Project: Gomer "Pyle" (Army Dime)

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:25 am

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FROM MY ORIGINAL THREAD That mysteriously vanished with a host of others from OMT

dragthepaint wrote:

So a friend of mine picks up this truck (which I have seen on and around OMT). I don’t know the specifics of who did what to it; all I do know is I currently have it in my shop to clean up the garbage some of my fellow minitruckers produced..........I know its changed hands a few times so if the pictures look familiar and this is your work please feel free to jump on into the conversation.

Dear Previous Owner/Owners/Builder/Builders,
Your wiring skills single handedly demonstrate why people look at minitrucks and say they are all junk. The vomit pile of wires you zip tied together and looped under and around the truck is the #1 reason you should stop building minis and take wiring off your resume.

Your Laziness not only was limited just to the wiring but it also extended to the cutting of the e-brake lines. I mean I get it.......I too have cut e-brake lines for various reasons on a bagged vehicles (much like you main reason of my own; laziness to remove it properly). But damn, you could have at least cut them near the hub in hopes of making it less conspicuous. I almost forgot to mention cut the fukkin front half of the e-brake line off….its useless once its cut. That way you don’t have to waste .03 cents on 2 zip-ties to hold them to the cross-members and the various other points you attached it too along the way. Perhaps you planned to weld it back together at a later date? Feel free to explain.

One other burning question…. WTF did you use to chew through the rear of the cab wall for that custom driveshaft notch you so diligently took the 2 minutes to fab up? Please Choose Answer Below.
A. Harbor Freight Sawzall Blade after it was used to cut titanium.
B. Serrated Edge of Rambo Hunting Knife.
C. Broken Piece of Sidewalk Concrete.

Really??? Residential or Commercial?

To Be Continued……………………

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:53 am

i noticed a bunch of other threads disappeared too, like a whole day or twos worth. kinda weird

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:59 am

Yea i am wondering what happened also. Alot of posts are missing

Forever Static Joined: Feb 06, 2009 Posts: 61

I know I was enjoying your find sorry

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:06 pm

Not only is it gone from herevbut all traces of it from notifications in my emails are gone....wtf.

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:11 am

Alot of threads and posts are gone. Did the site crash or something?

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:14 am

Not my doing

I Have No Life Joined: Feb 06, 2009 Posts: 686

I thought I was the only one this was happening to.

I can't get on from my laptop at home it keeps telling me I'm trying to access from a invalid ip address or some crap

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:16 am

NEW PROJECT NAME SINCE LAST THREAD VANISHED

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:11 am

More custom installs from the minitruck community,

Custom Zebra'd Kick Panel (Not too disappointing other than it was powered straight off alternator......Current Status=Terminated)

BUDLIGHT Overflow; I mean damn, (Cutttttttttttt the damn ZIP TIE flush) at least position the label straight.

And the creme dela creme.........

Whats hiding under that Carpet Padding, You Ask?????
A Custom Expanding Foam Sealed Driveshaft Notch

Things I did (In under 10 minutes) that the previous owners should have.......Parking Brake Cable Leftovers Removed (1 minute, 23 Seconds).
Removed Wiper Squirter Hoses, Since there are NO Squirters or washer fluid tank/ pump (12seconds).
Shortened Vacuum Line that was snaked through engine bay that didnt attach to anything(1 minute 5 seconds).
Removed 32 Zipties securing Air lines and Air Horns (3 minutes give or take).
Shortened 2.5ft rear axle breather hose, it took longer to photograph than to actually fo the work (12.7 seconds).

Daily Driver, Daily Dragger, Beater with a Heater, Trailer Queen.....No matter what you call it take some pride in your vehicles especially if your gonna sell that garbage to someone else....

ON TO SOME PROGRESS:
New 4awg Wiring and Big 3 Upgrade to 0awg

Distribution Block and Stinger Relay Arrived, and I stripped the Zebra Hide of the Capacitor

Start of Wall Mounted 12v Distribution Rack (future amp rack as well)

I Have No Life Joined: Feb 06, 2009 Posts: 686

I lol'd at the "tunnel"

Looks like its in good hands atleast now

I Have No Life Joined: Dec 07, 2008 Posts: 770

I tossed around picking that thing up a couple times, guess the rumblings where true.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:57 am

Its a lil rough around the edges.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:21 am

I have Def seen alot worse. Should clean up nice

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:13 am

Not too much done today just some small air management stuff, Looking to have it back together by Saturday. I have to remove the rear cab wall panel and repaint it to match exterior...The Green I originally used just doesnt "work" for me.

Temporary install until owner decides what to do with bed area. 4 Nuts and bolts and it all comes out as one unit.

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:17 am

The next area that will be attended to once the owner saves up some extra cash.

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:49 am

Wrapping things up on Project "Pyle" for now, All I have left is......

1. Shimming and bolting the bed down, (the POO POO notch has givin rear frame healthy case of Saggy Ass). This will be fixed later down the road.

2. Put carpet and seat back in.

3. Re-Install electronics for power distribution and mounting rack on rear cab wall.

4. Change out the crusty Bud Light bottle overflow.

5. Paint tailgate to match truck.

Here are the some more pics......

I took a break to install my new trailer LED's

BACK TO WORK
I reused the trailer disconnects for the valves

Finally found the right green to match

Making the magic happen..

New Overflow

Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:08 pm

you got a lot done in a short time man... I'm gonna have to come to your shop and check it out

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:53 pm

I'm really liking the way this truck us turning out, I love the rack you made behind the seat! Good job cleaning up one hell of a mess man.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:55 pm

very cool man, love the way its turning out, good work dude!

Forever Static Joined: Oct 02, 2011 Posts: 71

hell yea thats cool

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:55 pm

i used to own the truck.. lol..

but i never messed w. it that much, only thing i did was get rid of all the zebra interior. i mean the whole damn interior was zebra print.......

glad to see its still around and getting cleaned up.

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:03 pm

I like where that truck is heading with the military theme. Nice work but you should've used an old canteen for the overflow instead of a beer bottle Laughing

BTW, were you one of the guys that stopped at my house last year when I had my '63 GMC laid out in the driveway? The guy I talked to said he was with Area 51. I think he said his name was Lenny but I don't really remember for sure.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:46 am

Thanks for the responses, I have been out of the country for a few weeks and just got back. I should have just a few more updates and this thing is going back home until this fall. Everything is back together and functioning just have to a couple little small things left for now.

creep wrote:

I like where that truck is heading with the military theme. Nice work but you should've used an old canteen for the overflow instead of a beer bottle Laughing

BTW, were you one of the guys that stopped at my house last year when I had my '63 GMC laid out in the driveway? The guy I talked to said he was with Area 51. I think he said his name was Lenny but I don't really remember for sure.

Yeah I agree, I have been looking for military items I can use to replace a few different things....the problem is finding them around here cheap enough.

Wasn't me that stopped, but indeed Lenny knows me and has spent some time at 51 before.

Forever Static Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 59

dragthepaint wrote:

Thanks for the responses, I have been out of the country for a few weeks and just got back. I should have just a few more updates and this thing is going back home until this fall. Everything is back together and functioning just have to a couple little small things left for now.

creep wrote:

I like where that truck is heading with the military theme. Nice work but you should've used an old canteen for the overflow instead of a beer bottle Laughing

BTW, were you one of the guys that stopped at my house last year when I had my '63 GMC laid out in the driveway? The guy I talked to said he was with Area 51. I think he said his name was Lenny but I don't really remember for sure.

Yeah I agree, I have been looking for military items I can use to replace a few different things....the problem is finding them around here cheap enough.

Wasn't me that stopped, but indeed Lenny knows me and has spent some time at 51 before.

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:57 am

UFORGOTTOADDWORDS????

Forever Static Joined: Dec 08, 2008 Posts: 59

dragthepaint wrote:

UFORGOTTOADDWORDS????

I didnt it just didnt post

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:49 am

Took a trip to Summit last weekend and I found a Army Navy Surplus store in Akron area......Bonus

New Overflow

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:07 am

Well I sent Project:"Pyle" home today....

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:21 am

Reminds me of a CUCV. Cept.... I'd actually enjoy driving what you've got there.

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:35 am

I'd roll the Diesel lol

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:01 am

should of taken some pictures of it in the alley next to Vics

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:33 am

Expired Tags....Out of Shop onto Trailer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:18 am

I like this truck..looking good man can't wait to see more