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here are some I took yesterday with the chrome bumper
just fwiw, after the pics, I cleaned up this bumper, it looks pretty good now
I used some 320 grit wet dry sand paper, still need to get some chrome polish and see if it will sparkle;)

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That chrome bumper is the white bumper previously?? Just sanded ? I have the chrome grill and a white bumper just like yours.. Hm...

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no, I got an original chrome bumper and swapped it with the white one.
if you look at the pic you can kinda see the rust on the chrome bumper, that is what I cleaned up with sand paper

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Looks good in one color Joe! :metal:

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thanks Jeremy!!
quite a difference, huh? :lol:

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I did like the patina red of the bed, that was cool!

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me too, just too bad the cab and front end were half a dozen different colors:lol:

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looks good! the stance looks good also

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Yup, looks like a different truck Joe. Props to you and the wife!:clap:

Hey is that rain clouds in that last pic or is that some kinda trick photography??

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thanks guys!
we have been over cast and humid for a few days and some rain back a few days ago too, and lower temps, so i'm happy

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joe looks good , dig the new color , scoti knows a ton about these trucks , i met him once at a nates super nice guy i like his square body truck looks familiar:lol:

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:lol:
thanks Dino!
i'm hoping to join the square body ranks very soon:metal:

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well...got me a square body short fleet:metal:
it has a bit of cancer in the cab corners and rockers
but is pretty straight otherwise, gotta get the jacked up rear down:lol:
anyway here a couple pics.
i'll get better ones in the daylight

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hey that dog drops your bed about 1/2 inch! check the letters on the tire.
I like the flat green, it would look cool with an old army logo painted on the door.

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haha he does weigh over 80lbs. and these jeep coils are soft :lol:
The wife and I have been talking about putting the Sea Bee symbol on it.
the '66 was my father-in-laws truck before he passed a couple years back. he was a Sea Bee.
also my biological father passed many years ago and he too was a Sea Bee, so it would have dual meaning for us.

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Looks awsome! Are you gonna eventually gonna lay some real paint on it? or you gonna keep the primer?

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nah, we will definitely put some paint on it, just undecided on color as of yet
I was just happy to get it un-calico-ed :lol:
we still need to strip the interior, inside the bed, and back of cab/front of bed
oh and then the there is the little issue of body work :waah:

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Not a bad lookin' '80 Joe. Congrats!

I guess I'm gonna have to go to the 73-87 side to keep up with this one!:lol:

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Thanks Tim....
here is a LINKY
:lol:
it will need some body work, but Scott has nothing better to do anyway :lol:

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Sounds like you've got Scotts work cut out for him... Hey, I've got an idea! Maybe I should move out there and let Scott do some frame work on mine. Hheeeyyy Sssccooooottttt, whatya doin' buddy?:haha:

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couple quick updates
I modified stock seat brackets to use on a mid '80's seat. it is a temp while recover the stocker and work on the interior......
it seems to sit a bit different, and doesn't quite go as far back

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I also shortened column and moved the steering wheel approximately 2.5 inches closer to the dash. Of course it moved the wheel down at the same time. With the mid '80's seat that seems to sit higher, and our after-market wheel, the top of the steering wheel blocks the view of the speedo. guess an Ididit tilt column (or cheaper van tilt column swap) is in our future ;)
here are some pics

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Oh and I also got the hazard flasher installed and working, guess I'm easily entertained but, I think they are very cool!
more pics
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oh and some grinder carnage......
the cut off wheel got pinched while I was cutting through the steering shaft and BOOM! luckily it didn't hit me

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Dang, nice seat. I need to find one that exact same color for my 78

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if you were closer you could have it when we are done with it, might be awhile though Attachment 402032

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Hey Joe, you dont have to pound stuff with a grinder, just plug it in and it will work just fine.:lol:

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but Jeff, the salesman told me it was a new fangled grinder/hammer. :sumo:

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I'd be more worried about something hitting the truck. :lol::lol:

Nice work joe it's looking good.

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:lol:
thanks Alan!

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well the wife scored a sweet tailgate today from her uncle, and guess the price.....that's right, zip, nada, zero......FREEBIE!
i can't get over how straight it is, it has surface rust, and needs the paint stripped, but we are stoked. our old tailgate was HAMMERED.
here are some pics, sorry it was dark


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I might have a deal for someone, same uncle wants a chrome repop '4-'5-'6 grill, he has a excellent factory anodized grill that he might be willing to trade.
or if someone has a good chrome one they want to sell let me know

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66 is looking good Joe !!:metal::chevy:

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That looks awesome, nice score. You diffenately can't beat the price.

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thanks Morton and Alan
appreciate it :thumbs:

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you need to make sure to send your uncle a Christmas card. Tailgate looks good, congrats. just courious, and you may have already posted but where did your uncle find the tailgate?

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Man....where are all the Frickin pictures !!!!.....We need more pictures !!!!!
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Ok, enough about the pictures jokes....SWEET BUILD MAN !!!

BTW, it's "ZIP, ZERO, NADA....FREEBIE !!!!"
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I like man, I like it !!!

Later

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:thumbs:
he has been into these trucks for a long time. he has several parts truck that he has picked up through the years. most of them are picked clean, he is getting close to finishing his '64 (i believe) K10. I posted some pics on here before paint, i am gonna try to get some more pics this weekend.
i would post a link but, i think the thread fell into oblivion :lol:

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:lol:
maybe i'm dyslexic

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:lol:

Man looks good!

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Free is always good!! It just keeps gettin' better Joe!

Wish I had a chrome grill to swap him, sounds like a good deal for someone.

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Whats up joe, Nice build on your 66 man i just checked this thread today been without a cpu since june major crash. What color is that primer? Are you going to do a gas tank swap? Chris...