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12-11-2020, 05:18 PM
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Re: Project "April"
Tuck, He came home from college a bunch of times and I was ready to cart the whole works into another building to hide it from him. He was never able to come to the shop, always had a friend to visit while home etc. Chasin girls was a big part of it im sure.
Scotti, I ordered the bumpers through Brother's I believe. They arent the best at delivery times , especially during Covid. Thankfully I ordered them way before I needed so they got here in time. The quality is quite good, no pits or scratches and bolted up nicely. They have slots welded to the rear that a hammerhead bolt goes into and bolts to the frame and bumper brackets. E. PS, Daughter's truck, "Estelle" is still doing good. Currently parked in my garage as her owner is teaching school in Hawaii for a couple of years. |
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12-11-2020, 05:32 PM
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12-11-2020, 05:24 PM
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Re: Project "April"
So one of the last adds was the trim. I went with original style to the truck but all new. Ordered the full package from LMC. quality was pretty good with the exception of one piece I had to send back. They sent me a new one and it was all good. Cheyenne emblems are original to the truck. They were buffed up and installed with emblem tape instead of screws.
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12-11-2020, 05:27 PM
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Door panels installed, interior tidied up and engine plumbing finished out it was time for some test driving.
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12-11-2020, 05:37 PM
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Tinted the windows, Put it on my tuner's chassis dyno and it pulled a respectable 495/490 to the wheels. Enjoyed some test driving and then did the small change to the grill I mentioned. I painted the aluminum bar section of the grill flat black to give a bit of contrast.
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12-11-2020, 06:48 PM
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Love the door panels and the grille looks much better after your mod.
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12-11-2020, 09:30 PM
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WHooo, this is nice!
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12-12-2020, 10:55 AM
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Beautiful!!!
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12-16-2020, 01:36 PM
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The attention to detail is very nice. That is one sweet truck you built for your son..
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12-16-2020, 01:49 PM
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Looks great....when is the big reveal???
Well done sir Marc
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12-16-2020, 03:00 PM
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Thanks Guys, The big reveal happened this past Thanksgiving. I snuck the truck to my parents farm where the reveal was to happen the week before Thanksgiving and hid it in the barn. I told my son that I had a present for my dad, his grandfather ,stashed in the barn and to walk him over to present it to him. This allowed me to get the whole family inside the barn with the truck for the surprise. He walked my dad over to the door thinking the surprise was for his grandfather and was shocked when the door went up revealing April and that the surprise was for him. Blew him away. First time Ive seen the kid show tears since he was little. It was awesome! I must admit I shed a few tears myself. He was thrilled to have his truck back and looking so new. Here are some pics of April out in the sunshine after the reveal.
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12-16-2020, 03:53 PM
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Re: Project "April"
She sure is stunning. Nice job. Really like the flush mount front and rear windows. They fit the truck well. Thanks for taking us on this journey.
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12-16-2020, 04:02 PM
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Re: Project "April"
That is one sweet truck with a great story behind it. You did an outstanding job on the truck and with keeping it top secret for the reveal.
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12-16-2020, 04:02 PM
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Great story and memory you created with the reveal.
Well done Marc
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12-19-2020, 12:08 AM
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Wow. Mic drop
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12-20-2020, 01:22 PM
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That is one good looking rig you have there!!!
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12-21-2020, 10:59 AM
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Dang im up for adoption!!!!!!!
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12-23-2020, 01:25 PM
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06-24-2021, 03:29 PM
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Mavs sent me this cool pic of April sittin pretty.
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06-24-2021, 05:47 PM
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Lots of classy/shiny features in this picture.
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06-25-2021, 01:15 AM
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Beautiful truck! Enjoyed going through the build and re-build.
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06-27-2021, 11:05 AM
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Awesome story, great ride, just all around a neat way to say Good Job!
God Bless you both!
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