawker]

found the next truck... in Minnesota. :eek: tryin to work with the guy and see what he'll give me fo rmine.

[tdijohn]

Just saw you go past me on 95 in easthaven.

[Hawker]

man... i can't hide from anybody anymore...

[Jim]

kinda tough when your truck spans from one end of the state to the other :exactly:

[Hawker]

kinda tough when your truck spans from one end of the state to the other :exactly:

funny man... :smilielol:

so i take it it would be that much worse with a 30' gooseneck?

(by that comment, you can figure out what happened with the bigger truck search)

[sooter]

funny man... :smilielol:

so i take it it would be that much worse with a 30' gooseneck?

(by that comment, you can figure out what happened with the bigger truck search)


something like this? :smilielol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hdi1RyBD4E

[Hawker]

haha. precisely. before i cut my steering stops down, I was like that WITHOUT the trailer.

[Jim]

well at least you get to keep the truck you put alot of work into. Plus the trailer you can detach for small jobs, with a big rig your stuck!

[Jim]

something like this? :smilielol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hdi1RyBD4E

This?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKR9tCiwvA&feature=related

[sooter]

:falldownlaugh: touche jim

[tdijohn]

Truck. Looks good an sounds great man

[Jim]

passed the beast on rt 8 yesterday bout 630. :falldownlaugh:

[Hawker]

yeah, i couldn't mistake those running lights and rack on yours either.:smilielol:

[Jim]

No more single parking spaces either! spotted the white limo at HD this am. :exactly:

[Hawker]

As useless as that place has been lately, yes, i was there.

when people drive like ass hats, I only use one spot:smilielol: