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Got the impala steering wheel on.
Now just waiting on parts.
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He's got a set in black for sale now, http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ptd/2804513983.html

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keep the faith man, the truck looks great with the new wheels! you'll be beating them up in no time


Ray

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tomb23

you sound like me -livin long enough to drive it -mine has been down longer than i drove it -
your truck looks great good lookin motor - wheels - all around - good luck on finishing it - (that said in a good way)

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Finished the body work on the drivers door and epoxy primed it!!

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Put the cab on the frame today

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nice!:mm:

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Tuned up my sewing machine for some practice projects.

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started rewiring the dash

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At least you got to drive yours! LOL

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Ran new fuel line front to rear, went out and bought an air angle drill made it so much easier, man I love air tools:ito:

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Got everything organized and ready to rebuild the Quadrajet that goes on my big block.

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Snow melted enough that I could get to the body shop, base primer is on, guide coat sanding has started.

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Ordered my scotts hot rod under dash brake setup. Gettn started on the brakes when it gets here. :metal:

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Went to replace a leaking wheel cylinder and rebuild the back brakes...ended up twisting up a metal brake line trying to get it seperated - so today I guess I'll be making two new rear brake lines :cuss:

guess the truck won that round

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I got my upholstery done and the rear windows installed.

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Handfull 54, Do you have a build thread on here. I would love to see some more pictures of your truck.

Shannon

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DAAANNNG! Thats awesome!:metal:

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I picked up a pair of bags for the rear. Only to be used as load levelers.

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lt155truck, I see you put what I THINK is bedliner(?) in your footwell areas and under the front fenders. Do you plan to leave it as-is in the footwells or will it be covered with carpet, paint, etc?

Did you shoot it with a Shutz gun or roll it in there, or what? I looked for a thread on your truck but I didn't find one. If you DO have one, please provide a link.

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I bought some 1955 cadillac Dagmar bumpers ends for my 1950 3100
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Hi Dan, yes it is sprayed bedliner. The bottom of the cab is done as well for protection and sound deadening.The footwell area will be covered in bound carpet with a polished strip at the door edge. No build thread as of yet, but will probably get something going. Basically I have owned it for 17 years with most of that being in primer. I made the decision to finish it 4 years ago after being diagnosed with cancer at 38. All is good now but definately life altering. The truck has spend the last couple of years in bodyshop prison but was paroled recently. But was worth the wait. I hope to have it done this summer. Send me a PM if you have anymore questions.

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Looks great! I know what you mean about the cancer.Keep up the good work!

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Hi Im Todd & Im down in New Zealand.

About 7 days back, I bought a 48 Pick up with a 54 grill in it. Truck is "certified" which means that its modifications are legal for use on our roads. We have a very comprehensive manual on how to modify vehicles down here, put together by volunteers from the NZ Hot Rod Assn, and our Government approved it so as long as we stay within those parameters, we can modify stuff without issues or hassles.

So the truck I bought is legal with a 250 cube 6 cylinder engine, a Toyota 5 speed and XJ6 Jaguar steering, and suspension all round. But it looks a bit ordinary and needs some love. The truck is about 600 miles from here so was collected by a hot rodding friend who will go over it and ensure its good for the drive home in due course.

Our list of "needs" to make the truck a nice daily driver include

grommets for the new wiring loom so wires dont get damaged
new front bumper
lap & shoulder seatbelts
new steering wheel
new heater
realign the hood
rolled pan in the rear
towbar to get fitted
rubber mount the Jag rear end and lower back of truck to compensate for the taller tyres
Fit two speed wipers
Fit burstproof locks
Fit sound deadener in cab
Fit 15*8 & 15*6 chromies and whitewalls which I have from another unfinished project

And when that list is done (give it a month or so)
then its time to fit a SBC and 700R4.

So yesterday I delivered my old 700R4 out to the transmission guy & hes going thru it and I will have it back for the weekend so I can send it up to the guy who has the truck

And today I tracked down an old 350 I have sitting upcountry and arranged to have it rebuilt, by the end of March.

So all the first list will be done in 5 weeks and the changeover of engine & box will happen in May and I can drive it home with its new certification in June and then start on upgrading the upholstery, and maybe change the flat black paint to something a little nicer. (possibly gloss black as the cab is pretty straight)

Will put up some pikkys in a week or two when the new tyres are on it as its a bit plain in matt black with black painted Jaguar rims on it.

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Installed roll pan.
LOL ignore the date..

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Put the Coys on

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Thanks. I look forward to seeing some more of your interior panels.

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Thanks so much for the quick response.

Whew! A cancer scare at only 38?! Man, we don't know each other but I'm pulling for you. Heck yes to stepping up and achieving things you always wanted to do....like building your vintage truck. Life is short, ya gotta live it to the fullest. Again, thanks for the info. I'll be looking for a build thread. It's gonna be fantastic from the look of it. Best, Dan.

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I was diagnosed with Brain cancer at 45 I wish you all the luck with recovery. I think we are doing the right thing by not letting it stop us from doing what we love!
Mark

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Glad to hear you guys success stories. I hope all of your recoveries are as successful as mine has been. Been there, done that too. Had prostate cancer ten years ago at 60. Caught it early due to regular checkups. NO problems.

Guys, have regular checkups, could save your life.

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Glad to hear there are more survivors out there... far too many are not. Its what we do with the Rest of our lives that will make a statement. Family, friends and Hot Rods.... in no particular order....Sorry hunny. Haha.

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Thanks for the support guys!
A funny side note in less than two weeks after surgery I had gone to the moto Gp at luguna seca and a car show.LOL I still had the staples in my head.

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I actually got a chance to start some rust removal and patch welding, my first of many patches to come.. the lower fender skirt mount was rotted out of my drivers side front , it gave me a chance to try out my new welder and other toys ! I started in this area to get used to welding 18ga , and it's hidden..ha ha..i have more to do on this panel.but this is all i could get done before work.. I am going to start a build thread soon..

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i installed my dash delux heater controls ,,today and stared at my truck ,lol ,,,and picked up some front bumper mounts

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worked on my lower fender mount some more today, cut out the rot and added some fresh metal..

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Modified rear crossmember for mustang gas tank posting pics on my build

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While I had the welder out building legs for the greenhouse welded up some holes in the bed strips and gave my grandson his first shot at welding. He did pretty good so let him weld some of the brackets for the greenhouse.

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My truck is 600 miles away and on another island. Yesterday I dropped off a set of chromies and whitewalls, a freshly rebuild 700R4 and some sound deadening to a mate who is taking a container up close to where the truck is.

Hopefully by the weekend, the truck will be looking great and I will then post up some pictures. We are heading up that way later this week and will see it for the first time on sunday morning. We bought it without actually seeing it

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Got the front cab mounts done (s10 swap).

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Found the tailgate cable bolts I needed at the F*** dealer, 4 bucks each. Now I can finish up the tailgate fabrication.