latest progress on my '68/'72

[Homeboy]

Here are some pics of the progress we made a couple of weekends ago. We relocated the tailgate handle and welded on a smooth skin. We filled the tail light holes, and welded in the rear roll pan. There is still a ton of dent pulling and straightening left to do on the rear, but it is coming along.

We had been thinking about ways to mount the gauges, in some other way than the standard bezel. Dad came up with an idea that I think looks really good. He welded up the hole in a spare glove box door, cut an opening for the steering column, and mounted the gauges and indicator lights in it. We will have matching billet knobs in it, those were all we had at the time.

I told you earlier that I was building this truck with my Dad, so I am also putting in a pic of one of his early hot rods for your enjoyment. It is the car he was driving when he and my Mom were married, a '56 Chevy with '57 chrome, lakes, and turqouise and black paint. He said he'd like to build another like it, if I'd ever get all my projects out of his shop : )