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Love it!

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Looking good...Jim

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I have been meaning to get involved in this build and I finally today started from post 1 and read all the way to the end! Your truck is looking great! I'll be following from here on out!

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Man yea you do have it going on.
Thanks for your compliments on my truck this weekend.
I had a lot of people tell me it was there favorite on the Beach.
I will keep a look out you your build.
Thank Big-un

Re: 68 aka "Chained in Porterbuilt Prison"
 

Great build!! Great work!!! Looks awesome!!

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thanx...back home in am....workin on it this week....post pics of your truck...I know they would like to see it....jim

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Hey Jim, glad to here your back on the truck, look forward to the pics...Jim

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here's the script on the tailgate...just got it in primer ....more of tail section in next couple of days....these pics aren't real good but more comin....jim

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Clean !

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Wow, beautiful fab work and i love the interior. You are doing a fantistic job. It will be nice.

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Very nice work!

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A couple better pics.............what a pain this was but worth it when finished I think....valve cover script is so thin ...makes body work real tedious....about 95% done with this one......jim

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I like that!

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Looks sweet...Jim

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That looks very clean and factory like. Nice work.

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Now I can see it, that's slic.

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looks great body work will be fun around the script.

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I like the small script,what is it off of?

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still got a little left...there is a slight long "bump" above the h-e-v-r that i have to address..was there from original ....no welding on this piece....it's so thin that this "distortion" was unseen until primer.....I'll get it though.....it's too neat to quit now.....Can u see what this would look like as a fender script?? So subtle and yet makes everyone go HUUUH??......Thinking i may cut the paint on the script back to bare metal after basing the entire gate...bonding clear over script..then clear whole gate...will give that "brushed " look.......jim

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Early Chevy small block valve cover....here's when i installed....And yes I stole this idea from a couple "unnamed" board members....lol....(HINT....ONE IS NOW NAMED MR. SEMA)........jim

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Very Cool..... :chevy:

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Very cool! seems I remember seeing this on a glove box one time too.


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1329700903

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1337001197

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love it, they should have done this from the factory..they had the stamps, why didnt they ask us ! LOL

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Ok guys....here's the frenched panel I've been wanting to debut....always hated the way most just leave this 8" section behind tailgate either flat paneled or open on raised bed trucks....Have had this idea in my head for years.....may have been done by someone but i haven't seen it.....see what u think and it is pre-made by the way....well sort of!!....jim

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Here's a shot with all braces installed...the top of that rear panel is same as cross brace turned up..then 1" angle welded to backside for floor support...the new panel is bolted in to it and the lower cross sill....notice the little rounded cuts at ends of upper cross sill....for tailgate rib clearance.....

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Now a hint of where the panel came from.........................Anybody????

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I thought that panel looked familiar. Very nice work!

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Hey Jim,love the panel piece and nice job on the clearance of last sill....Jim

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That's a pretty cool idea. I guessed the tailgate panel before I scrolled down, wasn't sure until I saw the cuts on the gate though. I like it! :metal:

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The weird thing is it was the exact width I needed and keep all the lines of the panel intact...usually doesn't work out...I don't have tools to make a panel like that ...so this was the alternative.....81-up Square body gate with handle welded up by the way...did welding and body work before cutting panel out...lot's easier and less chance of warpage...another cool thing is that all of the "cut" edges are hidden behind upper and lower sills except for ends which will square up nicely............jim

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looking great !

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Very nice !! Lots of great ideas!

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I like it.... :)

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Very cool and original idea. I've never seen it before. Nice!

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Great idea! Turned out awesome.

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Another feature that could be done with this is in the recess a trick gas cap could be mounted...I decided to use the side marker lite for 2 reasons..now that floor is raised the side marker is completely exposed on back side giving full "straight" access to tank bung...Also if u mounted the cap in the recess I think it would not be high enough for tank bung to fill properly....it's close and would work well if u left tank hanging down between frame rails but i'm having it made flush or near flush to bottom of rails...Yes another one of my "analism's".....can't take the tank hanging like it was an after thought!!

After lot of thought I'm leaning toward leaving the original tailgate handle...even bought the solenoids....but i'm leaving side markers,handles (although Camaro ),and putting trim back on.....truck is so low , handle (although ugly) shouldn't stand out ....well see....need to get moving on this project so less changes is better right now...Don't want to break the 7 year record of 67cheby!!............Mike u know I'm kidding!!!!!!

By the way ...look at the bottom edge of this tri-plus gate...that's not the camera .....it is that crooked....heavy metal for a repop but man...........

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Got the air tanks and compressor mounts installed...............Nice brackets there Mr. Porter..................

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mounts look great !

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Looking good!

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Sweet...Jim