Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Tx Firefighter · 07-22-2021, 05:28 PM

Orrie, I hope you're well. I've been following this thread since the beginning (nearly 15 years now). Even though I doubt I'll ever have a TF pickup, I like to come back and reread your thread from the beginning every few years because there are so many nuggets to absorb. I miss seeing updates.

OrrieG · 07-26-2021, 07:36 PM

While I have not been posting I have been working on the truck, mostly blocking and fixing minor flaws I keep finding. Also working on other loose ends, bracket to vintage back up and fog lights, license plate, etc. I have shot the last primer on the bed parts and hood after 320 grit blocking. Will do the cab and front clip when it cools down. To do the bed I had to get up at 6am so I could paint when the temp were in low 70s.

I did buy the wood for the bed (ash) and am going to mill it over the next few weeks, then trial fit to drill the holes before finishing. Goal is to have it painted and driving late summer fall.

OrrieG · 07-26-2021, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Orrie, I hope you're well. I've been following this thread since the beginning (nearly 15 years now). Even though I doubt I'll ever have a TF pickup, I like to come back and reread your thread from the beginning every few years because there are so many nuggets to absorb. I miss seeing updates.

Thanks for the comments. It has been so long I have to go back and see what I did too!

OrrieG · 07-26-2021, 07:40 PM

Also wanted to say that Joan got thru her chemo ok and has been cancer free since the first of the year. Has to have blood work and CT scans every 4 months but is healthy and back out in the garden.

Tx Firefighter · 07-27-2021, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by OrrieG

Also wanted to say that Joan got thru her chemo ok and has been cancer free since the first of the year. Has to have blood work and CT scans every 4 months but is healthy and back out in the garden.

That's the best update you've ever done on this thread. SO glad to hear it.

Russell Ashley · 07-27-2021, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by OrrieG

Also wanted to say that Joan got thru her chemo ok and has been cancer free since the first of the year. Has to have blood work and CT scans every 4 months but is healthy and back out in the garden.

That's good to hear, glad she's doing so well. My wife and I both went through a bout with cancer and it really slowed us down for a few years.

OrrieG · 08-18-2021, 04:55 PM

Finally got my "year of origin" plate approved and licensed. Now I need to get it on the road. Took me 10 years to find a near mint truck plate. Dangling wires are LEDs to light the plate.

OrrieG · 10-24-2021, 07:52 PM

Been working on blocking for paint over the summer. Also got the bed wood (Ash) and got it milled and did a trial fit to mark the holes I need to drill. The wood ate up my old Delta planner and I had to upgrade to a commercial grade Dewalt, which is ok because I do a lot of woodworking and furniture stuff too. Used the information on Mar-K and GMC Pauls site to dado in the notches. Bed strips are unpolished stainless from Mar-K, I started polishing them today. Probably just going to use linseed oil or tung oil on the wood for a lighter tone.

OrrieG · 10-24-2021, 08:06 PM

*double post

zellway · 10-25-2021, 12:00 AM

Great seeing progress! Been sometime so I had to go back and read back up on your build! Keep up the good work!

07-22-2021, 05:28 PM	#1
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics Orrie, I hope you're well. I've been following this thread since the beginning (nearly 15 years now). Even though I doubt I'll ever have a TF pickup, I like to come back and reread your thread from the beginning every few years because there are so many nuggets to absorb. I miss seeing updates. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

07-26-2021, 07:36 PM	#2
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics While I have not been posting I have been working on the truck, mostly blocking and fixing minor flaws I keep finding. Also working on other loose ends, bracket to vintage back up and fog lights, license plate, etc. I have shot the last primer on the bed parts and hood after 320 grit blocking. Will do the cab and front clip when it cools down. To do the bed I had to get up at 6am so I could paint when the temp were in low 70s. I did buy the wood for the bed (ash) and am going to mill it over the next few weeks, then trial fit to drill the holes before finishing. Goal is to have it painted and driving late summer fall. __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

07-26-2021, 07:40 PM	#4
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics Also wanted to say that Joan got thru her chemo ok and has been cancer free since the first of the year. Has to have blood work and CT scans every 4 months but is healthy and back out in the garden. __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

08-18-2021, 04:55 PM	#7
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics Finally got my "year of origin" plate approved and licensed. Now I need to get it on the road. Took me 10 years to find a near mint truck plate. Dangling wires are LEDs to light the plate. Attached Images __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project Last edited by Rickysnickers; 10-25-2021 at 10:11 AM.

10-24-2021, 07:52 PM	#8
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics Been working on blocking for paint over the summer. Also got the bed wood (Ash) and got it milled and did a trial fit to mark the holes I need to drill. The wood ate up my old Delta planner and I had to upgrade to a commercial grade Dewalt, which is ok because I do a lot of woodworking and furniture stuff too. Used the information on Mar-K and GMC Pauls site to dado in the notches. Bed strips are unpolished stainless from Mar-K, I started polishing them today. Probably just going to use linseed oil or tung oil on the wood for a lighter tone. Attached Images __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project Last edited by Rickysnickers; 10-25-2021 at 10:10 AM.

10-24-2021, 08:06 PM	#9
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics *double post __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project

10-25-2021, 12:00 AM	#10
zellway Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Arizona City, AZ Posts: 748	Re: Lurker OrrieG Progress Pics Great seeing progress! Been sometime so I had to go back and read back up on your build! Keep up the good work! __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- Erik My 69 suburban http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=530626 1970 C10 step Project Jiminy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=682647 RUST!? Thats just mother natures way of telling all of us.....MINE!!!!



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