75 Dually Project - 22s and stylin

Lookin great man. That's same size steel I used on my notches.good choice.

I want to say thanks to everyone who is building their rides and posting all their work on this forum. You guys really help keep me going. It has saved me a ton of time looking through all the projects and seeing what works and what to avoid. Plus all of you are so helpful when I have run into issues and need some guidance.

I want to have this truck finished over the winter and ready by early spring (budget, wife, and job permitting).

I know the feelin man on the deadline! im aiming for mid April! ill be moving to Decatur again. i agree on the pics too! visual aids help!
Ill have to look you up when i come down there in May, drive my dually to whereever youre at.

Yeah I am a picture nut, I admit it!! But they are my best point of reference. You need to come by when you make your trip down this way. Hopefully by then I will have my ride rolling down the road by that point.

OK I got the notches welded up tonight. When I got in the shop it was cold! By the time I left after all that welding it was a lot warmer... I would give myself a B+ on the welds. I was mostly interested in getting really good penetration, and not making just pretty welds. In the end I was satisified.

Tomorrow after work I will plate the joints and do some finish grinding. I will take some pictures of both notches and post them after I am done.

Tonight I got the spring perches welded up on the rear end. I also cut out all the plates for the notches cut out and tacked to the notches. Then once i got ready to do the finish welding on them I ran out of welding wire! Murphy's law hates me!!

I also got the watts link in today. That thing is cool looking, and is built like a tank! Now all I have to do is fab up the mounts and build the attachment bars.

Stay tuned...

Picked up a tail gate yesterday in Amarillo. $25! It was in pretty good shape. It needs some minor bodywork, and to be stripped of the old paint. Other than that is was quite a find.

Got back tonight from our Thanksgiving trip and after everyone was happy and settled I went to the shop and did the finish welding on the notches. I still have to do some finish grinding, but they are for the most part ready to get installed.

I also started to make the brackets for the watts link. I got the main bar cut out tonight, and tomorrow I will start on the rest of the brackets. Below is a picture of the heim joints I ordered. I got 2 sets so I can complete the watts link. Just need to buy the tubing to finish the whole job.

I also ordered my adapters! Man those are expensive!! Can't wait to see them!

Awesome Progress man! idk how long it takes to get there from decatur but ill plan on makin that trip. hopefully mine will be done too by then! everything to do with semi wheels makes my wallet cringe lol

Thanks man! My wallet has been bleeding a lot of cash lately! But I am starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel...

I always start any project I do with a spread sheet of all the items i need to tackle and all the costs. Sounds like a bunch of overkill, but you would be surprised how it keeps me on track as to what I have to do next. It can also scare the heck out of me on how much all this stuff costs!!! I won't start a project (and I have done tons of them over the years) if I know that I won't be able to finish it.

My dad always taught us to be self sufficient and do it our selves if at all possible. That is why I never have had a problem buying tools and learning how to do things on my own. I just enjoy working in the shop and making my rides my way.