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Took me awhile to find one the right size. Wish I'd of picked up a few more.

That is the original grill surround. Looks way better in the pic then it actually is. I got a new one waiting to go on.

So far the steering arm is winning. I bet I have 5-6 hours in on it now. I will have a plasma cutter to use on it Saturday morning. Thats the plan anyways.:metal:

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[QUOTE=Big J;4240469

So far the steering arm is winning. I bet I have 5-6 hours in on it now. I will have a plasma cutter to use on it Saturday morning. Thats the plan anyways.:metal:[/QUOTE]

:lol:good attitude, damned if I would let some piece of metal win

you may actually get to drive yours before me

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You'll both be on the road before me dammit. :sumo:

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In order for me to beat you, I still have to:

build a new 3 car mancave
start a new business venture
buy a boat
buy a jeep
get in r/c'n airplanes
build a hockey rink in my back yard



aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddd!!!!!
still finish my resto- store:smoke:

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New one = repop? They any good?

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Now thats just good clean humor right there:lol::lol::lol:

Took it out of the box, looks nice. Won't know for sure how nice until I have the middle and side pieces riveted on and it bolted up to the truck. Hopefully it will be as good as the original. I will post up pics when its done.

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I know you are busy, but are you guys coming down to Bowling Green?
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Can't get off work:waah:
Have fun for the rest of us...

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My cousin came over this morning and helped get it off. Took 2 hours... He has done a ton of lifts on Chevy trucks and he said this is the hardest one he ever messed with. We heated it, beat on it, heated, beat..... and nothin....
So he commenced to cutting, little by little. Finally with a strong blow of the hammer it popped up. Luckily the local Chevy dealer was able to get new Steering Arm Adapters in next day, the little cone things. I got it back together too. I'll post up the part number later.
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Good job....you beat it into submission :chevy:

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Yea, good call Jim, thanks for keeping me grounded.


Way the keep at it, not much can stand up to the ole plasma cutter. :devil:

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Got the grill together. Still need to find a nice emblem to toss on it but the original will work for now. Had a neat set of valve covers given to me too. They need some love but I think they would be a nice addition. I'm about done aligning the front sheet metal. I don't think I can get it any better. Still a heavy eighth off on the passenger side fender in relation to the hood....
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Looks very good. Those valve covers are very cool.

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looking great!!!

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nice work J...keep goin". cool valve covers

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Looking really good.
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:lol: so funny to see this, probably not a 4wd guy around that hasn't had to go to this extreme at some point or another, I don't get how they seize so bad. This is a great build, hard to believe that's the same truck, great work, can't wait to see the progress

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Big J=1 v. Steering arm=0 When I replaced mine I put anti-seize on the cones just in case for some awful reason I needed to take it off.
BTW that yellow looks sweet!

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Looks awesome J!!!

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I can never seem to get any work done around the holidays.:waah:

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J

Great build! Thanks for the tips.

Travis

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good, it will give me a chance to catch up:lol:

From my family up here, to your family down there...HAPPY THANKSGIVIN'

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Same/same, enjoy everybody! :hi2:

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Yep, Happy Turkey Day to everyone! Be safe and eat too much:metal:

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Sad ain't it, no progress.....:lol: Oh well.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Same to you and yours Big J.

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It's all in the way projects go, would you rather be sanding body panels again:lol: THAT"S why they call them projects

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours

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Build looks really good Big J, keep up the good work and posts. I'm learning a lot =)

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Awesome build.

I got the same valve covers. they look sweet.

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Update...

I can not find the time to finish the bodywork so I'm in the process of finding a shop that I trust to finish it. I could wait till things slow down but I WANNA BE DRIVING IT THIS SUMMER:metal:

I am makin a set of steps out of 2x3 and 2x4 steel tube. Pics to come when I make some progress.....:waah:

:5150:

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Good to hear Big J!! Looking forward to seeing it done!!

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attaway J, what ever it takes...anazing how these projects get closer to finish and take longer to complete:lol:

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Wow, just read the entire thread. Kudos to you for sticking with it this long. Hope the shop you end up with treats you right!

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Mee too:metal:

Yep and we both know theres still a boat load to do after the paint. Still gonna have it on the road this spring, hopefully.:lol:

Got a couple in mind. Shouldn't be too big a deal, just needs a couple little dings fixed, wet sanded and shot.

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Hauled it to the wonderful place where the paint work will be completed last night! I'm stoked!:metal: Shouldn't be too long and I will have it back in my shop for final assembly. It will need more than a couple dings fixed, lol. There are ripples, waves, and what not, lol. Looks great in the pics but when in the light...... So its going to be done right.
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Very cool to see progress J!!

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Looks good already but going to look even better!!!!

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The plan is to use single stage as a base then a few coats of clear to make the paint look a foot deep.

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Progress! Three steps forward and 4 steps back, lol. Seems like a waste to sand away all that I've done but oh well, it'll look sick when its complete.:5150:
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Looking good!!!!