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Old 06-21-2015, 03:17 PM   #2026
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Greg, it's quite cool that you found a color that matches quite well to original! You got lucky on that one... She looks great! Keep it up!
Thanks, lucky to the tune of $16 bucks per rattle can, LOL
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Old 06-21-2015, 04:18 PM   #2027
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Your making good progress to be hurt and moving at the same time that a nightmare on the back you have good looking little truck when your done
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Old 06-21-2015, 07:10 PM   #2028
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Nodoubt... Paint is getting really expensive... and to me, 16 bucks a can is like $21 Canadian... re-frickin'-diculous! My truck's on her way to the shop tomorrow, so I'll update progress in a new thread
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Old 06-22-2015, 05:42 PM   #2029
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Hope all goes well for you. I hope you have a place to move to in your sour time. I absolutely hate moving. Last time I moved my wife and I moved 70 percent or more of our stuff ourselves. Then my few friends came over on a Saturday and we moved the heavy stuff. I'm still looking through boxes....grr.
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Old 06-22-2015, 07:09 PM   #2030
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Hope you get it all packed up and labeled, intime.
We got a new place, last June,moved in Dec,using the Jimmy's ,still finishing up the reno's.
And now my garage is full of wood for the deck and fence...
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:22 AM   #2031
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quick update, found a new house for rent, got approved, got moved in on Fathers Day - thanks to a buddy with a "complete" truck, my baby bro and our soon to be sis in law) all in about 3 days, it has been insanity on wheels, liking the new place, its a one story this time, (thank god) with a three car tandem garage, so it looks like a two car from the outside, the back is feeling better, far from normal, but better, Rusty and parts is all that remains at the old place, gonna visit him, and paint the frame today, pics will be available if/when Comcast moves our service (lord I pray it goes better than last time) lol, thank you all for wishing us well, much appreciated
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Old 06-23-2015, 10:34 AM   #2032
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Glad to here your feeling better and got move
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Old 06-23-2015, 09:00 PM   #2033
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Best of luck with Comcast, Seinfeld episode hit it right on the nail...lol
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:35 AM   #2034
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so here is what the back of the cab looks like after the paint dried, I am quite happy with it
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:37 AM   #2035
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mandatory before and after pics
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:39 AM   #2036
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on your mark, get set, paint
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:41 AM   #2037
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i bought a Pint this time of semi gloss POR-15 because I am terrible at storing left over paint, it always goes South on me, also a pint was more than enuff to paint what I needed, unlike spray cans, this stuff goes a long way

parting shots of the rusty frame
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:46 AM   #2038
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yes I had plans to start at the back of the cab in the middle and work my way out and back, but then I thought why don't I paint the cleanest bits first so I don't dip a dirty paint brush back in the can and contaminate the material, that and I didn't want the paint running down the brush handle and down my arm too early in the game if I was to paint the underneath bits too soon, you get the idea
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:46 AM   #2039
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:51 AM   #2040
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somewhere along the way I decided I wasn't going to paint the leaf spring bracketry (more on that later, hint: we will be lowering Rusty)
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:53 AM   #2041
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did the same on the drivers side, they just weren't cleaned up to my standards so I will deal with them when I mess with the suspension
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:56 AM   #2042
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slalomed around the shocks even though we will be replacing them, I just think it looks tacky when people paint carelessly
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Old 06-24-2015, 01:57 AM   #2043
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I did come back and paint these bumpy bump preventers
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Old 06-24-2015, 02:00 AM   #2044
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looks pretty good, I will take some pics once it dries, remember it is semi gloss, so it ought to flatten out

man this was a lot of work, painting the insides of the frame channel with the exhaust mounted up was difficult, I removed the tail light wiring harness on the drivers side, and loosened the rear hard brake lines on the passenger side and used a bunji cord to pull them away from the frame, but still doing the Michael Angelo whilst laying flat on my sore back to paint the bits underneath was horilble
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Old 06-24-2015, 02:02 AM   #2045
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Old 06-24-2015, 02:21 AM   #2046
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Details... Good job.
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Old 06-24-2015, 09:45 AM   #2047
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I use por15 on every thing I build
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Old 06-25-2015, 03:22 PM   #2048
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pulled the truck out of the garage today to take a better look at the frame all dried outside, it turned out great, I like it

what do you all think?
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Old 06-25-2015, 03:39 PM   #2049
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started to put the bed back on, it's amazing what the kids will do when you promise them Internet / WiFi hook up at the new house, LOL
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didn't want to scratch up the newly painted frame so at first my son and I thought we could wedge some 2x4s under the bed to protect it while we slide it on, that plan never materialized, so we went with plan B, we used the large rubber mats instead, worked great
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