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Coming out really nice!!. I like it! Steve
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You appear to be doing a very nice job!!
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can't wait to see it all together
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Thanks guys… it’s been a long road. Current goal is to have it driving by spring. Almost done painting, but lots of cut n buffing. The assembly willl be a winter project.
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Last of the color is down.
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Bed wood is stained. Just needs to be cleared. Probably next weekend
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Coming out nice! I love the color combo.
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Bed wood is done. Because it’s wood I had to spray it with 2 coats. Let it dry, sand it, then 2 more coats of clear. The grain lifts after the first 2 coats. Turned out pretty nice. Surprising how dark it is after the stain - 2nd picture. Much of it gets sanded off. 3rd picture- sanded. 4th picture sanded after 2 coats. Last picture is the final product.
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Looks nice. Maple is one of the hardest woods to take stain uniformly. Did you do both sides or will you oil the back or something else maybe?
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The bed wood looks great. I have the same goal as you. Get all the paint work done before the weather gets cold then assemble over winter. So on your bed wood did you use a oil based stain then automotive urethane clear? I have a scrap piece of pine stained and am going to put some urethane automotive clear on it when I paint the bed sides, gate and front panel to see how it looks. Steve
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Last of the painting is done! Wheels look good :metal:
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As of today I’m officially done with spraying paint. I put the last of my raptor bed liner on. So I’m ready for cold weather. Now the assembly begins. I’m looking forward to that process.
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Looking Great!! I am right behind you on my build. Doing the same thing with the raptor liner. Enjoy the rest of the build...The dirty work is over. Steve
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After taking a couple months off I’m back at it. Not much to show. Just color sanding as I assemble. I put the drivetrain back in. I’m not going to tear into the engine and change the lifters. At this point I just want to get it together! The box is together and I finished the inside of the cab yesterday. Here’s a few pictures.
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Some progress to report. Front fender are cut, buffed and installed. Interior is also cut, buffed and the steering column is in. Just finished some sound deadening yesterday. Today I’m looking forward to assembling. No sanding or polishing today. It’s looking good, but I’m sick of sanding! :lol:
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looks really good. curious, what is thatbig box above the drivers front wheel, does it have clearance for the tire to go through a full suspension travel with the wheels turned to the right? looks tight in the pics but then pics can do that.
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looks very nice!! Making great progress. Steve
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that is a beauty, keep at it
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great idea on the electrical box, thanks for the pics.
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is your fuse/relay panel in there too? good access to work on it if required?
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I just went through your build, and it is awesome. Some real thought and skill went into it. Glad I found it.
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Did you use the Specialty Power Windows kit? If not, which one did you use and is it working well for you?
Also, I've seen a couple of one piece window kits that have the glass with them, what kit did you use for the one piece and did a local glass company cut the window? Thanks. |
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its really coming together. Color looks great
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good lord, those colors look even better as it's going together
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Funny story… I was reading another post on the forum. It was mentioned to make sure your windshield fits if you are replacing the upper eyebrow area over the window. That was about a month ago. So I’ve been sweating a little. I’m nearly ready to install my new windshield in its new hole that hasn’t been fitted. :dohh: After some thought I decided to install the old seal on the windshield and cut both the inner and outer lip seals off. Just left me with the windshield as it should sit without the rubber pulling on it. With much relief everything fit. :metal: soon to be installed permanently!
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Otherwise I’ve been wiring for about 2 weeks now. Getting cliose to finishing that. Airbox is also installed.
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Radiator and fan are installed. Finished the a/c system. Dryer is installed and it’s ready for a charge.
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