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I think you will be happy with that ,if you have not bought it yet check out Nsane Hotrodz ,he hooked me up with a good deal.

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I drove up and picked up the cab corners from Dewayne yesterday. Nice guy.

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I was supposed to pick up my 72 truck from him today ,this damn snow messed me up ,now I hope to get up there a week from tomorrow .I have not met him in person ,just on the phone but he has done me right .I will definitely use his shop in the future .

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http://www.b-rodorcustom.com

This the shop I'm using..

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made use of the old washer hose holes, added two more holes to add engine bay lighting. 0.3 watt leds will never kill the battery

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My father in law helped me weld up all the exhaust joint leaks while the bed is off. Currently painting my heater box components to get the heater working again.

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did a little more patching on the fender... out with the bondo filled rust holes and in with a new patch... Ill finish up on this one tomorrow...

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Completed install of Fitech EFI and took a crappy cell phone vid...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zIqaVJEVBXY

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possmgut your really kickin but on that truck.
it wasnt too bad looking when you first got it but your really showing us what we couldnt see. keep it up.

i'll be doing most of the same patch work as econman on this cab i just picked up to build for my 4x4.

yesterday i figured before the snow came i would hit a few jys in the area too see if anything new came in....no trucks but i did find a good light harness off a 71-2 smashed front clip since it was only part of a harness i got it for $4.:lol:

when i got the 4x4 it only had 2-3 lugs on each wheel so i got 32 matching lugs
and a set of 67-68 c30 emblems.

and another vac advance mech for the kids truck.it seems he needs one once a year idk why it keeps going out and creating a vac leak.

of course i came back and put my lugs on to go for a short ride around town
in my pile.

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Installed the washer reservoir and bracket that I recently bought. Cleaned up the valve cover, cleaned my air box, found the float on the fuel sender to be full of fuel, adjusted the rocker arms, oh...and installed new seat belts. Passenger seat belt was literally hanging on by a thread.
Ordered a new valve cover gasket and fuel float thing.

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Thank you sir.. I havnt been to a junk yard in a long time. They're never open when Im home... If I was home more I would be moving a bit faster... but then again if I was home more, I would be broke and couldnt buy squat for it. All the patches Ive been using so far have come from the old passenger side door lol... Ill get that lower front patch ordered for this fender this week so I can finish it up next weekend maybe.

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your welcome,oe steel is the best too use but sometimes the patches are just easier.

i'm fortunate to have a few yards close by and lots of time at this point.

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Replaced all 6 cab mounts. My jack wasn't high enough for the two under the radiator but my engine hoist got it lifted just enough to swap out the worn mounts.

Hooked up the heater hoses to see if the heater core leaked... And what would you expect? It leaked... Then followed it up by not popping the cap off the radiator before popping the heater hose off the manifold :mad:

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Played with aluminum tubing today. This was my first attempt ever bending he stuff. Turned out pretty good I think. A tip for those ever wanting to try this. A bend consumes 1 1/4" of tubing in a 90* bend. I assume different benders differ. I'm waiting on a ridged bender to come then I'll tackle the front lines.

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http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...D135E7A70E.jpg

Gonna have all this installed in the never ending project

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Placed an ordered for a disc brake conversion kit with ECE.

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Hello, looks like everyone is busy on the truck, me too. I got the front sway bar installed. Used all grade 8 bolts and nylon nuts. Took her out for a ride and my grin got bigger, handles great.
Next is tackling the leaky oil pan, then...on and on.:smoke:

Tom

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Did a little header and exhaust work to clear the steering shaft.

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Sweet fenderwell headers, I've got a set of those on my small block 63 nova wagon. Let's see more pics of your truck!

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Flip.

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Excellent job!

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I removed the drive shaft to change the U-joints and found that the bolt on the front shaft that holds the yoke for the second shaft had backed out and the threads are damaged on both the shaft and bolt. It has been rattling around trapped by the U-joint for a while.:( I also got my new gauges almost done.Still need the Trans Temp gauge.Attachment 1491537

Attachment 1491538

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I've about got my heater refurbish done and ready for installation

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Bought 2 OEM doors to replace my rotted out, badly patched doors. Off to be blasted and primed..

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Received my Tru-Ram unpolished SS manifolds, hopefully I'll get them installed this weekend.

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Pulled my truck out of the barn that was hit by a tornado. :metal:

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Finished my heater box project tonight and she really blows air now!

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Patina trucks call for patina parts....installed UOS (Used Old Stock) dash pad (wish I had taken a before pic....) and accomplished quite a bit of buff/wax on the interior. PROGRESS!! Note the factory "orange peel" paint finish to the right of the center dash vent.

Supposed to be 70 and sunny on Sat and Sunday here in southwest OK.... sounds like more PROGRESS!!

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Before/after fuel tank filler neck opening. Again, patina trucks call for patina parts. And the "magic formula", Wizards, and a lot of rubbing.

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What did you use for polishing pads? Foam? What color?

That looks great! Thanks

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Thanks. For the wide/open spaces on the body, I use a Meguiars yellow foam pad, but for what you see in the pics, I used a very nice (thick/fluffy) 100% cotton washcloth. I wet it, wring it out so it's damp, fold it in fours, squirt a little compound on it and away I go. No wet sanding needed on the interior because its usually fairly well protected from the elements. If the oxidation is heavy, I'll wetsand w/2000 and then use the Wizards.

Still have some dirty work to get done. This truck was just about at the "more than I'm capable of accomplishing" point for me because I have to hire out my welding, but it came w/such a strong provenenance and was such a good deal, that it was hard for me to not buy it.

For the welders out there, anyone need some practice?

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Looks great! Really inspiring me to do mine. I have some overspray from a rattle can used to paint a camper shell by PO. Would you wet-sand that or maybe just use acetone first?

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Here is a picture for reference.

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Probably cheapo Walmart 99 cents/can. I'd try the Wizards first, but if it's not taking it off fast enough, 2000 grit. Would not use acetone. The paint is durable, but fragile...make sense? It will look GREAT once you're done.

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Those are nice. Let us know when you get them on how they fit and perform. Might have to get me some of that.

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Picked up my passenger door from the blaster today. Took it to the body shop for repair. Repair done and hung already.

Exchanged a bad driver door I'd bought for a better one. Dropping it off at the blaster in the morning.

Rust removal and metal repair on the cab and doors almost finished!

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After living in Colorado for 12 years, I finally have HEAT in the Garage! no excuses now for finishing everything on my LS swap 68' SWB in time for spring.

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First project in HEAT ( its 60 degrees here now, go figure), get the wood bed supports pulled for blasting/powder coating so I can run the bed down to the body shop and get the insides/wheel wells/tailgate/new front bed piece painted to match the rest of the truck before getting the wood floor finished.

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new dual exhaust installed

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Driver door shell went to the blaster. Paid the shop who did the rust repair. Picking it up tomorrow en route to the paint shop.