1972 Cheyenne Super coming apart to go back together

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Louisvillekytruck

Looks beautiful great job

thanks,it's been an interesting build,almost done now.take care.Greg

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by yote1234

i am amazed at the perfection and hard work you have performed on this restoration! i saved many a picture from your build to assist me on my restoration, and i thank you for documenting the build so well.
I Am a BIG FAN of Factory Stock restorations! You have done a great job!
Very nice! you will have many years of enjoyment with this Beauty,

thanks.i appreciate the kind words.this old truck has been a battle but not her fault.there's light at the end of the tunnel.i'm pretty well done other than fixing the seat,tuning the carb and a few small things.just waiting on spring now.i have a million pictures of everything about this truck so just holler if you need a picture that isn't here.i might just have it.some people have said it's too nice to drive but i plan to drive it.i may even make it to the Atlantic National's in Moncton,New Brunswick about an hour from here.we missed the last few with covid and one thing or another.we'll be there this year in the truck.take care.Greg

[cericd]

What a beautiful truck. I'm sure you're proud, I know I would be.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by cericd

What a beautiful truck. I'm sure you're proud, I know I would be.

thank you sir.i think it has turned out very well.i'm very happy with it but it was a very good truck to start with,best truck i ever had.she's making me look good?take care.Greg

[tutone]

I haven't been on the build section in awhile. Both your truck, and Tony's short bed are beautiful. You should be proud and ready for all the compliments that you will no doubt be getting. I love to see someone's hard work pay off and the little setbacks fade to memory. Enjoy it and on to the next one.....

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by tutone

I haven't been on the build section in awhile. Both your truck, and Tony's short bed are beautiful. You should be proud and ready for all the compliments that you will no doubt be getting. I love to see someone's hard work pay off and the little setbacks fade to memory. Enjoy it and on to the next one.....

thank you sir,i appreciate the kind words.this truck has turned well i think,it was the truck though,not me.best truck i ever saw or owned.it seemed to be a battle with doing almost everything 2 or 3 times but in a 100 years we'll look back at this and laugh.the crazy thing with doing things twice,none of it was the trucks fault,bad work from undependable people,faulty parts,delays with trying to get a truck home to Nova Scotia during covid while the Canada/USA border was closed??anyway it's almost done,a little tuning and waiting on the weather.i have been in constant touch with the family of the original owner,in Santa Ana,Ca,sending them pictures all along the rebuild.they're thrilled with what i've done with the truck.that's nice and makes it all worthwhile.i did start back on the 39 Chrysler that got put on hold once this truck arrived.time for that one to get a little love.there's a build thread going on,on that car in the "alternative tinkerings". i do want a Henry J and have a DeSoto Hemi motor sitting in the corner on an engine stand.maybe i won't have to put the Chrysler back on hold,but you never know?take care.Greg

[Richard]

Wow! You have done a great job Greg. Beautiful truck. Inspiration to get my butt moving on my truck again. Delayed parts have driven my motivation down. Wish you good times enjoying the truck.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Richard

Wow! You have done a great job Greg. Beautiful truck. Inspiration to get my butt moving on my truck again. Delayed parts have driven my motivation down. Wish you good times enjoying the truck.

thank you sir,i appreciate that.it's nice to see it just about done.there's only a couple minor things to do and that will happen when i roll it outside again for the first time this year.i'm back on the 39 Chrysler so here we go again but that's ok.there'an indoor ISCA car show coming up about an hour away from me, later in April,i may just enter the truck,we'll see.keep plugging away,it'll all work out.take care.

[mr.mud1]

well just when i thought i was done,i found out my truck had been accepted for the 49th Annual SpeedSport Car Show coming up in April in Moncton,New Brunswick,about an hour from here.i decided that as nice as the truck was,the underside of the hood looked awful so off it came for some TLC.I discovered after cleaning up the hood,it was black primer or whatever that black stuff is all over the truck under the paint,with some green overspray around the nose of the hood and along the rear brace.i tried to copy that factory finish by painting the whole hood black,then doing the green.i have it nicer than it was or probably should be,so i'll look at this for a couple of days before i decide to keep it or re-do it with more black or all black.i think i liked it before the green although there was green under there from factory?i sent a picture of the hood to the man who painted the truck,to say there was nobody from this neck of the woods going to put him out of business anytime soon.good thing i was a better truck driver than i am a painter?

[cornerstone]

That will made a big difference in overall finish of the truck. Nice work indeed.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

That will made a big difference in overall finish of the truck. Nice work indeed.

hi Brian,thanks.i was out looking at it this morning,don't know why?it looked the same last night.it is certainly cleaner and nicer looking that it was in it's dirty,original look,i'm just not sure i like it?i guess i'm not a good enough painter to make it look like an oversprayed finish.my painter guy could've done it but he's an hour and half away.i might not know much but i know trying to get the hood to him,without damaging the topside would've been mission impossible?i almost think i liked it better all black but that's not how it was built,so i'll let this dry and stare at it awhile longer and decide what to do next?take care.thanks again.Greg

[68bowtie]

Congratulations! Job very well done.

[cornerstone]

You did a beautiful job sir. I for one am glad to see you put it to work on a daily basis. That's my plan as well.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

You did a beautiful job sir. I for one am glad to see you put it to work on a daily basis. That's my plan as well.

hi Brian,thanks for the kind words.this old truck has been a struggle right from buying it in Idaho and not being able to get it home with Covid and the borders closed,2 paint jobs and on and on but we won in the end i think.it turned out well i think.i won't be driving it daily and not for work,her work days are over but i'll drive it as much as i can.there's a homemade ice cream place a half hour or so away from the house here.i can forsee lots of ice cream runs this summer.thanks again.take care.Greg

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

You did a beautiful job sir. I for one am glad to see you put it to work on a daily basis. That's my plan as well.

hi Brian,thanks for the kind words.this old truck has been a struggle right from buying it in Idaho and not being able to get it home with Covid and the borders closed,2 paint jobs and on and on but we won in the end.it turned out well i think.i won't be driving it daily and not for work,her work days are over but i'll drive it as much as i can.there's a homemade ice cream place a half hour or so away from the house here.i can forsee lots of ice cream runs this summer.thanks again.take care.Greg

[yote1234]

P U R D Y ! You should be proud! Well done !

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by yote1234

P U R D Y ! You should be proud! Well done !

thanks.i am very happy with the outcome but this truck was the best i ever owned so it's making me look smarter than i really am?take care.Greg

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Congratulations! Job very well done.

thanks,i appreciate that.it's been a long time coming but i think it turned out very well.take care.Greg

[Happy_dan]

Congratulations. Your obsession with perfection sure shows! Great job!

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Happy_dan

Congratulations. Your obsession with perfection sure shows! Great job!

thanks Happy Dan.i doubt it's perfection but as nice as i can make it.get up here and we'll take it for home made ice cream or fish & chips or whatever makes you happy.all the best.Greg

[Happy_dan]

Originally Posted by mr.mud1

thanks happy dan.i doubt it's perfection but as nice as i can make it.get up here and we'll take it for home made ice cream or fish & chips or whatever makes you happy.all the best.greg

ice cream!!!!!!!

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by Happy_dan

ice cream!!!!!!!

sounds like a plan..

[chewychevy67]

The truck looks wonderful. Hope you show well in new Brunswick. These truck builds can be a trek to get completed but once completed they are worth the time. Congrats.

[cericd]

Congrats on the well deserved recognition.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by cericd

Congrats on the well deserved recognition.

thank you sir,i appreciate that.take care.Greg.