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great ride. What is the first show you are going to put it in. I want to see it in person. Now the questions what is the name of the chrome shop you went to so I don't have the same luck as you did next one how wide is you fan

thanks for the info:canada::cong:

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Thanks, I'm shooting for the Super run in Brandon. That is if i can find a body man that can help me finish the body work without ripping me off. Do you know someone with reasonable rates, I just can not see myself paying 10grand for body and paint when all the metal work is done. Chrome was done at the chrome pit. The fan is 16". I live in Fannystelle just south of Elie, you can drop in any time.

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Sounds really good Jean-Marc

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Hey Whats going on???

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I watched the video and it sounds great. other than that I've been nursing a cold this last week.

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The wife was sick all week too, I'm staying away from her, i dont need a cold, i need to spend some time on the body work of the truck if i want it done for Brandon.

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great thanks alot I'll give you a call some day and check you your shop I.H.:canada:

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Jean-Marc,
I have my best gaurds posted to your truck while it's here.
:metal:

Richard

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As long as they let you work on the truck i'm good.

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Since the truck is at the body shop I thought i would pull the car out of hibernation. Maybe the snow will go away faster.

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Can you give us any sort of an idea what the final body work and paint is going to cost you - even a rough idea?

You did some excellent body work in advance of sending it to the shop and that has to have saved you a ton of money. Could you imagine if a shop had to charge you by the hour to do all of your mods?

Just wondering as I am still hoping to have most if not all of the main body work completed on mine in advance.

Thanks and I understand if you don't want to say. Just ball park it!

56hotrodred (Barry)

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The total is not really finalized yet right now. Yes i did most of the metal work that i could do myself but after having the truck looked at by a few body shop they all estimated that there would be still an other 100 hrs of labor to get it ready for paint. Shops around here charge between 45 and 90 bucks an hour, I'll let you guest which one i picked. Most of the larger shop around here won't even do job like this they rather do insurance claims, they get paid much better that way.
I also decided to get new box sides from Mar-K.com, I can buy two new sides for less then the labor cost to bring mine ready for paint.

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So you still have almost $5000.00 just getting it ready for paint. I knew it was not going to be cheap. I am just trying to get my ducks in a row although I am way off from paint. I am going to have to prepare my wife well in advance for that big hit. At least right now I can keep it down to a bunch of little bills but that one is going to hurt.

When it is done I and others would probably be real interested in what the bill was so as said we can plan and better prepare out better halfs.

Can't wait to see it done.

What colour(s) did you decide to go with?

56hotrodred (Barry)

Re: 55 2nd serie GMC
 

If you dont want to spend all that money on a paintjob you could allways do it yourself like they did this past week on the tv show TRUCKS, going for a "patina" look and doing it with paint brushes and rollers for a few hundred bucks:lol:
Personally I liked the look, Im gonna do it to my truck so that it looks the same as before I started tearing it apart.

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And he hasn't even talked about the cost of supplies. You say your getting new bedsides, is that fenders and all?

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no fenders, just sides.

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It all relative to what end result you want. I want a descent looking truck so it will cost moneys. I could save tons of cash doing it all by myself but it would take more time and the end result may not be quite what I'm looking for. Not sure on the colors yet but aiming for two tone for sure.

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While the cab is at the body shop I'm working on the box. Got new box sides today, assemble everything together to see the fit, i can tell you it fits very well together when its all new parts.

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Last couple of evenings was spend doing the steps modifications. I had used another set when i was mucking up the exhaust tips. I only had the cut out done, this time i had an arch welded inside to give it strength. Also these are in better shape.

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Great job JML55! This site has a lot of knowledge that is being shared and makes working on my that much more fun.

Tri5

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seeing this makes me want to go work on my 56.

but no i cant because my entire yard is under 2 feet of water

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That really looks mine man. Good work.

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Well progress is at a slow pace but its moving. The cab is still at the body shop, should get some paint on it pretty soon. Most of the work done in the past weeks is being done to get better door gaps.

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More door gap work.

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Looking good. Its amazing the amount of work these trucks need to get good door gaps.I don't look forward to that part of my build at all.
Kim