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Thanks dudes, glad you guys like it. :)

If it doesn't rain this weekend we'll have it out at the annual Downtown Fathers Day car show. I'll get some pics of it at the show an post them.

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This truck is simply amazing everytime you post up pictures of it.
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Thanks! Here's some shots from the Fathers Day Show today.


Pulling out early this morning.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...n/5fd1b1a7.jpg


Parked beside an older brother at the show.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...n/777cca03.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...n/b687f062.jpg


And a shot of a CJ-7 that I painted that debuted at the show.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...n/63130104.jpg

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Amazing attention to detail. Great reveals, great everything!

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Loving it! Your truck is just so amazing. As everyone mentioned it already you have an awesome sense for the detail. Love pictures too! Great work!

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Man I love this truck! I'm restoring my '66 also and only hope that I can achieve this amount of detail on it. Wow! Great work.

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Thanks guys (and gals)! :lol: Can't believe yall are still digging this thread up and commenting, that means alot!

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Are you kidding? These are the kind of threads we have to lean on for inspiration for our own builds.

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this must be the 5th or 6th time ive been through this thread and i have enjoyed it as much as the first time! my favorite. great job!
dave

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Thanks, I'm glad we have this forum for sharing our builds! Though my own truck would be finished by now if I didn't get sidetracked by all of the "inspiration" on here that's made me change directions on the build. :lol:



Thanks Dave, I really appreciate that!

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Really great job, what a nice truck !!!!!

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Your thread was the motivation I needed to go forward with my own project!

I will be hitting Fabric world on my way into the shop tommorrow now.... Love the interior -

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That is so totally me too !!
I have an entire folder full of pirated photos labeled either by the mod, or by the thread they came from so I can go back and read the "how to" again.

If a thread is updated, I will read it.... case in point !

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Thanks dudes! That's a good idea McMurphy, all the pics I've saved are jumbled up and it takes forever to sort through them.

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Fantastic work! I bookmarked this beauty.

It's now one of my go-back-and-re-read every few months rotation. Thanks for all of the details that often get overlooked in the translation from in-shop to in-forum!

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Wow, truly outstanding build, you are blessed

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Wow very impressive bud!
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Thanks dudes!!

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Had the '65 back at the shop yesterday to clean it up for Blue Ridge Fest. First time I'd been and it was a great show with over 800 cars!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...69DDEC09D7.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...6C68CA666E.jpg

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Man that's a good sized show truck looks awesome in there ill be doing a few shows of that caliber this year.
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Where did you get your glass run channels for the doors ? I have had no luck with what lmc has sent me
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Where did you get your glass run channels for you doors? What lmc has sent me just does not seem right
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We sell them at our shop, they were Precision brand and they fit great.

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Just found this thread an read through it. WOW! Man, you have some skills.

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Thanks!!

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One of these days Ill build a truck to this quality. I work in a body shop and we restore cars as well as do over-alls and insurance work. The know how and skill isnt the problem. Its the massive cost involved haha!

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That is truly amazing work. Great job! Congrats!

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I'm spechless. Amazing skills. love the mirror treatment.

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Love the attention to detail in a resto project, awesome job. BTW I'm interested in getting a kick panel tag.

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WOW.....I think you might have shown up the factory with this build. If it came that nice off the line i wouldnt believe it. Great job man my mouth was just dropped open.

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As everybody already said, this truck is beautiful! I just read through for the first time and enjoyed seeing the work you did and the attention to the details. I do have a question for you. I noticed on your second set of pictures on page 1, you primed inside the cab support before welding in the new floor pans. What did you do to prep inside the supports? Rust converter then prime? What was your process?

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BUMP for guys that have not read this thread! This build sets the bar way up HIGH!

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Yeah it's crazy what it cost just in parts and materials, not counting the cost of the truck itself!!



Thanks!!



Appreciate it Delmo!! I'm a huge fan of your work!!




Thanks!! I'm not making tags anymore, not enough hours in the day.




Thanks!! Yeah they never were this nice when new, they were just work trucks back then. Definitely nothing like new trucks today!!




Appreciate it!! I blast the inner channels first, then use epoxy or Chassis Saver to seal up the channel before it's closed up.




Thanks for the bump!

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Took the C10 and the F100 we just finished out to a local Father's Day show today. Wished we could have had the '55 International finished in time but it just didn't work out.

I checked the odometer and the owner's have put about 800 miles on the truck since it left the shop so they're definitely not afraid to drive it!


http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...60244100_n.jpg

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...23660876_n.jpg

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...57762290_n.jpg

http://i1315.photobucket.com/albums/...30506454_n.jpg

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Wow that F100 is beautiful too!

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Just finished it last night!! I posted a build thread in the "alternate Tinkerings section" for it. Hate to say it, but it's nicer and more detailed than the '65. I still like the C10 better though!!!

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Nice trucks....be cool to see the International also. Saw an old John Deere flat bed truck the other day, but no phone so couldn't take any pics.

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That is some serious attention to detail. How can I get a hold of one of those body tags

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I don't have any more of them but there were some in the classified section recently.