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**cwcarpenter98** · 12-05-2020, 08:37 PM

Today has been a great day. To celebrate the end of my last semester of undergraduate school, I drove up to Winder for a toy driver/car show. Got up before the sun did, then was able to watch a little bit of the sunrise over Lake Sinclair on my drive out. I met up with some of my friends from the C10 Club Georgia and got to go to one of my favorite BBQ restaurants (Smokin' Po Boys).

Frankentruck did great on the way up and back. In the past 2 weeks I've driven somewhere between 6 to 700 miles or so (indicated by the odometer) in Frankentruck with no problems. I'd say that's a fairly reliable truck!

Anyways, on to the pics! The blue 67 is my buddy Chaz's truck. He heads up the GA chapter of the C10 Club. His truck is super nice. The green one makes me want to throw a blower on Frankentruck really bad now that I know it will fit without cutting the hood up at all, not that I can afford one right know though

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-05-2020, 08:42 PM

I absolutely love that Shelby Dakota. I believe this was the first one that I've seen in person. The square was neat too. He put the air management stuff in the toolboxes.

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-05-2020, 08:45 PM

The last few that sparked my interest enough to take a picture. I sent the pics of the Firebirds to my dad, and he said that one of them would be a great Christmas present

**Getter-Done** · 12-05-2020, 09:18 PM

Looks like you had a Great Time

Thanks for sharing.

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Johns 66 · 12-05-2020, 10:23 PM

Love it Christian....Awesome about your last day of undergrad.....Seems like you just started.

Frankentruck is doing his thang!!!!

aggie91 · 12-09-2020, 05:06 PM

Nice weather for a get together. I'd like to know more about the gold paint on the top have of that fleetside '64-'66 with the cowl hood. I want to do a graphic in silver (on my '75 stepside project) with a metal flake like you see on a boat, that gold looks to be about the right amount of flake!

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-09-2020, 11:25 PM

It was a great time. I hope I'll be able to go to more shows in the spring when they start back up.

Karl, I'm not sure exactly what was done to create the bass boat look on that truck, but I was told there was several pounds of metal flake (I don't remember the exact number, maybe around 6 or so?) and 8 coats of clear

88Stanger · 12-10-2020, 11:45 AM

Damn, i miss car shows, hell i miss just walking around and being able to see peoples facial looks... some not all .... lol...
We need to get back to some for of normalcy.

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-20-2020, 09:41 PM

I've got two degrees now

**Captainfab** · 12-20-2020, 10:29 PM

Congrats! Were the exams for both equally difficult?

roll_the_dice · 12-20-2020, 10:35 PM

Congratulations! That's awesome!

flashed · 12-20-2020, 10:41 PM

Congrats Christian , I knew you could do it .

Johns 66 · 12-20-2020, 11:00 PM

Congrats Christian....AWESOME!!!!

**The Rocknrod** · 12-21-2020, 02:07 PM

That's great to hear. Congrats.

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-21-2020, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Captainfab

Congrats! Were the exams for both equally difficult?

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Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

Congratulations! That's awesome!

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Originally Posted by flashed

Congrats Christian , I knew you could do it .

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Originally Posted by Johns 66

Congrats Christian....AWESOME!!!!

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Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

That's great to hear. Congrats.

Thanks guys! One set of exams was definitely harder than the other

TxCajun · 12-22-2020, 08:11 PM

Congratulations on the degrees! That's quite an accomplishment after a lot of years of hard work; you must be feeling pretty great about it.

88Stanger · 12-22-2020, 08:19 PM

Congrats!! That is just awesome!!!

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-22-2020, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TxCajun

Congratulations on the degrees! That's quite an accomplishment after a lot of years of hard work; you must be feeling pretty great about it.

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Originally Posted by 88Stanger

Congrats!! That is just awesome!!!

Thanks! I have the holder sitting on the coffee table, and I keep finding myself opening it and staring at it

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-22-2020, 08:36 PM

Merry Christmas y'all!!

We got Santa on the deck, the Charlie Brown tree, and Frankentruck all lit up

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-27-2020, 09:55 PM

Today has been a vent window party. Removed all the door glass, cleaned and painted the part that connects the door glass to the regulator (I don't remember what it is called lol), removed the vent window glass from the frames, and cleaned out the old setting tape.

I'm using two sets of vent windows to make one good set. Hopefully I'll get it all done before the rain shows up later this week

roll_the_dice · 12-27-2020, 10:00 PM

Looks great Christian...I need to do the same to my windows!

**Getter-Done** · 12-27-2020, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

Today has been a vent window party. Removed all the door glass, cleaned and painted the part that connects the door glass to the regulator (I don't remember what it is called lol), removed the vent window glass from the frames, and cleaned out the old setting tape.

I'm using two sets of vent windows to make one good set. Hopefully I'll get it all done before the rain shows up later this week

Your are going to enjoy this Improvement

I have some Plano tackle boxes that look just like yours

I used them for bolt organization also

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**cwcarpenter98** · 12-27-2020, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by roll_the_dice

Looks great Christian...I need to do the same to my windows!

Thanks Andy. I hope it will remove the majority of the rattling that I have left in the cab. I've had the new seals for it since Christmas of 2019, but was undecided about actually installing them until this weekend. That's just how it goes sometimes

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Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Your are going to enjoy this Improvement

I have some Plano tackle boxes that look just like yours

I used them for bolt organization also

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Those tackle boxes are my dad's. He spent some time cleaning out the boat a couple days ago, and that's where they landed. I have to find any available work space where I can. As y'all can see, while I was gone at school, my welding table was a nice, flat surface that quickly became another storage area

53Sparky · 12-28-2020, 12:10 AM

Flat surfaces are the worst.

You asked about the mirror mount from my donor door. I also have the vent window parts if they'd be useful to you. Otherwise, maybe Andy could use them.

**cwcarpenter98** · 12-28-2020, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 53Sparky

Flat surfaces are the worst.

You asked about the mirror mount from my donor door. I also have the vent window parts if they'd be useful to you. Otherwise, maybe Andy could use them.

Thanks, but I'm all set on the vent windows. One set gave up good vent glass frames while the other set gave up the frame that the seal goes in

12-05-2020, 08:37 PM	#651
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck Today has been a great day. To celebrate the end of my last semester of undergraduate school, I drove up to Winder for a toy driver/car show. Got up before the sun did, then was able to watch a little bit of the sunrise over Lake Sinclair on my drive out. I met up with some of my friends from the C10 Club Georgia and got to go to one of my favorite BBQ restaurants (Smokin' Po Boys). Frankentruck did great on the way up and back. In the past 2 weeks I've driven somewhere between 6 to 700 miles or so (indicated by the odometer) in Frankentruck with no problems. I'd say that's a fairly reliable truck! Anyways, on to the pics! The blue 67 is my buddy Chaz's truck. He heads up the GA chapter of the C10 Club. His truck is super nice. The green one makes me want to throw a blower on Frankentruck really bad now that I know it will fit without cutting the hood up at all, not that I can afford one right know though Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-05-2020, 08:42 PM	#652
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck I absolutely love that Shelby Dakota. I believe this was the first one that I've seen in person. The square was neat too. He put the air management stuff in the toolboxes. Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-05-2020, 08:45 PM	#653
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck The last few that sparked my interest enough to take a picture. I sent the pics of the Firebirds to my dad, and he said that one of them would be a great Christmas present Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-05-2020, 09:18 PM	#654
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,307	Re: Frankentruck Looks like you had a Great Time Thanks for sharing. . __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

12-05-2020, 10:23 PM	#655
Johns 66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Talladega Alabama Posts: 860	Re: Frankentruck Love it Christian....Awesome about your last day of undergrad.....Seems like you just started. Frankentruck is doing his thang!!!! __________________ Former Decorated Combat Marine...Semper Fi!! Instagram jorourke322 Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=734699 2019 GMC AT4

12-09-2020, 05:06 PM	#656
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: Frankentruck Nice weather for a get together. I'd like to know more about the gold paint on the top have of that fleetside '64-'66 with the cowl hood. I want to do a graphic in silver (on my '75 stepside project) with a metal flake like you see on a boat, that gold looks to be about the right amount of flake! __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

12-09-2020, 11:25 PM	#657
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck It was a great time. I hope I'll be able to go to more shows in the spring when they start back up. Karl, I'm not sure exactly what was done to create the bass boat look on that truck, but I was told there was several pounds of metal flake (I don't remember the exact number, maybe around 6 or so?) and 8 coats of clear __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-10-2020, 11:45 AM	#658
88Stanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,651	Re: Frankentruck Damn, i miss car shows, hell i miss just walking around and being able to see peoples facial looks... some not all .... lol... We need to get back to some for of normalcy.

12-20-2020, 09:41 PM	#659
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck I've got two degrees now Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-20-2020, 10:29 PM	#660
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,250	Re: Frankentruck Congrats! Were the exams for both equally difficult? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

12-20-2020, 10:35 PM	#661
roll_the_dice Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manlius, NY Posts: 1,698	Re: Frankentruck Congratulations! That's awesome! __________________ 1965 C10 LWB Stepside 1964 GMC 1 Ton Dually Instagram #notaratrodnotashowtruck

12-20-2020, 10:41 PM	#662
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,728	Re: Frankentruck Congrats Christian , I knew you could do it .

12-20-2020, 11:00 PM	#663
Johns 66 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Talladega Alabama Posts: 860	Re: Frankentruck Congrats Christian....AWESOME!!!! __________________ Former Decorated Combat Marine...Semper Fi!! Instagram jorourke322 Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=734699 2019 GMC AT4

12-21-2020, 02:07 PM	#664
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: Frankentruck That's great to hear. Congrats. __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

12-22-2020, 08:11 PM	#666
TxCajun Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Cedar Park, Tx Posts: 209	Re: Frankentruck Congratulations on the degrees! That's quite an accomplishment after a lot of years of hard work; you must be feeling pretty great about it. __________________ Wampus Cat Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=759550



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12-22-2020, 08:19 PM	#667
88Stanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,651	Re: Frankentruck Congrats!! That is just awesome!!! __________________ John 3:16 - Saved me... God Bless

12-22-2020, 08:36 PM	#669
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck Merry Christmas y'all!! We got Santa on the deck, the Charlie Brown tree, and Frankentruck all lit up Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-27-2020, 09:55 PM	#670
cwcarpenter98 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hickory Flat, GA Posts: 4,483	Re: Frankentruck Today has been a vent window party. Removed all the door glass, cleaned and painted the part that connects the door glass to the regulator (I don't remember what it is called lol), removed the vent window glass from the frames, and cleaned out the old setting tape. I'm using two sets of vent windows to make one good set. Hopefully I'll get it all done before the rain shows up later this week Attached Images __________________ Christian Carpenter 1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, Muncie 3 speed with overdrive Overdrive wiring here 1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit 1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350 --> Soon to be 350, Saginaw 4 speed 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport "I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson

12-27-2020, 10:00 PM	#671
roll_the_dice Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Manlius, NY Posts: 1,698	Re: Frankentruck Looks great Christian...I need to do the same to my windows! __________________ 1965 C10 LWB Stepside 1964 GMC 1 Ton Dually Instagram #notaratrodnotashowtruck

12-28-2020, 12:10 AM	#674
53Sparky Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northglenn, Colorado Posts: 186	Re: Frankentruck Flat surfaces are the worst. You asked about the mirror mount from my donor door. I also have the vent window parts if they'd be useful to you. Otherwise, maybe Andy could use them. __________________ We'll burn that bridge when we get there My current project: Rust Therapy 62 C10 Numbers 6:24-26

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