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That does look real nice. And when you finish you can come on over and help me out on mine. :) Seriously though, you have done a great job and even more impressive is the rate that you have kept going. These projects take some guys decades so by comparison you are flying.

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I didn't have enough time to paint the box this weekend, but I did have a couple of hours to spend on the truck. I installed the lower grill panel and the big fender braces that go on the inside of the fender from the rad support to the outside of the fender lip. Also painted and installed the "V" braces from the rad support to the lower grill panel. The braces changed my fender to hood gaps a little, so I will need to do a little more adjusting. Hoping to paint the box and rear fenders this coming weekend.

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Sounds great, can't wait to see it...Jim

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I got the box and rear fenders painted today. Everything turned out nice, but I did get a couple of runs in the clear on one of the boxsides...

The only parts left to paint are the running boards and the metal trim pieces around the out side of the door window openings and the inside windsheild trim pieces. Also the rear roll pan that I still need to make!!

I'm going to the shop tommorrow to put the box together and mount it on the truck!!

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Very nice! I like the stake pocket holders. Did you make them? I also like how you welded in the fender bolts to the box side. Nice and clean,

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Very nice Atommik. Looks great!

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Makes me want a piece of pumpkin pie. Very nice. That is the cleanest paint booth I have ever seen. Looks like an Operating Room.

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What paint brand did you use. PPG? It layed out very nice. Great job!

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Thanks for the kind words everybody!!

Farmersid, yeah I made the stake pockets. Xpickup from this forum has made them on some of his builds and he was nice enough to send me a template!!

Wheelie, the paint is Glasurit, made by BASF. Our shop does mostly BMW and Mercedes Benz, so that paint is "approved" by both of those manufacturers.

I was surprised how much surface area there really is on these old trucks. The color didn't cover really well so I needed 3 coats of basecoat.

To paint everything I've done so far it took 9 quarts of sprayable color and probably 7 quarts of clear!!(2 coats). Luckily I can buy the materials at shop cost!!

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Really looking great, look forward to seeing box together...Jim

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Paint came out very nice, congrats!

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Ouch, paint materials costs are really high right now too. Im glad thats the last thing Im doing!

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looking good, congrats.

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beautiful color !!! looks great --congrats !!

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Thanks all!!

Here's a few of the box assembled and installed!!

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Coming together nicely...Jim

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Beautiful

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I finished painting the last few parts today.

Running boards, window trim etc...

My 13 year old daughter will be having back surgery next week so the truck will be on the back burner for a few weeks. I'll have time while at the hospital to keep up with everyones builds so...keep me entertained!!

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That looks great. Hope everything goes well for your daughter....

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yeah hope all works out for you. I just had my first daughter and I couldn't imagine having to go through stuff like that. My instincts are through the roof right now. Hope you get back on the truck. I will say I'm super pumped to get back at my projects, but its gonna be awhile with the new baby. breaks aren't always a bad thing.

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Looks great as always, Sorry to hear about your young'uns surgery. Hope all goes well!

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Best of luck to your daughter with the back. We'll all be standing by for updates on daughter, then you can get back to work. Best to you....Jim

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I love the color! Best of luck to your daughter.

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Your truck is looking absolutely awesome. Congrats.


Best of luck with the little one.

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Truck looks great.......hoping everything goes perfect for your daughters surgery!!

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truck looks !!! best of luck on daughters surgery - plz let us know how she is doing !

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great ^

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Thanks for the well wishes for my daughter. She has severe scoliosis and they will be doing a partial spinal fusion to try to straighten the curves as much as possible.. She has an "s" curve with the largest part measuring 70 degrees!!
Here's a photo of her x-ray. It still freaks me out a little to think her spine is so bent!!

I'll post some more info in a few days.

Thanks again!!

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Prayers said, and more on the way. I have never seen an xray like that, hope it comes out great, keep us posted...Jim

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prayers said here too. hope things turn out good for your daughter.

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Atommik, Best of luck on your daughters surgey and I will be thinking about you and your family. By the way truck looks great. Keep us informed.

Shannon

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Paint looks killer bud. Saying prayers for your daughter. Hope everything goes well.

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Thanks everyone!!

Her surgery is tomorrow at 8 am.

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We'll be praying...Jim

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Best wishes for her. When it comes to daughters, nothing else matters.
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hope all turns out well !god speed her recovery

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Tom, hope all went well with the surgery, and your daughter is fine. I know you will be spending a lot of time at the hospital, just know we're still praying...Jim

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+1 on the all went well with surgery Tom.

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Hey all,
Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers. My daughter's surgery went well and she is doing good in the hospital starting her recovery. We'll be here until Sunday, then recovery at home for 4-5 more weeks before she can go back to school.

On the technical, "build" part of her surgery, they used 2 titanium rods, several screws and some "hooks" to move and hold everything in place. I'd love to see that "tool box". They used probably about $20,000 worth of titanium!! Here's a picture of her "after" x-ray.

It's amazing the technology and skill the doctors now have that they can do this kind of surgery!! The largest part of the curve (the middle section) was at 70 dergrees, and is now at about 20-25 degrees. They could have strightened and fused her spine top to bottom, but then she would have been rigid and have a huge loss of flexibility. By leaving the very top and bottom sections flexible, and partially fixing the middle, it will leave her with most of her normal movement and keep her head lined up well with her hips.

It's amazing the hours of planning, and consulting the surgeons do before the surgery. Kind of like building an old Chevy truck!:lol:

Thanks again for the encouragement,
Tom

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Best wishes Tom. I pray she has a speedy recovery!