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Yes Congrats on the awards. You deserve it after all the hard work and the quality there of. :metal:

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Thanks so much for the kind words. We are going to go to good guys in charlott next month so if u happen to be there give me a shoutAttachment 1691644

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Currently hauling in trailer until I get the. If shows out of the way

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I hear you. Can't hardly bear the thought of a rock chip or cracked glass. (Been tgere-done that) Hopefully one of these days you'll get to enjoy cruising it too.

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Wow, beautiful truck. I love everything about it :metal:

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My wife and I talked to you at Charlotte Goodguys, super nice truck👍

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Truck came out great, you did a super job.

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Beautiful!

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Thought I'd give an update, we have been driving the truck and going to different shows. Put about 900 miles on it so far, only a few small issues nothing major. We scored a class act award at goodguys in oct. so that was pretty cool. I've met and talked to a lot of people from the forums and have enjoyed meeting each of you. One of the coolest things about the goodguys show was my Dad called me a said he wanted to go with us which he had never done before. My parents have always been supportive of my hobby but always viewed from afar. So having him there along with my wife and friends meant the world to me. Unfortunately he has liver cancer and his health is declining so it means even more to me than ever. I say all that to say this, all the hard work and long hours do pay off reguardless of the build whether it be a super high end or low budget beater. It's cool to cruise in them. I've been super blessed with awesome friends and family. We plan on going to pigeon forge in the spring then to Nashville GG's in May as well as a few legs of the power tour so hopefully I will run into some of you along the way.

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You have one of the nicest 60-66 trucks in the country.

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Thank you!

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100% agree. Amazing.truck!

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Absolutely love your build.

Well done, well done indeed.

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Like that this truck is largely original looking.

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Absolute perfection! WOW!!

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It is indeed a "class act".

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Very well done sir

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You sir have incredible taste! It's a work of functional art. Sucks for us mere mortals to have to see what a real visionary can do! True story- I had this idea to have a "machined" aluminium look firewall with a completely flat blacked out engine bay! Well shi@! I have been wondering how to make an engine bay free of all the clutter? I love how they look when you first put the engine in and it all ways bums me out each time I add the components.wish you had more time to show us those subtle details. I may just copy your entire truck, i have no pride left anyways! I hope to see it in person someday. Congratulations on a monumental success and from a survivor of a broken back I hope you suffer no more symptoms of the disc!!Well done indeed!

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Jay, it was great to meet you and your wife and finally see the truck in person!

https://i.imgur.com/TPL4mdal.jpg

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For sure John. It was good to meet you and your Dad. It was a neat show and we had a good time. Keep me up to date on any future builds. Hope you get your Grandads truck to PF.

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Killer!

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I’m speechless, but can still ask a question. What is the bed wood? Hickory? Your skills are incredible and I’m getting ready to get my 64 started after 3 years of gathering items I know I’ll need. If mine turns out 1/10th your quality, I’ll consider it a success. Congratulations on all the accolades, WELL DESERVED.

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I stood in front of your truck for a long time admiring the clean under hood at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge last year...really over the top build sir.

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Thank you guys for the comments, it was a lot of work but meeting all the great people is awesome. The wood in the bed is black walnut with a satin clear stain. I plan to be back in pigeon forge with it this fall so if you see around please say hello.

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Truck is sooo *****EN. REALLY nice job. This is how Chevy should have built them.

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* b-i-t-c-h-e-n ^

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Thanks hardwaa. Your gasser influenced truck caused all this. Lol.

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I,ll make it a point to come by and see you.

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I read this thread start to finish again and again.

We have different tastes but I aspire to finish to your impressive level. I fear I will not come close but it won't stop me from trying.

So happy to see you enjoying your truck after the thousands of hours of back breaking work.

Thank you for the time you spent showing us how to do one right.

Robert

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Just a small update, after an exhausting fitech experience I have decided to take the plunge for a Holley system. Hopefully with better results. I've driven it about 5 miles but time will tell the tale

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What kind of issues did you have with Fitech? My father is getting ready to run his 496 on one he already bought...

Thanks

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Hope he has better luck. I bought the 600 hp kit and there in line pump set up. Didn't have any issues for about a thousand miles. I drove the truck to pigeon forge in April and about 3 1/2 hours in the pump quit. I bought a new pump at the show and installed in later. The first trip with it it was extremely loud. I ended up putting an in tank pump and that fixed that problem. Soon after did a test drive and sitting in my driveway it shut off and never started back up. This time it lost cool signal. This is the condensed version. I am going to do an in depth review on it soon. The tech support are not staffed to deal with the issues that are there. These issues stated in April and I'm just now getting a resolve. I hope the Holley systems works well but if not a carb will be going back on.

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I read an article in one of the hot rod magazines that Holley has it nailed. "If" I were ever to go that route, that's the one I'd buy.

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Such a cool truck. Late to the build but man this thing is rad.

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Great looking truck. Curious on how the Holley set-up worked out?

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So far so good on the Holley. I've probably driven it 500 miles so far and no issues. I just wanted to see how it is going to be long term.

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Wow, just wow!!! Great build and read!! Beautiful!! Mike

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Thank you

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Just read your entire thread...all I can say is WOW. One of the best builds I have seen. Beautiful beautiful truck! Wish I had your skills, but I consider it on the job training...I am learning as I go and enjoying my modest build.