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Re: Project#1: Bright Horizons - 68 Swb on Air
Best of luck to you. I need to get down there one of these days and see what ya got going on down there on the southside.
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Re: Project#1: Bright Horizons - 68 Swb on Air
What are you referring to when u say restoring bucks, consoles and tach's?
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The bucket seats and consoles are a fairly rare factory option in trucks. Many blazers had them but often they also had the simpler utility buckets with no console. So I take the old sets and restore or replace the foam and blast and paint the brackets and blast and paint the center consoles. Attached some example pictures... ![]()
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Re: Project#1: Bright Horizons - 68 Swb on Air
Good luck on the new venture! Hot rod did a story on owning your own shop a while back that was good info, may be on their website. Truck looks like a good start.
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Considering to put together another swb frame I have as a roller and transfer the body onto that. Then I can build the actual frame, get it all wired up and the motor mounted/exhaust ran, etc. and then transfer the body over after paint. Still up in the air but I'm thinking that will work best for me...and I'll have the swb frame as a roller already to either sell or use on my next project this way...
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![]() Also not going to completely give up the cabinetry work until I have a steady stream of income from the truck business... http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g...p/viewall.html
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I'm in too! Glad to see you truckin again and am anxious to see what's up your sleeve (and in the shed!). We'll of course expect lots of pictures. Can't wait for your first customer that want's GOLD highlights here and there. I know at least one member here that would give you at least a few jabs
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So what are you getting for a restored tach cluster? Might be interested!
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ok ok fine...get on this i need more pics lol
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cool build and good luck to you and your business
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Will get pics of the parts and hope to get time at the body shop this week to start work on the cab. Thank you. I am truly overwhelmed by all the support! ![]() Posted via Mobile Device
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Can you add that air pressure gauge to any cluster?
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I really appreciate all the well wishes and interest in my parts! For the future I ask everyone try to find one of my for sale posts about tachs or buckets (whichever one you're looking for) and ask these questions in there for the future so this thread won't be locked down from turning into a wtb/fs thread. Thanks!
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Count me in and good luck Jonathan!
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Good luck with the new business venture, and I'm in to watch the resurrection of this truck!
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right on man loving the business idea can't wait to see the awesome trucks rollin in and out of your doors. I'm in
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Good luck in your busines venture! Something I think most of us wish we could make a living at. I look forward to following your projects.
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You hit that on the head!
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It's no guarantee I'll be profitable and the same economy that's hurting the remodeling business is of course affecting the truck business. Still, I feel it's worth the risk at this point in my life because of what many have told me including customers, family, and friends
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I can't believe I am just seeing this! Good for you man! You and I have some similar thoughts. I am in the process of getting a side business off the ground. I'm not getting into restoration, but providing parts solutions. I don't want to jack your thread, hit me up if you want to talk about it. I wish you all the best maybe we will collaborate at some point!
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