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Thanks Michael. Its been an adventure.

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Sorry for the slow updates. The LST crunch is in full swing. Chris wrapped up his box to house the Ride Tech Ride Pro X processor. He sanded it smooth, then I added a layer of under coat for a nice textured finish. Once cured, we sprayed it with vinyl dye to match the interior.

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Very nicely done! Too bad it will be hidden under the seat as it really looks good. While it might be obvious, I am missing it....why have the connector to the control module on the outside? Maybe for diagnostics access with the seat in place?

I enjoy following builds like this...sets my personal build quality bar higher.

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Action shot of Chris actually working on the truck. He did a nice job on the box too. I like how you color matched it to the interior.

Do you have a raft lined up to get Elwood over to LST? Looks like its going to be a wet one this year. Owen and I are headed down after lunch tomorrow in Henry. The weather kept us from getting all the interior parts color match as was our goal, but we are coming down anyway. Basically got most of the parts from the dash up color changed and put back in. Door panels and kick panels are not done, but will be once the rain and high humidity stop...

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Looking great Ken!

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Great to catch up and talk with you and Chris again. Elwood looked really good!

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Thanks, it did turn out well. The exposed unit you see is the XU processor. It integrates the Bluetooth feature with the ECU. It has a pin hole in front that has to be accessed to pair with another device. It has to be accessible to initiate the pairing process.

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Thank you sir.

Thanks buddy. I enjoyed the conversation as well. We appreciate the compliments

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Outstanding Ken!!!! Love it! That woodgrain :metal:

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So where’s the final pics at LST? Did you get the wheels and wood grain done?

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I saw some pictures of the truck from LST. Awesome job, really love the new wheels!

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Please forgive me for the delayed response. We went in to full thrash mode for the last few days before LST and lack of time and sleep reduced my posting. I plan to give a full wrap up on how things came together as time permits. Until then I'll cut to the chase and post a few pics of the (somewhat) finished product.

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Oh what a beauty! I love it!

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I dig it! The size/BS on the wheels really fills the wells out nicely.

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Nailed It!!!! Love the looks of the woodgrain & wheel choice is perfect!

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Outstanding!

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Thank you for all the kind words. Its funny how there were so many people that said they questioned my choice based on the renderings. Those same people were kind enough to offer compliments and admit they were not seeing the vision I had in my head. :metal:

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I wish I could go back and show you a bunch of great pics from the last week. unfortunately there arent many. I got up early and worked a bit every day. I loaded my truck with supplies and put in a 10-12 hour day at work, then came home and put in several shop hours. I ran on 4 hours sleep till the last three nights and got almost no sleep then.

I expect no sympathy as these were self inflicted wounds. In order to honor my commitment to vendors on Scarlett, I had to compromise my timeline for Elwood. I knew this going in, and have no regrets. My only concern is I have very few pics to share.

Lets take a look at those that I do have. Heres the dash coming together thanks to Brothers Truck parts. A new bezel covers the Resto Mod Air digital controller.
The steering wheel was updated by American Racing to match the wheels. I color matched the leather grip to the seat.

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Prior to this i had pulled all of the interior plastic and and stripped it clean. It was in excellent condition so I simply scuffed it and dyed it to match. My door panels were good, but the arm rest pads were coming apart. Fortunately Brothers Truck parts had exactly what I needed. they supplied me with new arm rest pads, and long with carpeted lower door panels to match the beautiful carpet.
I'm not sure why the color looks washed out. It is very red.

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Looks amazing! Any info, or tips on the woodgrain install? I love the woodgrain!

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Thanks. I did not do the install. I suggest you hire a professional. After watching Daryl at Deluxe 281 spend an hour on the tailgate, I knew I made the right choice. I love to learn new things, but I feel confident that it's done right.

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Do you plan to redo the interior woodgrain to match the outside?

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That would be a nice touch

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I'm not sure yet. It's actually a pretty close match already. I have considered changing it to the Silverado brushed trim too. I'll play with ideas till I get time to do the a.c. and audio updates

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Do you still have Scarlett?