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Haha you guessed right bill. I had to move the truck into the garage to make room for the '78 donor truck. I used an old bucket upside down since the seat wasn't in the truck. Only got to drive it 30 feet but was still the first time driving it and was fun.

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It barely fit in the garage it's so long. Oh and the '78 should get here on Wednesday:metal:

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Tight fit in there! lol

Awesome that the donor will be there soon. :metal:

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Yeah I'm really looking forward to tearing into the '78

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Finished up my front bumper this evening, I previously got all of the bends out of it by using a torch and hammer and beating it for hours but it still wasn't perfect so today I applied a layer of fibreglass filler and sanded it smooth and got it bolted on, I'm pretty happy with the end product.

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I also found this chrome badge at a garage sale that I may use on the truck. I will probably mount it on the front or rear bumper or maybe in the interior

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That badge is Ultra Cool.

Love little details like that.

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Great progress Nik! Really awesome work on the passengers side rocker, cab corner and your bumper :metal: keep at it, you will be rocking around it no time

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Thanks rian, yes it's the little details that set a car apart from the rest.

Thanks Anthony, unfortunately I won't be getting much done on the truck in the next few weeks since its tightly packed away in the garage to make room for the '78 donor that will be here on Wednesday. I'll be spending most of my spare time stripping that Down.

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Got a lot done today on the fender, this section was really screwed up so I just decided no to use it. The lip has quite a bend to it

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Luckily I kept this piece from my original fenders

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here is the fender all welded up, it just need to be ground smooth but it turned out pretty nice

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You Amaze Me! Your build is making me Jealous and I can't start on my Truck until this winter gets here. Stay the Course

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Thank you very much, I look forward to seeing progress on your truck

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Great progress looking good.

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Thanks

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I got the 78 today and already started to tear into it

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the fender looks real good . nice parts truck too

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Thanks Jim. yes the parts truck is in Pretty good shape, lots of good parts that I will be able to sell and make money on while keeping the parts I want

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That 78 looks nice!

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It sure is, I'm going to be tearing into it lots this weekend since I've got a 4 day Long weekend :metal:. Both Monday and Tuesday off school.

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Nice work on that fender :metal:. Truck is coming along nicely, I bet you can't wait to get it out on the road!

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Thanks Scott, it may be a while until it's on the road since I think I'm going to do the crossmember swap, power brakes and power steering first.

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Did lot of work on taking the 78 apart and I struck it rich lol. Found a bunch of change in the ashtray. I'm looking forward to seeing what is hiding under the seat, allready found a couple wrenches.

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Maybe you'll become a millionaire! :lol:

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Haha we'll see

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Got the 4spd removed from the 78 yesterday. This was quite the event since the trans (sm465) weighs 175 lbs and with the bellhousing it probably weighs 200 and I pulled it myself using just a regular jack and a ratchet strap. At least it's over with. I also got the steering box removed and it took a while since the pitman arm was stuck to the centre link.

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I got a ton done today, I removed the front fenders, inner fenders, core/rad/grille support, brake booster and master cylinder, distribution block and brake lines. Then I got the crossmember all unbolted and removed it as well. This pic is after I scraped all the grease off

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I sraped a lot of grease off the crossmember, it weighed in at 2lbs

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These are the rims I'm going to be using, they are 5 lug 16" stealies

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Nice work that thing will be a pile of parts before you know it!

But as we all know taking them apart is the easy part ;)

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Thanks, I hope to have it completely disassembled in the next couple weeks.
Could not agree with you more

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Nice progress!

You must've got a super deal on the donor truck after deducting all the spare change you found. :lol:

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Nice work and I am digging your energy, it's contagious :metal: the pride you have when you can drive this truck will be over the top.

Great job!!!!!

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Thanks, haha yes There was even more change under the seat and floor mat.
Since I have lots of good parts to sell I should easily make my money back.

Thanks, your right about the pride, once I'm done I'll be able to tell everyone that I built it from the ground up. Truly built not bought.

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Good job dude! Got a lot of work done! :metal:

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Thanks tj, I sure did! I also started taking the suspension apart so I can rebuild it but no pics

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Been spending most of my time lately taking the 78 apart and selling things from it but today I started to tear the suspension apart and clean it up. I got the caliper, rotor and spindle off on one side. Breaking the balljoints loose was quite a struggle but a pickle fork and gear puller used together got the job done. I then cleaned the spindle in the parts cleaner and got it looking pretty with a coat of paint .

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Pulled the rear end out today after school. I was on a bit of a time crunch as the truck is getting picked up tommorow but i got it done. The guy that is buying it is giving me more than I paid for it so that means I got all my parts free:metal: