Welcome to the C Cab Pics Page

Welcome to the Pics Page!

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Just purchased the C Cab (May 1999) pretty make-shift and rough in all ways!

Rear View

Pop sanding

My helper Austin

My lovely wife sanding

More sanding...

Other Upper quarter panel and cowl sanded

Interior during sanding (Patched speaker holes)

12-11-99 Interior wall cut down and rear deck built

Rear view with no back lid and deck compartment built and installed

Rear view with back deck lifted

New 13 gal. fuel tank installed

1-9-00 Car and frame completely primered (Paint to go on next week hopefully!)

Another view of above

1-15-00 Had bad weather, here's the closest we got to painting!!! :-)

1-29-00 The start of the painting (Final color)

More of the above

1st finish coat on entire car

Another of the above

1-30-99 Front view with finish coat and clear coat applied (not sanded or buffed yet...)

Front suspension shot with clear coat

Rear view (notice the shine even though its not sanded or buffed!)

Rear/side view

2-5-00 The car just before we wet sanded it getting ready for coat 3 and 4 of the clear check out the shine!

Another angle of the above

Front view of the car

2-12-00 Final clear coats applied, In 30days the wetsanding and buffing will happen!

Another view of the above

Yet another view!

Pic that shows some shine and with some of the chrome put back on the car!

2-15-00 Well since we're waiting for the clearcoat to cure, I'll take some pics of the stuff we are currently doing. These things include adding some chrome, new intake manifold, valve covers, plug wires, some SS braided lines, and finishing up mounting the electronics in the rear of the cab. But today it's my birthday, so I think I'll take the day off :-)

2-15-00 Engine torn down a bit

The new Edelbrock manifold (powder clearcoated from the factory)

Close up of head and rockers (They're in even better shape then I thought!)

Engine back together, still waiting on the chrome distributor cap, and chrome oil & transmission pans, and the new plug wires.

Firewall template that will be made out of stainless steel soon (note the curves on the bottom those are to clear the transmission, and dipstick, etc.)

2-27-00 It's starting to look like a car again!

3 tail lights installed (1 to go)

New stainless steel gas cap (please ignore the wetsanding powder)

Also this weekend ,the stainless steel firewall cover has been plasma cut and I am dressing the edges, it should be done very soon. Also the guages were installed and I took a little ride around the neighborhood to get the bearings and things moving :)

3-9-00 Latest project

Another of the above with the Big C Cab :-)

On a serious note, I've been preoccupied with other things, so lately the cars progress has been very slow. But soon I'll be right back on it. We still have some wetsanding with the 1500 grit and alot of buffing to do.

I have cut the seat frame down to fit the car and re-welded it. It was an existing ford aerostar van seat that I cut down to size, my wife picked it up at a yardsale for 2 dollars. Sure beats the frames in the magazines for $400 and up. Plus I had an excuse to get the welder out and do something new for a change!

Also the new radiator shell will be in tomorrow 3-10-00. I ordered the chrome shell and it was backordered, so I hope it was worth the wait (and the 275 bucks!).

3-19-00 The buffing has begun! here are a few different shots to show the shine!

Another view

Cowl shinning away!

Rear view with the back door back in place

Another view of the above

Also the new chrome radiator shell has come in, I just have not put it on yet. It looks to be very nice though. I also installed a new "Optima" battery, which I must say is by far the best battery I have ever owned, it was well worth the $130 dollars. Alot of people do not want to spring for the battery, but it is well worth the money, I mean this thing has a 2 year over the counter exchange and a 7 year prorated warranty! And it turns that engine like it's never been turned before! New chrome oil pan is in (not installed yet), brought headers and slipons to a Tampa shop for the ceramic coating to be applied.

4-1-00 Well I won the lotto - grand total 7.2 million so I am going to pay someone to finish the car....

Happy April Fools :-)

Worked on the final fabricating of the steel seat frame, the seats been chopped, dropped and and a ton of welding to get it here. We even were able to re-use the padding from the original seat.

Seat Frame mounted in the car (notice the wide mounting base we added for stability.

Picture of the left over cut off pieces of the frame

Frame with the padding sitting in place... not a bad $2 seat huh?

4-8-00 Installed windshield and review mirror... painted radiator in prep for the new chrome shell...

Headers are still off at the plating shop, they say Monday the 10th I can pick them up (I've heard this for a week though, so I am not holding my breath).

4-13-00 Got the headers and turnouts and installed them!

Side shot with the new headers on and windshield installed

Front shot with all the above and the new chrome radiator shell sitting in place

Another front shot.... it's getting dark time to relax.....

The car is really starting to come together now! The interior will be the next giant step, but in the mean time while I am saving my pennies, I will just start detailing the little things on the car.

4-16-00 Installed new radiator shell and new shocks and took a cruise for the 1 time in 8 months!

4-16-00 yet even more

4-16-00 another (ok I'm just glad to see it out of the garage and my driveway too)

4-16-00 Time to go home from a day of cruising!

4-21-00 Installed side mirrors, not only do they look cool, they work good too! They are from the local Harley Davidson shop!

4-21-00 Latest pictures

The stainless steel firewall cover is completed as far as being cut out and all the edges are dressed, the only thing left is to buff it up to a mirror finish.

4-28-00 Installed the polished firewall

More of the latest pics

And one more :)

5-14-00 Installed the new stainless steel radiator overflow tank

5-14-00 Installed the new motometer

The reason for the updates getting fewer and farther between! (good weather isn't just for roddin' :-) )

5-27-00 Not too much new, installed new chrome oil pan and installed Mobil 1 Synthetic oil.

Engine Closeup (notice the reflection in the firewall)

Overall picture with the new slipons and auger mufflers installed (it's now about 200% louder then it was with the 26" slipons and fiberglass mufflers), sounds pretty nice!

7-5-00 Latest pictures taken at the local park

Front shot

Rear View

Side shot with me in the car

While I am waiting for the rains and heat to leave me, I have been just kicking back relaxing... I haven't forgotten about all my hotrod buddy's just taking a break sorting a few things out. Not to mention I am broke and don't have the $$ to get the interior done.

11-9-00 Bought a new Edelbrock 600 carb and installed it tonight