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Nice truck, Keith usually has nice stuff. Glad to see his truck stayed on the board. Too bad for his son though. He told me last year it was going to be for him~

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looks like you were making good progress...i wish i was ging to the meet..but unless i come into some money,,its not gonna happen this year..maybe next year...anyway you got alot done trying to get there..do you think yuo will get it done this year..

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Well, it won't be "done", but I"m hoping to have it on the road starting in July sometime. It'd be great to take it to the Goodguys show in Columbus on 14th and 15th, but I'm not sure if that will happen either.

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Keep working ! :lol: I would like to see the old girl in Columbus....

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Ok, today we got more wiring swapped over and she is now "turn key"! Also got the radiator support mounted, and fixed a leak in the air ride plumbing.

Still have to run a fuel line to the carb, cut a hole so I can fill the gas tank, and hook up the cooling system and the drivetrain is done except for the driveshaft (hopefully will have one next week!!).

Then it's the brake system, air ride compressor/tank/valves, and getting it to the shop for exhaust. Sheesh, seems so close... yet so far!!!

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Alvin
what are u gonna do with the side trim of the ole girl?

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I'm running the side trim! I've got some used & abused pieces to fill-in where I'm missing pieces currently, I just have to get some clips to put them on. I've wanted the 67-68 side trim for a long time now!

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Awesome progress Alvin...:metal:

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Well I'm not gonna make it. I was getting a little burned out after two months of working on this thing 4 or 5 hours every night after work. Then I hit a couple snags that I hadn't anticipated. I'm taking a break for right now. I'll do some little things and try to figure out what parts I need to order to get rid of the snags.

I've also watched my bank account dwindle all year, and it needs a break too :lol:

So, I'll keep updating this thread even though I didn't reach my goal. Another month or so and she should be on the road!

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Sucks that your truck isn't going to be finished. Are you going to the meet anyhow?

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Yup, although I'll probably be heading back Sunday instead of Monday now. I had planned to take my time driving out Friday and driving back Monday because of it being my freshly completed old truck. Since it will just be my '02 S-10, I'll push it a little and make my way back on Sunday.

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Cool! See ya there!

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Bringing this back TTT so it can be moved to the project thread board.

Also, I'm FINALLY getting back to working on it after nearly 3 months of avoiding it.

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Hurry up and update us bro !!!

How ya been ???

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Been doing pretty good, just got burned out on this project, and had some other things crop up in life, but now I'm back at it, and I think I'm more enthused now than ever before. We'll see how things go before the snow flies, hopefully it will move under it's own power.

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looks good. I think I now know what drag wheels I'm going to get...pro stars! They look good!

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Thanks!

Yesterday and today was spent re-doping air fittings and checking for leaks. Also replaced the rear bumpstops with some taller ones to keep the axle from hitting the bed floor.

Found some trim rings in the garage that look great on my black steelies. Shame I only have 3 of 'em ;)

No pics today, my camera's battery was dead.

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Okay, I hung some sheetmetal back on the front end to clear up some space in the garage. Although it looks a lot closer to being completed, in reality I haven't done much of anything!

http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...ipon_sized.jpg

http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...side_sized.jpg

http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...odon_sized.jpg

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Pulled Ethel out today so I could sort out the garage in anticipation of winter.

Aired up:
http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...8084_sized.jpg

Aired out:
http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...8123_sized.jpg

http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...8128_sized.jpg

Ethel next to her cousin who we pieced together this afternoon:
http://newt0.com/simplegal/galleries...8126_sized.jpg

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Hey man, nice to see that you've done a little something... lol

What bags did you run, cuz you don't have much travel ???

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I ran firestone 2600's all the way around. It's not aired up all the way in the pics, just what is needed to get it up the hill and out of the garage.

Yeah, I've done something on it. It sucks how life gets in the way so much lately.

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Cool

Yeah, I know that
I've got so many things going on all at once right now, I can't wait till I get some stuff finished & get to work on my toys

I'm really close to getting my bug on the road, but every time I start working on it something needs my attention more !!!

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lookin good

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Now things are getting exciting! I bought wheels (17" grey center American Racing Torqlite) today and pick them up tomorrow. Hopefully I can get the tires (255/50 and 275/60) mounted tomorrow too. At any rate, pics coming this weekend!

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:c2::metal:

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lookin good.

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Cant wait untill the pics arrive...

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Wouldn't you know it, the wheels didn't come in today. Hopefully they show up tomorrow, otherwise it will be next week before I have any pics.

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Sucks, good luck!

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Well, it appears American Racing is not going to produce the Torqlite wheels next year. This played havoc with the ordering system at the business I purchased them from, so they have to key the order manually (the part no. was already removed from the system). But they did change it so they ship directly to my house now. I will supposedly have them on Monday... we'll see.

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I looked at those at Jegs a week ago. They look much better in person than they do in the catalog. Jegs seems to have a habit of putting wheels in their catalog that never get produced though. I've still never seen a Weld Rodlite II.

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Yeah, I found some pics on ebay that really sold me on them. And I couldn't beat them for the price... as long as they show up ok!

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Well I got one of my brake calipers back together and mounted on the truck. It looks pretty good, but I have my doubts about how well it will hold up. Gotta buy a couple parts to get the other caliper done.

Also, a pic of my 17" tires all lonely, waiting on the wheels to show up :hm:

And, ordered from Summit tonight:

- two 255/60/15 BFGoodrich Radial T/As (I will be using my two best 275/60's on the rear steel wheels)
- lug nuts for the steel wheels
- bolts for the aluminum water pump pulley
- thermostat switch for the electric fan

*edit* As a side note, it's not my fault I didn't make much progress this past month. After fighting a fever for a couple weeks, I was diagnosed with mono on Thanksgiving and have been out of commission since then. I am finally returning to work Monday and can't wait to get some spare energy to throw at this truck.

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No wheels today. I'll give them till tomorrow, then I'm paying them another visit.. possibly to get my money back!

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Mono:confused: What you been kissin on?
Progress is still looking good! What is your best guess at completion?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Really not sure where I got the mono. Coulda been from kissing, but I'm not one to talk about that ;)

I'm making a little progress here and there. Wish it was warmer so I could pull it outside where I really have room to work.

I've guessed on completion dates before and been way off, but I've also never been this close before. Depending on weather, health, and cash flow I could see driving it on the first dry day in the spring.

Things to do:

• Brake System
  • Finish rebuild of pass. side front caliper
  • Rebuild and install rear Camaro calipers (Found a set I'm trying to buy, these aren't required)
  • Install booster, master cyl, prop valve

• Drivetrain
  • Cooling system
    • Radiator
    • Electric Fan (The Jeep Grand Cherokee fan mod)
  • Belts & misc. hoses, wiring, and plumbing (aka fuel line from pump to carb)
  • Shift linkage (Lokar cable linkage)
  • Tranny cooler (Gotta bend lines to the radiator)
  • Driveshaft (From a local place)
  • Exhaust (No ideas yet)
  • Cut hole in bed floor to access fuel filler (kind of important)

• Air Ride System
  • Mount compressor, tank, and valves
  • Plumb compressor system
  • Hook up gauge and switches (wiring harnesses already completed)
  • Check for leaks!!!

• General
  • Double-check all torque values
  • Random interior junk... I just want to drive it!

So yeah, a long ways to go, but I think it's possible to work through it at a decent pace.

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Now take that list down to Kinko's (californias version of a copy store) and get it blown up to life size and post it on the shop wall. This way you can check it off as you go and add what you forgot in the empty space.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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No wheels today.

Called them AGAIN.

If I don't have my wheels on Friday, I'm asking for my money back.

On a brighter note I did get my stuff from Summit. So at least the steel wheels will be ready to go.

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Lots of ice storms to deal with if they are coming from the west coast...

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Got a message from them today. Not good news.

Oh man.. that sucks! But wait!

So I went to American Racing's website and found some wheels that were still "off the shelf" and not custom built but still had the same size and backspacing as the wheels I originally purchased. I saved the information from the site (part no., name, specs) and sent them a message back that I would accept those as a replacement.

After just a couple minutes they sent this response:

Let's hope it actually happens this time!

Now here's the kicker: I originally purchased the Torqlite wheels because I could not afford the grey-center Torq-thrusts (CL205s) I wanted. It was a way to get a similar look without the expense. However, the "replacement" wheels I found on American Racing's site are Torq-thrust Originals. They are grey-center with a machined lip! And I'm getting them for the same price!

Like I said before, let's hope it actually happens this time!