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[IronCanine]

It stopped raining today around 1pm. The roads have dried quickly thanks to that hot Georgia sun. So we're going to show her for the first time today at a local drive in/show. Thought I'd go ahead and post some "after" pics. I also thought it'd be fun to do a shot for shot of the pics that started this thread.

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Of course I removed and kept my original glove box door unmolested with factory SPID for "provenance"

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The bottom will always be my favorite part of this truck.

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The sun was so bright today when it came out...the white top made some of this pics tough to take.

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[hemi43]

Congrats, and happy 4th of July !! Looks awesome.Will be staring my restoration this week.

[IronCanine]

In the end, even after everything was replaced, the cowl still needed a little help on the driver's side to dial in the gaps...who knows, maybe that roll of quarters did come from the factory. Instead of a lot of shims, a mod to the cowl bracket made it look/fit nicely.

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[smbrouss70]

Outstanding! Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

[IronCanine]

Now I'm going to continue to post in this thread some. I've still got to finish out my tire tools and decal. But I really wanted to take time and thank you all. This board and the outstanding members that make it up have been an invaluable source of information, inspiration and support. I could not have done it without you. Some of you provide almost daily correspondence, feedback and encouragement...Pete, Dwayne, Mike, Tom, Tim, Jim, Steven, Eddie...the list is long. But to anyone who helped me with parts, or figure out when the truck was built, or how something should look, or just to tell us Good Job...I want to tell you how much I appreciate it.

So to you, and to the vendors (both on this site and locally) who helped make this happen...

THANK YOU ALL

DeadheadNM
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VENDORS/SUPPLIERS/SERVICE:
Classic Heartbeat/Wes
Matt’s Classic Bowties
Truckseats/Tim
Brothers
Year One
South Kentucky Classics
Truck Shop
Bill’s Truck Shop (Canada)
Vintage Chevy Trucks
AMD
LMC
Chrome Atlanta
Summit
Jegs
Classic City Powder Coat
Bass-Mims Tire and Auto
Complete Transmission
Tyner Truck and Auto Repair
Fastenal
General Springs
Redhead Steering Gears
Garden Classic Parts
Sean Murphy Induction
Auto Glass Center Athens
Haynes Auto Salvage
Lewis Tweedell
Guy Tweedell
Sims Radiator
Speedwell (Alan Johnson)
Shuman Services

…and of course OLDYELLOW(Eric)...for REALLY making it happen.

[OLDYELLOW]

It was fun. Now you need to drive and enjoy it.

[Troy Sr]

Does this mean it's done?

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by hemi43

Congrats, and happy 4th of July !! Looks awesome.Will be staring my restoration this week.

Thanks...I'm looking forward to following you. Mucho pictures please.

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Outstanding! Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Thanks Steven. I'm going to try. She's got a whopping 120 miles on her. Took her to her first show on Saturday. That's Eric's '57 she's parked by (not the one previously pictured in this thread that is getting worked on). They both took home hardware, which was pretty cool....Again, thanks for all your help and encouragement.

Originally Posted by Troy Sr

Does this mean it's done?

Pretty much. I've just got to finish my tire tools set up (lug wrench is what I'm still missing) and the Jacking Instructions Decal.

[Advanced Design]

Though I joined late, I really enjoyed following along. The before and after pictures are amazing and just a hint of the fine work in this restoration. Thank you for sharing.

[Tom Vogel]

It is so great to see the before and after pics side by side, also cool you chose the same place to take the pics.

[DeadheadNM]

Great restoration Brad and thanks to you and Eric for sharing the details with us. I learned a lot and look forward to your next build Pete

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Though I joined late, I really enjoyed following along. The before and after pictures are amazing and just a hint of the fine work in this restoration. Thank you for sharing.

It was/is fun. Thanks for coming along.

Originally Posted by Tom Vogel

It is so great to see the before and after pics side by side, also cool you chose the same place to take the pics.

I always love before and afters in anything. It was fun to take those pics again.

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Great restoration Brad and thanks to you and Eric for sharing the details with us. I learned a lot and look forward to your next build Pete

Thanks Pete. So many of the decisions I made or directions I took with this build are because of things I learned directly from you or gleaned from your build. It wouldn't have turned out nearly as well without you...as far as next projects go...I'm pretty sure it's your turn!

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Amazing job, Brad. That is one great looking K5! I love the before and after shots of the white top and the of course the underside is my favorite, too.

Your build has definitely helped me out and learned a lot from it. I constantly check it to use as a reference when I'm not sure where something goes. Appreciate your help and the detailed pics you've provided during the restoration.

Mike