My first old truck

[Low Elco]

Hell, talk about scope creep! Wow! Oughta be really cool when it's done!

[Mburgess57]

Yeah, when I started this my wife was pregnant and now the baby is 3. They take my spare time when I am not at work and my truck gets what is left. But, like I said I have a little more free time and I plan on using it very wisely

[Mburgess57]

I had a little setback on my daily driver and have had to replace the transfer case 3 times in the last month and both front hubs. Now that all of that is done, im back to working on the truck. Today I got the dash and firewall sanded. The firewall will get another coat of primer and so will the dash. Hopefully all of that will take place on Monday and Wednesday it will be sanded again and painted Wednesday night. After the firewall is done the cab is going back on and I will start blocking the cab and getting it ready for final paint.

[Mburgess57]

Dash and back window surround are in final prime. Making progress!

[Mburgess57]

Also got the firewall in final prime. Now its time to start wet sanding.....anyone wanna come help? I plan on getting all the wet sanding done tomorrow night and spraying the blue on the dash, firewall, interior etc. on Wednesday night. Hopefully by Thursday morning the majority of the cab will be done. I am waiting on the outside areas because of the stripes. I want everything on the frame to make sure it is perfectly straight before spraying ANY paint on the outside. I am actually starting to see progress and want to start taking off work to get things done.

[Mburgess57]

As promised, I got some color squirted today.

[Mburgess57]

And the full firewall

[Mburgess57]

I am looking for a radio delete plate if anyone out there has one.

[Mburgess57]

Yesterday was a productive day. Got a friend with a wrecker to tow the frame to the shop. Used the lift to ease the cab down and bolted it all back on. Then he brought it back home and I started installing the wiring harness again. The back tire on the passenger side is VERY bad. It has a blown belt and there is only about a 2 or 3 inch stripe from that tire that is touching the ground, that is why it looks like the cab is crooked.

[Mburgess57]

It was a little slower today, but, I got a few things done. Painted and installed my dash pad and steering wheel.

[Mburgess57]

I need some ideas. I have all the braces for a wood floor and would like to sell my steel bed floor. My bed wood wont be ready for a few months but I need to get my bed together for paint. How do I need to shim up the bed sides?

[Mburgess57]

Got the fenders, inner fenders, doors and cowl sanded down. Got all that stuff primed and the insides wet sanded. Tomorrow all that stuff will get cut in, hopefully Sunday I will be putting all of it on the truck. No pics tonight I will have some tomorrow.

[Mburgess57]

Just as promised, inner fenders, inner doors and inside the fenders all painted and cleared ready to install.

[Mburgess57]

Got the bottoms of my inner fender painted today

[Mburgess57]

Well I got the bed bolted up and put on.

[Mburgess57]

Got my hood shaved tonight. Just a little body work and she will be ready to go on.

[STOCKISH]

Little by little, its looking good. You'll be riding before you know it! Keep at it!

[Mburgess57]

Thanks Super, the day that I drive it home won't be soon enough
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[Heavy Evy]

Sweet truck!

[Mburgess57]

Thanks Heavy

[Mburgess57]

Got the underside of the hood painted

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[Mburgess57]

We had a major set back last night. In a moment of weakness I fell into peer pressure and pulled my glove, bat and cleats off the nail and suited up for a return to the diamond for another final tour. My first at bat I got a double and a limp, the limp turned to a hobble which turned into an embarrassing phone call for my wife to come get me. Popped a calf muscle, on the day before the final assembly of the truck and the drive to the body shop. The truck should be in the paint booth right now. Instead it is downstairs waiting on tranny linkage, and I am upstairs with an ice pack on my leg and an upcoming trip to the massage therapist who has promised me that I will be crying before I leave.

[steelhorse]

Looking good, you will be driving it again in no time.

[Mburgess57]

Thanks Steel. I hitched a ride with my wife down to the shop tonight. We grabbed the hood hinges so when my probation is lifted after I walk my daughter in the beauty pageant tomorrow I can get back to work.

I have been going through some of my parts while I am home with nothing to do and I have enough stuff to build another truck to help offset the costs of this truck. My question for debate. Do I build a lwb 3/4 ton 4x4 or a swb bagged or what? Need some ideas peeps what will sell the best? I have a blue slew of parts and don't want to sit on them till they rust apart.

[JRANGER]

looking good man...real good...