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Thanks 99, I am a frequent visitor of your build thread and really like your truck.

We are forecasted for a possible tornado outbreak later this evening, so I did what any sane Oklahoman would do... I worked on my old truck lol.

Now for a big picture update. I aired everything up and rolled the truck outside for the first time since Sept 2010. I was finally able to look at the front wheel placement and I am pretty happy with it. Now for the pics.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n...6/IMAG0271.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_...6/IMAG0272.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...6/IMAG0273.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U...6/IMAG0274.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-E...6/IMAG0275.jpg

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Looks awesome!!! Nice work!!!!!!! :metal:

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Congrats on the "roll out" ! She's looking good.

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I know nothing about bags, but that looked good when you were airing it out in the video.:metal:

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Congrats on getting your truck out of the garage Billy. It looks like you hit the wheel base right on. Looking forward to seeing more updates.

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Thanks guys. It was nice to have an update that involved parts going back on lol. I was really worried about the wheelbase, but it worked out.

I rolled it out today and took out the seat frame, gas tank, and stripped the head liner out of it. There was not as much pooh as I expected which was nice. Also, I was dreading that I might find more cat bones in there, but there was not any. Just a mouse or rat skull lol. The tire I put on the passenger side rear didn't hold air, which of course it is up against a wall when in the garage. So, I swapped that tire today for one that was good. I also removed the broken rear window and the dry rotted window seal.

It will probably be the weekend before I get to mess with it anymore. But, when I do I think I will clean in the cab more, try to get the stock gauges out, and see about mocking up the steering column.

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I got a little work done. Last week I got the truck turned around, with some help from my neighbor and a random guy riding by on a bicycle. Sunday I wanted to start taking the fenders off the rear. I started by breaking every bolt I touched. Then I found out some of the bolts were between the rotted wood floor and the steel floor someone welded over the top of it. After some air chisel and sawzall love, I got it out. I put the rolled up metal on the curb and my friendly neighbor hood metal scrappers had already took it this morning.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O...0/IMAG0295.jpg


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V...2/IMAG0294.jpg

Btw if anyone wants that bumper they can have it. It says Curtis Raborn Chevy, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on it.

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truck is looking good for sure. Can't wait to see it done. what are the plans for the rear? Triangulated 4 link or parallel? what rear end you using? Pardon if it was already mentioned.

love the old gauges. holler at me if you aren't using them. I quite a few sets.

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Nice progress Billy.

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Thanks guys.

I have a tri 4 link from Scott's Hotrods waiting to go in. Right now I have a rearend out of a 4wd blazer. I am going to try and use the stock gauges if possible.

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Well any more progress!?!?!!?? :devil: :lol:

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I gotta pay for the "progress" first lol.

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We got most of the old shop moved out to the shop mom had built. I have some major garage envy.

I tried to gather up all the parts for my dad 52 sedan so we could know what we have and what we may need down the road.

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:lol:

Sweet! I bet that shop is really nice too.

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It is nice, like 30 x 40 with a wide tall door.

I wish I had it, I got hail damage on my crew cab last night.

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Nice

Not so nice on the crew.. thats ok we can handle it.

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How hard is it to prep mirrors, handles and front bumper cover for color matching? :lol:

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Not bad at all really its the primering a million times and sanding them smooth is what sucks :lol:

I did the whole inside of a Subaru WRX and painted the inside to match the car.

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Things have been busy so there has been no more progress. But I will let the cat out of the bag about previous progress. With the help of Scott I got a running 94 gmc tbi 350, trans, harness, ecu, etc that will be going in the 52.

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;)

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...526_180725.jpg

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those always look like Medusa to me, I'm to old to figure all that out, just give me a fuel line and hot wire to the coil! Should be a nice upgrade, I am thinking about an aftermarket FI in the long future for mine.

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I wanted fuel injection, because I want to daily drive this truck and maybe hit up some small shows around the state. I looked at the the holley efi system and for the much less I got my whole drivetrain. It will be some work, but I am using the whole harness out of the truck. I need to stop doing other hobbies and get the frame buttoned up and start on the drivetrain.

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We need to get measurements on the air box to see if it will set under your dash enough to use the heater and Ac stuff also.

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Sunday, I am hoping to make some time and see what it will take to remove the bed off the truck. I got the daily driver insurance stuff taken care of and tomorrow the house gets inspected after the hail storm.

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Sweet ! TBI is great for reliable cruizin'. Should be pretty quick in that old lightweight truck too, much lighter than my 93 anyway. I just went over 200k on my '93 GMC. 75mph 50 miles a day.....