Holy crap!!!!! Look what I did!

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It all started out innocently enough. I had gotten the gas tank clamped in place last night and ran the fuel line to the engine, so I woke up this morning thinking I would put the bed together and set it on the frame so I could come up with an idea on where to put the fuel filler and route the filler hose. I did, and two hours later I had it on and squared up. What a pain!!

After staring at it for awhile, Mama came into the shop and announced that she wanted to work on her Harley. So I did some cleaning to give her a spot to work, and she proceded to replace the front drive sproket on her bike. While I sat there watching her, and drinking a beer, I said something like "Man, I can't wait to get the cab on so it starts to look like a truck again." She replies "well, do it."

So I grabbed some steel and built a jig for the engine hoist to lift the cab and set it on the frame. MAN, was I excited to see that!!

Next thing I know, I was setting the core support in place. Then I managed to get to the fenders out of the shed, so I bolted them on. I tried the original grill too, but it didn't fit. So I dug out the grill I bought from Randy (teeitup) a year or so ago, and it fit great! Now, it just looked wrong, sitting there without the hood on, so on it went!!

Damn I'm tired, but the "hot rod truck" (as my 6 y/o son calls it) actually looks like a truck again after being in pieces since Mothers Day of 2004! And now it's a short bed too boot!! I am sooooooo freaking excited!!!! Now, I know that it has to come apart again, but I now know that all the Goodmark pieces fit great. I only have a couple of places that need minor work, like a place on the passenger door to make the gap right, but it is all minor stuff. I am not sure I like the cowl hood after all, so I might be looking for another stock 67-68 hood down the road.

But for now, I can drool over this. But first, I'm going to bed. I'm tired!!!