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Sorry for your loss Don. Prayin for ya.

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Thanks Guyz!!! She's doing as good as can be expected, between my days off and her kids, we are keeping her focused on the present. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.

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So sorry to hear about your mother in law.
Prayers for your wife and family.
God Bless you all.

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Thanx Brother! Good talking with you today...:mm:

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yesterday was spent relaxing and avoiding the oppressive heat by hanging in the pool with the lovely wife and JoJo...:mm:

Today I braved the heat :devil: and put in some time on the truck...:bann: Thankfully a fan moving air helped keep things bearable...

I started out putting the hood, bonnet for my UK mates, ;) on sawhorses to get it ready for primer… I started by removing the latch, T/S buckets, and the wiring…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/363/2...92512369_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I cleaned up the latch bolts and bucket screws then bagged it all up for re-installation once the hood is ready…
Before...
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/469/1...c5360c7f_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
After…
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3834/...762c6db1_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then rolled the truck back in and installed the glove box and heater box…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/266/2...a18a6c58_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/382/1...5fab616c_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/392/2...41275700_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I took a couple of pics, sitting on a bucket to get an idea of the view behind the wheel...:lol:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/519/1...6f71bef3_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/377/2...4d2b09ee_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/346/2...a48873c0_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here's one through the windshield following a quick cleaning…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/534/2...88e8a371_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then began the attempt at painting the existing SunVisors… They are covered with a vinyl or plastic netting...:crazy:
Before…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/343/1...9d5f1421_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

After 2 coats of paint…on one side that is...
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/452/1...05fe2de2_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
Will try another coat tonight and check them in the morning…

Laterz all...:chevy:

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:metal::metal::metal: Keep em coming

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The inside is looking good Don .keep up the good work .

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Great progress Don, and that is along with mentoring and calming me down via text ;)

Looks like JoJo is a happy happy living with you guys.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psypegvkmo.jpg

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good progress bro, dash looks great.
i wanna come cool off in the pool too… man, its been hot.

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Good work brotha! :metal:

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Looking great Don....had to play catch up on the build.

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You know it Brother! ;)

Thanks mate! :mm:

Thanx mate, and JoJo's not spoiled or anything...:lol:

Thanx Brother, and you are welcome anytime… will be in the pool with my lovely wife and the furry child a bit later today...:metal:

Thanx Brotha!, just trying to beat the heat and get some truck time in...:uhmk:

Thanx Brother! gotta check in on your builds, love the Big Blocks...:metal:

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Looks good

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sorry to hear about your mother in law, the dash is looking good ! I don't get home til about 4-5pm an back to 8hr. days so i'm tryin to do a lil something everyday, but this heat is a killer!!

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Truck is looking awesome! How'd you like scrubbing the underside of that hood :lol: That was a big job for me.

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Thanx Brother...

Feelin' ya on the heat, our "feels like" temp yesterday was 113 and today is forecast to be between 110-115… :waah: No truck time yesterday, but pool time was a must...;)

Thanks!!! Just got the hood on the stands, waiting for the real work to begin...:chevy:

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Hi Don, I'm just about to start prepping my bonnet (sorry hood:lol:) for paint, what are you using for stands? I had thought of a couple of saw horses with a couple of planks across the top but curious what you are doing. BTW the inside of the cab looks killer, great colour combo

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Looking good! What did you use to clean the bolts like that?

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Thanks mate! The bonnet is sitting on sawhorses with 2x4s...;)

Thanks Man!
I used a bench grinder with a wire wheel, vise grips and leather gloves a must...:lol:

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First off, I gotta thank Grizz (Rian) for the parcel that arrived earlier…;)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/324/2...883ccc6c_c.jpgIMG_4591 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Today started off with getting some friends to drop by and help me put the stepper bed on the stand the cab vacated… all in prepping to get after the little bit of body work needed on the tail light mods…
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5619/...02e90b3c_c.jpgIMG_4631 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/...d35214a5_c.jpgIMG_4634 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then removed the hood struts and cleaned up the underside of the hood, painted the struts and sprayed undercoating on the hood underside…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/304/2...361190b7_c.jpgIMG_4636 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/400/2...8ed6578d_c.jpgIMG_4637 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/312/2...3b9926c9_c.jpgIMG_4638 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Struts laid in place…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/336/2...1aaec190_c.jpgIMG_4640 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Later in the day I masked off the windshield and firewall to respray the cowl area, then I started sanding on the bed…;) After sanding on one side, I sprayed a bit of primer on some bare metal spots as well as a few areas that need more attention…

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/460/2...5a11923a_c.jpgIMG_4641 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/549/2...663a6b37_c.jpgIMG_4642 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Still got to add some body filler around my tail light mods and lots more sanding…
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/...4c8779df_c.jpgIMG_4643 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

till next time guys...:chevy:

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Awesome brotha! :metal::metal::metal:

Paint should be here tomorrow and I have Tuesday an Wednesday off from work so some painting is in the plan! :chevy:

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Agreed....!!

Great progress Don.

I cannot wait for the day I get to spray the underseal on the underside of my hood.

Pleasure re. The UK "Redneck flag" The Cross of St George bears a lot of value here in the UK, glad I could find you one.

Found you another neat "England" flag yesterday at Bootfair, still in its packaging. Then you should have a full set for the garage.

It's the one to the right with the Lion in the pic. Not bad for 20p or 30 cents ehhh?

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psovrwok12.jpg

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Sweet!!!!!:metal::metal:

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man, you're getting after it. looking nice bro...
i got my st. george too, gotta love those brits.

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Thanx Brotha!!! can't wait to get the stepper in paint...:uhmk:

Thanx mate! :mm:

Thanx Brother...;)

Thanx Clem...:chevy: Gotta build a garage just to display the goodies Rian sends my way...:metal: