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I have to say that I have not posted on your build thread yet, as it took a while to read it all. You have an awesome truck and I hope to see it in a magazine someday. All of the hard work and pain and sweat that you put into it will be all worth it when you cruise it for the first time! I have loved reading all of your build and watching your truck come together. Good luck on finishing it the rest of the way... you have a lot to well earned praise coming your way and I hope that your truck brings you a lot of work once it is finished! Happy New Year and God bless you and your family!
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We have a nice weather day today so I was able to paint the driveshaft and install it for the last time I hope. I also touched up the front bumper bracket where I had to cut it for clearance around the PS pump. I was also able to run the power wires to the seats and with Shannon's help we were able to tighten all the seat mounts that I made. After that we set the seats in place and got the driver side and center console bolted down. Happy New Year!! |
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The seats look excellent in the truck!!!!
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those seats look sweeeet! they compliment the truck nicely
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Wow those seats look awsome!!! They should work just fine for me...I'll be over to pick them up on Monday....lol
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:thud:OH My, I am so jealous.. Great build... You never post to many pics.. There are thoes of us that are living out our dream in your truck build. we need the encouragement we see in your build to keep us going. I do believe a lot of us here could do a better job if things were different.. thier not so we live out our dream through you and your build. We bow to your expertise and skill...:metal::flag:
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Love the seats, but with ME sitting on them in my truck :haha:
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WOW !!! I just read (most of the story), what perseverance ! Great work Alan, thanks for sharing. I cannot wait to hear/see you driving your truck to a show !!
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Those seats really do look great mounted in their new home. Who is that puppy in the window with that great big smile? :haha:
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nice, love the seats, i guess your ready for a test drive. actually i guess you are getting real close to driving it arnt you?
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:haha:Alan, No didn't get any pics of the 66. I was busy at the time, LOL besides I probably wouldn't have been able to hold the camera still.. LOL:haha::five::ennyd:
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Those seats turned out great. Great material choice!
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Love the seats, nice job!
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Getting it in a magazine is no problem.. I have a friend that did an article on an engine I built ,he gets published all the time .. When its done give me a shout and I will hook you up.....
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Dude !!
When I got to the pic of you sitting in the truck my first thought was... "What the heck is he doing?? Hes gonna get finger prints all over his work!!" :haha: All kidding aside.... the most important question about your seats. Are they comfy? |
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Got my DOT5 brake fluid in yesterday. Getting ready to bench bleed (on the truck) and bleed the system. I wonder how many leaks I will have? |
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May I suggest only as a word of caution to have a water hose handy when bench bleeding the master cylcinder in the truck, Ask me why ?????:waah:
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Got the brakes almost bled. I used my vacumn pump and gravity to get it done. I want someone to pump the pedal and do a final bleed. I had a couple minor leaks and tightened easily since the threads had oil in them. i heard of nite mares of sealing up SS brake lines. So far so good. NOTE: Don't mix DOT5 with anything other types of brake fluid. |
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I was going to ask if you had primed your brake lines first. I probably would have used a large syringe and pushed fluid from the top out, but seems sucking it in with a vacuum pump would do the same trick! Why did you go with the DOT 5, any particular reason? It is better for the SS lines? |
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Wow! Finally all caught back up and all I can say is, Alan, you are the man!! Great job!
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I wasn't thinking about eating the paint only the mess oil on new paint can be. Ask me how I know LOL
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Well how about having to repaint an entire fender the underside of the hood half of the fire wall , interfender, frame and part of the engine because I forgot to cover the master cylinder and pumped the brakes one time.. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:sumo::sumo::sumo::sumo::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Got a little painting done today. I painted the grill, headlight rings, trim panels and turn signal housings. I also had to repaint the glove box door. |
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great work alan.. again...
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I had to respray the door trim panels. I used a new clear today that dries in 20 minutes with no heat. It really lays out nice. It's great for small jobs. If I remember right it is Deltron DSC 2000. They also have a 3000 and 4000. To my knowledge so far the 3000 dries a little slower and the 4000 is really slow. I installed the trim panels and was hoping to check the doors off the list as being done. Then I discovered I can't find or hadn't ordered the inside door handle. |
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Looks super nice Alan!!:metal: I also have to give you :thumbs: on the seats; killer.
I'm sanding the 'burb roof, care to join me??:lol: |
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^^ i agree, looks nice!
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Did you add the p-side arm rest?
I was noticing on a lot of these trucks, only the driver got them. I remember on the one we had when I was a kid being a tad perturbed because I didnt have an arm rest to .... well .... rest my arm on! My truck doesnt have it, and I will be adding it. Why did you have to repaint your glovebox door by the way? |
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Looking good !!!!
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I had to repaint the glove box due to memory loss. ;) I used BC/CC on the inside of the cab because it's easier for me to get everything covered. i generally have a problem getting the edges covered. When I sprayed the glove box door the first time it fried up on me. Well 2 years later I finally spray it with the bed. I did the outside in single stage. It wasn't a perfect match. That's why I had to redo it. Quote:
Got the glove box door hung, but discovered the stricker is MIA. I guess I will just make one since they aren't available. I thought I might could use one of my old cab thinking the striker would be the same from the Impala to a truck. It wasn't there. Looks like the hole pattern is the same. I'll figure out something. I'd like to see what it's suppose to look like. |
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That dash and glove box door sure are looking good! Keep it going together and we will keep cheering you on!
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looks great allen, all i can say is your the man:metal:i know i have said this before but that dash is sweet.
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Alan the stricker is only a small piece of medal with a raised portion in it to catch the "button" . I looked at a friends of mine and his looks just like the one on my 57.
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Man I haven't checked in forever,looks like its moving along nicely! Also I have become a big fan of speed clear you can do colision damage/spot repairs in one day vs having to wait 24 hours to sand and buff... Looking good Alan!!
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I resprayed the inner fenders, radiator support, head light mount panel and cowl screen. |
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looks great, i cant make up my mind about the inner fenders and rad. support not sure if i want to go with body color or black.man you and 198 have this stuff down pat.:metal:
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Hello Alan,, LOL you respray more than I've ever sprayed... LOL:lol::lol:
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