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That's great Jim..!!!!!...you'll be cruising in no time

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Looks great! Glad it fired right up for you makes you feel like you did something right.

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Thanks Greg and Bob, pretty much dead in the water right now. Wait for parts, but will double check everything while waiting...Jim

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Patience Grass Hopper! Good things Take Longer and your Truck is about The Nicest One I Know. You'll be tearing up the streets of West Plains SOON

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Thanks Ray...Jim

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wooooooop congrats congrats I need that automatic thing my phone does throwing confetti when i type congrats.

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Thanks Russ, appreciate it...Jim

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Looking great Jim!! The light is much brighter at the end of the tunnel and the finish line is in sight. Steve

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Thanks Steve, yes it's so close...Jim

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Little update. My new Champion radiator sit's about 1 1/2" higher than my old Walker radiator, so Mark made a new cover today. Still needs to be primed and painted. I had to make new bracket and mounted the overflow tank. Had to move to drivers side, not room where AC compressor is now mounted. Here's a couple pics...Jim

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Wow, very nice!!!

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Thank you...Jim

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Very slick. I too had a space issue mounting an overflow tank. I ended up mounting mine under the radiator shroud and attached it to the vertical support of the grill. It's not the most convenient location to access but you never really need to access it once your all set up.

Mark does great metal work.

Marc

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Thanks Marc, my Mark didn't like it after seeing the pics, so today he is going to cut it down an inch in height for a better look...Jim

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that engine looks proper in there, well played.

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Thank you...Jim

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Just a little work done today. Mark cut 1" out of the radiator cover. I put on some light filler and sanded. Mark sprayed the primer. Will sand and paint tomorrow...Jim

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That will look more streamline. Funny what difference an inch can make.

Marc

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the devil is in the details!


beauty work!

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You guys do beautiful work. I've admired this truck since I first saw it several years ago and you just keep making it more impressive.

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Thanks fellows, it seems like we just can't keep from making improvements...Jim

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Agreed, beautiful work. That cover makes a big difference.

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Thanks Robert...Jim

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Hey everyone, little update, nothing major. Got the radiator cover painted last Tuesday 12/14 (pic 1) didn't do anything for several days.

Pic 2 &3 Today it was wet sanded with 1,000, 3000, 5000 then buffed out.

Pic 4 AC lines and fittings all lined up, will remove and crimp fittings.

Still no shifter, now told in may ship the 2nd week of Jan, 2022.

Merry Christmas to everyone, enjoy...Jim

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Merry Christmas Jim, looks good!

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Nice work Jim. And Merry Christmas to you too.

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Looking really good Jim. You will be like a kid waiting for Christmas except you will be waiting for a shifter.

Marc

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Thanks guys,appreciate it...Jim

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wow wow wow!

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You are going to need white cotton gloves to do any work on this thing;). Merry Christmas Jim!!

Bob

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Thanks Russ and Bob...Jim

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Not much to show today, Mark crimped all the ac lines today, I installed all new "O" rings and tighten everything. Will wait for summer to charge the system.

Now it's just a wait and see...Jim

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So tell me Jim, What have you got planned to change next on what I always thought was as near to perfect Truck? Atleast in my Opinion! I sure can't see any faults in it.

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Thanks Ray, long ways from perfect. Since you ask, thinking about changing the interior. It's 18 years old and showing it's age on the material part, leather is good. So maybe change the door and kick panels only, will see...Jim

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Hey everyone, little update on the pickup. Talked with Lokar first week in January, told I might get the shifter Mar 11, 2022. I was pissed, so Mark checked around and found the same shifter at Classic Industries. Ordered the shifter, in came in today. Will cancel the other order, wanted this one in hand before I did. Got shifter around 11:00 today, it is in, adjusted, tested. Then we installed the interior back in place. Here's some pics...Jim

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Have to apologize, thought I took pics while doing the work, guess I didn't. Back on page 77 it shows when it was apart and the old shifter on the trans. New one is mounted to the floor, needed that to align with the hole in the console. On yeah, Mark did most of the work, I just helped when needed. It is suppose to be 55 tomorrow and all snow should be gone, if so I will take out for a short shake down run...Jim

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Looks good Jim! Glad you got it sorted out!

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Thanks, so am I:lol::lol:...Jim

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Shifter looks good there! Umm how do you keep your white leather so clean?

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Congrats on Mark finding another supplier, that was a stroke of good luck.

And like Lower50 said, how? That interior is just beautiful!