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Talented??? Just got lucky and found a good bodyman who could paint too. The rest of it is just sandblasting, painting, sanding, time, buyin parts and installin them.......maybe not in that order. And a few cold ones along the way to try and forget the money ya just spent. Sounds like you are going to make a quick project happen, just wait till the bug gets you and next thing ya know......show truck with a plow!!!:lol:

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David Any updates? I dont recall you mentioning it, but are you going to be using an original/aftermarket bench or bucket seats?

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Squished

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Juanito,

IIRC, he is using 88-91 style low-back bucket seats.

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Well......Heath beat me to it. I have a pic in my thread with one of the seats in it. I will also have a Blazer console in it or on it so that I can hide my air bag gauges. Or at least that's the plan for now. No real updates other than my job here is done as of tomorrow, so I will be starting my own lawn and landscaping buisiness. I will be getting my carb today or tomorrow and should be firing the 327 this weekend. When I told the guy I was not going to have any money, it seemed to put a fire under him to get it done!:lol:

Hahahha.....toooo cool!!! Thanks JD, it was nice meetin you and the few games of pool were fun!!!

Dead on! It is the 88-91 low backs! I will still be workin on the truck in my spare time and will throw some updates on here by the end of the weekend!

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glad to hear from you David. wishing you the best in the lanscaping b'ness.....

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Thanks Heath, it is a big step from the ac'ed office to the outside. Everyone that I know that has this kind of business makes alot more than me so I figured go for it!!! Might slow my project for a month or two but in the long run it should be worth it. On a side note, Ronnie and I have been kickin around the idea of another project.......Mopar. Maybe a 70-71 Cuda or somethin cool like this.
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Had a chance to meet another forum member...."dukkie" aka JD. He came by the shop after finally gettin his truck running. No front clip and open headers.....yeah, I had to drive it around the block, it was LOUD!!:metal:
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Sweet, just as i was reading this i thought paint the "ugly red to orange" than two photos down you had already done this

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Nice progress David...

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Everything looks great!...except the exhaust manifolds. Are they going to be black, silver or something else?

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Subscribed! Man, it took me forever to get in here!

Must be a strict dress code or something :lol:

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It's all about the timing!!! Get it? Timing. HEI...painting...never mind. :lol:

Thanks Heath!

Appreciate it bro! I will be getting the ceramic coated headers from ECE but due to the layoff it is setting me back on my schedule........dang corporate buttheads.

Just shorts.........and a tie. :lol: But glad you stopped by to check it out!!

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Looks simply amazing!! I looked it over some more. It will take me a while to get through the whole thing. :lol:

One of these days I might get you to draw me a patina truck from my old pics when you have some free time! :D

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truck looks really good David, howver about those wires, I think they ned something, not sure what yet, but there is something. Getting that much closer day by day!!!!! Keep it up!

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im thinking something like this to hide the wires
http://images.oreillyauto.com/parts/...e/sct/4902.jpg

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That's kinda what I was thinking of too. I am going to hide everything the best I can.

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Well here is an update of sorts, since the layoff I have purchased a 2001 Chevy and got my trailer ready for work.......also decided on a name for my business. Today was my startup date. I had a couple of jobs today and spent $53 to make $173 and helped my freind on a job that netted $200 for myself, so I can't say that it was a bad day!!! I'll get back on my truck soon!!
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That is cool!



And I wish I could get layed off so I could go buy a new truck.

I'm just sayin................

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Glad to see that you are making the best of it David, keep it up.

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Lol if it only worked that way for us all

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Good luck on the new venture. Looking foward to progress on the truck.

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just stoppin by to see the build. sucks on the layoff man, good luck on the new business! so did I miss what the new job is?

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Cool name! I may be starting a new business very soon myself. It will allow me more time/money/energy/etc. for my truck! Looks great, by the way!!!

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Well not a new truck but a 2001 with alot of miles on it! It's clean and runs good so I was happy to pay $3300 bucks! It is taking my severence package to do this but it will pay off!!!

Thanks Nuke! It is a big leap of faith on this, but it will work out for sure. I am still working on the truck just not spending any on it right now.

See above.........:lol:

Thanks bro! Have not been on the forum in a while and need to go check on all of the projects I was following including yours!

Hey Kevin! The job was yard and landscape, hard work but good money!

Thanks Devil Dog!! I put some thought into it and it has double meaning also. WWII pilots asked for the "whole nine yards" of munitions for their fighter planes since it was offered in 3,6, and 9 yard belts, and everyone likes golf courses how neatly they are kept so it was a no brainer!!!!

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Here is a small but good update. Tried cranking the motor again today after finding a couple of things that were wrong when I tried before, like a bad condensor. We got it to turn but not run. Also rebuilt one of my vent windows today for the driver side.....it is time consuming on the first one, but the second one should not even take half as long. Still gotta put the glass in though.
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looks great!

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looking good. I have not made any progress on the truck, but the camaro i have been working on is about done and go back to its real home. Then it is all about the truck.

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nice progress David

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Looking good!, remember 3 things, air spark and fuel. just lick the engine, suck, squeeze, bang and blow. the cycles of a 4 stroke

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Much appreciated!

I know the feeling, haven't touched my truck in a month......it sucks.

Thanks Heath!!! See you are gonna beat me!

I think we narrowed it down to a bad condensor, hopefully a new one will help the problem!

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A little more done today! All the glass is in except for the windsheild and I gotta make some cash before I buy one. The new stainless trim is waiting for it!! Yep....that's Ronnie in the background crying because he gave me the truck.
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Is Ronnie giving away anything else? :lol: we can keep him crying!

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I got dibs on the Cutlass and the Harley!!!!:lol: Quick announcement, I got it cranked today and it sounds awesome!! Now I can start building my front clip!!! :metal:

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congrats on getting that bad boy running! it looks great!:chevy:

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congratulations on the new born!!!!!!!!!!!! Now we just need a vid clip of her crying her lungs out loud. oh yeah.

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real sweet truck and great detail. was not a big fan of long beds but this changes everything.

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Sweeeeeet! Glad you got it fired up!!!

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Nice progress David! Looks like your gonna beat us afterall.