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Tomorrow if everything goes as planned. I will shoot the inside of the cab. That way I can finshed painting the cab floor black. Then I can put down the sound matts. I hope I am not getting ahead of myself. But do want to see some color on the cab. I guess I just can't wait. What do you guys think.

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ooooh color! I take it this is a single stage paint? I wouldn't paint any of the exterior surfaces untill the body work is done, but if you want to prep and paint the interior go for it!

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yea, I am only doing the interior. This way I can do some work waiting for my Brother-In-Law to finish the fine tuning on the body work. And yes it is a single stage paint. I figured that the farm equipment used it and it held up to their harsh condition. I think it will be fine.

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Well It didn't go as planned. I had another Dr. appointment today. The Dr gave me a brace for my back. He must be doing crack, if he thinks I can wear this thing and still do my work.
So I did not do crap on my truck today. Only painted the push buttom hold down bracket, the hinge and stricket plate for the glove box door. Not a lot to report maybe tomorrow will be better.

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Well even if it slows you down a bit, you're still flying along. He must've said you could still work on the truck, so at least you can still. I'm guessing it won't keep you down too much. You're too close to the finish line!

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You only got one back.
You more than deserve a rest. You could take a month off and I won't say anything bad.:metal:

My little brother hurt his back and suffered 10 yrs of pain, couldn't sit, temporarily paralyzed 3 times.
Finally had to have 3 vertebrates fused and a cage. 2 yrs later is at about 70%

Take a rest....... you deserve it.

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yea I can finish the truck even if I have to wear the brace. Not going to quit working on the truck.

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There is nothing that can be done for my back. I have scoliosis in my back. That is the curvature of the spine. So I have to just work thru the pain most of the time. untill it to much and I have to take med for the pain.
thanks for the comments. I will try and take a break, but I see the finish line and just have to see it to the end. Never say quit at this stage.

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Today, it is raining all day so not much could be done. yesterday I painted the hinge, support arm and the push button brackets on the back for the glove box. So today I put it all together and it looks good. At least I think so.

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also wired wheeled the sterring colum and painted it black. The shaft in the colum was bent so I changed it. I need to get me a set of bearings for the lower part of the colum. and a gear indiator on the top of the colum. Don't want to spend to much money on it, for I don't know if I am going to keep it. Or get another one.

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Rained again today. So no work on patches again. It should be nice tomorrow and I am going to shoot some color in the cab. I did some sanding on the primer but that took me only a few minutes. I was thinking about shooting color, but in the back of my mind it said the huminity was too high. I glad I listen to myself.

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I'm really enjoying this build. Decent quality work. Close to stock. No over-the-top budget-busting parts. Great documentation. Nice work! I'm subscribed.

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Great job getting the body all together! The end is near :metal:
I love your dog house, made me laugh pretty good with that one :lol:

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are those I-6 towers?

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thank you for your response. It is nice to hear it, gdavis from Florida

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yea it is getting close and now comes the good part. wiring is next I painted the inside of the cab today.

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Today, was a good day. The weather was real nice and I painted the inside of the truck. I will be installing some parts monday. I think I will take tomorrow off. Both of my daughters were over and it was a real treat to see them both. One lives in Ga.

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More pictures of the inside and outside of the cab.

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Man that orange really stands out, the color really reminds me of the Hugger Orange they put on Camaros, it looks real nice, it looks like you could use a few tips on masking though :lol:

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Looks good! I like that orange.

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I'm a fan of that orange as well! Looking real nice!

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Yea I like to color it is the same color that they paint kubato farm equipment. As far as the masking goes. My eyes and hands are not like they used to be. But I will fix up anything I don't like but thanks

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Yea i like the orange it is kubato orange

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thaks it 's kubato orange

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Guys you got to give the old man a break on the masking he's tired.