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Good work man, i'm in the process of redoing a 87 GMC 1/2 ton longbed. If you ever need help hit me up my mom lives in Lebanon so i'm out that way a couple times a month.

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I just realized that smiley was eatin boogers!! Not quite that nasty.

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Awesome man!! I go out to Lebanon almost every sunday for wrestling training...

We are doing monthly meet/work days and you should try to join us sometime!!

Here is our Jan thread
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554487

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^^^ Yeah, come on out!

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Sounds cool guys i'll have to plan a trip around one of these get togethers.

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Your moving on this jeff! good job!

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Thanks Chuck!!!

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Dont get impatient thats the worse I know its easier said than doen believe me I know, but take your time with it enjoy it.

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All I can say is I want to see some pics of this 383 going in the truck, we all know doing all this work aint nothing without pictures, which I know everyone is pretty good about taking pictures, good luck today will the install fellas!

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Just go look or cubbers build thread... We didnt get it put in today but we did get his inline 6 removed, a lot of cleaning done, and then engine is near ready....

I also managed to get home shine a spot light on my truck and remove the trim and do a little sanding on the back of the cab....

I plan to get some sand paper tomorrow for my orbital because hand sanding bondo sucks!! lol

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Alright got to go check it out, and honestly I think hand sanding sucks even doing it on regular paint an electric sander is waaaay better!! That's awesome you were able to sand the back of the cab, sounds like a nice productive day today!
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The day is mixing well with this vodka :) haha

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So I went hard to work starting at 7am...I would not let scatter showers detour me no matter what...I made a canopy of sorts for any time it started raining and I went to work....

I cleaned and painted the frame
I sanded, cleaned, and painted the back of the cab and front of the bed with a roller (3 Coats Blitz Black)
and and and I also installed Thrush Glass Packs.... **Only thing that sucked is I ran out of Flux wire...>Then used aluminum i accidentally bought so they had some very small leaks...I put exhaust sealer on it and the leaks seem to be gone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-aQ...e_gdata_player

It was a long as day

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Bought some vice scripts too RUS :)

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So its suppose to rain tomorrow but I hope ill have a little but of time to work on installing some exhaust hangers...

I will probably then work on the stereo and tach

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"Not bad". Nope not bad at all. Looks nice and clean now!

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That looks really good!

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Thank guys! It was a long days worth of work lol

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Man, that frame looks good as new!
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Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!! You won't regret it!!:lol:

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Agreed!!! I wanna see pics of the glass packs!!! And a video with it running!!:sumo:

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Looking good, just went through it all, nice work.

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Pipes sound good, man. They will get louder as the packing burns out.

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Uh I don't know how I missed the link to the video!! They sound great Jeff!!

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sounds great jeff! those are the same i have on my truck except now i got the headers, she purrs a lil when you rev it up ;)

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It has a real nice rumble at idle...In the video she hadnt warmed up yet so she was still idling pretty high

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Looks like a very productive day. I'll have to check out the video when I get back home I'm a little bit out of state right now went to gamble for my buddies bday! Broke even so it's all good enjoyed those free drinks haha
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Broke/cut off rusted on hangers that I couldnt reuse and put some new ones on

Did a little more welding on the glass pack but can get 1 little leak gone...ERG!!!

I also installed my fuel sending unit which at first sent the gas gauge way past the full mark but then i noticed the ground was real loose on the top of the sending unit itself...So i tightened that up and it went to the normal full location...

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looks good! you're prob about ready to put the bed back on soon huh?

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I will be once I get my new vent cap for the sending unit i think....Gotta think it through LOL Trying to do anything that would suck to do with the bed on

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lol I understand!

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Good job with the sending unit! I hoped that would fix it.

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Yeah it was a pan in the ass to get the old on out....Cut the **** out of myself doing it...Rusted in there but once grounded all is working for now...I guess ill really see when i can drive it again lol

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nicely done. isnt the vent tube for it rubber?

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yeah it just goes to a transmission case vent

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How are you applying the blitz black? Gun?

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The plan is to apply it by gun.... The inner doors and such were done with rattle cans and the back of the cab and front of bed by foam roller

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Well its raining which means im working on small detailed stuff today....Lets just say im up to some minor details to change a few factory accents....Pics will be up tonight....


Also got a deal from my buddy matt on some new rims i just couldnt pass up. So some time after the new year these babys will go on

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Yeeeaaahhh!!!!!;)

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Some how I knew you might be excited about that Rus lol