Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Howdy Dan! I've been tinkering with the original '57 a little bit. Put some new rims and tires on it last year and just pulled all of the GMC grill off and put the original grill and hood ornament back on....

No pics? It never happened!

Man, I LOVED your orange Rallys. These better be some kickass new wheels. Are you driving it or another truck regularly?

What's the current plan for your assortment of project trucks?

Merry Christmas to you and yours and be careful out there. Hell, we all need to be careful. This damn virus is way the hell out of control in SoCal. Best, Dan

[Russell Ashley]

Looking great, Dan, and don't worry about straying away from strictly truck talk. I have enjoyed following your new house additions.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks Russ. Obviously I'm excited about everything I do in the new house so I enjoy sharing it.

We'd been in our prior house over 20 years and it hadn't occurred to me that stuff like Christmas lights there wouldn't "fit" the new house dimensionally. I measured vs. the new house and I needed more lights. So I mounted them all today and guess what? I needed EVEN MORE lights!

I'm just back from my 2nd run to Home Depot today (3rd run will be tomorrow!) and I forgot the little plastic gizmos that mount the lights to gutters, shingles, etc without making holes. Anyway, while I was there I got a bunch of mulch to finish the driveway widening work.



The driveway was widened to the left side with those individual appearing slabs (that are all actually one giant slab below). We filled the space mostly with a sand/gravel mix and the last 2 inches is the mulch.

[dsraven]

Hey Dan. Since this is a truck forum you really should have your TRUCK in the pics WITH the Christmas lights. Lol.
Looks good. Going to Home Depot sure can waste some serious time eh? The end result is good though and, if you're like me, you came home with more than what you went for. AND 5he wife bought into it. Lol.

[G&R's57GMC]

What dsraven said about Pictures and add Buddy in them :-)

So now the drive way looks like it extends into the bak yard , are you planning something else back there ?

Plus more pictures of the back yard with Buddy please .

Dang it , I was going to post a picture of my back yard but this site won't allow me to choose picture when I click the button nothing happens . This problem started after the last update to macOS Mojave and safari .

I guess I'll have to update to macOSbig sur and see if that fixes it .

[G&R's57GMC]

Ok upgraded to macOSBig Sur let's see if that makes a difference ,

Here goes ... YEA ! IT WORKED

[G&R's57GMC]

Random puppy in a bucket

T-Day desert

Part of my backyard

OK enough of that , thanks for letting me to check the function here . Now back to you Dan :-)

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hi Glen, Glad you got the picture loading issue resolved. My little dog is Joey. He's a hyper loyal little guy. I never expected to turn into the stereotypical old guy with tiny dog but oh well! My lifetime best friend Labs, Dudley and Sooner were the greatest dogs I ever had but Joey has been great too.

Patio room was just finished painting today. The rough sawn wood just SOAKED up the paint. Painter uses spray can Kilz on the knots. Says he has found out the hard way that the conventional Kilz paint doesn't kill the tannins nearly has well. 8 spray cans, EITHEEN tubes of caulk (!!!) 10 gallons of primer and 10 gallons of the finish paint and its done. THat's a LOT of material to get it looking good but it is a very tight job up close. I'm impressed. He busted his butt on this job.





Plasterer will be here tomorrow. Overhead lights and fan are in boxes waiting for the stucco to be done. The roofer will be here Saturday we're told. Audio/video guy was here previously to run wires. He'll be back Tuesday to mount tv, sound bar and some speakers.

[G&R's57GMC]

Looking Good !
But where is Joey ? After all I did request he be in all the pictures , I need a puppy fix after loosing our little guy 2 years ago . Bailey's last pic July 2018 .

But on a lighter note Our Minions wishing everyone Happy Holidays .

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ah man, SO sorry to hear about the passing of Bailey. It just KILLS me when I lose a pet.

I've lost too many over the years. I miss them all still. Each unique in so many ways.

this is the most recent I have of Joey. No new ones in HIS truck but I'll take some soon.

[G&R's57GMC]

Thanks Dan

Joey looks good

More pictures of the build with Joey please .

[Dan in Pasadena]

Nothing too exciting today but it IS critical. Drip edging, valley tin & hot melt roofing paper or fabric - whatever it's called was installed. Additional concrete tile to "match" (it won't) will be delivered Monday.

[dsraven]

Very nice. Hope it isn't too hot there (Canadian guy talking. Its abnormally high here lately. Plus 15 celcius) just a little jealous is all.

[G&R's57GMC]

Looking Good

BTW where’s Joey in the picture ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

Joey's in the dog house - so to speak!

The side of the house where the gates will be is wide open. I've been using some green plastic fencing stretched between some trash cans and my engine hoist. He found a way to get past it - little Houdini! I found him following his nose a block away, the little pooper. I have to go out with him whenever he needs to do his business because we have significant coyote presence and ZERO cats in the neighborhood - a sure indicator. Now I have to follow him fairly closely too!

I never thought Id' become the stereotypical "old-guy-with-little-dog" much less a phoo-phoo dog like a toy poodle. I alway had big Labs - GREAT dogs. I miss my lifetime best friends, Dudley and Sooner. Gone about 5 and 7 years now.





Anyway, tomorrow some significant work should happen getting us closer to completion and closer to back on truck related stuff!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ok, THIS close to being done with the patio and I can get back to the truck and the garage it lives in.



Roof tile on, stucco repaired except final color coat on Thursday. Lights & fan installed; though fan remote for 6 speeds doesn't work. They gave us a full refund and did NOT want the fan back! I'm gonna have an electrician see if we can just make it work on/off via wall switch since there's no light kit on it. We'd only use it on high in summer anyway most likely.

[58CameoAZ]

Time for a Better Homes and Gardens photo shoot!
Looking really nice Dan!

Allen

[G&R's57GMC]

Coming along nicely :-)

Keep us updated and tell Joey "Ata Boy"

[Russell Ashley]

Very nice, and that is a killer fan.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks everyone.

Still hoping an electrician can figure a way to make the fan work as On/Off via an ordinary wall switch at whatever speed. High would be best.

We are installing a large tv out here too. We were going to reuse the 40-something inch one we had in our prior house but it's ancient by today's standards - approaching 15 years and not a "smart" tv so we bought a big Samsung that will be mounted on the wall out there after the final stucco has been installed.

Oh and this pic. This is the final "bonding" coat - yeah, I don't know anything about this stuff either. Final house-matching color Friday. These guys did very exacting work, I'm pleased.

[G&R's57GMC]

Looking great !

[Dan in Pasadena]

And....it's done. For the most part anyway.





Gates next week (fingers crossed).

A little touch up of splashed stucco and dirty fingerprints on the new white paint. TV and the rest of the Sonos system on outside wall Monday.

Spent the day out there finishing the redo on the two tables. Girlfriend was hosing construction dust, wiping tables and vac'ing cushions. It'll look this way a few days before she'll want to move everything around again.

[G&R's57GMC]

Congrats It's looking great .

Now the Gate installed , TV up , BBQ going , and it's beer thirty !

Of course the Pool Party and Joey lounging on the couch waiting patently for his glamour photo shoot!

[Dan in Pasadena]

I read this somewhere else: We'll have to throw a Memorial St. Patrick de Mayo the 4th party once the quarantine is over!

[G&R's57GMC]

Agree !

It would be worth the 700 mile run