Haha 20 gives me about 1/4 tank right now, maybe a little more if I'm lucky

 

My hat is off to you sir, looks fantastic! We should plan a trip soon... I will come out there cuz I just like to have my HEEP on the trailer and new places are always fun! Lol

 

Well I am now also able to haul mine. Got to talking last night with a buddy about all these places to rise but would haul it to go. So I got up this morning and went an bought me a 18 ft trailer lol

 

Nice dude! Yea I have a little 16 footer that does the job just fine. You should. Come to Dunlap on the weekend of the 5-6 of May!

 

Would love too but takin my truck to a show

 

Lil off topic but this is the other project in the making.

 

^^^ very nice!

 

I will start welding another set of bead licks tonight. I will try and remember to take some pics if before during and after I do one

 

man im serious about gettin you to make me a set if you can find the time... I will happily pay. I think the beadlocks would look super nasty on my new V-5's!

 

Freakin A man. When trucks were trucks. Good dependable easy to work on and good lookin. I miss those

 

Hey anytime. I'm getting pretty good at it at this point lol. Welded up two this evening. Finish the others tomarrow evening. Then I hope to be starting my tube door project. Pickin up the metal for it tomarrow also

 

You ain't playin! That's why i have it. Always lived them trucks as far back as I can remember. Just something about them 70's fords lifted that always made my mouth water

 

Sneak peak of how I'm ginna build my doors, I will start a whole new thread when I start building but just a Lil preview for now. Found these at pritate and fell in love

 

Well her are some more pics. Just finished welding another set, but got a few pics diluting the process. So here ya guys go. I put a tack about every 3rd hole. Start one one side and weld up between three tacks then spin the wheel all the way around and do the same in the other side. This keeps heat lower and keeps the ring from wanting to distort. After I have 4 sides welded then I weld from tack to tack moving around the wheel back and forth to keep the heat down. And after its all welded up don't grind the weld off just polish the weld smooth and you will have a good air tight wheel. Leaving the weld keeps it from breaking cause if it's ground down flat like I did before the rings will cone and the weld will begin to crack. So if any questions just ask

 

Sick u wanna do mine ? Haha jk