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Is this what SpiderMan wears on his wrists?
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Lol. It's kind of useless on a truck that will never see snow (neither has spider man to my recollection) but i always thought they were a cool and unique option. Here's where they mounted in the 1969 cars they came in.
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"...going pretty much stock..."
Pretty much. :lol: Congrats on the progress and perseverance so far. And thanks for sharing the ride. Here's to not 10 more til done. :ennyd::canada: |
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Ha. I didn't lie when i said slow going but the stock part definitely got away on me. Id like to think i kept everything era though. It better not take me 10 more years. I'm a little disappointed it has already been 10. But the wait will be worth it
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The frame will soon be going to meet the cab at the metal shop for door and front end alignment. I put the lid on to get it off the floor. I'm really not sure about this one but we'll see. If I do I will make the key match the doors using a gm lock. I am going to remove all the engine accessories and close it up for its travels.
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The more I look at this lid the more I dont like it. It lloooks outof place with all the era stuff i have put in the truck nd makes it look too 90's. I have already decided I'm not going to use it but it will serve as protection of my stuff in the box till it needs to come off for metal work I guess.
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Here are some pictures of how the conduit will run in to the door from the pillar. Had the pillar area recesed so the boot wnt kink and i can still use the fender to cab seals. Looks sharp. Now the old hole can be welded up Added the interior light door actuator hole to my cab as well. Always wondered why they wouldn't have just started with those in 67. The cars had them already.
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PToday I finished drilling the rest of the holes for my curly maple bed floor. The rest of the truck will go to the bodyshop in the next couple of weeks so after this I'll finish coat it. That is all I will have to do when it's all gone to the shop. I ordered the jet black dye today as well! This is what I hoe to have as a finish product.
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So as I'm going thru this stuff to get ready for paint (hopefully sooner than later ) I'm finishing up the small stuff I wanted to do. I took the column apart for repaint and since I moved my column back I added enough metal to the shift tube to put the linkage back in the factory spot. I'm not sure if this would have given me trouble but I didn't want to find out after it was painted and installed
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Got my liquid tire chain canisters mounted in the dust shields. Here is how they look mounted.
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That's wild...and awesome. All amazing progress. Excited for paint.
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The old door latches are gone!
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Made a little recessed area on the floor hump area So the rug can sit flat and the power seat harness will be undetectable under it. Also added the pins to the new floor that hold the factory flooring and insulation in place. The new floors do not have those.
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And the roof skin has now been returned to the cab
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With nothing to do tonight I made the lock in the tonneau cover match the rest of the truck. I'd realy like to trim the edges off it and somehow make it smooth with the box top. I just hate how the edges take away from the body lines.
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Door lock is cool...but metal work is very nice.
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I agree. I'm awaiting more photos of the cabs progress. I wish I could do the metal work myself but it's an art I just don't want to mess up.
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Inner roof is almost in!
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I got the engine all cleaned up and ready to go to the metal shop to fit the cab to the frame. Also I put the 16:1 worm gear into the steering box and did a ton of little odds and ends . Was a productive day for sure. Hopefully in the next week or 2 it can be transported.
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Today I gave the tonneau cover to someone who may use it so it's gone.
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It's off to the metal shop for the chassis and box!
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Well that's gotta be a damn good feeling after all these years! :metal:
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It's been a long time coming and feels awesome to see some major visual progress. I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel slightly!
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Alright!! It's happening.
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Well my original rear bed crossmember came back from blasting really pitted so my new one arrived today. All the rest were powder coated and were just fin . Hope it fits well. No real news to share onthe cab as of yet.
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Hockey stick on floor, check users location ... Canada, checks out.
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Lol. It's hockey season here already even though it's still 20 c. I also got all 4 of my t3 lenses ready to glue to the h4 bases but.......I forgot to order new mixing tips for the epoxy so I'll have to wait for amazon to bring me another batch of those before I can see what all 4 will look like.
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Headlights are done.
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Getting ready for door skins.
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Looking awesome! Exciting:metal:
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This went from a family friendly to a full on skin flick.
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So I got all 4 t3 bulbs in the rad support and lit them up to see what they all look like on bright and low beam. Here's the results. No retrobrights for sure bt better than stock bulbs. They do look a bit better in person than these pictures.
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Those look awesome! I hope my headlights will be that nice one day. Haha
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I moved my nos coolant bottle to beside the battery. It tucks a bit under the fender and the "hot" and "cold" are still completely visible from inside the engine bay with the fender on. The deco Remy regulator box I where my headlight relays will be hidden in behind the battery.
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The doors are going to get a trough kind of bracket put nder the window stop for the vacuum lock hoses to rest in so they are are not just hanging down or laying on the bottom of the door. The original catch area got a piece put in so it still had the area pushed out like stockjust with no hole. A few more small things and hopefully we can see the drivers door with a skin on it tomorrow at the end of the day!
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The reproduction door bottom panels don't have the stamped triangle on the bottom. mine were a bit rusty in that area so patched in the spot and got the triangle back in. It's all about the detail.
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Dude. I love that.
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Yep. It's nice. Keeps the strength in the metal and limits the 2 panels touching each other. These are the details the aftermarket misses out on. There is a little area just outside the main curve of the door that isn't their either but I can't get metal guy to rework every aftermarket panel. I can't afford it lol.
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