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thanks guys!
yeah, it's actually going together way easier then i figured it would Dale, no probs or issues.....yet :lol:
well today was an extremely good day. with the goverment's changes to the tax laws the other month, found out today i'm not getting $730 back, i'm getting (taa-dah!) $3126 back, heck ya!! :metal::metal: then when i got home i found some more junk in the mail box with the tires for the crewcab dually
hawgs, hawgs & more hawgs, & the dually rims i bought few weeks ago fit perfect this time
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little more inside
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was going to paint the frame tonite, but i ended up blowing the whole night screwing around with my shocks....
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got the first coat of primer on the body, after i added some styrene to the windshield (first issue, gaps in the glass/body mounting...) and really had to work this hood to get it flush, more styrene
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was able to get the frame painted tonite
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Looking awesome

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thanks Dale!
we finally been catching some of your nice weather, getting some hrs!
managed to knock off the '57 though. spent a few hrs making planks for the body ribs, then forgot to photo them....:banghead:
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couple more. did'nt clear the body, did'nt want it super shiny
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Wow! It looks great, engine compartment, visor, steelies and caps. Total package is awesome.

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thanks Dale!
now comes the fun one...engine for the crew dually came from the '70 impala, but it had a 4-spd, so changed it to a turbo, altered the pan to look like a 700
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basic cab together, roof did'nt go together worth a darn, had to add in some styrene. rough long box together, will hang the dually fenders then finish it up...
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It is making me want to lift my dually.

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do it Dale!
biggest & best money pit i ever started, lifting my crew....:lol:
all week at work, temps were in the hi 70's, low 80's, fryin' in the heat. come the weekend, 2 days of rain...:waah:....figures, but got some good bench time on the crew
bunch of box work. put a bulkhead on the front, cause the box on these kits never lines up with the cab
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the 84 gmc is one of my fav kits, & not crazy about the revell truck kits, but revell does have some nicer parts. the wheel tubs are nicer, upper box is the stock amt, lower box is amt with revell wheel tubs instead. surprisingly the tubs were the exact same size, even though the revell is 1/24
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not crazy about the amt tailgate either, no handle & i'm also converting this one to a chevy
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revell tailgate, proper indent and a handle. had to narrow it, trim some off the bottom, and sand the body line down lower to match.....cause it's a 1/24 gate.....
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fenders just were'nt looking right, checked them against my green dually from last yr, crap, also 1/24, so i narrowed them both ways
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got a tub started. impala rear seat, and el camino buckets
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oh yeah, cant forget, one of these ...
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body is getting there. cab needs pillars, drips, & roof ribs. got one dually fender ready to go on, need to fit the pass one still, & add fender braces. cab lines up pretty decent with the box now....
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A lot of work but looks great. Interior looking awesome too. Somehow I knew there would be a visor lol

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you know it, gots to have that visor :lol:
flattened out the floor in the tub (put 2 amt gmc's together & you will see....) fixed the trans tunnel so it looks more normal now, & got the frame stretched. unfortunately by the time i cut out one of the tanks, what was left was not saveable, wanted to do dual tanks (dual batts, dual exhaust, it is a dually...:lol:) mite figure something out still
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a couple minor touch-ups and a good sand and call it done. susp time now....
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Dang, that's looking bad arse. Totally awesome. I know of a certain 89 V3500 that needs to look like that....lol

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all 3500's should look like that dale :lol:
been a busy month, crew is crawling along..
almost screwed up my anniversary. asked my wife what she was doing on the 26th, nothing, not a thing.... huh?? but she wants to go to dinner on the 29th.... cause it's our annv. wow! close one, 25 yrs & i still got the date wrong :banghead:
want to see what half a paint job on my 1:1 crew looks like? far north of 2 G's
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been working hard 'cause i been spending hard. :metal:
picked these 38" toyo's up for 300 clams, with the rims. guy had 'bout 7-800 miles on them-SCORE!
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did manage to get 'bout 90% of the int scabbed together...
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and about 80% of the susp
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low rider?....
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nawww!!!
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so far everything is fittin' good, no real issue's. biggest pia was the rear dually's, 7 pieces to each set of duals....
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a little more on the crew dually. been making accs.
robbed the impala of it's w.shield washer tank, now it will be a coolant recovery tank. added a hose to it & the w.w. tank too. also fabbed a class 3 hitch
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headliner & domelite. black bumpers, still got a set of chrome ones, will wait till it's painted & see which ones are better
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t.lites looked kinda plain....
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some checkplate rails for the box. just a block sand or two & hopefully lay down some color
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a cb & new shifter, still needs seatbelts
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susp is mostly there & painted. two piece d.shaft with a steady bearing...
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Man, it's looking awesome.Great job as usual. Side note.....I started the new job today. I spent the day smelling beer and was anxious to get home to drink one. Bad part is we're doing 7 days a week until further notice...

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good on the job Dale! little rough working hrs though...
smell beer....? sounds like a FINE place to work :lol:
crew body is painted & started detailing it, still needs some clear. "body drop" is tonite, should have it done in a day or two.
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while waiting for junk to dry, contemplating the next build. got 3 diff trucks to pick from. have the stepper left, but i think i will combine it with an old build USA-1 truck into a longbox crew, dont have one of them in the fleet yet, and kinda outgrew the monster thing...
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also got this 20 yr old '50 chevy build that i want to put on boggers...
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and i got this '60 chevy. wish i had another one so could do a crew...
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hmmm, liking this much better, spare stepper box..
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and this looks kick-arse :metal:
big change for me, all stock, right down to the six'er. mild amount of lift & i wish S.U. would hurry up & get them 7.5 x 16 luggers in production, they be perfect for this one...
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Thanks, new job is very different than I'm used to but I'm enjoying it. I'm voting on the 60 stepper. The dually is looking great.

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couple days Dale & you'll be in the swing of it..:lol:
crewy is complete
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couple more....
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last few....of the crew
fun time...
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Wow! It came out.fantastic. The mud flaps are a cool little detail too. Very nice job.

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thanks Dale!
to me the hardest & most frikin' tedious thing was making a billet grille, then it never showed up in any pics :waah: soooo.....just because...
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and i joined the unemployed club too Dale. after working with this guy for almost 30 yrs, had a disagreement monday. end of story there. super glad i've got an excellent reputation in the industry, first place i called, the place i was hoping to go to, was like yup, come on down. was weird driving a truck yesterday with different signs on it....was only unemployed one day, but it was not a good feeling....
got a couple things done on my unemployment day- just could'nt get into it, but did get some frame work done. the 4x4 frame is pretty much strait, and this 2wd one is not. cut out the trailing arm stuff & "a" arms
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at first i was going to replace the front half of the frame, but i would lose the solid mounts for body to frame, and would have to cut & rework the inner fenders. so i cut the frame almost off the floor pan & straitened the rails. i like it better this way cause the frame rails were riding right down the edges of the box looking goofy. fill the gaps on the floor, add a few crossmembers and i think it will do
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i like how i got some space between the frame rails & the sides of the box now. and i cut out the bed floor. my son found a broken wood glider, so i'm going to recycle it into a bed floor
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also got a start on the 235. still needs this & that....
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I'm definitely gonna keep my eye on this 60! My dad had a 60 stepside when I was in my teens. 283 with a 3 on the tree! Maybe scratch a step bumper for the rear.

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I'm glad your unemployment was short. I really like the billet grill. Very nice work and a great detail. 60 is looking great.

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thanks Dale, Dieselburb!
yeah, i'm glad it was too, 'specially after buying the wife's ring, some tires....
UNEMPLOYMENT SUCKS!! working sucks, but i'd rather have that...:lol:
and cant say i've ever seen a step on a stepper dieselburb (excepting the 88's up)
i do have a couple step bumpers in the stash, i'll haft to hold one up when i get the fenders back on, see what it looks like. now that you mention it, a step would prob look better on a 4x4 anyway

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SU still dont have them 7.50 luggers quite ready yet-bummer, really want some for this truck...
a little box work
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stopped at SIL's house, her printer is MUCH better than my hunk 'o' c......
check out the clarity, gauges, radio, heater for the '60
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The bed wood and decals look great.

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thanks Dale!
been real busy at the new job, lots of out of town work, makes for long days....
and stupid me, happened to mention to buddy on my model site i was building a stock looking '60. well, the nerds on that site actually write in to ask how many turns on a ford ttb coil (huh ???, like who would sit there & count them & go that's not accurate.....) so i been making more alterations to the frame to make it more "accurate". harder building them stock than modified..lol
tubular motor mount, divorced t-case crossmember, added some more crossmembers & started the spring hangers
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also made a cab to box mounting brace to keep them nice & flush
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got some "accurate" axles, d44 & h033...:lol: made some springs but have'nt bent them yet, really hoping SU gets them seven-five luggers happening, could use the other ones , but they just dont give it that "look"
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and i think your right Dieselburb, the step is nicer, more basic truckness
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Glad the job is working out. I'm digging the truck, it's looking great! I prefer the rear step too.

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Im glad i could offer up that idea! My dads 60 was a base model that an Arizona school district had purchased new, then he became the third owner. I wish he still had that truck today, was a fun truck to cruise in.

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wow, this has been a slow one...:lol:
got most of the frame & susp happening.
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mite haft to temp. use these rims & tires, still no seven-fives....:waah:
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Looking good,

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getting closer Dale! was hoping to lay some paint this weekend, but boss asked us to work today (sat) so that kinda slowed things right down (loving the awesome hrs & money though :metal:)
well there was some damage from the dented box that i never noticed, & of course, highly visible....
the grille was all dented & bent, so i tried to cut it open & straiten them-fail, then i cut out the center & re-barred it with some 025 rod
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int is mostly there. like how the '60 dash has a lip around the gauges, cut a piece of "glass" & slid it in there
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dee-vorced t-case
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seems weird not having a v8 in there....:lol:
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had planned on finishing the bodywork today....not going to glue these tires on for now. the guy who casts them seven-fives just finished moving, so he's hoping to get them back on track quickly. and the mirror was also broke. stuffed the broke piece in the hole & made a new mirror that i think looks better mounted further back than the stocker
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