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Old 01-15-2013, 07:57 PM   #576
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Lovin the build, can't wait to see it back together and on the road.
Thanks... I have until May to get it finished. Although with the crazy weather we have been have here some days have looked tempting to take it for a whirl down the street.
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:05 PM   #577
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subscribin'. I love these trucks
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Old 01-15-2013, 09:58 PM   #578
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Got some work done after dinner. Got my wiring hooked up and ready to be hooked up. I will order new tail lights tomorrow.

I also got my grill painted up. I think it turned out good. I will let it harden up and I may do some detail painting on it.
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:02 PM   #579
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:42 PM   #580
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What kind of wiring is that???? lol All new i see
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Old 01-15-2013, 10:46 PM   #581
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What kind of wiring is that???? lol All new i see
It is trailer wire. It was a 4 wire on the dump setup, just replaced it with a protected wire.
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Old 01-16-2013, 09:59 AM   #582
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Curiosity got the better of me this morning and I put my grill on to see how it looks. I do not know if I am sold on the colour yet.

If I keep I will be painting the bowtie either yellow, or possibly blue?

I also thought about doing the grill in yellow metal cast...

Or I may just keep it, I have been looking at yellow and black for so long that a new colour seems out of place...ha.
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:01 AM   #583
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Grill looks good. there was a chrome option for those. lost of wreckers and ambulances had them. don't know any are still around in salvage yards on on eBay
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:03 AM   #584
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Grill looks good. there was a chrome option for those. lost of wreckers and ambulances had them. don't know any are still around in salvage yards on on eBay
I hear ya, I have seen a lot of pictures of them, but have yet to find one. I have found a couple, but the owners will sell me the grill if I buy the entire truck... ha.

Thanks for the compliment.
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:06 AM   #585
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That color looks great on your grill. You should keep it, and add some more. Maybe paint the bumpers too.
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:14 AM   #586
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I say black bowtie
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Old 01-16-2013, 10:25 AM   #587
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Paint the bowtie black and the raised border yellow or vice versa to make it pop a little more. It looks great.
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Old 01-16-2013, 04:02 PM   #588
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I agree, grill looks great. Expands the color spectrum a little. Paint the bowtie black with yellow outline and it'll look great.
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Old 01-17-2013, 09:24 PM   #589
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that color looks great on your grill. You should keep it, and add some more. Maybe paint the bumpers too.
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Old 01-18-2013, 12:16 PM   #590
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Just had some supplies show up to keep this project moving...
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Old 01-18-2013, 01:31 PM   #591
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So I am getting closer to doing the interior, as you have all viewed the metal color inside is the same as the outside...

So I am looking at interior pieces and thinking either saddle or black. Quite frankly I like both colors a lot, however not sure if the saddle will look out of place with the yellow.

I do plan on tinting the windows and am wondering if a black interior will flow better.

On the other side of the coin, this is strictly a summer driver, and only has manual a/c, aka roll down the windows. Will the all black be a little hot on the backside?

Any thoughts?
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I think Saddle would be a better choice. I would go saddle and yellow with some black accent pieces. Having just Yellow and black would make the truck look to commercial IMO. I usually don't like yellow and black, or red and black, together with out another colour there to break up the contrast.

I like the way the grille turned out.
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I like black...It would look perfect
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Old 01-18-2013, 04:24 PM   #594
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I'm with saddle. I think it would set it off from the rest of the truck.
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Yellow and black= Bumble bee. Yellow and saddle= Sweet...
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Old 01-19-2013, 04:00 PM   #598
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The door plaque on that yellow one says "All Wheel Drive"; they didn't make AWD medium duties back then, did they?
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Old 01-19-2013, 05:08 PM   #599
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Yes, they did. GM built the truck, then shipped it to Marmon-Herrington in Louisville to install the 4x4 drivetrain.
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Old 01-22-2013, 10:34 PM   #600
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Well last week I got some box caps and weather strip and a few other miscellaneous pieces from a supplier of GM truck parts... Unfortunately the caps fit like ...., lets just say not how I wanted.

It was also bent and dinged up. Still waiting to see what their response will be.
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