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Things may have slowed but its still good progress!

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sweetness...

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Nice job. I really like the metal bed. I have a 73 Step Side bed on a 65. I wonder if they make it for them.

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Shannon,,, who's the slacker eh ?

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I like your build!

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Ok, you got me.:lol: I admit I've been slacking like crazy lately. I'll be back at it before too long though. Thanks for spurring me along.;)



Thank you sir.

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Don't you think this might be a sign that something needs to be done. My girls are making art work in the dust. :haha:

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See, I was following this build religiously..... Actually i still am cause i'm subscribed!

Um, don't look now but your girls have taken over! Slacker!!! LOL! Hey we all need to take a break now and then, the girls are just sayin they love you!

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Hey, that dust is better than snow! :lol:

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too funny..

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Yeah, you got me.:lol: It has been a long time since anything has been done to the old truck. I'll be making a come back this year though.:metal:



The thing is is that my cab is next door in Alan's garage and it's his girls that are doodling on it. I guess it's become a permanent fixture in his shop.



I agree, but we have had our share of the white stuff this year as well.




Pretty sad, huh?:lol:


It's all good, I'll get back to it pretty soon and finally get this thing knocked out. I was talking to Alan over the weekend about the only real body work I have to do is on the cab and that's it. The bed and front end is new and just needs to be bolted together pretty much. Easier said than done I know, but it should help some when it comes time to assemble the truck.

Stay tuned, more good times to follow.;)

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Hey Shannon, the next time you come over bring your chain saw so we can cut the roots off your cab dolly. :haha: J/K ;)
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Good one Allan. :metal::haha::haha::haha:

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Hey bud you got a chainsaw file I can borrow?:lol:



We'll have to add "comedian" to the the list of Alan's talents now.;)





On a serious note, I got an email from Donna over a www.ricksupholstery.com that my buddy bucket seat covers were done and had shipped out and according to the tracking info I should have them tomorrow.:metal:


Here's a picture of them for your enjoyment.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...SeatCovers.jpg


I'm painting my truck medium olive with a white top and have been planning on a black interior for a while, but I've always wanted something a little more custom, but wasn't sure what I wanted until now. These houndstooth covers should spice up the interior a little bit.;)

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Nice.. I need to look at their site and see if i can afford em.... lol

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Heath,

I paid less for these than what LMC sells their generic black vinyl buddy covers for.;)

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Your seat covers look very nice!

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Thanks Ryan. I'm looking forward to the day when I can finally sit on them.

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I guess it's time for an update. The weather here has been pretty decent for the last couple of weeks so I've been able to get a little shop time in.


Alan caught me in action finally working.:lol:


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSC036071.jpg


Finally got the cab corner and rocker buttoned up.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSC036091.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0628.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DSC036201.jpg


If you remember I had some issues with the rocker and ending up splitting it to make it wider so it would line up with the door. We ended trying 2 different rockers on the driver's side and they both fit the same. So we cut and modified one to make it fit like it should. We're still not sure what the problem was, but everything fits and lines up as it should now.

Before.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0905.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0988.jpg

After.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0630.jpg


Next I tackled the door hoop issue. Ended up taking out about a 1/8" of metal.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0636.jpg


Ended up with a pretty good conture when it was done.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0638.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0641.jpg

Since I relocated my fuel tank to the rear of the frame I decided to seal up the hole in the floor of the cab for the fuel line.

Before.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0632.jpg

After some mad fab skills.:lol: Alan thought I was trying to make my own money when I made this plug.:lol:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0633.jpg

Sealed up.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0635.jpg

Of course there was tons of grinding during all of this. :devil: The driver's side is about 95% buttoned up now, so things are starting to come together at a pretty good pace now.


I'm still acquiring parts when I find good deals and when the budget allows. I picked up a pair of '72 only extreme bend hooks, from another member, a little while back. They're in great shape and have already been powdercoated.:metal:


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...ket_23947_.jpg



Stay tuned I may just finish this thing yet.:two:


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Thanks fopr the update! this has been one of my faves to read!

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You do remember how to post pics. :haha: I thought you might have forgotten how. :smoke:

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Nice work, I bought a set of 69-72 tow hooks but have decided not to use them. Need to get some fundage to finish the "little" things.

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Looking good! Gaps turned out nice!

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Thanks for taking the time to go through my build.



Just been saving up trying to make a decent update post. Hopefully, we can keep the momentum going on both of our trucks and get them roadworthy.:metal:



Thanks Gene. I've been following your build as well. Your truck is looking great.

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Thanks Jonathan.


One of the upgrades I wanted to make on my truck was to swap over to a cable style throttle cable and replace the solid throttle rod setup that originally came on my '69. Below is a list of the parts that I used to make the swap.

A '72 throttle cable bracket off the parts board
One of Rokcrln's gas pedal adapters - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=371099
Lokar throttle cable - http://www.jegs.com/i/Lokar/625/TC-1000HT/10002/-1


I mounted the new pedal and marked where the cable needed to come through the firewall and drilled a hole.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_0643-1.jpg


After mounting the cable to the pedal this is what I ended up with. Looks good right?


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0647.jpg


Well, the more I looked at it the more I didn't like the idea of trusting a 40 yr old plastic bushing on the throttle setup, even though they came this way from the factory originally.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_0660-1.jpg


So I ended up cutting the eye off the gas pedal and rotated it so I could use the clevis style mount that comes on the Lokar cable.


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0661.jpg


After some cutting, welding, sandblasting and primer this is what I ended up with.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_0663-1.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_0665-1.jpg


I mounted it after the this was done, but forgot to take any more pictures before I removed it again, sorry. But trust me it works.;)

What should've been a simple hole to drill turned into a 1.5 hour project. Oh well, at least with the new setup I have a good piece of mind in my throttle setup. Plus, this is one less thing on the to-do list now.:metal:





On another note, I received some more parts to add to my stash.






Some replacement foams for my buddy buckets.:metal: .

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0659.jpg


I've had these on my wishlist for a while now and was finally able to get some. For those looking for some boardmember and vendor "Pickmup" (Frank) has the best price on these American made cushions.



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Re: Project - '69 4x4 named "Patches"
 

I've got to replace my throttle cable also, found out that a 4x4 engine sits back a couple inches further than my 2wd so my cable is now too long. Nice work!

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Gene are you going to use the factory style cable? If so, I may have one that came with the '72 gas pedal assy that you can have.

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You're my new best friend if ya do!

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nice work Shannon.

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PM sent.;)



Thanks Heath. It's progress right? Anything new happening on your K10 build?

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unfortunately not Shannon, hopefully soon....

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Hi, been watching your build and have to say, great job. I'm just past the tear down stage on mine and my throttle cable was not stock, way too long (actually was looped around the carb) and I was wondering in the length comparison between the Lokar you bought compared to the stock version? I really like the look of the Lokar. Thanks Bill

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Thanks Bill. The Lokar cable is a "trim to fit" cable. It's pretty simple. Check out the link below for more info.

http://lokar.com/product-pgs/throttl...le-cables.html

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Perfect. Thank you....

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Let's see some update pics!!!

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Anytime.



Nothing to update so far this week.:waah:

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Not even some more pictures of Allan.:lol: boring:lol:

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nice work, always enjoy stopping back to see your progress...

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Nice build!!!
I wish I had the time, patience, skill, tools and money to do what you are doing.... :D