Project: Cab Over

***98layinframe*** · 09-06-2009, 12:10 AM

undercoating on the inside of a switch box!?! why not just tape the connections or use shielded connectors on the switches? seems alot less messy and simple.

PowerDown · 09-06-2009, 12:49 AM

or they do have "spray on electrical tape" less thick than undercoating.

**sadexcuse4s10** · 09-06-2009, 01:14 AM

most of the time you have to use ring terminals on your wires with little screws in the middle to snug them to the switch.

kind of hard to shield a ring terminal with a screw in the middle when the screw head has live power also.

I think when i hit the switches hard a few times i loosened the little nuts that held the switches in their holes i drilled then it was spark time inside the box. i just sprayed the inside of my can switchbox with undercoating then put all the shit back in after it shorted out one time. it's not like undercoating is super thick.

***98layinframe*** · 09-06-2009, 11:50 AM

heat shrink tubing.

**sadexcuse4s10** · 09-06-2009, 04:40 PM

heat shrink tubing is for soldered connections.

how are you gonna heat shrink a ring terminal after you screw it to the back of the switch. the ring terminal is a crimp connector anyways

FASTRAKR · 09-08-2009, 09:33 AM

Easy, you shrink tube it up as far as possible on the wire, then shring tube over the entire back of the toggle.

PowerDown · 09-08-2009, 10:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by FASTRAKR

Easy, you shrink tube it up as far as possible on the wire, then shring tube over the entire back of the toggle.

thats true and the best way, but if he just wants to coat the inside of the can so if the connectors get loose they wont short then heat shrink wont work.

cruisinlows10 · 10-03-2009, 10:06 PM

Got the firewall skin done.

cruisinlows10 · 10-03-2009, 10:06 PM

along with the passenger side vent (minus a little spot putty)

cruisinlows10 · 10-03-2009, 10:08 PM

Paint stripped most of the hood

just a shot looking in from the center back glass

sonomaguy · 10-03-2009, 10:27 PM

Wow, she's looking really good with all the repairs.

94sdime350 · 10-04-2009, 12:03 AM

Wow man. The whole reason I bought my s10 was because I have a 1949 chevy 1ton panel. "AD" truck. My plan is to stretch my regular cab dime chassis and swap it for the old panel stuff. While Im doing the body on the panel , I am having some fun w my V8 dime. PM me if you wanna swap any info. I got tons of information and sources on a build like this.

sonomaguy · 10-04-2009, 11:35 AM

I saw on the net the other day someone who made kits to put the older chevy trucks onto s-10 frames. Thought the link was on here but don't remember now.

cruisinlows10 · 10-04-2009, 09:54 PM

Yeah there are a couple companies out there that make kits to put the regular trucks on to s10 frames. However my truck is a whole other animal. It shares none of the regular truck mounts.

x98zq8x · 10-10-2009, 01:34 AM

This is such a cool thread you have good taste in badass trucks!

cruisinlows10 · 10-11-2009, 08:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by x98zq8x

This is such a cool thread you have good taste in badass trucks!

Thanks. Its about to get more badass. Lookie what the UPS man left on my porch while i was out of town. I just got home tonight and found it.

cruisinlows10 · 10-11-2009, 08:40 PM

Innis · 10-11-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cruisinlows10

Thanks. Its about to get more badass. Lookie what the UPS man left on my porch while i was out of town. I just got home tonight and found it.

damn if woulda known that was on your porch i woulda tried to find your house haha

x98zq8x · 10-11-2009, 08:58 PM

Nice shopping cart!

s10pimpin209 · 10-11-2009, 09:15 PM

that cart is slammed . nice

x98zq8x · 10-11-2009, 09:31 PM

I didnt notice haha even better

cruisinlows10 · 10-11-2009, 10:27 PM

ahh the shopping cart. its primary use is as a mobile parts bin around the shop.

cruisinlows10 · 10-24-2009, 10:12 PM

here goes possibly my favorite update so far

We temporarily re-assembled the fenders, steps, inner fenders, and all the supporting bracketry. We did this to figure out how we are going to fit a radiator and to test how the supporting bracketry worked with the s-10 frame.

cruisinlows10 · 10-24-2009, 10:13 PM

cruisinlows10 · 10-26-2009, 09:38 PM

no pictures of it, however, the suicidedoors gas tank cross member is now permanently in place of the stock one

sosolos10 · 10-26-2009, 09:51 PM

what size WV motor is that

cruisinlows10 · 10-26-2009, 11:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sosolos10

what size WV motor is that

Pretty sure its a stock vw motor. Id have to ask my dad.

sadistic2.2 · 10-31-2009, 05:15 AM

looking good charlie keep it up bro that thing better be ready when i get back i want to take a ride in it

cruisinlows10 · 11-11-2009, 12:12 AM

Thanks Brian. I hope you are doing well. We miss you.

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 04:53 PM

Grille shell mounted up front (the chrome bars are detached so they dont get dinged up) Regular truck front bumper in process of being mounted. We had to heat and bend the bumper brackets as well as notch the bolt holes but it is ready to go on. It only needs 4 bolt holes drilled in the truck frame.

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 04:54 PM

suicidedoors cross member installed

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 04:56 PM

The bed is semi mounted. The rear mount has been made. We are in the process of making front mounts for it. The fender on it is junk and is just there for mock up. It also will be mounted lower on the bedside.

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 04:59 PM

Progress made on dads '52. Passenger door back on and the hood back on. It needs a wiring harness, gauges mounted,seats mounted, door weather stripping and it will be ready to go down the road.

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 05:01 PM

a couple of bugs in the driveway too.

Dads baja bug with my daily in the background

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 05:03 PM

Erins bug (one of my car club members)

cruisinlows10 · 11-29-2009, 05:04 PM

Dvst8r · 11-30-2009, 04:29 AM

Thata nice canti setup you got there. We just put the bolt on version on my buddies truck this past weekend.
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f125/p...65/index2.html

cruisinlows10 · 11-30-2009, 11:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Dvst8r

Thata nice canti setup you got there. We just put the bolt on version on my buddies truck this past weekend.
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f125/p...65/index2.html

Looks good on that truck

After I get this bed mounted I can start getting mine welded in.

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 09:56 PM

Drivers door sand blasted. It needs a little repair but its in really good shape compared to what the passenger door started as.

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 09:58 PM

Center strip removed from the hood. It's actually made up of two parts. The outside part was shot. I am modifying a strip from a stock truck hood to work. We removed the inner section of the one for my hood and saved it, and took the outer section from a stock truck hood to be modified.

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 10:00 PM

New front panel in the bed.

Forward bed mounts are modified 78 corvette front bumper brackets

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 10:03 PM

Using one of the stock s10 mounts for a mid-mount for the bed. Both the front and mid mount use a stock cross sill.

We made a new frame for the floor out of angle steel

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 10:05 PM

The rusty piece here is the stock radiator housing. The front sheet metal all bolts to it. It has been modified to work. The radiator will have to go more forward.

cruisinlows10 · 12-25-2009, 10:06 PM

Got the forward cab mounts bolted down permanently.

sonomaguy · 12-25-2009, 11:18 PM

Looks like lots of fab work but coming along nicely.

JACKEL · 12-26-2009, 10:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by sadexcuse4s10

heat shrink tubing is for soldered connections.

how are you gonna heat shrink a ring terminal after you screw it to the back of the switch. the ring terminal is a crimp connector anyways

And crimp connections are the worst.

Here is a tip. Pull the plastic piece off the ring terminal. Melt some flux in its basin and dip the wire connection hole into the flux. Unsheath the wire insulation. Slip in heatshrink onto the wire. Slip the wire into the hole on the ring terminal. Heat the terminal with the solder iron and feed in solder (as if you were tig welding with solder). Let it cool, then snug the heat shrink over the solder connection and but the shrink up to the ring terminal then shrink it. The result is a soldered insulated connection with ONLY the ring terminal exposed. Extremely professional looking when complete and 100 million times more reliable than a crimp.

sosolos10 · 01-02-2010, 05:11 PM

Hey man What part of Va are you located

cruisinlows10 · 01-03-2010, 10:17 PM

Im about an hour south of Roanoke, why?

Ive been busy, will have new pictures tomorrow.

sosolos10 · 01-03-2010, 10:25 PM

I live in Romney WV Its east of Winchester VA i think ive seen that two tone VW at a car show up this way

cruisinlows10 · 01-05-2010, 01:10 AM

Doubtful, she just got it from tennesse a month or two ago.

I am smack in the middle of converting the rear to disc brakes.

09-06-2009, 12:49 AM	#302
PowerDown Startin' From Scratch Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Camden, AR... Temporally in Conway. User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over or they do have "spray on electrical tape" less thick than undercoating.
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09-06-2009, 01:14 AM	#303
sadexcuse4s10 Hoods are overrated Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,900 Location: Lexington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over most of the time you have to use ring terminals on your wires with little screws in the middle to snug them to the switch. kind of hard to shield a ring terminal with a screw in the middle when the screw head has live power also. I think when i hit the switches hard a few times i loosened the little nuts that held the switches in their holes i drilled then it was spark time inside the box. i just sprayed the inside of my can switchbox with undercoating then put all the shit back in after it shorted out one time. it's not like undercoating is super thick. Last edited by sadexcuse4s10 : 09-06-2009 at 01:15 AM.
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09-06-2009, 04:40 PM	#305
sadexcuse4s10 Hoods are overrated Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,900 Location: Lexington, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over heat shrink tubing is for soldered connections. how are you gonna heat shrink a ring terminal after you screw it to the back of the switch. the ring terminal is a crimp connector anyways
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09-08-2009, 09:33 AM	#306
FASTRAKR Registered User Age: 32 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Easy, you shrink tube it up as far as possible on the wire, then shring tube over the entire back of the toggle.
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09-08-2009, 10:47 AM	#307
PowerDown Startin' From Scratch Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Camden, AR... Temporally in Conway. User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Quote: Originally Posted by FASTRAKR Easy, you shrink tube it up as far as possible on the wire, then shring tube over the entire back of the toggle. thats true and the best way, but if he just wants to coat the inside of the can so if the connectors get loose they wont short then heat shrink wont work.
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10-03-2009, 10:06 PM	#308
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Got the firewall skin done.
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10-03-2009, 10:06 PM	#309
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over along with the passenger side vent (minus a little spot putty)
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10-03-2009, 10:08 PM	#310
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Paint stripped most of the hood just a shot looking in from the center back glass
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10-03-2009, 10:27 PM	#311
sonomaguy Drag-N-Fly Customs Age: 48 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,255 Location: Alberta,Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Wow, she's looking really good with all the repairs.
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10-04-2009, 12:03 AM	#312
94sdime350 eats "rice" Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Wow man. The whole reason I bought my s10 was because I have a 1949 chevy 1ton panel. "AD" truck. My plan is to stretch my regular cab dime chassis and swap it for the old panel stuff. While Im doing the body on the panel , I am having some fun w my V8 dime. PM me if you wanna swap any info. I got tons of information and sources on a build like this.
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10-04-2009, 11:35 AM	#313
sonomaguy Drag-N-Fly Customs Age: 48 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,255 Location: Alberta,Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over I saw on the net the other day someone who made kits to put the older chevy trucks onto s-10 frames. Thought the link was on here but don't remember now.
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10-04-2009, 09:54 PM	#314
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Yeah there are a couple companies out there that make kits to put the regular trucks on to s10 frames. However my truck is a whole other animal. It shares none of the regular truck mounts.
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10-10-2009, 01:34 AM	#315
x98zq8x Registered Pimp Age: 16 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,141 Location: Taylor,MI User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over This is such a cool thread you have good taste in badass trucks!
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10-11-2009, 08:39 PM	#316
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Quote: Originally Posted by x98zq8x This is such a cool thread you have good taste in badass trucks! Thanks. Its about to get more badass. Lookie what the UPS man left on my porch while i was out of town. I just got home tonight and found it.
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10-11-2009, 08:40 PM	#317
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over
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10-11-2009, 08:48 PM	#318
Innis Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,430 Location: London, Ontario User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Quote: Originally Posted by cruisinlows10 Thanks. Its about to get more badass. Lookie what the UPS man left on my porch while i was out of town. I just got home tonight and found it. damn if woulda known that was on your porch i woulda tried to find your house haha
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10-11-2009, 08:58 PM	#319
x98zq8x Registered Pimp Age: 16 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,141 Location: Taylor,MI User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Nice shopping cart!
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10-11-2009, 09:15 PM	#320
s10pimpin209 Knowledge is power. Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 846 Location: Stanislaus County, CA User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over that cart is slammed . nice
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10-11-2009, 09:31 PM	#321
x98zq8x Registered Pimp Age: 16 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,141 Location: Taylor,MI User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over I didnt notice haha even better
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10-11-2009, 10:27 PM	#322
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over ahh the shopping cart. its primary use is as a mobile parts bin around the shop.
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10-24-2009, 10:12 PM	#323
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over here goes possibly my favorite update so far We temporarily re-assembled the fenders, steps, inner fenders, and all the supporting bracketry. We did this to figure out how we are going to fit a radiator and to test how the supporting bracketry worked with the s-10 frame.
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10-24-2009, 10:13 PM	#324
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over
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10-26-2009, 09:38 PM	#325
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over no pictures of it, however, the suicidedoors gas tank cross member is now permanently in place of the stock one Last edited by cruisinlows10 : 10-26-2009 at 09:40 PM.
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10-26-2009, 09:51 PM	#326
sosolos10 Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 416 Location: Romney WV User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over what size WV motor is that
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10-26-2009, 11:04 PM	#327
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Quote: Originally Posted by sosolos10 what size WV motor is that Pretty sure its a stock vw motor. Id have to ask my dad.
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10-31-2009, 05:15 AM	#328
sadistic2.2 no hackjobs here Age: 29 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 368 Location: Roanoke, VA User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over looking good charlie keep it up bro that thing better be ready when i get back i want to take a ride in it
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11-11-2009, 12:12 AM	#329
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Thanks Brian. I hope you are doing well. We miss you.
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11-29-2009, 04:53 PM	#330
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Grille shell mounted up front (the chrome bars are detached so they dont get dinged up) Regular truck front bumper in process of being mounted. We had to heat and bend the bumper brackets as well as notch the bolt holes but it is ready to go on. It only needs 4 bolt holes drilled in the truck frame.
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11-29-2009, 04:54 PM	#331
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over suicidedoors cross member installed
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11-29-2009, 04:56 PM	#332
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over The bed is semi mounted. The rear mount has been made. We are in the process of making front mounts for it. The fender on it is junk and is just there for mock up. It also will be mounted lower on the bedside.
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11-29-2009, 04:59 PM	#333
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Progress made on dads '52. Passenger door back on and the hood back on. It needs a wiring harness, gauges mounted,seats mounted, door weather stripping and it will be ready to go down the road.
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11-29-2009, 05:01 PM	#334
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over a couple of bugs in the driveway too. Dads baja bug with my daily in the background
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11-29-2009, 05:03 PM	#335
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Erins bug (one of my car club members)
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11-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#336
cruisinlows10 square bodies ftw Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,740 Location: virginia User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over
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11-30-2009, 04:29 AM	#337
Dvst8r Get some Age: 24 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,792 Location: Repping Louisville User is: OffLine	Re: Project: Cab Over Thata nice canti setup you got there. We just put the bolt on version on my buddies truck this past weekend. http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f125/p...65/index2.html
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