Project N2Deep

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Hopefully that 500 bones will speed the guy up to get it done cant wait to see it but it sounds like the typical paint guy..

[67cheby]

wow.. it seems they are all the same, my current painter and friend has been the first one ever that i have had no issues with so far (knock on wood) he has been great !! i hope that i continues this way but.... ever experience i have had before would lead me to believe that it wont !!

[Raguemoe]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Hopefully that 500 bones will speed the guy up to get it done cant wait to see it but it sounds like the typical paint guy..

He wouldn't take the bet!

[project 67 sub]

well that just blows, but atleast its finally almost done and looking beautiful. and the garage turned out amazing from when i seen it last.

[Raguemoe]

It's funny how these things always start off great. Everyones excited, then things start to slow down and you see your stuff get pushed to the side. To finally you either get to take your ride back home in unfinished pieces, the work is substandard or like in my situation the work is good, but at the end you feel like you've gone through a 12 round fight with the shop owner.

Anyways, enough of me crying about this. I know there are more important things to worry about in life than what my paint guy is doing. Whether or not this guy finishes the truck it will get done!

[project 67 sub]

haha so true, but anyways good luck with the ride

[kev2809]

i wish every shop that takes on a project would have to sign a contract stating when its gonna be finished, and every week they are late a chunk of money goes back to you.

i bet that would make them stop doing that sh|t


have you decided if your gonna keep this one?

[project 67 sub]

i vote to keep it lol. its to nice to sell it when you get it back now

[VA72C10]

Man that stinks....hope he makes it right.

[djw32]

What gray/silver did you end up going with?

[Raguemoe]

The lincoln silver
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[BigShoe24]

I feel your frustration. You would think somebody would work their butt off for a guy who's actually willing to pay them to work on a hot rod. Damn!

[Raguemoe]

I stopped by today as the last time I talked to him it was over the phone. He said he realigned the cab sunday and modified the brackets for the front bumper to make them fit better. The truck looked pretty good, he had it pulled out in the sun light and I couldn't find any flaws in the paint. He was still color sanding the bumper & grill and said it should go back together soon. He says it still won't shift into park & if he adjusts it it won't go into drive. I will call ididit when I get the truck back and see what I can do. Also, he never got the fuel filler to work. But overall it looks pretty good and I can deal with the other stuff.

Btw it's the first time I saw the exhaust and it came out great! You can't even see anything until you get up under it and look up. And I have it dumping in front of the rear wheel tucked between the frame and bed. You can't see anything!

I will post the pics later when I get home.
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[Raguemoe]

Hey Bigshoe24- the pic of the truck in your sig reminds me of my project truck when I first started to mess with it (it was about the same color and I had 22's all the way around- bagged and an aftermarket front clip on it). I will scan some pics of the truck when I first started to show what I started with.
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[VA72C10]

Cool! Sounds like things are looking up!!!

[Raguemoe]

Let me put it this way, I'll believe it when it's sitting in my garage!
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[franky69c10]

Originally Posted by Raguemoe

I will post the pics later when I get home.
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Waiting
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[Raguemoe]

I work late!
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[JesseH13]

my truck looks up to yours! devious does clean work!

[Raguemoe]

Man all I can say is all the B.S. was worth it when I put the wheels on and aired out the bags. It's in my garage (about 90% of what I wanted is done). I need to adj the tailgate latches, lower the bed on one side (body line doesn't match), adj the pass side door striker, adj one side of the hood hinge and do something with the inside of the cab roof (looks pretty bad). Overall the truck looks real good. Also, it doesn't shift very well, something is wrong with the setup. The truck sounds like a monster (VERY LOUD) and seems to have a aggressive cam. I was so excited to get home and put the wheels on I left my iphone in my work truck so the pics will have to wait.

I'm very happy how the truck came together (from the drop, rear roll pan & tailgate combo to the shaved cab & bumper). After 5 1/2 yrs it's almost done!

[67cheby]

why would you even tell us ..... without pics!!! your killling us

[VA72C10]

Congrats....but

Originally Posted by 67cheby

why would you even tell us ..... without pics!!! your killling us

[Raguemoe]

Hey, if you guys can wait 3yrs then you can wait another day (btw I did try- I woke my wife up at 1:30am to ask were the camera was at and she wasn't too happy). But the truck looks just like the one I built in my head 6 yrs ago. I sat in the garage for about 3 hrs just looking at it!
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[67cheby]

more talking doesnt help us........mine has been completely done in my head for the last 7 years but..... i cant get one magazine to do a layout with the pics in my head !!

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by Raguemoe

Hey, if you guys can wait 3yrs then you can wait another day (btw I did try- I woke my wife up at 1:30am to ask were the camera was at and she wasn't too happy). But the truck looks just like the one I built in my head 6 yrs ago. I sat in the garage for about 3 hrs just looking at it!
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very cool! glad you're happy!