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sweet work... Wish i had a shop like yours..... keep at it.

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It is actually my freinds long time dream that came true. We enjoy the shop very much. It's got 5 bays and it's about 25 ft deep, and there are two nice little workshops behind it for parts storage and other stuff. Guess I need to get some pics up of his project and the shop. Here is a couple of his project in the shop. **Note the attack cat layin by his frame, he watches the shop for us......seriously. He is the meanest cat I have ever had the displeasure of meeting.....but Tiger is cool.
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I need some friends like That !!! :lol:

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My friend Ronnie.....or the cat?:lol::lol:

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Coming right along... keep at it!

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You're doing an excellent job with this truck. I look forward to your progress.:chevy:

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looking great!

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Welcome to the Houston heat. Managed to get a few things done, like POR 15 the inside floor / firewall of the cab and the front half of the frame, front crossmember, trans crossmember. Also scored a cab/bed lift for $140 bucks off Craigslist, it made the job super easy.
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Here are some shop pics that I promised.
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Wanted to do a mock up, just to see how the truck looks at this point.....wasted time? Nah. It gives you incentive to see what it is looking like after so much work and time.
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keep after it... looking good....

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What area in DFDubya are you in? I lived there for a year in a Residents Inn on 75 @ 635 while working on this Oil and Gas project. I occasionally go to Plano for work too, right by the DP feild.

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Not much progress this past weekend. Releived the bed of the trim, did some more rust delete on the cab by the a/c vent hole and smothered it in POR15 also did the trans x-member. Checked on the progress of my engine, or lack thereof. Cleaned the shop up too........it needed it bad.

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I live in Midlothian, TX. you still doing the oil and gas thing? I have a bro inlaw and nephew that are working for halliburton .

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Yep, still O&G. Our Plano office is on Granite Pkwy. We just had a couple of guys here today that left this project for Halliburton and now we are using them ON this project. Go figure. I'm Ex-Enron too...:waah:

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cool, with all that OT this should be done :lol:

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Got a little done this Fathers Day weekend, Happy Fathers Day Dads!!! Coated the whole bottom of the bed in POR 15 after a major washing and scrubbing. Let that dry over night and finished the bottom off with plenty of rubberized undercoating in the fenderwells and on the inside of the bedsides. Too bad I didn't take a pic of the final product, but half way through it looked great so I snaped a pic.
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Thats looking nice, waiting to see how you are going to do the fuel filler.

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heyhey, that is looking nice, and unfortunately we do have to clean our shops up once in a while.

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Thanks NuKe1. Your WAYYYY ahead of my little project!!!

Doh!!!! I ran my hoist into the driverside of my cab and dented it a little bit....:dohh:.....well a little skim coat will cure the problem. Oh yeah, the gas filler tube.........doing a little research on that right now, maybe through the taillight and hinge the light, that is the cleanest way.

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looking good.

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Got a little accomplished this weekend. After a little filler and 6 hours worth of sanding (in 106 degree weather) my bodyman and I shot some sealer on the cab.....had a bottle of water.....then shot a light coat of K2 primer.....had another bottle of water....then shot another thick coat of the K2 primer....and had another bottle of water and some Gatorade. HOT AS HATES:devil: Gonna let that cure for a couple of days and get ready for some block sanding! I got word on my engine, finally, it's a no go on the 283....can't get any .125 pistons to make a 301...:cuss:...BUT...the guy that owns the shop felt bad that he has had my engine for 4 months just to give me bad news and offered me another 283 or.......327!!! Yep, it's gonna have a 327 now. :metal:
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progress........... looking good. and yes it was a hot mofo......

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Looking good! I hopefully will be to that point in a month or so.

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Keep at it VA72....I have been workin on this cab since February.

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Great job!! Thanks for all the pics and updates. I'm interested in your fuel cell mounting. Why did you need to cut the cross member just on the passenger side?? Was it so you could wiggle it into place or was it not square?? Where do the fuel lines exit?? Looks like a really neat job!!

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Thanks Prathbun! You have to cut only the passenger side since the crossmember forward of that is mounted at an angle, look at the pics and you can see the angle difference. In order for the fuel cell to not rub, this has to be done. I suppose you could mount it from the bottom, but the tank hangs pretty low as is and that helps the problem some. The fuel line exits the bottom rear of the tank by way of 90 degree elbow pointing toward the passenger side of the frame and then up to the fuel pump. I appreciate the compliments!! Feels good to be able to help with the pics and use this forum to help others who love their trucks!!

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Went by the Motor Shop and they started my 327, it was fresh out of the hot tank. I was told it should be together in about a week and a half.<It's about time.>

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the attention to detail is awesome. Going to be a great looking truck.

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Thanks1972SC! The truck in your avatar, is that yours? Here is a link to a 71 that lives close by me.
http://www.sporttruck.com/featuredve.../photo_13.html

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Didn't get much done the past couple of weekends, but did snap a couple of pics of parts that I had done a while back. Also threw in a pic of my tank and compressors for the bags. Here ya go you picture freaks!!
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progress is progress.

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Looks awesome. Now let's get that thing put together.

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So many little things to do. Drilled the holes for all of the emblems that were not originally on the truck......looks cool! Well.......I thought it did.
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No not mine, just inspiration.

That link is the truck in my avatar.

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Cool. Good choice! I see that truck all the time around the Spring/Tomball area. My freinds at Stereo FX installed the sound system so I got to look the truck over really close....alot of work went into it.

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Just when you feel like you are making a little progress one of these "finished product" type of guys drops by to rub it in your face!! My freind Rick was out for a spin in his 69' and dropped by to check out the projects. His car is immaculate so I wanted to share.
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Nice Camaro! how are you progressing on the truck?

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I bought some 4 wheel drive front brake lines, which may be too long, but put them on the calipers anyway. I also purchased some 1980 Corvette shocks thinking they would work easily as a drop shock for our trucks, they do work, but you have to take the bushings out and swap them end to end. During this process I managed to stop a screwdriver with my palm......it felt great. I got the front shocks mounted, and they work great, but still have to do the back ones. I also cut down my rear shock mounts so I could flip them and use them on the opposite sides as shock relocators. That was not too difficult, just took about 40 minutes. What did all of you do this weekend????
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stop stabbing your hand to get out of work !! :lol: