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Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I would trade some nice Buddy's for a bed like that for mine ,nah .
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Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Well gang,
Little progress on ole Homer this weekend. My painter asked me if I wanted to black out the inside of the grill before we painted it. I said, no, don't worry about it, just paint it body color. Well after looking at some done trucks I liked the look of the black out inners, so I had to tape up the entire grill to paint those. Would have been soooooooo much easier to do the black first. But, oh well. Gave me something to do yesterday. Got the grill shot and the back side of my bumper. Today I hung the grill and could finally put the hood back in place and adjust it. Without further ado.
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Looks really good Wayne!...Doug
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Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I like it...
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Thanks Doug. Just taking it a little easier now that all the major stuff is done. Kinda burned out a bit. Heat took it's toll.
Thanks Chris. What's new over your way?
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Nothing new Wayne. . Still working on other people's stuff.
Mine is coming soon enough
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Homer is looking Great... Congratulations on beating the heat... I am not fairing so well in the heat and we have nothing like what you endure... I am getting to dayam old for this heat... LOL
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Thanks Elliot, I am also getting too old for it. Still rather have the heat than freezing cold. Actually last few days have been a few degrees cooler so the end is in sight. Not near, but coming. We have really nice winters here.
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Few pics early this morning of ole Homer with his grill and hood on. Now if I only had some bling.
![]() Hope you guys will forgive my huge mess of a backyard shop area. I am looking forward to finishing this project and cleaning everything back up.
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Looking good!I cant wait to see the steps on it...
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Thanks Pat. Probably be a month or so before steps are in place. Gotta have them and the rear bumper sandblasted, and might have to narrow the steps. Haven't got that far yet. B a while.
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Just read through the whole thread. All I can say is what a transformation. The truck looks a million times better with no motorhome on there. Keep it up
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![]() Another note, here's a couple pics of the 71 seat I got out of my donor cab. Had it upholstered a little thinner, with some bolster in place. Wanted it to look old. Guy says the more you drive it the material will keep looking more distressed as time goes on. Just what I was looking for.
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It's a good looking vehicle. I've always liked the 67-72 body style.
I stick with 60-66 for 2 main reasons.. 1 my favorite and 2 they are cheaper.. :-) if I ever did get a 67-72.. I'd want a lwb 4x4
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Wayne,
Homer has come a LONG way & looks a hell of a lot better in this configuration. That's going to be a fun truck to drive for sure. I'm hoping to get to start tinkering on mine this fall, but who knows. |
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Looking good all put back together, Homer is definitely one of my favorite builds on here.
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Homer dont look Homely anymore ,turned out great .
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dayam!!!!! That looks killer!!!!
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Flashed, Thanks buddy. I agree. Not quite so homely anymore. Elliot949, Thanks man. That's what I was hoping for. Kinda cool ole Homer is finally starting to live up to the vision that was only in my brain for the last 8 months. Here's a few last pics of the weekend. Yesterday I sanded down and primed the bumper. Today I wet sanded it and shot it in my dark color. Wasn't looking perfect but ok till it rained on it. Now it's got little buckshot marks on it. No biggie. I'll just re=shoot it later. Really just wanted to see how it looked dark. If it didn't look good I would just order a repop bumper. I think it looks good. How about you guys? Dark or Chrome? As I said, "I'm still on the fence".
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Really just wanted to see how it looked dark. If it didn't look good I would just order a repop bumper. I think it looks good. How about you guys? Dark or Chrome? As I said, "I'm still on the fence".[/QUOTE]
You know I'm a fan of Homer but I'm not liking the dark color. If I were to choose a painted bump it would need to be white especially with the body color Homer is painted in. I also think that chrome would look great to because of the wheels you are running. Just my opinion
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Yeah, I hear you guys. That's why I asked the question. Didn't really want a white bumper anymore, so I thought I would take a look at it painted dark. I am kinda right in the middle right now. I think it looks cool, but, a chrome bumper with new brightwork might match the rims better. Decisions, decisions.
Gonna be a slim next 30 days for progress as a coupler trips are coming up. Will give me some time to ponder on it. Thanks for the input guys. It's always nice to hear honest feedback. ![]()
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Looks good dark!
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Thanks A.D. I use the term "dark" as opposed to black, because it's not black.
Just for info. I was at my paint supplier about a month ago and noticed a gallon of their premier brand paint on the mis-mixed rack. I asked about it and he said someone ordered it and didn't like the color. I said how much? he said, "if you buy the activator ($90 quart) you can have the paint for free. It was a really gross med. blue. So I said let's do it. Take it in the back and keep adding toner till it's blacker than a wh***s heart. So even standing next to it, nobody realizes it's not black till I tell em. Then they look closer and say "hey, yeah, you're right. It's kinda blueish". Kinda cool. ![]()
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