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Glad ya'all had a great time! And I'll give you a call here soon Don....been some what busy and not sure when you are available.

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Anytime between 9 and 9 central time... Clem has a great setup

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Alrighty! I'll try an give ya a call tomorrow! talk to ya later. T.J.

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Great photo shoot, what a way to spend a day...JEALOUS!! No git to patchin that rust so you can drive the truck next year!!

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On it.... As soon as my repair parts arrive...:uhmk:
Thanks for keeping me focused!:metal:

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Parts Hunting today... Scored this Bench Seat, and Custom Sail Pieces for $10 :metal:

http://imageshack.us/a/img27/6751/ono3.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img546/8718/gv44.jpg

While out and about I also spotted the SWB Fleetside... :uhmk:
Slid one of my cards under the driver's side wiper then snapped this pic...
http://imageshack.us/a/img41/8051/nr7y.jpg

Have a great week Guyz and Galz...:burnout:

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Good score on the spares Don.

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Amazing what $10 can get you at the right location. Up here in Illinois I think they would have added a zero to that number. Great deal!

Will work on your patch panels on Wednesday.

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Nice score on the seat & Sail trim!
I hope that those sail pieces clean-up to be perfect for you!
BTW, thanks for posting the pics from Clem's!!!

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Thanx, will attempt to Skype ya tomorrow...;)

Awesome! Thanx again, in advance, for the patches!!!:metal:

Thanx, I plan on doing a Faux-tina paint scheme, so I plan on polishing up the sails, and painting the "Custom" the same color as the truck but leaving the faded black accents as is...:ito:
Clem's was alot of fun, you are welcome about the pics...;)
That Blue on your truck is :jdp: Awesome color!!!

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VERY cool photos of the get-together !!

The envy is all mine for not being able to make that one!
Thanks for the photos and the story telling, with any luck I can get something like this going at my place, once it is a place of course....
...right now its just a pretty camp ground ..... LoL

Well ok there old zoomie, the break is over, back to work !
We need updates !

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SIR,YES SIR! :flag: Thanks for the kick in my backside...
Is the garage frozen yet?

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Great pics. of the get together and congrats. on your seat and trim find.
I've been working on my truck today and am taking a break here on the forum.
When I saw the bobble head dog from Grizz in your pics. I had to laugh, that is so cool.

Take care bro.

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Getting there, a tad slower this year than others...it was in the 50-60s last week and weekend, but the morning frost has lasted all day today and been in the high 20s since Monday.
The river is starting to ice up, and snow is expected Friday.....

Let the freezing begin !!

I hope to have a fairly interesting update on my build here in the next week or so.... :smoke:

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fairly interesting update coming... Looking forward to it Murph!:mm:

Jeff is hooking me up with the piece to repair my inner fender... picking up some metal before the weekend for my radiator support... Body filler ordered... Time to get after it again!:metal:

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Not really an update, but the big brown truck dropped off my Body Filler today...;)
http://imageshack.com/a/img163/7269/r9at.jpg

Gonna get the passenger fender ready to prime, then do the same with the, new to me, hood for my DD...:metal:

Ordered online due to the fact the only local Body Shop Supply burned down and hasn't quite made their re-opening yet...:uhmk:

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Alright then! Let's see some work!!!! Hint hint!!! HAHAHAHA!!! :chevy: Your making faster progress than me!:lol:

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Just made it through the end of your thread so far. Keep up the good work, & I look forward to your continued progress. Great pics of the git down at Clem's as well. Oh, and cool artwork! I like to doodle myself every once in a while. :bowtie:

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Here's the deal, since I've been following your thread I've also been checking Craig's List and ebay for 61-66 Chevy and GMC trucks. They are out there and some even seem reasonably priced. I keep talking myself out of pulling the trigger on one because I already have enough stuff to deal with even though a cool older truck could be worked into the mix. Can we have too many trucks, cars, toys and projects? How many is too many? :lol:

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Let us know how that body filler works out. I've used several U-Pol products but never tried their filler yet. I love all the stuff I've tried. Interesting to see that looks like it might be produced domestically because it's in an American style can. All the other stuff I've used has been in a European designed can, which is much easier to open and reseal.

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Too many… NEVER, not in my vocabulary anyway!!!:mm:
Hope to see ya soon… Grizz has put something in the mail to me and included a bauble for you as well...;)


I'll have to take a look at the can to see where it was made… Not really sure how to compare this product since this is my first attempt at body work...:lol: A friend recommended UPol so I decided to give it a try…;) Since I am a newbie at body work, I decided to play with a free hood for my DD… Today I sanded and rattle canned primer to see how I had done...:crazy: My thought was to prime and see if and what further work might be needed…. Primer sure showed me the areas that need more attention.
Here are pics of Before and After the primer…
http://imageshack.us/a/img266/4267/rosi.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/2636/bs4j.jpg

Happy Wrenching Folks!!!:cf:

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Thanks for the kick TJ… I need that occasionally, or often, as my better half says...:haha:

Thanks Man!!!:metal: Clem is doing this the 3rd Saturday of every October… A must attend just to meet Clem and see his Awesome slice of Automotive Heaven!!! Just my opinion...
Gotta get primed for more artwork, winter time gives me the time to doodle more...:mm:

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Dropped by a local car show yesterday morning… More recruiting...:metal:

Here are a few Trucks that I passed out cards to the owners...:mm:
http://imageshack.us/a/img546/9915/e7dx.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img5/6075/3n9v.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img543/4156/op8s.jpg

:burnout:

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If I were still in northeast MS (where I'm originally from), I'd make the trek over to Clem's for sure. We're working on relocating a little closer back that direction, so maybe a future visit will be in the works. Clem & I have chatted a couple times about SEC football. He's a Razorback, while I'm a Bulldog (MS State). And I'm waiting on somebody to hit me up for some artwork. It usually comes around this time of year. Last year my mom wanted something done for her bedroom with Faith, Hope, & Love. The year before that it was a rooster painted on a garbage can for the kitchen. :lol:

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The hood looks good. Dust some black rattle can over it for a guide coat and block away.

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nice pictures of the trucks! And cool hood!:metal:

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Thanks Alan… Being so new to bodywork has me learning some through trial and error…;) The primer coat sure highlighted some areas that need more attention… Once I address those areas, then I will do the black rattle can dusting and blocking...:mm:


Thanks TJ and the best part about the hood… it was free!!!:metal:

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I agree with Don, I'm at 5 trucks, 1 car, a jeep toy, always at least a couple Harleys around and a toyhauler live in camper....and I'm always looking for more.....I say pull the trigger! Just be careful you don't catch the bug that some of us other gearheads get :lol: Don, hood is looking good! Just like learning to weld, patience is key.. With bondo I have the tendency to sand off everything I put on over and over...I've been doing it for years and I'm still learning. I think your first time out of he gate and you're ahead of me! Doing a great job as usual, keep up the good work! :metal:

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:agree:

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Thanks for the encouragement… ;)

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Good that you got a hood to practice on.
I am dreading mine, which I think will be on the list after the rear sway corrections I have to make.
Normally I would do the fenders next, but due to my limited space, I think they are safe and remaining unscratched/not dented just hanging on the wall right now.....
Hood on the other hand I can plop up on the front of the truck and not worry about too much.

Out of curiosity, how many days out of the week do you work on your truck?
How many hours do you suppose?
I been wondering because I know I spend a lot of time on mine, with somedays if it weren't for the need of food, I would be there till it was time to go to work the next day. :mm:

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Quick answer is Not enough!:lol: Sunday and Monday are my days off, so to speak, since I'm self employed... With that being said, when the studio is closed I'm not making money so I try to work when possible. This time of year is historically slow business wise in the tattoo industry, and to add to it I am in a small market area.:waah: Enough whining, to answer your ? I try to get in about 6 to 10 hours per weekend, but that varies alot thanks to life getting in the way... but I would venture to say that I average about 6 or so hours per weekend.:bo2:

I need to spend more time, especially since I plan on driving my '65 to Clem's in 11 months for the next get-together...:uhmk:

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I was wondering because with the amount of progress you make, I would have assumed you spent more hours on it per week.
Between Monday and Friday I tend to get 3-5 days at least a couple of hours on it before dinner is ready. Sat-Sun I am there pretty faithfully from noon until 6-7 pm when dinner is ready.
Once I put it down and clean up for the evening meal, I do not go back down to it however. If I did, I would be there until I could not stand any longer.

Case in point, one night my wife went out with the girls.
When she came home I was like: "Well that was a short night, the girls poop out on you, or did you poop out on them?"
She replied, "Honey, it's 1 am...."

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like the scooped hood. i would like to see the rear view if you've got a shot. and don't worry about the body work, with your talent, that fillin', sandin' primein' business will soon be easy.

stay after it my friend... looking good.

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Hood is lookin' good. Just keep at it. I sold a dash bezel to a guy a couple weeks ago who mentioned he was going to looking at a double-scoop cowl hood like yours for his '95 C-1500.

I'm a big fan of the OBS ('88-98) body style myself. Had a '93 short/step as my first vehicle, & owned it for a little over 9 years. Just got into a fullsize again ('97 2dr/2wd Tahoe) in January of this year.

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:haha: Sounds like me… jobbin' along and next thing ya know, wife is bringing me a pillow and blanket...

:mm: Thanks Clem! I'll see if I can get a rear view posted for ya this weekend. ;)

:metal: My '90 model came to me via a trade for a '71 Super Beetle that I had a grand total of $50 in… The kid traded me the Silverado straight across, he drove it to my place shifting sans clutch. I pulled the pushrod, had it welded back together and bled the clutch and started driving it!:uhmk:
Apparently he bent and broke the clutch pedal pushrod after replacing the Master & Slave Cylinders… For a year or so I scratched my head as to how the pushrod was broken...:hmm: Then the "used" master cylinder he put on gave up the ghost. :(
I replaced the part and during the bleed process the rod, from the slave cyl to the clutch fork, slipped off and locked up against the bell housing. This caused the Clutch pedal to lock up...:confused: After diagnosing the problem the proverbial Light Bulb lit up… That's when I realized, when that happened to the PO, he muscled it until the pushrod bent and broke… :lol:

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Made in the UK...:uhmk: Bought from TCPGlobal since our local body shop supply store burned down a few months back...:waah:

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Made in the UK...... Hmmmm?? Gotta be good.

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I like it, not quite as tasty as the Curly Wurly's...:haha: but an easy to work product!:metal:

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The Mailman brought a package today from Grizz...:metal:
GOODIES!:bann:
http://imageshack.com/a/img30/5841/kct6.jpg

The Dog had to get in on the action since the goodies were from his homeland...:lol:

My wife claimed the T-Shirt... and the long Number Plate may end up on the Son's Volvo...:uhmk:

Time for a Curly Wurly bar...:two: