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Good thing I replaced the 4" lift With the 2.5" lift !!!

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Simply amazing. Gary your truck is awesome. I hope mine is half as nice as yours when its done.

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Outstanding.

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Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well.

Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything.

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Thanks for all the comments guys !!!

I'm So pleased at how it's turning out..... Now the ball is in my court to get the rest done...... I truly hope to have it on the road by late summer or early fall. This truck has been a dream of mine to complete, and I have to place a big part of being able to do it, in this fashion, on my late mother !!!! She left me some money that allowed me to do this......... Thank you Mom !!!!!

Life is too damn short not to do the things you want to do while you can.....
I would have done this one way or the other, but she enabled me to do do it right, and right now !!! I'm doing it in her stile , Just how I want it, and how she would want me to do it !!!! :whine:

OK enough whining...... Here's to you Mom... :b69:

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Man your truck looks beautiful. Good thing you changed the lift, you would have knocked your garage door opener down :lol:

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The new lift is Perfect!! I can't stop looking at your truck! It is AWESOME :metal: I didn't read trough your entire build thread, but did you do all the body work or did you let the paint shop do it?

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I let the body shop do all the body work. I could do it, but it would have taken me way too long, and it wouldn't have been nearly as nice, and I wanted this truck to be really sharp !

The rest has been my work, and I still have a fair amount to finish it up !

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Man i need to proof read a little better... :)

I think i was gonna say " Ya know, the older i get....

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I just figured you had a couple of pops, :b69: and your fingers were slurring !!! "LOL"

Originally Posted by swamp rat
Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well.

Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything.

Man i need to proof read a little better...

I think i was gonna say " Ya know, the older i get....

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I found the truck to be a bit difficult to get in & out of my garage by myself, so until she's under her own power I went and bought a cheep 2,500 lbs ATV winch at HF and installed it in my garage to make the chore a lot easier. The winch is loud and grunts a bit to get the truck over the concrete lip entering the garage, but it works.

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Good idea! I'm always afraid if i hammer drill a hole in my floor for a concrete lag bolt i'll end up cracking the concrete real bad, so i avoid it. :)

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I hear ya, but I'm too old to be pushing that thing back into the garage. Going out is no problem, going in is a slight up hill grade and that makes the truck a lot heavier ...... "LOL"

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Nothing big, just messed around with my 8-383 emblems today. Painted them to look similar to the original emblems.

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looking good :chevy:

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Thanks Dean !

One more pic. I used a mini roller for the black around the 383 and it came out like crinkle paint, not the best looking in the pic, but looks really good in person.

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Gary, that truck is just amazing, well done! Keep the pics coming, cant get enuff of it. Colors look great on that truck

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Thanks Jim !

Most of the progress from here on out won't be as dramatic as getting the body done, that was great to see it looking like a truck again. Now it's onto all the tedious stuff.

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Just puttering around a little !

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Wow!! Your truck looks amazing Gary, very nice work.

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Thanks Scott !

Haven't had a chance lately to check in on your project, how's it coming along ?

Gary

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I sold it and bought a truck I could drive. Now I'm contemplating selling that one too lol

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Well there's something to be said for having a driver instead of a project .... It's been yrs since I've driven one of my trucks !!!! But once this one is done I couldn't see selling it, at least not anytime soon, unless someone really came up with a lot of cash !!!! "LOL"

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Truck has a nice stance, what size rims and tires did you go with??

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2-1/2" lift and 275/75/17 on 17 x 9 rims

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looks great :metal:

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Thanks Dean !

Lately I've taken some time off from the truck to get caught back up on other chores & projects that have been neglected while I was spending so much time on the truck, but I'll be back at it soon.

Gary

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updates? Was pretty in person ;) Glad you went that color over the orange.

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No updates at this time.... It's been sooo damn hot & humid, and being an HVAC guy, I've been busy to say the least, so truck time has been hard to come by. Soon though, the heat wave finally broke today !!!! Might even get a little time on her after work !

Gary

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Well it's about time.

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Thought I'd give you a chance to catch up a little !!!! "LOL"

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Well, I do appreciate that, but I am likely to be driving around my truck with no bed on it. My painter is MIA the last couple weeks. Just started wiring and if it's anything like plumbing, I have a long road ahead.

Chris

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Hey Chris;

Well from looking through your pics you did most of your main runs for the plumbing before putting the cab on, that's what I did. That will save some headaches ! As far as the plumbing goes I'm in about the same place as you.
Haven't even started the wiring yet.

Just finished up with one of my yard projects, so hopefully I'm get in some truck time soon.

Gary

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Well I was on vacation for the last week ( back to work tomorrow... :banghead: ) did all the vacation stuff but did manage to squeeze in a little truck time and got the radiator installed, trany lines plumbed, lower rad hose on but need a different water neck for the upper hose !

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Looks great!

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Looks like it should have plenty of cooling for that 383.

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Yeah if this doesn't keep it cool I'm in trouble.... "LOL"

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looks good!

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Love this truck! Mine was that green originally too. This fleet side with the two tone in this color has got to be one of the best combos going! Just classic! Absolutely Awesome!

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Thanks Posted, Dean & Ozzy...... for the compliments !!!

Posted: This is my favorite color combo of them all !!!

Gary