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03-07-2012, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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Dash finished ! I'm tickled the way the extension looks,its a keeper ! The tack's disappeared into a nice long bead.
See !...Tyler like's it too ! Hey Tyler ! (no this is not a cereal commercial)
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03-07-2012, 08:06 PM | #2 |
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Nice truck , but I think I will send you 15 bucks for a hair cut Ed LMAO ... Looks great but I have to say man on man I am glad I started with a rust free AZ truck.
As for static discharge, it's super common out here due to lack of moisture ( yea its a dry heat.. 113F is hot any way you cut it) but local guy was working on his holley carb. ANd ended up buring his face very bad as the small amount of vapor exploded. Cell phones can cause it as well. for what ever reason .
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03-07-2012, 08:55 PM | #3 | |
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I saw it on T.V. and now I don't turn off my cell when pulling into a station any longer.
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03-08-2012, 10:18 AM | #4 |
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LOL just messin with ya, down here I cut my hair REAL short too hot.. Here is a pic of me and the ole lady . That was a bike we built for a give away raffle...
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03-08-2012, 12:17 PM | #5 |
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That dash extension really looks great, truck is coming along nicely!!!!!
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03-08-2012, 12:34 PM | #6 | |
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Good mornin ! I remember the heat down there ! All the locals figured I was nuts,I was one of the few that rode during the day through July,it was cooler sitting at a light than It was doing 90mph....Im sure you know all about it ! Like the bike ! This is my latest,bought it new in '07,first wheels I ever owned that were new. Talk soon. Cheers, Ed.
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Funny we have signs on every fuel pump our here that states no cell use at pump??? I can tell you that I get shocks when I get out my vehicle all the time.
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03-08-2012, 03:40 PM | #9 |
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All...,at least I want to believe ....all is completed in the cab.......?...........so into smoothing then epoxy primer it goes ! Oh...,new stereo hole needs to be cut..........urg
Why the hesitation........? Guess this means its final,I just know Im going to forget something. Remember,this truck was started a year and a half ago,but its been sitting in the back yard since....2005. What I'm getting at is 5 to 6 years of build ideas going through the melon and now there's closure but uncertainty at the same time. Anyone else ever go through this.....or am I just that special !
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Oh Gosh.....,Gee whiz...,Im special !.....................getting lost for ...words....getting ...misty.. need... kleenex...... Thank you very much
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03-15-2012, 01:56 AM | #12 |
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Wow... Nice to see you saved this relic. Great metalwork..I don't think I would have had the patience to replace all the rust. Lots of great ideas here too. I hope you don't mind if I use a few when I get around to my builds. I'm particularly fond of the dash extension and the gas filler in the stake pocket.
Subscribed and will be watching the progress. Keep the pictures coming. You're doing great work!!
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That had to be a painful excercise in futility..
It pi$$es me off just looking at it. Good call to bail out on it when ya did and jes go OE.
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Cheers, Ed.
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That dash looks awesome Ed!!
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After seeing these dash extensions I have to rethink how I'm going to do mine. What I have worked up definitely would look like a add on.
Although these trucks were filled with add ons from the factory. I need to rethink it now. Gezzz more mental work!!!! it just hurts my head. |
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Thank you Joe,I always appreciate the good words !
Cheers, Ed
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i dig what you did with the dash, truck is going to be cool man...
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Interior is now painted,chose a later model Chevy white.I'v been trying to decide on an exterior colour for a year which may end up being different from the interior,so white was a good universal choice.
I have seen a few trucks sprayed that way and liked it. I myself feel that it breaks it up nice,after all this was an original choice by Chevy at the factory. Shot with a base clear waterborne paint,I was a little sceptical with the waterborne as not many shops have any good to say about it.On the other hand,all the solvent base paints have been pulled from the shelves due to new environmental laws...its not like we have a choice now. I was lucky enough to meet a top notch painter that swears buy it.He's sprayed a number of local hotrods here with it,the quality and finish is top's ! I was able to get some of the dash components in before taking the pics,couldn't wait ! The pics are ok,but my lighting is poor so they don't do the paint much justice.
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Well.........next set of pics show the steering column back in.The tilt column is out of a 73 Chev van,used an upgrade kit for the flasher,signal and tilt arm.Still waiting for the shorty shift arm,which was a cool find and will work well with a smaller wheel.
Also in is .....the new steering wheel.....only a year to make a choice on that...............,(I think its time to go see a shrink ) gauge cluster and pedals. At the same time the dash was being modified,I opted to smooth all of the spotwelds around the top perimeter of the firewall.I have seen a few trucks with this step skipped and thought it looked unfinished,so Im glad the time was taken to do it ! I made beauty rings for the top of the defrost vents,a nice little addition that matches the rest of the Vintage air vents/louvers. Sun visors were pulled from a later model Chev C10. I wanted to have the pivot hook so the visor didn't vibrate when going down the road.This truck only came with a drivers side visor from the factory,to have both sides now is a bonus ! The visor arms were modified so they sit higher than the factory location.I have made mounts for my seats that raise them up 2",so the visors had to be raised out of my site line. Stay tuned folks,more updates on the way. Cheers !
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