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Old 03-19-2013, 08:24 PM   #626
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Tomorrow I will be re-installing the drive shaft. I hope to get my fan and should on to.
Then maybe I should work on the bed get it together. Trying to get all my body parts back on the truck. When my Brothther-In-Law come down he want have too much to do except the fine tuning on the body work.
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Old 03-20-2013, 12:53 AM   #627
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The truck is comming together fast now, here pretty soon you are going to be ahead of me!
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Old 03-20-2013, 01:08 AM   #628
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Gotta love that new orange motor in that new black engine bay!
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Old 03-20-2013, 07:35 PM   #629
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The truck is comming together fast now, here pretty soon you are going to be ahead of me!
I didn't know we were racing. But yea that's ok. But now I am slowing down. I still have a long rope to climb.
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Old 03-20-2013, 07:39 PM   #630
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The truck is comming together fast now, here pretty soon you are going to be ahead of me!
Went by your build and the fender is in sad shape. But I know that you can make it look good. I install the bed today except for the wood. Got to paint the truck in a few weeks. Then the fun starts. (wiring)
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Old 03-20-2013, 07:41 PM   #631
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Gotta love that new orange motor in that new black engine bay!
Yea I do and I am going to paint the truck kubato orange.
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Old 03-20-2013, 07:50 PM   #632
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Today, I finshed bolting down the front inter fender on the pass side. I re-installed the drive shaft. and mounted the bed. except for the wood. Going to paint the truck when my Brother-In-Law does the fine tuning. I think I will go ahead and paint the inside of the truck. So I can start with the sound mat and the wiring and putting the inside of the trck back together. Kubota orange. I have 5 quarts to do the job.
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Old 03-20-2013, 07:55 PM   #633
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Guys it is starting tlook like atruck again. I can't wait till I put on some color. I am tired of looking at primer.
After I finshed with the bed I went to work on the front panel for the bed. I wire wheeled and sanded and primed the front panel.
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You should change your name to Rocket cause your blastin through this truck.
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Old 03-21-2013, 02:38 AM   #635
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Man that bed is such good shape I'm envious...sigh
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Old 03-21-2013, 09:38 AM   #636
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Looks good! What are you doing for wheels and tires?
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Old 03-21-2013, 09:41 AM   #637
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That is looking great!
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Old 03-21-2013, 09:41 AM   #638
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Nice clean work ! That Engine compartment is looking good !
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:19 PM   #639
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You should change your name to Rocket cause your blastin through this truck.
Yea, and my body is feeling it now. At 63 and a lot of water has run under this bridge. Just want to drive it without something shaking or making some kind of noise. But thanks for watching.
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:22 PM   #640
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I have done no work on the bed, except for small dents about the size of a dime. There is some small holes on the front panel and the drivers side rear fender under the tire rack.
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Looks good! What are you doing for wheels and tires?
I don't know as of now. Still looking at some of the builds and getting ideas. I don't know but I do know that I do not want too big of a tire.
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:26 PM   #642
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Thanks for saying that. I do try.
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:28 PM   #643
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Nice clean work ! That Engine compartment is looking good !
Thanks I have been working it this truck for 7 months now. I am almost ready for some color.
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:36 PM   #644
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Well, today I just couldn't get into the truck. I guess I am tired and need a break. I did adjust the tail gate now it raises and lowers with ease.I need to order a set of chains for the gate. I think I will go with stanless maybe chrome. They say chrome will get you home.

Next I installed the front bed panel on the bed. I am not satified with the bolts I used. It was all I had on hand. I am going to get some button heads for the inside of the bed. But, that will be after I have painted the bed.
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Old 03-21-2013, 07:43 PM   #645
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I have a question? Is there anything that goes under the bed rails? I just don't remember. The mind is the first to go. Between the rails and the supports for the bed.
I looked in several mag. They do not show anything. Again it looks like there should be at least a spacer or something. To bring up the two front and the two back bed rails so the center will be level with the other four. Not counting for the 1/4 inch pads. I know that they go there.
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:48 PM   #646
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Had to back track a little today. I pulled the front clip off the truck. 6 bolts to remove the front clip. I needed to do some more adjusting on the pass door. It had too large of a gap on the rear of the door. My neghbor came over and seen the gap and asked me if I was going to leave it like that? I told him that was all I could take out. It always good to have fresh mind to look at a problem. So now I have the right gap at the door. I am really satified with the results.
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:58 PM   #647
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After I finshed with the pass door. I cut the bottom 4 inched off te drivers side bed fender. It looked like someone shot it with a shotgun. At least two dozen rust holes. I made a repair panel for the fender. Tomorrow I will weld it back on the truck.
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Old 03-22-2013, 08:06 PM   #648
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There was a few holes in the front bed panel. I bondoed them up. Sometimes I amase myself. It came out real nice. There were three holes on each side. Like something was against it and rubbed holes in it. anyway it's gone.
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Old 03-22-2013, 08:10 PM   #649
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This is my last repair I have to make. I think I will through myself a finish party and have a coors light to celebrate.
Here is a picture of the bad section of the fender.

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