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Not much to report...got the bed wood finishing done thats about it...Really still waiting on the painter....Got together enough dough from my tax return to complete the paintjob....but it's still in paint jail...My buddy (the painter) is starting to really piss me off.....should never of done business with a friend..good way to ruin a friendship...and were well on our way!

Dan

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what are those seats out of?
nice truck...
wow....
im jealous!

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those seats are buddy buckets and come from 67-68 trucks. They usually run $400 used (hard that is) and around $1,000+ restored.

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:choke: :die:
OMG! but they are soo beautiful...
dang...

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WE HAVE COLOR:metal::metal::metal:......Bed Is complete with Clear....Cab is getting its clear coat as I type this.....More pics to follow....For those of you wondering...Yes, I did switch colors....I went with something that was a little more period correct than that 75 Corvette color...I just couldn't do it!....This is 69 Lemans Blue / White.....

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Great Color choice!!!! Looks great!!!

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Beautiful color!. Looking fine! :metal:

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Nice!

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Here's a few more pics....More to come...scored the NOS grill off a local member:metal:....Also started to install the wood bed today....Got the 4 short boards in and all but the one short cross sill...I'm using the MAR-K kit with the hidden fasteners, so I can't go any further until the bed is back on the chassis...which is gonna happen on Wednesday along with the cab....The she's coming back to the homestead!

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That is purty! She is going to look so good back together.

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Wow that came out nice. Can't wait to see her all put back together.

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Great build....where is all the crap in your garage? You know...i can't even make it to the trash can..

Love the truck...

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Nice work man.... :chevy:

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Looking good Dan. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to see you back on track.;)

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nice progress looks great

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Scratching sound was I assume the new throw-out bearing full of cold hard fresh grease trying to tun.

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Well....I mounted the cab & bed yesterday at the painters shop and brought her home today.....Looks like the tires are gonna be a little too small...aargh!...Gonna probably bump up to some 33x10.5x15 All Terrains.....hopefully my stock wheels will be able handle them as I'm pretty close to the tie rod already with the 9.5" wides.

Spent today getting the bed & cab aligned, shimmed and squared and started installing the bed wood.....The hidden fastener kit from Mar-K is SWEET....Check out the tailgate, the painter did just an awesome job on the white letters!

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Man that looks sharp! I am sooo jealous, I'm going to do blue/white as well, just a bit darker blue. Trouble is I'm still at the chassis stage. Great work.

Bill.

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Wow...that looks great!

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Fan-tabulous job Rack Man...love the 2-tone 4x4!!!

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Wood Bed Conversion is now Complete!!!:metal:

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Wow...that looks great! :metal:

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Beautiful

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Making a little headway….....also learned that Muratic Acid is simply awesome for cleaning parts & hardware:metal:...Oh yea, I did get a new set of tires for it (no pic yet)...I just bumped it up a size to 31x10.5x15....I also opted for the All Terrains instead of the Muds....It looks a ton better!....


Waiting on a couple small tailgate parts….but she’s about ready to get installed
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Cleaned, painted, lubed and installed the parking brake assembly
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Cleaned, painted & installed drivers side air vent….I don’t think I need the passenger side as I will be installing a Vintage Air system
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Also scored some NOS taillight & headlight bezels
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looks sharp, I'd like to see your paint bill for that!

are those hidden bed strips aluminum or SS?

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Absolutely, NICE!!!

Good job.

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That wood bed looks great with that color!!!

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Very sharp!

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Thanks all....just taking my time one part at a time...I'm still learning so it's probably taking me twice as long to do everything...LOL

Actually the paint bill itself wasn't too bad.....$4,625.00....and I still need to pay them later to wet sand & buff ($400)....Now, the bodywork total was almost $6,500.00 and that included media blasting....so, yea I'm into the paint & body for over $11K.....damn, I hate adding stuff up!....Like virtually all projects this one has gotten way out of control.....But I'm in this deep so I'm gonna get her done!

The bed strips are the aluminum type....I really liked the "T" bolt style fastener that it has....For aluminum they are very stout as I guess they are a quality extrusion!...I can't say enough about the Mar-k product....thier stuff looks awesome and fits perfect!

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That is one pretty truck.

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Thanks Conroe!

Been making a little headway….A lot of cleaning, repairing and repainting of tons of parts and hardware…..Also, went through the Instrument Panel and Steering Column….I wanted so bad to buy a tilt column but I had to draw the line somewhere with the budget and with a couple spendy purchases coming up (Wiring harness & Vintage Air) the tilt column got cut!


Did some repairs on the inner fenders….and learned that JB weld is probably the best “filler” that can handle the oven heat when getting powder-coated
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Inner Fenders getting ready to get bolted up
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Tailgate now hung….A little disappointed to still see a very slight bow on the lower portion of the inside of the gate:(…..Outside looks fine!
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Instrument Panel all cleaned up with a new lens & bezel….
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New Power Booster from CPP and rebuilt steering column in and complete...and my first "Oops"...scratch there on the firewall :(
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Removed the core support and actually replaced it as I found some damage after I got it powder-coated and is was bugging the crap out of me…So another board member actually traded me for a perfect one….so I was only out the cost of powder-coating again…..Also, a look at the “All Terrains” I picked up...in lieu of the “Muds”….
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A look inside the cab of what I got done so far (steering wheel is obviously temporary)....I also got the fuel tank installed....Interesting note, when I was cleaning out the tank I found about a 30" long piece of rubber hose down in it....Sounds like a siphoning job gone bad!...LOL
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Your truck is awesome looking. Love this shade of blue.

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Very good looking truck and i like the color ,it stands out.

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Thanks guys....That Blue has always been one of my favorites....Not sure I've seen any other trucks painted that exact color (I'm sure they are out there though).....But a lot of 69 Camaros were painted that color!

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what size tires did you go with?

are you going to coat the insides of the front fenders? you'll see that area won't you?

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I just bumped it up one size to the 31x10.5x15....I think that is about the max for the 6" wide rim.....Later I may still go to the Ralley's....those 32x11.5 like you scored are a nice size for stock height!

Its actually painted in there...just not clear-coated....that pic with the flash makes it look like primer...buts its coated the same blue!


On another note....Inline Tube scored another big fat ZERO from me.....This time it was the fuel line that goes thru the cab from the tank....Completely, 100% bent wrong (almost mirrored).....not even close!.....Screw it, I just cleaned up the old one with steel wool and re-installed it....I'm done dealing with those clowns!

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oh my god! that looks incredible!

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Thanks my man...I appreciate it!....Though I'm trying my best and I'm really satisfied with everything to this point, the pics may give it a bit more justice than what it really is (like pics usually do!) or maybe Its because I know every little flaw..LOL....

But I have gained a new appreciation for some of the 'Concourse" restorations I see out there.....Some guys must have a million man hours in some of those builds!

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check out my build.. we have a color scheme in common!

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WOOOW! ...GEEZ THATS NICE. I'M AFRAID IF I LOOK TOO HARD I MIGHT SCRATCH IT! ... I FEEL A CIGARETTE COMING ON :smoke: