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After a few flight delays I'm back home. San Antonio was amazing. I went down to the river walk first thing and had lunch at County Line Barbecue.
Thursday we got up and headed to the proving grounds for a full day of testing. There were seven different tracks set up for us to test the new Continental tires. I was very impressed how far this company's product has come in the last five years. You name it and they have a test for it. One of the highlights of the day was getting to ride on a road course with a professional driver. The suspension on his Mustang had been heavily modified. That was worth the trip. As a added bonus, on the eight and a half mile oval we got to drive six super cars. The top speed was set at 135 mph and no more. So there was no way that us grown men would exceed that.:lol: Of the six cars I got to drive the Porsche 911 turbo, AMG Mercedes Banz, and the Ferrari 360. About tens ago I went to a NASCAR driving school which was a blast but it does not come close to the super cars on that track. I know this a long post but I had to share.

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Here are the cars.

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The other three.

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So which one did you like the best.;) I hope you got paid to do this.:lol:

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The Porsche had amazing power and handling while the Benz was very smooth through the gears plus the performance to match the others. For me the Ferrari was my choice. It just had an awsome feel putting into a corner at that rate of speed. The question is how to install the paddle shifters on our trucks.

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Today I thought I would sand the old paint off of my fenders to get ready for some bodywork. I knew the truck had been painted a few times before I bought it. Now It started out light blue and white, then red,then black, and then white when I bought it. That was expected, the gallon on bondo in the passenger fender was not. I much as I hate to it might be time to start looking a reproduction fenders.

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It was good to see you yesterday and chat a bit, but I hard to run. Thanks for meeting me part way I hope those parts can be used, It was awesome to hear about your trip and how great the cars were it must have been a fun time. Sorry I couldn't have stayed longer and chatted more.

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You're so lucky. I bet driving those supercars don't compared to driving those cars we drove at the racing school. It don't seem like 10 yrs ago, time flys.. Well the truck is coming along well. I'm looking for a decent 88-up bench seat for the 72 let me know if you see one. Keep me posted on the build. Later.

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Thanks for the parts, maybe I can return the favor in the future. If you need anything for yours give me a call and I will see if I have it laying around.

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The Nascar school was great but for me the supercars have my vote. If I had the seat you would be welcome to it. I will keep an eye out for one.

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Today I got some of the holes in my firewall filled. I'm trying to learn how to weld again. Not as easy as I remember. Everything takes practice. I still have some grinding to do. Late this afternoon I went and started bringing home Evan's new project. It is a 1972 GMC cab sitting on a 72 swb frame. We got a ton of parts with it. Will try to get pictures tomorrow.

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I have not done much to the 65 lately. My neighbor offered me a deal on his project so that has consumed most of my time. Ever tried putting two horses in a one horse stall? I need more room. Anyway it was a great deal for what I got. For some reason I forgot to take pictures of the of the truck before putting it in the back of the basement. The lighting is poor where it is sitting or I would post pictures of it. Here are a few pictures of the first load of parts.

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alright I got my son's project in good enough shape for storage. One piece that I need for it a drag link for disc brakes. I have a couple of leads but would really like to find one in driving distance. Here are a couple pictures as it sits now. But for now i'm done with it for awhile. I can start working on my 65 again. Next up is a drivers side door skin and two fenders.

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Nice score and some great progress Greg.

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Thanks Alan. I'm thinking I have too many irons in the fire.

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Welcome to the "Too many irons in the fire" club. :haha:

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Great, i'm sure it is a big club.

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Nice, I'll be watching all the builds

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I haven't done much to the 65 in awhile. Friday I went and picked up a 15x8 rally wheel so Evan's truck would have matching wheels. We can now take that ugly alm. 15x10 saw blade wheel off. Friday I also went out to Tim's(uncle on the forum) house and picked up a drag link for a disc brake set up. If this keeps up I will have to start a build thread for my eight year old. Lately his truck is getting more attention than mine.

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This weekend I planned on working on the cab so I loaded it up on my trailer and headed to my brother in laws(Tim). Somewhere in the ten minute commute Tim sold his VW bus project to a guy in Easley S.C. After unloading my truck and putting the bus on the trailer we were off. Afew hours later we were there. Here are a couple shots after arriving in Easley.

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This was sitting next door. So while Tim unloaded the bus I had to sneak a few shots.

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This morning we fixed everything we planned on doing yesterday. It turned out good, made a little progress on my truck and got to help tim out also. Here are a few more pictures the the truck just because i I like see it on the internet.

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It has been three months since my last post. Today I got some sanmdblasting done. We started on the inner fenders and grille mounting panel and finished with a few smaller pieces. The more we blasted on the panel and inner fenders the more holes we found from rust. Trying to decide between fixing what I have or buying new ones. Something to sleep on.

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Ok football season is about to wind down for my eight year old so maybe I can atleast look at the 65. Practice three nights a week and a games on Saturday take up most of my time. For the next six months there is nothing on my calander so excuses right. I did get a few things blasted and primered last week. One of the things I need to decide on is to paint these pieces, inner fenders, and radiator support gloss or semi-gloss black. Right now I'm leaning toward the semi-gloss black.

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This is a great build thread! I am looking forward to seeing more.

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Thanks, over the winter I hope to get the rest of the sheetmetal bought and start working on get it painted. This is the color I decided to go with.

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Nice choice on color.

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Thanks Alan. I still have not decided on a interior color yet. Not sure to paint it the same as the exterior, a nice gray, or the original fawn.

Any progress on Shannon's cab?

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yep I like that color combo too great choice

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I got a little done to the truck last week. After sanding for a few nights I figured out that blasting would be alot faster and easier. Looking back I should have taker pictures of before I started and after the five coats of paint was removed. Maybe I can do that on the other side. All in all the left bed side is in prett good shape. Today we removed the bed and put it on the dolly to maker it easier to work on. Next up buying the new front sheetmetal.

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Truck is looking good, Greg. Keep the pics coming.

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It's coming together nicely......Looks great !!!

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Thanks guys. Last night I started sanding the passenger bedside. The front part has quite a bit of body filler in it. Not what I wanted to see. I will try to post pictures tonight.

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The passenger side is finally sanded down to the metal. After sweeping the floor I think there was a gallon of bondo in that one side. To bad they don't make reproduction bedsides. I'm thinking someone with alot better metal working skills than I will be fixing this one.

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Here are a few more after primer. Also a picture of the next project in a few years. The po owner changed it from leaf to coil springs. Last week I installed the crossmember for the shock brackets.

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Hey Greg. What kind of primer are you using? The truck is still changing everyday.

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Thanks Jeff. Right now i'm trying to get the five layers of paint off so i'm using rattle can etching primer. All I want to do is cover the bare metal so it won't rust. Today I worked on the cowl panel ang got it in primer. I'm not happy the way it turned out so i'll have it blasted and put some real primer on it. See what you think.

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By the pics it looks pretty good. Is that Dupli-Color etching primer? If it is I was wanting that color in a gallon form to do my whole truck before I flat blacked it. Cause I done my hood with the rattle can, you know mine stays outside well it dont last outside. But I was wanting that green color, and I didn't want to spend 300.00 a gallon. So I went with John Deere Blitz Black for 50.00 a gallon.

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After deciding that my truck does not have the right stance we swaped out the front springs today. The truck has an ECE 4-6 suspension kit already installed. The new springs are half an inch shorter so maybe with the front sheetmetal installed it will sit where I want it to. It was really a fun day working on my old truck with my son. I made sure he was well away from me during the disassemby process. His main job was taking the wheels and being the jack man while I held the springs in place. Nothing like spending time with your kids.:metal:

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Precious times, he will always remember. :metal: Nice progress!!