[Dan in Pasadena]

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

No photos, just an update for my "Log."

Stopped by the bodyshop. The exterior of the cab, front fenders & hood will be sprayed this week according to Marcos - we'll see. Another week to dry, sand & the last three clear coats sprayed, etc.

The front fenders were guide coated, one had been final blocked prior to color. I'm glad I got to see this. I'd forgotten to ask about seam sealer so he showed me the whole interior of the cab had been sealed and another sealer used in the rain gutters.

At Mike's shop the master cylinder & trans crossmember had been mounted. He's reconnecting the fuel lines and bending/mounting the brake lines this week. We also discussed him fabbing the exhaust up to the rear axle. He'll wait to finalize it once the bed is done and mounted.

He and Marcos will coordinate directly to deliver the cab/front fenders to be mounted & doors & hood gapped so Mike isn't responsible if anything is chipped. I have to get new body mounts. I'll get out to The Car & Truck Shop for those.

That's it for now. It's progress. I'm still pressing for paint completion by April 1 - doesn't quite seem like they'll make it but close. Then the whole thing done by Memorial Day - we'll see!