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That will be one cool looking day cab keep up the good work

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Thanks for all the comments guys, I appreciate it a lot! I wish ole Geardrive was here to see this, he'd never believe I'm actually going to paint something! My goal is to have this done much before the march meet Tim!





Thanks! It will be getting alum tanks and I think I'm going to go with some flat top fat stacks I have


Next update will be paint!

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Well guys.... I sorta hit a road block... Er... Drove off a bridge last night. It turns out rustoleum paint doesn't like duplicolor primer, so I was left with a gooey mess that would have taken insane effort to fix with sub-par results. Before I threw the cab against the wall and kicked a puppy (just kidding!) I saved the rear panel of the cab to use on the next body, which is already on it's way. I wasn't 100% happy with this body anyway, so mk2 should be even better

This piece was the most difficult part about the build
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps5c0079ed.jpg

On a brighter note.... I get my liscence next Friday, although I should have had it in September.... But I was too busy with work to finish up drivers Ed in time

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oh that stinks! I guess you can move those fenders forward now :D

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That's unfortunate about the paint. You're not the only one who hasn't laid any paint down on a truck! Paint is overrated! :D Then again, maybe finishing a truck is too.....:p

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Yeah! Who needs a finished truck!

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We'll get em on the next body. Were all watching.

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Ok, got my new body in today and went to town on it after school

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse11dfe79.jpg

Hacksaw blade was my weapon of choice
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...psdf4dc046.jpg

Made quick work of the sleeper
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps2a5ceaf1.jpg

Next I broke out the razor saw to shave the headlight buckets
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps7ed07db3.jpg

Then made filler pieces for the roof and headlights
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...psa19c0a34.jpg
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse67e3441.jpg
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps8d372a31.jpg
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps40e5cd7f.jpg

And finally glued in my rear panel
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps81b4afff.jpg

I also slapped on some bondo, but I didn't think you guys really need to see that. I managed to get this done over the course of about 3 hours :)

Tomorrow: Sanding, sanding and...... more sanding!

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Good to see you right back at it despite the hiccup with the paint

Nice Job !


Alfy

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looks good so far , probie . What ever you do , do not use rustolium or mix it with other paints . It's the worst paint I ever used :eek:

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Yeah... Won't be using that stuff again....

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Still chugging along on the body
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...psj4d8bppt.jpg

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Looking good!

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Looks nice and smooth. :cool:

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I'm ready to see more! :cool:

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Still stockpiling parts, lots of Russ' goodies!
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...pspxqqnbrs.jpg

Body work on the rear panel and roof 99% done
http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...psrebkriz3.jpg

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Where did you get the air cleaner light brackets? Are those the ones on ebay?

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That they are, they're pretty sweet

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cab is looking good!! Looks like a lot of goodies are goin on it!