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[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

Well even if it slows you down a bit, you're still flying along. He must've said you could still work on the truck, so at least you can still. I'm guessing it won't keep you down too much. You're too close to the finish line!

yea I can finish the truck even if I have to wear the brace. Not going to quit working on the truck.

[gdavis]

Today, it is raining all day so not much could be done. yesterday I painted the hinge, support arm and the push button brackets on the back for the glove box. So today I put it all together and it looks good. At least I think so.

[gdavis]

also wired wheeled the sterring colum and painted it black. The shaft in the colum was bent so I changed it. I need to get me a set of bearings for the lower part of the colum. and a gear indiator on the top of the colum. Don't want to spend to much money on it, for I don't know if I am going to keep it. Or get another one.

[gdavis]

Rained again today. So no work on patches again. It should be nice tomorrow and I am going to shoot some color in the cab. I did some sanding on the primer but that took me only a few minutes. I was thinking about shooting color, but in the back of my mind it said the huminity was too high. I glad I listen to myself.

[mattfranklin]

I'm really enjoying this build. Decent quality work. Close to stock. No over-the-top budget-busting parts. Great documentation. Nice work! I'm subscribed.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by mattfranklin

I'm really enjoying this build. Decent quality work. Close to stock. No over-the-top budget-busting parts. Great documentation. Nice work! I'm subscribed.

thank you for your response. It is nice to hear it, gdavis from Florida

[67c10rustbuket]

Great job getting the body all together! The end is near
I love your dog house, made me laugh pretty good with that one

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Great job getting the body all together! The end is near
I love your dog house, made me laugh pretty good with that one

yea it is getting close and now comes the good part. wiring is next I painted the inside of the cab today.

[gdavis]

Today, was a good day. The weather was real nice and I painted the inside of the truck. I will be installing some parts monday. I think I will take tomorrow off. Both of my daughters were over and it was a real treat to see them both. One lives in Ga.

[gdavis]

More pictures of the inside and outside of the cab.

[Xeen]

Man that orange really stands out, the color really reminds me of the Hugger Orange they put on Camaros, it looks real nice, it looks like you could use a few tips on masking though

[Mustard72]

Looks good! I like that orange.

[mjensen]

I'm a fan of that orange as well! Looking real nice!

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by mjensen

I'm a fan of that orange as well! Looking real nice!

thaks it 's kubato orange

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

Looks good! I like that orange.

Yea i like the orange it is kubato orange

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Man that orange really stands out, the color really reminds me of the Hugger Orange they put on Camaros, it looks real nice, it looks like you could use a few tips on masking though

Yea I like to color it is the same color that they paint kubato farm equipment. As far as the masking goes. My eyes and hands are not like they used to be. But I will fix up anything I don't like but thanks

[gdavis]

Guys you got to give the old man a break on the masking he's tired.

[Low Elco]

Hot diggity! That looks great!
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[67cheby]

you just gotta love a good orange !

[gdavis]

guys I did not like the way my masking looked so I fixed it up today. Need to catch up with my black and I am done. as far as the cab is concerned. I gave the floor another coat of I-P-15 today. and fixed the line where the orange and the black on the floor meets.repainted the crowl and now there is no place that needs attention. There was a small dent that only showed up when you paint the gloss. I am satified with the results. I will post pictures tomorrow. battery problem with camera

[gdavis]

I started to work on the inside of the cab installing some parts.
First I installed the vent doors. I later found some handles for the vent doors with round black nobs. I am changing them out tomorrow. Then I installed the brake pedal assembly. Which I will need to mount the brake boster and master cly. Then I mounted the sway bar with new blue poly bushings.

[Xeen]

Looking good.
Out of curiosity is your front sway bar 1-1/16 or 1-1/8, the reason I ask is because those bushings look like they are the wrong size for the bar, unless of course you took the pictures before you tightened the bolts down, or if the brackets are just bent out of shape, if thats the case nevermind.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by Xeen

Looking good.
Out of curiosity is your front sway bar 1-1/16 or 1-1/8, the reason I ask is because those bushings look like they are the wrong size for the bar, unless of course you took the pictures before you tightened the bolts down, or if the brackets are just bent out of shape, if thats the case nevermind.

thanks for the information I see I will be doing more work again again again. but thanks

[67c10rustbuket]

Looks real good gdavis!

I think he asked about the motor mount stands because they are mounted in the rear 2 holes. You notice the extra hole in front of the mount? V8 towers go in the front 2 holes and I6 towers go in the rear 2. People use those all the time, works fine you just may have a little trouble working on your distributor (will be close to the firewall). On the positive side it may help with weight distribution (handling) with the engine farther back.

I did notice that your sway bar brackets are installed backwards. the surface that the bushing bolts to should be parallel to the ground. This may cause some of the alignment issue with the bushing that xeen pointed out. Here is a pic of yours along with a pic I borrowed from txfirefighter. The pic from tx is factory riveted piece, see how it is parallel to the ground, that is correct. I am not picking on your work or anything, Just letting you know. you do a fine job. Keep on truckin'