Fantastic job mate, like you said we must all soldier on regardless. I reckon you should almost see the light at the end of the tunnel by now, I know I can see it with mine. pity shipping costs are a burden I could have been able to do more.

 

yep .. onward and upward .. and yeah , shipping is always a big factor "group buys" are always the best for overseas shipping .



anyway .. 2 weeks late , but I got a call this morn. and the cab is in primer ..

I'll get some pics ASAP



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well I was able to slip down to the bodyshop to snap some pics today before my sons double header ball game ..

pics dont really do it justice , but I will say , it's looking real good so far , and the time I spent makin' sure things were "right" , are paying off I think .
little bit of and issue with the drip rail area , as when I welded and did the "prep" work , I squared it off , instead of rounding the edges .. and when we looked at is in the body shop , I asked him to "round" them , so it would match the rest of the truck .. well when he did , he ended up grinding threw some of the welds creating pin holes , so then he had to weld them up and continue from there .. all and all ... I'm STOKED !!!







and now just a "scuff" on the inners .. and some color .. I made him promice me , done by TUESDAY ...


and on the way home from ball ...
a little 2 point buck in velvet "picking" in the front yard gardens .. my boy and I followed it all the way up the block ..




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Stoked is the right word!!!

 

So happy for you man that is awesome. Can't wait to see it up on that frame.

 

Thanks..!

 

no call on the cab yet , but I am expecting it any day now .. so I have been continueing on with other stuff anyway .. I sprayed some hi build primer on the console , sanded and prepped , as well as the dash and rear hatch cover ... got them in FINAL color today .. All ready to install











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So your not showing us the color?

 

thats it .. fresh paint .. it's grey ...



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Your consol looks Great!! Wish I had the knowledge and Time to eventually make one that nice.

Lookin forward to seeing the finished cab. Almost as much as you are

 

Ah, I like grey for interior out of any other color. Not as hot as black, not as ugly as brown or blue or anything else.

 

thanks ..



me to .. again , the idea here was to keep it "stock looking" and not to "fancy" .. in the 79-83 years .. GREY interior was not avaliable , this is just a subtle custom touch .




checked with the painter yesterday , and of course I was bumped again , cab is still not done !!!



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MANNN lol this painter is killin me I can't imagine how ancy your gettin

 

Yeah well the painter may be killing you but I work at a body shop. If he keeps pushing the date back he's still working. The longer he works the more perfect it will be.

 

actually , no .. it's been kicked into the corner and now just collecting dust . there really wasnt much to do , as I did most of it already


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so I stopped into the bodyshop today to check on the progress .. he has the inners all "scuffed" now .. and suggested color either today or tomorrow .. I guess we'll see



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lol how long does scuffing take? red scotch brite i assume?

 

yup .. but it's done .. and I think it's painted now but my shop is to full for me to even go get it now .. he now has to hang onto it for a while


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so my customer showed up , and I "wrote up" his truck for the work he had booked .. after his truck was in , I drove him to the bus depo. for his ride home .. I decided to stop into the bodyshop as it's real close to the bus depo and lookie what I saw

I caught my painter in the booth shooting some color ...





he was just finishing up the color , and came out .. we chatted for a bit and hes asked if i wanted a better shot of the color .. NO clear in these pics , cuz he was just doing it ... and I couldnt wait




It'll be cleared now , inners all done and ready for me to pick up ...


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