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Rokcrln · 10-22-2008, 10:09 AM

Wow is all I can say! I started reading this and saw the $450 truck and thought their goes a bunch of money that will never get finished (like we see so many times on here) but then you got started. You are going to have a very nice truck when you get it done. So is the wife still encouraging you on the build or has that worn off yet

Keep it up and stay safe on the street's!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

NWD02 · 10-22-2008, 12:10 PM

The wife is hounding me to finish. HAHA. She even hangs out in the garage with me when I'm working. She got so excited the other night I let her tighten a bolt, haha. She was a good set of hand when I installed the evaporator too. It's been fun for both of us. The color was something we talked about for so long and then we finally decided. My dad's 06 vette is the same color, so needless to say, he's been asking a lot more questions about the project too.

AGRV8D · 10-30-2008, 04:26 PM

Good job, nick.... once you get done, you can help me out

NWD02 · 10-30-2008, 11:27 PM

Of course....

abebummy26 · 10-31-2008, 09:13 AM

Nvm answered my own question

tvblazer78 · 10-31-2008, 11:34 AM

I love that color!!!

AGRV8D · 10-31-2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWD02

Of course....

let me know about those parts man

NWD02 · 10-31-2008, 10:26 PM

I picked up my fenders and grill the other day. So I would not have to worry about scratching them in the garage I just bolted them on. I'll take them off of course to install the doors then finish assembling the body. I picked up the hood, doors, door hinges, etc. last Saturday so more pictures coming soon (hopefully).

NWD02 · 10-31-2008, 10:27 PM

A few more...

OARNGESI · 10-31-2008, 11:11 PM

Nice truck thought it was suppose to be red though

NWD02 · 11-01-2008, 12:04 AM

Well, the bed was red when I bought it. I had thought about red but changed my mind. It looks good on our trucks but there's just too many of them. I wanted something a little different.

AGRV8D · 11-07-2008, 03:38 PM

we want more pics

ShowSS12 · 11-08-2008, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGRV8D

we want more pics

X2...................how much more longer tilll its finished??

NWD02 · 11-08-2008, 12:29 PM

I was trying to be finished by Christmas, but I'm starting to work a lot more overtime at work. We'll see. I'm waiting on some help to install the body parts.

lyrikz · 11-08-2008, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWD02

A few more...

How did you get the smooth rockers.. Did they weld them in, or filler them in>?

NWD02 · 11-09-2008, 02:27 AM

They were welded in. Then filler to smooth them out. I was very pleased with the outcome.

NWD02 · 11-09-2008, 02:29 AM

I'll try to post more pics soon...

AGRV8D · 11-10-2008, 10:50 AM

get on the ball man!!

AGRV8D · 11-21-2008, 11:13 AM

bump

67ChevyRedneck · 11-21-2008, 01:04 PM

Very nice truck!!!

Love the color.

DennisL · 11-21-2008, 09:38 PM

that looks really, good. You do great work, I was really envious of the quality in your floors.

DennisL · 11-21-2008, 09:39 PM

NIce job, love that color.

phipp13 · 11-21-2008, 11:45 PM

beautiful truck! question; i see a lot of resto jobs here and alot of people block off and take out the heatercore and fan motor box and weld it up for that clean look. what do you do for heat and defrost???? is there an underdash elec setup?? if so please point me in the right direction. V/R Mark

NWD02 · 11-22-2008, 01:30 AM

Phipp13, I'm using the Vintage Air Gen II kit. It uses servo motor controls. No more cables to the control and it's all motors which help the blending of air better than the cable controlled flaps. The reason I'm installing the Gen II kit is because of the servo motor controls and it's cheaper than the sure-fit kit. Since I've smoothed out the firewall, vintage air wanted an additional $250 to change the heater core on the sure-fit. The connections on the sure-fit kit go through the firewall still and obviously that's not going to work. I need them to go toward the passenger side kick panel. I'm putting a smooth fiberglass cowl on my truck so the cab vents on the kick panels are useless to me, therefore I'm planning on bringing the a/c lines through the passenger side vent hole after making a solid custom kick panel cover. the cover will not completely cover the vent hole. I'm making a custom panel (possibly a radio delete panel) for the controls to mount on the dash. They will be placed in the original hole. I went with the 4 knob billet controls for the Gen II kit. It's going to look SWEEEET!!!! All I ordered form Vintage Air is the Gen II Evap kit and controls (about $700). I'm running the serp system from a 94 chevy truck, so I went to the local O'Reilly Auto parts to pick up the compressor. I found the correct compressor plug in the salvage yard and will connect it to my Ron Francis Express wiring kit. The condensor and dryer can be bought cheaper than the $200 vintage air wants for them. I will have my lines custom fit later in the build.

Keep the questions coming.... Hopefully this helped.

Oh yeah, I think I'll be doing more work on it during the holidays... so more pics...

NWD02 · 11-23-2008, 07:17 PM

With the help of my wife...I got the radiator, electric fan, braided trans cooler lines, and a few other things done. Here's a few pictures... as of today.

10-22-2008, 10:09 AM	#51
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Wow is all I can say! I started reading this and saw the $450 truck and thought their goes a bunch of money that will never get finished (like we see so many times on here) but then you got started. You are going to have a very nice truck when you get it done. So is the wife still encouraging you on the build or has that worn off yet Keep it up and stay safe on the street's! Kevin LFD Inc.

10-22-2008, 12:10 PM	#52
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... The wife is hounding me to finish. HAHA. She even hangs out in the garage with me when I'm working. She got so excited the other night I let her tighten a bolt, haha. She was a good set of hand when I installed the evaporator too. It's been fun for both of us. The color was something we talked about for so long and then we finally decided. My dad's 06 vette is the same color, so needless to say, he's been asking a lot more questions about the project too.

10-30-2008, 04:26 PM	#53
AGRV8D Regular Confuser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Highlands, Texas Posts: 197	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Good job, nick.... once you get done, you can help me out __________________ My Stuff Surgeon General never said anything about smokin' Fords. Build Thread

10-30-2008, 11:27 PM	#54
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10-31-2008, 09:13 AM	#55
abebummy26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Haven, MO Posts: 1,243	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Nvm answered my own question __________________ -Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch. Last edited by abebummy26; 10-31-2008 at 09:15 AM.

10-31-2008, 11:34 AM	#56
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10-31-2008, 10:26 PM	#58
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... I picked up my fenders and grill the other day. So I would not have to worry about scratching them in the garage I just bolted them on. I'll take them off of course to install the doors then finish assembling the body. I picked up the hood, doors, door hinges, etc. last Saturday so more pictures coming soon (hopefully). Attached Images

10-31-2008, 10:27 PM	#59
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... A few more... Attached Images

10-31-2008, 11:11 PM	#60
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Nice truck thought it was suppose to be red though

11-01-2008, 12:04 AM	#61
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Well, the bed was red when I bought it. I had thought about red but changed my mind. It looks good on our trucks but there's just too many of them. I wanted something a little different.

11-07-2008, 03:38 PM	#62
AGRV8D Regular Confuser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Highlands, Texas Posts: 197	Re: Finally seeing some progress... we want more pics __________________ My Stuff Surgeon General never said anything about smokin' Fords. Build Thread

11-08-2008, 12:29 PM	#64
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... I was trying to be finished by Christmas, but I'm starting to work a lot more overtime at work. We'll see. I'm waiting on some help to install the body parts.

11-09-2008, 02:27 AM	#66
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... They were welded in. Then filler to smooth them out. I was very pleased with the outcome.

11-09-2008, 02:29 AM	#67
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... I'll try to post more pics soon...

11-10-2008, 10:50 AM	#68
AGRV8D Regular Confuser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Highlands, Texas Posts: 197	Re: Finally seeing some progress... get on the ball man!! __________________ My Stuff Surgeon General never said anything about smokin' Fords. Build Thread



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11-21-2008, 11:13 AM	#69
AGRV8D Regular Confuser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Highlands, Texas Posts: 197	Re: Finally seeing some progress... bump __________________ My Stuff Surgeon General never said anything about smokin' Fords. Build Thread

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11-21-2008, 09:38 PM	#71
DennisL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kaleefornia Posts: 15	Re: Finally seeing some progress... that looks really, good. You do great work, I was really envious of the quality in your floors.

11-21-2008, 09:39 PM	#72
DennisL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kaleefornia Posts: 15	Re: Finally seeing some progress... NIce job, love that color.

11-21-2008, 11:45 PM	#73
phipp13 THE DAMN YANKEE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern MD Posts: 551	Re: Finally seeing some progress... beautiful truck! question; i see a lot of resto jobs here and alot of people block off and take out the heatercore and fan motor box and weld it up for that clean look. what do you do for heat and defrost???? is there an underdash elec setup?? if so please point me in the right direction. V/R Mark

11-22-2008, 01:30 AM	#74
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... Phipp13, I'm using the Vintage Air Gen II kit. It uses servo motor controls. No more cables to the control and it's all motors which help the blending of air better than the cable controlled flaps. The reason I'm installing the Gen II kit is because of the servo motor controls and it's cheaper than the sure-fit kit. Since I've smoothed out the firewall, vintage air wanted an additional $250 to change the heater core on the sure-fit. The connections on the sure-fit kit go through the firewall still and obviously that's not going to work. I need them to go toward the passenger side kick panel. I'm putting a smooth fiberglass cowl on my truck so the cab vents on the kick panels are useless to me, therefore I'm planning on bringing the a/c lines through the passenger side vent hole after making a solid custom kick panel cover. the cover will not completely cover the vent hole. I'm making a custom panel (possibly a radio delete panel) for the controls to mount on the dash. They will be placed in the original hole. I went with the 4 knob billet controls for the Gen II kit. It's going to look SWEEEET!!!! All I ordered form Vintage Air is the Gen II Evap kit and controls (about $700). I'm running the serp system from a 94 chevy truck, so I went to the local O'Reilly Auto parts to pick up the compressor. I found the correct compressor plug in the salvage yard and will connect it to my Ron Francis Express wiring kit. The condensor and dryer can be bought cheaper than the $200 vintage air wants for them. I will have my lines custom fit later in the build. Keep the questions coming.... Hopefully this helped. Oh yeah, I think I'll be doing more work on it during the holidays... so more pics...

11-23-2008, 07:17 PM	#75
NWD02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas Posts: 729	Re: Finally seeing some progress... With the help of my wife...I got the radiator, electric fan, braided trans cooler lines, and a few other things done. Here's a few pictures... as of today. Attached Images

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