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[Bomp]

Nice Find.
I usually yell, silently in my mind, "Score" like at the hockey games.
My wife can tell when that happening with me at garage sales. She just smiles.

How long do you think your brother-in-law will have the truck?

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Nice Find.
I usually yell, silently in my mind, "Score" like at the hockey games.
My wife can tell when that happening with me at garage sales. She just smiles.

How long do you think your brother-in-law will have the truck?

My Brother-In-Law lives about 4 hours south of me. In Leigh High Acres, Florida. That is too far to take the old girl called Patches. He will be coming up here in Homosasa, Florida to do the fine tuning. He thinks it will only take him one week end. I got the paint, so when he is down I hope to paint it also. I hope we can get it painted the same week end. I don't want to push him. He is saving me a lot of money. He is a real nice guy. I have always liked him from the start. We have been friends for 36 years.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Nice Find.
I usually yell, silently in my mind, "Score" like at the hockey games.
My wife can tell when that happening with me at garage sales. She just smiles.

How long do you think your brother-in-law will have the truck?

I did the same thing as that but, I took the tools inside and showed them to her. She said that nice. If she only would get imspiried a little. I guess that is not a woman thing. But my two adophed boys got excited enough for her.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

It sounds like you are ready for a break from the old girl, it happens there is nothing to be ashamed of.
I'm in the other boat I've had a loooong break from mine and I'm ready to get going again.

I think I am ready for a break. I will just tinker with things a litter this week or so. Untill the weather get right. I might paint some of the parts . Like the glove box door and the crowl and under the dash. General Motors never do paint under there anyway. I don't want to get ahead of myself. I think I might paint the insde of the cab also. And the bed after I remove it from the truck. I don't want the orange over spray to get on the frame and other parts I have already painted.
Did I say I was going to take a break???? Don't sound like I am. What do you think?

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

It sounds like you are ready for a break from the old girl, it happens there is nothing to be ashamed of.
I'm in the other boat I've had a loooong break from mine and I'm ready to get going again.

Yea I am ready for a break I think. maybe do some tinkering a litter.

[~Whitey~]

Originally Posted by gdavis

He will be coming up here in Homosasa, Florida to do the fine tuning. He thinks it will only take him one week end. I got the paint, so when he is down I hope to paint it also. I hope we can get it painted the same week end.

You are sooo close!

Originally Posted by gdavis

Yea I am ready for a break I think. maybe do some tinkering a litter.

I feel like I need one on the cab stuff, but I just can't seem to stop. I enjoy it too much I guess.

[gdavis]

Today, i took it easy. I had a Dr. app. and after I got home I mounted the alt. brackets. and mounted the sway bar brackets on the front. Just tinkering.

[gdavis]

Went to town and picked up a set of front sway bar bushings. Got the new brackets ordered. The parts guy is letting me buy the parts at the same price as classis parts.com. They have the best prices around that i have seen. polly bushings for 19.99 set of 4.


Then I went to work on the rear fender. I still have a little grinding to do. And Gentermen I willl be done with my metal work.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by ~Whitey~

You are sooo close!



I feel like I need one on the cab stuff, but I just can't seem to stop. I enjoy it too much I guess.

Thank so much and I to enjoy working on my patches. I figure I will start shooting color in two weeks.

[Bomp]

Woo hoo metel work all done.
Great job.
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[Bhelton]

Looking real good! Keep up the awesome work
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[gdavis]

Today, I did a little more tinkering around with the body work. I finshed with the rear fender and now I have applied some bondo. Tomorrow, I will finshed sanding the fender where I repaired the rust holes. There were a few dents on the inside of the wheel well on the fender front.

[gdavis]

Today, is Easter Sunday and all I did was sleep and spend time with my family. I was so tired and worn out. I ordered the sway bar brackets. I got the new bushings in and waiting for the brackets.
Yesterday, I finshed the small repair on the rear fender drivers side.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Woo hoo metel work all done.
Great job.
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yea the metal work is all done. I was going to fix the hood but the more I thought about it the more I want a crowl hood.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Looking real good! Keep up the awesome work
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Thanks so much.

[gdavis]

Iwent to a car and truck show sat. I was a little dispointed a little. There was only one Chevrolet truck and it was a 59. There was 4 others and they were fords. Wanted to see the work people have done local. but that did not happen.

[Xeen]

Congratualtions on finishing the metal work, now comes the fun part of the build.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Congratualtions on finishing the metal work, now comes the fun part of the build.

Yea, I hope it is fun. Not saying that so far it has not been fun. It has been back breaking work. Now, I hope it is brain work. To give my back and shoulder a rest.

[gdavis]

Today, I P-15 the inside of the cab floor. Ran out of I-P 15 need to get more from tractor supply.

[gdavis]

more better

[~Whitey~]

man I am so jealous! Can't wait to start laying some primer or paint something! Looks good. :-)

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by ~Whitey~

man I am so jealous! Can't wait to start laying some primer or paint something! Looks good. :-)

Hey, I know what you are saying. It seems like I would never get to this stage. I shot color a litter today. The gove box door and crowl.

[gdavis]

Today, I figured I might as well dive into the color. I shot some color on the glove box door and the crowl. It came out real nice. My neighbor came over and he said that it looked real deep. Like it has several coats. I only shot 2 coats. I like this paint. It is the same paint kubota paints their machinery with. It is some what costly. I was thinking of a dark orange like burnt orange. But when this color came my way I liked it. The price was in my ball park. My youngest son bought it for another car but never used it. FREE that for me. It savied me a few bucks.

[gdavis]

Tomorrow if everything goes as planned. I will shoot the inside of the cab. That way I can finshed painting the cab floor black. Then I can put down the sound matts. I hope I am not getting ahead of myself. But do want to see some color on the cab. I guess I just can't wait. What do you guys think.

[Xeen]

ooooh color! I take it this is a single stage paint? I wouldn't paint any of the exterior surfaces untill the body work is done, but if you want to prep and paint the interior go for it!