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Lookin' good. I always liked the red primer.

I can't get over our mild winter this year. It was warm here yesterday but very windy.

My daily driver laid down on me and had get a tow home. The tow truck guys helped me get the truck in the shop and then I was able to use a come along and pull it on the lift.
Had to replace the fuel pump.
These new to me in tank pumps are a bigger job to change than the old school small block chevys on the side of the block.

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Just caught up on your thread Don. Wow! Really coming along now.

P. :D

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You're making great progress Don, knocking doors out of windows (as my Dad would say)

It's great to see the weather in Arkansas is a little better than North East England :lol:

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Progress is progress as you always remind me Don.

You seem to be doing good.

Thank you for posting out the tie rod ends for me today.

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Looks real good Don!

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:metal:

Good talking with you earlier Clem… Following this up with the measurements...:mm:


Glad for the mild winter… sorry to hear you had pump issues, and yep, bigger job than the old school mechanical pumps...:waah:


Thanx Mate!

We had one spell with a 4" snowfall and the following week in the 60's F...:metal:


No worries Mate! My pleasure...:mm:

Thanks!!! ;):chevy:

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I'm posting this for Clem and Pete and the crew at Tuba Trucks, along with a shout out to Cotton!!!:metal:

Pete hit me up for measurements on the location of the hole for the spare mount bracket inn the cutaway fender… Seems the re-pops don't have the hole pre-punched… So I hope this helps Pete and anyone else who needs to drill a re-pop…;)

Here's a crude, not to scale, sketch along with a couple of pics of my OEM fender...:chevy:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1459/...3664010e_c.jpgIMG_7695 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1531/...b8fec586_c.jpgIMG_7694 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1705/...a613a46b_c.jpgIMG_7693 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Cheers!!! :uhmk:

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thanks Don, thats exactly what we needed.:metal:

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My pleasure... :chevy:

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Hey, it's looking good! That red primer has a cool look to it. I like it. Did you get any work done on it today? Awesome day out there.

Chris

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Sorry Chris, no truck time today... had to work til 9 tonight...

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Gotta make that money for truck parts though!

Chris

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Diggin the red primer!:metal::metal:

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Thanx Guyz!!! :uhmk:

Bed is currently in this position… Last weekend, I flipped the bed in order to remove the step supports to allow access to the front bolts for the outside edge boards… ;) I re-bolted the cross sills in order to get enough clearance so the bed wouldn't be resting on the ground…
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1575/...c3005a5e_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

In the process of evaluating what to do with the bed floor, I considered the budget :haha: aspect and the fact that without a lift I am not a fan of crawling around on the ground as much as I used to...:lol: I've decided to steal an idea from Coulter… (If you haven't seen this amazing build, check it out… Here's a link…

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...449548&page=44

Check out post 1096 for Bed floor thoughts...:mm: Hood hinges are sweet too...:metal:

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I can't wait to be that far. haha

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Thank you as always Don for your help in sourcing and posting out my tie rod ends.

Happy me tonight when I came back from work.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...sypbg6y4z.jpeg

You rock mate !!

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Thanx Brotha!!! You'll get there...:metal:

Thanx Mate!!! My pleasure...:mm:

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Had a great 2 days off… not a lot of truck time, as I was getting the finishing touches done on the smoker I've been working on… as well as taking care of some Honey-Dooz… Gotta earn those points...:lol:

Here a swing that's in progress for my beautiful bride…
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1556/...fb2fea64_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1444/...30294f66_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Treated 2x4 frame with Cedar slats…;)

I did get the tailgate completely primed and bed liner sprayed on the interior… the body color will over flow the front edge of the bed so it was natural to bring the berliner over the same shape of the tailgate…
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1512/...5abff909_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1458/...4373ea4d_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Til next time guys and gals...:uhmk::chevy:

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Really impressed with your work Don.

Of course I showed Nicola........ She now wants a bench too..... Thanks mate.


Chat soon.

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nice job on the honey do's... cool swing.
that tailgate looks straight as an arrow and a good idea on the bedliner over the top. tilly's owner got me to come back and do the same thing to his.

what unbelievable weather for Feb. enjoy buddy...

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Looks good Don. Looking forward to your bed-board set-up

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May get a chance to chat tomorrow… You can handle the bench or swing easily, you are a woodworking master...:mm:

Crazy Cool weather for sure… 70 and 72 this past Saturday and Sunday...:bann:

Thanks Brother! formulating plans but hopefully I'll make some serious forward steps soon…i.e. Wiring Harness...:uhmk:

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Makin' points on the Honey Do's. Score!!!

Tailgate looking gooood too.

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Thanx Brother...:metal:

Here's one in your honor…
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1679/...0ebeb24a_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

One super clean '71 K10 a customer at O'Reilly's drives…
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1615/...db212430_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

One of the shops we deliver to is doing some work on this '57 sitting on a Vette chassis, complete with LS1 power…:metal::metal::metal:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1527/...9e9e0ff5_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1688/...65cef432_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1536/...20bc2f29_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

:chevy:

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Oops… Forgot the interior shot of the '71 K10...:dohh:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1551/...bfd7678b_c.jpgUntitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I pointed the owner in the direction of this forum, so maybe he'll pop up one day…;)