Not Another Rebuild Thread....

[aggie91]

WOW, you have made a ton of progress since I last checked in on here. I like how your seat turned out. Looks real good!

I have been so busy with baseball and Korbin's truck I have not looked around as much and stayed up to date with other peoples threads like I really wanted to do.

So as I understand it, you may be leaving Alaska in September?

[Grizz1963]

Funny thing you mention in one of your posts.

"THE GUYS ON HERE PUMP YOU UP"

I find that half of what I do to our truck is directly as a result of, and for the approval on here.

That seat looks like the perfect compromise between bench and bucket.
Nicola has asked for a monkey handle in the roof for her to hang onto.
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[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Funny thing you mention in one of your posts.

"THE GUYS ON HERE PUMP YOU UP"

I find that half of what I do to our truck is directly as a result of, and for the approval on here.

That seat looks like the perfect compromise between bench and bucket.
Nicola has asked for a monkey handle in the roof for her to hang onto.
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Ditto!
Monkey Handle that's a new one for me, when I was in the Azores we called them "Portuguese Seat-belts" as a tribute to the local taxi drivers...

[jlsanborn]

Seat turned out really nice Murph! Can't wait to see it in the truck!

[Bomp]

Great vision on the seat. Totally fits the interior design in the cab.


When the seat is installed you will be taking pics outside correct? Maybe some vid?



On a different build I saw you mention something about Spokane? You and your cars? You may be there? Need info on that and pics if you attend too.


Totally diggin all your cool toys

[Modges'66]

Nice job on the seat! It looks really great!
.....I wasn't trying to be a bully...sob,sob...

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

A F&%d seat
Seriously though... Seat looks great, and I have to agree with Flips, it is going to be right at home in your cab!!!
Have a Happy Fourth, and here's to you and your service

x2...Well said, & Amen!

[da_bears_da1]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Ditto!
Monkey Handle that's a new one for me, when I was in the Azores we called them "Portuguese Seat-belts" as a tribute to the local taxi drivers...

X3. It's going to fit in well in your great cab. Lookin forward to pics!
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[coulter]

that seat look good murph!!!
here is a link to some exhaust kits on summit.. http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...0exhaust&dds=1

i thought that is where i bought mine but it might have been jegs.. the kit i bought only came with 2 straight pipes and it was cheaper

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by flips72

seat looks great murph, it will definitely be at home in the cab of your truck, just don't tell everyone its a ford seat

Thanks Flips, and nah.. I think with the recovering and the Nissan head rests, even a die hard Ford guy would have a hard time spotting it!
but you know me.... if it strikes my fancy, I am going to use it !!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

A F&%d seat
Seriously though... Seat looks great, and I have to agree with Flips, it is going to be right at home in your cab!!!
Have a Happy Fourth, and here's to you and your service

Thank you Don.... for your service as well, brother !!

Originally Posted by aggie91

WOW, you have made a ton of progress since I last checked in on here. I like how your seat turned out. Looks real good!

I have been so busy with baseball and Korbin's truck I have not looked around as much and stayed up to date with other peoples threads like I really wanted to do.

So as I understand it, you may be leaving Alaska in September?

We are surely trying to, though it is starting to look like the Army really wants me to retire out of Alaska next summer. Which means another winter up here as well.
It is what it is, just gotta put a smile on it !!
Thanks for checking in, I know you been following this build since the very start and I appreciate your comments !!

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Funny thing you mention in one of your posts.

"THE GUYS ON HERE PUMP YOU UP"

I find that half of what I do to our truck is directly as a result of, and for the approval on here.

That seat looks like the perfect compromise between bench and bucket.
Nicola has asked for a monkey handle in the roof for her to hang onto.
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I find that the best praise comes from ones peers...usually the worst critiques as well, but that is another topic !!
Thanks Rian !

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Seat turned out really nice Murph! Can't wait to see it in the truck!

This weekend brother !!

Originally Posted by Bomp

Great vision on the seat. Totally fits the interior design in the cab.

When the seat is installed you will be taking pics outside correct? Maybe some vid?

On a different build I saw you mention something about Spokane? You and your cars? You may be there? Need info on that and pics if you attend too.

Totally diggin all your cool toys

Thanks, I hope it ties in well with the midnight motif of my interior !
Right now I would have to push the truck outside, and then use the ATV or my Sonoma to push it back in. There is a bit of a slope involved which as the truck gets heavier, becomes more of a problem.... someday I will have a true shop.
Yes we are from Spokane, and there is where we keep all our good stuff. We are going to retire down there on our land so we are trying to get all that ready. Talked to Trish last night about showing our cars together in the Spokane GoodGuys the weekend of the 17-18th of August.
And heck ya will take tons of photos....had the honor of meeting Captain Fab, and Markb there last year!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Nice job on the seat! It looks really great!
.....I wasn't trying to be a bully...sob,sob...

Ok next post is yours to make... so lets have it ! Stop holding out on us buddy !!

Originally Posted by likaroc13

x2...Well said, & Amen!

Thank you

Originally Posted by da_bears_da1

X3. It's going to fit in well in your great cab. Lookin forward to pics!
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I shall endeavor not to disappoint sir !!
Thank you for checking in on me !

[Jmorales3181]

Wow that seat came out great! Can't wait to see it installed and see a new interior video
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[aggie91]

Originally Posted by coulter

that seat look good murph!!!
here is a link to some exhaust kits on summit.. http://www.summitracing.com/search?k...0exhaust&dds=1

i thought that is where i bought mine but it might have been jegs.. the kit i bought only came with 2 straight pipes and it was cheaper

Here is another link for an exhaust kit. It came in a Dynomax box and was even cheaper then the Summit kit that included the exact same parts:

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mild-S...nch,36340.html

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Wow that seat came out great! Can't wait to see it installed and see a new interior video
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I should have a pic of it in this weekend !!
You are doing some awesome paint work...The one of your reflection in the panel was inspirational !!
But I have to ask, are you even old enough to drive?
Egads you look young there buddy

Originally Posted by aggie91

Here is another link for an exhaust kit. It came in a Dynomax box and was even cheaper then the Summit kit that included the exact same parts:

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mild-S...nch,36340.html

Thanks for the links Coulter and Aggie !!
The issue I ran into when ordering a radiator, is that some of these places dont ship to Alaska !! Go figure

I will certainly let you all know what I come up with tho....

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Hey all you guys that are dealing with mosquitos !!!!
Check out this product, because let me tell you, up here there are at least 3 distinct species of those buggers from the ones that are the size of small cockroachs that are the first to appear in April-May, to the black and white stripped ones we all know and loathe, to the mini fast movers we are suffering now up here !!
I have Citronella candles in my garage, and they will fly right past it.

This unit however will clear them out of the entire garage, even if we have one of the bay doors open !!

They are a tad pricey, but I SWEAR they are 100% worth it!


The Heart drawn on the wall is the first mosquito sighting and kill for 2013....you know, just for smiles

Just some intell from me to you guys !!

[flips72]

got one, and use it religiously during bow season they do work great. hopefully they will lay off in a little while, nothing more annoying than something buzzing in your ear or taking a hunk out of you arm

[Grizz1963]

Amazing how even one mosquito can screw up your day.

So throwing whatever technology you have at it is a good idea.
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[McMurphy]

I had been thinking of upgrading my air compressor for some time, particularly after getting the blast cabinet.
Then PDXhall got his, and was saying how nice it was....so I revisited the idea.
I happen to mention it at work, and was told that one of my coworkers had a 60gal that he could not use in on post housing. It was 220v and the nearest plug in was on the second floor of the housing, so in his garage, unused it sat.
I talked to him about getting it, and mentioned my little Craftsman which was only 110v.

Long story short, we traded straight across (though I suspect he was being MORE than generous)
My old faithful Craftsman:


The new (to me) Husky:



Ok, so on Bomps thread he made a door art photo...
I cannot compete directly with his skills, so I try to make up for it in imagination...
I also try to not let any challenge, real or perceived, go unanswered.
This is also a teaser, as I got my seat in finally !!
So here is my door art reply:


All in good fun buddy, I love this place !!
Orginal art work courtesy of Ta2Don, I just had to mod a copy of it a little for this little prank.
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July !!
Up here in the land of 24 hour daylight and raging forest fires, we dont get fireworks, so hrmmmmmmm.

[Jmorales3181]

[QUOTE=McMurphy;6157051]I should have a pic of it in this weekend !!
You are doing some awesome paint work...The one of your reflection in the panel was inspirational !!
But I have to ask, are you even old enough to drive?
Egads you look young there buddy

Thank you, sometimes I get some good paint shots while working that's pretty funny. Thanks I think haha. I'm actually 32, everyone always tells me how young I look....will work out good when I'm older

you and Bomp crack me up! I like your door art too! Don is a very talented artist... He is drawing a cool pic of my truck right now and it's coming out awesome... Ill post it up when he gives me the ok!
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[Ta2Don]

Looking Great Murph!
Gotta love those trades, I recently scored a '95 chrome grille for my 90 Silverado DD ( I feel like I was on the better end of that trade ) and he is also giving me his aftermarket hood off his 91, the truck that sported the 95 grille. It is a split cowl look with some fake Air Inlets in the front (very ugly) that I plan on welding up so it will have more of a traditional cowl look...
Sorry for rambling there, I like where you went with the door art...
Looking forward to the pix or video or both of the installed seat...

[Bomp]

I was sittin' in the DMV while the blonde one was out driving on her drivers test. (she scored a 90 by the way) She's a Driver
I scrolled down and saw your door. Busted out loud. Totally Cool Man. Dig it!!!
Wish I had Dons artist skillz.
Your door looks great.
So its a for sure your gonna be at the Spokane car show thing-a-ma-jiggy with your two rides showin' ?
Oh yeah,,,, You made out like a bandit on the compressor

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

Thank you, sometimes I get some good paint shots while working that's pretty funny. Thanks I think haha. I'm actually 32, everyone always tells me how young I look....will work out good when I'm older

you and Bomp crack me up! I like your door art too! Don is a very talented artist... He is drawing a cool pic of my truck right now and it's coming out awesome... Ill post it up when he gives me the ok!
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Please see the photo below, and let me know if I scored or I suck please?
I hope to be able to shoot paint like you do one day, but I know it will not be here in this garage in Alaska !!
You have some serious skills there buddy!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Looking Great Murph!
Gotta love those trades, I recently scored a '95 chrome grille for my 90 Silverado DD ( I feel like I was on the better end of that trade ) and he is also giving me his aftermarket hood off his 91, the truck that sported the 95 grille. It is a split cowl look with some fake Air Inlets in the front (very ugly) that I plan on welding up so it will have more of a traditional cowl look...
Sorry for rambling there, I like where you went with the door art...
Looking forward to the pix or video or both of the installed seat...

Awwwww and I thought for sure someone was going to chime in on my pun...
Hahaha, well I thought it was clever.
No matter what, now when I think of you I see a swimming pool and beer in the image !! I envy you the little things LoL.

Originally Posted by Bomp

I was sittin' in the DMV while the blonde one was out driving on her drivers test. (she scored a 90 by the way) She's a Driver
I scrolled down and saw your door. Busted out loud. Totally Cool Man. Dig it!!!
Wish I had Dons artist skillz.
Your door looks great.
So its a for sure your gonna be at the Spokane car show thing-a-ma-jiggy with your two rides showin' ?
Oh yeah,,,, You made out like a bandit on the compressor

Tell the Royal Blonde One I said congrats !!
I still remember getting mine too....actually still have my first DL in my wallet !
I will know for certain by next Friday about the GoodGuys show, but yes so far it looks like we are going to do it. Wife is itching to show her car (it will be her first time) and it is a beauty !!
Anyways, we are planning on being home (Spokane) from the 1st thru the 30th of August, and showing our cars the weekend of the 16-17-18th.

More to follow on that--------

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First off, is this a good spray gun?
I picked it up at a local pawnshop for $75
I figured if the answer is no, then I could use it for primer or POR-15/Herculiner at the very least...


These are just teasers for what I have been working on lately:
A little fan shroud modifying:



A bit of battery cradle relocation, maybe?:



Anyways it was a productive day today, got my door seals glued in, brake and clutch pedal pads glued on.....and a bunch of other stuff I will try to show you guys in a day or two!

Party On Dudes

[Ta2Don]

When it thaws it will be Cool!!!
Sometimes I need things explained...

[pdxhall]

The compressor is great. What a deal, and the new seat is very nice.

[theastronaut]

Everything is looking great McMurphy!!

[Bomp]

Did I miss something?

I picked up on the two cars getting to go to Spokane. Is the pickem' up truck gonna make it too?

Lookin good Murph

[jlsanborn]

That gun has got to be better than the fine Chinese piece I got from Harbor Freight and mine works great. Major score on the compressor too!