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theres a nice relaxing show next saturday the 25th in tahlequah oklahoma. if you guys are up for it, come join us.

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Can you provide the info on who sells that material?

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i wish i could. the material is a bolt that he has in his bin. he doesn't even remember where he got it. and knowing that i would do a few seats out of the same material, i asked him to reserve it for me.

you might visit a few upholstery shops and ask to see what vintage material they saved. i think that stuff is out there.

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When you have a minute could you post a closeup photo? We are getting really close to replacing our current seat and this gets the wife's approval. I've been saving pictures or seats for quite a while for ideas.

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will do tomorrow and post up friday... hey ya gotta go when you get the wifes approval, believe me i know.

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Hey 65Gregg heres a closeup of the fabric. i am trying to get out to another upholstery shop and check his material for other colors in vintage fabric... let you know what i find.

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Great to see your thread so active Clem.

Just this minute got my formal email confirmation of the new job. Starting 26th May.

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Too many Irons in the fire this year Brother!!! Will have to miss Tahlequah...:waah:
Last year was loads of fun...:mm:

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That material is so cool looking Clem!
I wish that it were in shades of grey!

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That is gorgeous, thanks for the closeup.

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last weekend while at the roundup i was staying with a buddy who loves his 66. another "ol'blue". he wants this truck to be dealership fresh and we took on the challenge. its already a sweet fully optioned truck that will need only minor mechanicals and the full cosmetic treatment.
this weekend we got the bed and clip off and started planning the changes necessary to build exactly what he wants. so, heres the beginning...

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Very Nice!!! :mm:

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Looks like you're up to your neck in blue trucks.

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thanks buddy... and your progress has stepped up to a new level. looking good...

those baby blues are just so photogenic...

ok, so, today i visited my favorite junk yard and made the mother of all salvage runs. there was this old military bus, army i think, like a large school bus, that was packed full of truck parts. i struck a deal with the owner and started hauling it off. could only make 2 trips today as it was pretty far from home but here is a tease of the score... i think there is around 40 grills and probably 2 or 3 more trips of assorted parts.

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holy sniky, very nice spot. did you ever get to that fabric store? i would pay big for some 66 fabric hint hint!!!

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Martin is going to be drooling crazy over those grilles...:haha:

Awesome Score...:metal:

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HOLY MOLY!!! Where there any 64-66 c60 grilles with the bowtie and script?

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X2!!! :mm:

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What a score!
I look and look and look for stuff and to find out all I need to do is look in buses or army rigs??
You have sooooo much stuff,,,drool,,,, if you swung a dead cat you'd be hittin' somethin'

Any bumper guards??? hmmmm

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Man Clem, you hit the lottery

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I want one . I don't know about drooling Don crying might be a better discription

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LOL-img here.

Question is, how to fit a couple into your baggage.

I am sure this was not as easy as Clem makes it out to be.

A lot of hard work goes into getting to he point where he is now with his yard.

Well do e Clem!!!

Thanks to guys like you, armchair mechanics around the world can possibly progress past certain dead end spots in builds.

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That makes me want to come out to your place with fat pockets.

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Dude!
You are simply outa-control!!!

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yeah, i went to the upholstery shop and the guy had hundreds of bolts of fabric but really nothing that looked right. that place in Oregon or Washington State my be your only hope and from what i hear, get your check book warmed up.

thanks don, you think martin needs a grill?

yeah there was one big truck grill. it was twin headlight 60 or 61. will check out its condition soon.

didn't see any bumper guards in this lot but i got yours saved back... and don't you go messin' with my cat.

not really the lottery but it was a decent score ... most of the stuff will need some massaging.

Martin if you get the freight, you got the grill...

thanks Rian, sometimes you just fall into this stuff and it doesn't smell to good... this time... not too bad.

you're welcome anytime even with empty pockets...:metal:

you're right but don't tell my wife... she thinks i know what i'm doing.:lol: