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The latest work I did was have a custom front drive shaft made up by Tom Woods. With the 700R4 and the 4 bolt flange type front out put ( Later model NP205 ) there wasn't enough clearance between the CV joint & the 700 pan. Even with the smaller CV joint and dimpling the pan it's still close.

Other than that I've been collecting parts, new seat cover, blower motor, carpet, NOS arm rests, head light bezels, shifter boot & ring, gauge bezel. lots of goody's.

The house is my current project, painting and changing things to make it my house !!!

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ANY updates on this Beauty?

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I haven't done much of any physical work on it for a while, but I have still been collecting parts. The motor that's in it now is comming out, because I picked up a vortec 383 that's going in. It's a fresh long block, I just bought all the accessories for it just need to get going on this again. I also picked up the following NOS parts : R & L inner fenders, R front fender & a complete grill.

Life has brought many distractions my way, but this will get going again soon, It's time !

Gary

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Hey Gary. Glad to see you still hanging around. I hope everything is going well for you.

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Things are going OK !!! But I always thought that life was supposed to get easier as we got older, that things would just fall into place "LOL"

But I have learned that Nothing comes easy, you have to work hard to make things work, and finding the time for everything Huh !

This project is coming back up to the top of my list, and it will get done "LOL"

Gary

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Hey Gary,

Any new progress lately?

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I've just started working on this project again. I have 2 new bed sides & a cowl hood coming, and I'm working on my vortec 383 stroker right now. I'm trying to determine what the cam is and wether or not it will work for this application. I may have to pull the cam and see if there's any numbers to ID it .

Gary

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Hey Gary it turns out my project is also for divorce therapy...very sad but true. Glad to see your back in the game. See ya, Neil

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Sorry to hear that !!! It's not a fun road to go down. Hope all goes as well as can be expected.

Gary

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Nice project!! Subscribed!!!

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Any progress? I am going through a divorce myself. Married ten years here. Truck was bought prior to my marriage so hopefully I don't have to buy her half.

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Hey Matt !

Sorry to hear about you divorce, it's no fun !!! But things do get better...
No progress lately. I've been working on friends projects and no my own.
I also just got home from a fishing trip to Alaska and that took all my extra cash. I have stocked up on lots of parts and plan to get back on track durring the winter months when there isn't much else to do.

Good luck with keeping your truck through the divorce. I was able to hang onto mine with out having to pay out anything. If there's something that she really wants trade her that item for the truck !

Gary

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Updates?

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Still collecting parts & pieces, but the actual work on the truck has been on the back burner for a while. House projects are eating up my time and money right now. Re-doing my kitchen, hopefully after the kitchens done I'll get back to it.

Gary

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Hey everyone, It's been a while but this project is coming back to life !!!
I've been collecting lots of parts for the build and now it's time to bring this up to the top of my "To Do List".... Tomorrow everything that needs stripping is getting loaded up and will be dropped off to get blasted. I've done a fare amount of research on this and have chosen this place Classic Car Blasting :

http://www.classiccarblasting.com/our-work.html

I met with them and they started this business do to having some inexperienced blaster ruin body panels on their own project. It looks like they do nice work from what I saw in their shop. Another good thing about them, is there about 5 miles from my house.

Picture to follow soon !!!

Gary

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Good deal Gary.

Time for some "therapy". :metal::metal:

Subscribed for updates.

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post up some pics of it when you can.:gmc2:

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Thanks Guys !

I'll get some pictures up once some blasting has been completed. We'll be focusing on the cab & doors to begin with. I'm hoping there won't be any big surprises, I know one rocker will most likely need replacing, but the remainder looks very good. The basic truck came out of California, but parts had been
removed from the previous own for other projects. ( Just couldn't understand that, a 55,000 mile SWB 4x4 Cheyenne :banghead::banghead: ) Most everything I've bought as far as sheet metal has come from Cali, Az and TX, so everything should be in very nice shape. I'm having all the body work & paint done professionally this time, no garage paint by me on this one.

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Cab & doors got dropped off at the blasters yesterday. Here's a couple of before pics and another link to their site:

http://www.classiccarblasting.com/our-work.html

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Where did you get attachment on the engine hoist for the lifting of the cab?

I need someone like that for mine.

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I'd like to know as well. I'll tell you what I used... a 4x4 and a U-bolt. Needless to say, I was pretty nervous. :lol:

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I made it. It's not that hard if you can weld at all, and have access to some steel. It works really slick, it turns cab removal & install into a one man job ! It's also adjustable and should work on almost any cab !

Gary

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Well it's raining here so I told the blaster to hold off until next week, the body shop won't be ready for about a week anyway.

I've placed several orders for parts, a couple of big ones:

• 2 Bed sides
• Cowl induction hood
  
  
• Complete cab seal kit + every pad, grommet, window felts you name it !
  Complete upper & lower body trim set with tailgate moldings too.

Here's a link to the Body Shop I'm using: http://www.colonialautobody.net/
The owner is my neighbor, he makes his money on collision repairs but takes on a few projects from time to time. He won't have his guys work on it, he will personally do my truck.



I'll post pics when stuff arrives.

Gary

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Stopped at the blasters today and this is what I saw !!! No unexpected surprises, a few dents, one rocker needs replacing !!!! They are not quite done yet a little more on the cab and then the doors. This is about 6 hrs so far, they use crushed glass and low pressure so nothing gets damaged ! This is one solid cab !!! What do you guys think ?

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More pics !!!

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Looks good, what did they use for blasting material.

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They use crushed glass, it's very fine and the use lower air pressure so there's no damage to the sheet metal ! It takes more time & costs a bit more, but I believe it's worth it !

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Looking good Gary. That's a nice foundation to start with.;)

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Thanks !!!

I'll post pics of the doors when I can, but they should be just as nice as the cab !

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Love the project. I'm gonna start on mine pretty quick, what did you paint the frame with ? Thanx

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It was sand blasted, epoxy primed then topped with urethane.
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Pics of the doors after blasting ! Other than some extra holes for different mirrors these doors are awesome. My body guy said he will weld them up and I'd never know they were there ! The white & tiny bit of black you see is seam sealer, there is hardly even a pit from rust. You just don't find parts like this around New England !!!

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Nice doors for the east coast!

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Hey Matt !

Just noticed the "HAPPILY DIVORCED" "LOL" So am I now !!! :bann:

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I'll post up my shirt later today. You will like it.

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Awesome starting point, not much work at all...we should all be so lucky to have a solid body like that in the great north east lol

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Thanks !!!

The only reason I have this nice rust free sheet metal is having freinds with connections with truckers. I buy the stuff out west and get it shipped back.
Thank god I have most everything now because the guy I used the most got out of trucking !!!

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Up-date:

Well kinda, Made a stop on the way home to pick this up at the taxidermist :
50 Lb King Salmon from Alaska !!! :bann:

The bedsides & cowl hood were delivered to the body shop, and I'll be dropping the cab & doors off next Tuesday and hopefully start getting this moving forward !

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Hood Ornament? ;) :lol:

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OK..... Well the cab and doors are finally at the body shop !!! Woo Hooo !!!

Know I just hope this doesn't turn into Paint Prison like what has happened to so many others !!! The new bedsides and cowl hood are also at the body shop, had them shipped directly to them.