workin on a truck...

[67_C-30]

You are way more cool headed than me. I would have to be spending my time looking for a new job.

[Longhorn Man]

i will be here real soon. I have some other vacation plans here soon, and I need to maintain things for a little longer.
THEN... I'll be lookin.

[eightbanger]

You got quite a shine on that turd mate, it figures when you ain't tryin that hard things tend to come out pretty good.
Now save a bit of that white for your neck and no-one will know the difference

[bad6772]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I was in a mild traffic accident in a shop truck... and I do mean mild. Never popped the air bag, no damage at all to the H3 i rear ended... but he gets on a rant yellin that all accidents are preventable and blah blah blah.
It's OK, i was lookin for a job when i found that one. I was soooooo close to tellin him that I was putting in my 2 weeks on the spot when he got all stupid. with the one week suspention, and the 7 days of paid vacation I have saved right now... I woulda just grabbed my tools and told him to mail me my next 3 pay checks.
But I know you never quit when there's nothing lined up.

It's all good though... so far, I am making more on the side than i am at work.
Screw him.

i know we have talked before about this before. And having talked to you about this dude before....But whip his azz...lol i would . with out question.....The way i see it is this.....you got three weeks pay coming to you....thats plenty of time to get something lined up..I agree as far as one (SHOULD) wait till there is a lock on another job.....BUT in THIS instance this dude needs a good ole fashion ass whoopin.....SCREW HIM.....A Couple of jobs ago i had a boss that was the same way...One night he started running his gums about a job that i didnt even work on...That this did not get done that didnt .....Went on for about 20 mins, screaming this and that( it was 2nd shift).....So i walked over to him and (handled) the situation.....Not only did he change his tune right then and there......He was a pleasure working for after that......I have no idea.........But thats what i was told.....lol......Anyways he needed a reality check and i gave it to him.....

[68shortstep]

Local truck which was sold to a buddy of mine about a couple years ago. Another "skunk-colored" super.

[Longhorn Man]

well.... here it is with a burb grill, burb fender, burb mirrors, removed rear bumper, new motormounts, tune up, painted hood (didn't come out all that good.... more on that later if I get a moment) givin it a tune up and master cylinder in the morning.

[eightbanger]

Holy cow mate!! what a transformation.

[Spray-Bomb]

Screw the Boss Hole man
Hope you find a better job soon

That thing did polish up good for a turd

[Longhorn Man]

turned into a master cylinder, a caliper, front pads, brake fluid flush and a tune up. Come to find out, the booster is ca-ca too!
I'm done working on it for now. I made more working on this thing than I would have at work... I have one more day of my suspention left... spending it with MY truck.
Here's the Owner driving it about 40 MPH on his back 10 acers, we were gettin a little sideays... never gotten sideways while riding in the bed. FUN!
Kinda sad... I got $10 of gas... we did about 3 or 4 laps of the property... and I had to go get $10 more in gas. (getting it in MY truck... not his)

[FleetsidePaul]

I think that hood needs a little more sanding



but really I can't believe how much better that truck looks.

Dayum good job.

[bad68bowtie]

Shame the thing is such a piece, it has a pretty cool look to it.

Good job with it too, always good to help out a friend while you're at it as well.

[Boog]

So you're sayin you had a very minor accident in the company truck on company business and you were given a week's suspension for it? Who does he think he's penalizing? You get a vacation and he misses out on your week's production. And you are making some change while you are off too.
Yessir, that guy right there is a dumb arse!

[Longhorn Man]

boog... you have no clue how true your statement is.
He called me today and told me his buddy GAVE him a tach dash... so i got this done today.

Since his has woodgrain and a manual throttle control, I had to swap the bezal (the donor was a 67/68 with the odd ball controls too) kept the original speedo too.
Less than an Hr, he gave me the old inst panel, so I have something to post for sale here as soon as I get a new bezal for it. Worth the time spent for the parts recieved IMO.

[72highlander]

when i was a kid there were 2 long bed's in town that were solid black with a white roof, they were cool too, i always liked the skunk combo.