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Looking good man. I like that blue. Sweet engine I love the finned valve covers.
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Thanks Man!!!

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I watch your build man, this is good stuff.
Guys like you make me want to try this .... LOL

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Thanks Man... I'm glad this board is out here, a lot of the builds and builders out here have inspired me to attempt jobs I haven't thought of before, not to mention the opportunity to STEAL ideas, Thanks McMurphy!!!

Happy Turkey Day to ALL and GOD BLESS!!!!

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Thanks for the help!

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Got the steering column painted, now got to put it back together...

Then, maybe a step or two backwards... Pulled the cab to do some frame cleaning and prepping for bodywork and paint.
Since I didn't have enough of a concrete pad available we dug a trench to push the cherry picker into so we could roll the frame away once we had the cab lifted. My son had the idea due to the low stance of his car and dealing with ways to get a jack under it...

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Hard to see in the previous post, but my son dug out a trench for the cherry picker to sit down in so we could roll the frame out and the stand in... Worked like a charm. Here's a pic of his Miata and a pic of a Jack in a garage floor which was the inspiration for the cherry picker trench...

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Not much done recently, ordered and received some bits and pieces and pulled headlight brackets and buckets out today, found some damage on the pass side bracket and promptly straightened out the bends, gonna make a run to get sand blaster media tomorrow in preparation of stripping some paint and frame cleaning...

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I just can't get over how clean, rust free, your cab is. Especially the cab corners. I've squinted and scrutinized over the one pic of the cab in the air. Man thats clean.
You have one solid truck for your build. :metal:

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Looks great. The progress is impressive.

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Thanks for the encouragement... been slowed a bit due to weather and time constraints, hoping to be able to post some progress over the next 2 days...:metal::bowtie:

Not so sure about how solid they are beneath the paint, the underside reveals a few concerns, but will be blasting some paint soon to look for surprises...:dohh:

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Not much progress over this weekend for me, got some sand-blasting done on small parts... and prepped my cowl vents to replace the seals and also start the cable pull mods stolen:metal: from McMurphy... Sand-blasted and Primed the front Park Light Bezels, the PO had painted them black and they will be white on my color scheme. :truck: MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL, GOD BLESS!!! :truck::cf:

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You're making some great progress, keep it up.

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Cool project! You sure pay attention to details, nice work on the gauges and that engine sure looks nice too.

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Thanks, but with winter weather, being what it is here in Arkansas, and the fact that most of the work is being done outside, it is time to focus on the smaller details, plan on doing the steering wheel this coming weekend and sand-blasting some more small parts like the headlight buckets...

Thanks for the compliments... just taking it slow now that the colder weather is on and off, 64 here yesterday tomorrow's high is supposed to be mid 40s, not fun outside trying to do much, we will see what the weekend holds...

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62 and Sunny this past Sunday...
Today, Christmas Day, 33 Rain, then Sleet, now Snow Pics taken about 8pm

:bann: White Christmas!!! :ennyd:

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This Pic taken about 13 hours after the above pics

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Wow that sure puts a crimp in the truck progress! Reminds me of when I lived in Idaho. Hang in there, spring is right around the corner.

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This is unusual for us, within the next day or so it will be gone and we're lucky to see snow more than once a year, we should be good but ya never know... just a little bit of a slowdown...

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Ha !!
That is almost exactly what it looks like up here too!!

Sorry this slowed you down though.
Merry Christmas !!

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That snow covered frame sure makes for a nice picture.
All it does here is rain. Looking at wet frames doesn't do it for me anymore:lol:
Even in down time your stuff looks neat.

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Thanks Man... looking forward to getting back after it soon...:mm:

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Not much accomplished since our Christmas Snow...:(

Just thought I'd post these Pics of some of the truck's original documentation, this is the only piece still available, seems the truck was originally purchased by the local school system...:mm::mm:

Next step is to see if the school may possibly retain any records...

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Very Cool!

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I got that same little book and metal tag in mine too. It's pretty cool
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you dont mess around. its cold were i am so holdin off abit for winter. likin the truck thou. the blue will look nice. I am havin an issue with fitting a stock back spacing under the rear. any suggestions for that. keep up the post.

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If you are talking about wheel backspacing, I'm not sure... I think the wheels I have will fit under the stepside fenders but havent had the bed on it since I swapped to these wheels, sorry I can't be of more help just now. BTW I graduated High School just up 55 from you at Braidwood...

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No luck with the school retaining records, but one of the mechanics drove the truck from 73 to 93 when it was put out to pasture... I will be dropping by the bus garage to talk with him and show him what I have accomplished so far. That is the only update for now, hopefully I will have some progress to report soon. For now just trying to stay dry with all the weekend rain we have forecast... Enjoy guys!
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My first 1966 Tempest Custom was stolen while we were stationed in Korea, it too had the original owners manual, and the maintenence book with the metal stamper plate.
Those are awesome little tid bits of vehicle history that really add some punch to their value.

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It's official, truck project is on hold for a couple of months... Moving my business to a new location locally, so all after-hours for the next few weeks or so will be poured into the move and restructuring, gonna be fun! Will check in occasionally nonetheless.

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Hope you keep tabs on us for sure!
As always I will keep an eye out for when you can get back to posting on your build !!

Hope this move works out best for you !!

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Thanks Murph, your dash ext is looking Sweet
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Making good progress with the biz move, no downtime, which equals "No Interruption in da cash flow," which equals, happy checkbook...:mm:
Took the last 18 years to put everything into old location, and 2 days to move it all. Now we get to rearrange and try to find everything! :lol:

Here's a pic of a mirror in my Work Area... Can't wait to get back on the Truck Project...

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I'm sittin here justa waitin. Like the mirror.

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Nice to see some local 60-66 enthusiasts . I'm down here in Cabot if you ever need a hand. I plan on starting my 64 C20 Build this summer, might find myself in need of some assistance (or ink!)

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Thanks Man, if you are ever up in Searcy, drop by the studio, we are next to the Searcy Cinema behind the Tobacco Station...

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Looks good, Can't wait to see it done.

Glenn

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me too... then I'll be doing this...:bann:

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My couple of months is up in a few days, so barring any un-forseen issues, I should be posting updates soon...

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Yay !!! :clap: