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sweet truck man ..love the engine bay..looks like it was well worth the time

GREAT JOB..THATS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF :metal:

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Looks good! Where are you at in NW Iowa?

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Congrats! That is a great looking truck!

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Very sharp indeed! Congratulations

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Nice! I like the color!

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Nice ride!!!!!!!!!!

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very NICE.
dont think im gonna make it :(

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Thats a cool looking truck.Is the firewall smoothed out?

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Field of dreams... that truck is awesome. What trans is in there?
Mike

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Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate it. This has been a labor of love (and hate at times).

71swb4X4 - I'm about 30 miles NW of Ft Dodge.

Geezer - Thanks, it's Corvette Bright Yellow (PPG Deltron DBC 2094)

Boogie'67 - yes I eliminated the heater stuff on the firewall and installed theVintage Air Gen II Compac unit. Works great!!

GSFMECH - I like the "Field of Dreams" thing. It was not intentional. My daughter suggested my corn field would be a good back ground for pics. The tranny is a Muncie M-20. My rear end is a 3.08 so it hopefully will be good for cruising. I have driven this only about 150 miles.

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wow!! Great job!!

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Congratulations, beautiful truck!!!

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Here are a couple "before pics" which don't come close to showing the rust bucket this was.

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Great Work! Looks Fantastic!

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Thanks again to all who have replied. I REALLY appreciate all the compliments. I knew the people on this board would be the best. Thanks again. You guys are great!!.

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thats a sweet ride there,whats tha seat from?anymore pics?

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:metal: That's one fine stepside! Love the engine bay!

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Awesome work! Is that a later 69+ cab? The parking brake and gas pedal are the later style.

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That looks great!!!!!
If any of you saw what all he had to replace you'd be amazed.
Can't believe it's finally done!
Also curious how you handled the foot park brake with the 67 fuse box in the way? Did you graft newer firewall or go painless wiring?
Hope to get up to see that truck one of these days.
That's one you can be proud to drive!!!

What's Next??????????????????????????

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AWESOME :metal:

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Thanks again for all the replies.

wibilly - The seat is from an '88 or '89 Chev PU. The cover is leather with a little of the tweed from the other interior panels sewn in to give it a custom look. The seat cover was done by Phil's Upholstery of Fort Dodge, IA.

Sweet 72 - It is a '67 cab. I converted to a foot pedal park brake cause I don't like the hand lever. The accelerator pedal is from a '74 Chev PU.

Solver - Shannon, I was hoping you'd catch this thread. How are you? I used an EZ Wiring harness. I eliminated the factory fuse box location. It worked out pretty good. As far as what's next? - a 1937 "B" John Deere.

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Beautiful truck! Gives hope to all of us that have pieces and parts laying around the garage. Really nice work. Makes ity all worth it. :metal:

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Love it...what a difference! Keep it forever.

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Great looking ride, nice reminder of the end goal.
What color yellow is that? Looks like a canary yellow color.
If your were down here in the "insect belt" it would be very
challenging to keep the bugs off if you drive around at night.

Congratulations, Did you do the interior?

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Very sanitary! Clean, simple, and to the point.....and a big block with a manual....4 or 5, or maybe a 6 speed?

Beautiful truck.......take a bow!

I grew up just down south from you....Council Bluffs.

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I agree with all the others..very nicely done truck! Great color choice, engine bay looks excellent.

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You did some kick-a$$ work. Nice truck, drive it and enjoy it.

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Congratulations. It just makes me feel good watching you folks with yours, because it means there is hope for mine to actually be finished, or at least together.

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That is a SWEET looking ride!!! I also have a 67' step. Mine is done HalfA$$ by somebody that dont have a clue. LOL But I have plans of redoing it soon!!!!

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WOW! I thought it looked great until I saw the before pictures. Then I realized how amazing the transformation really was....:metal:

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Thanks to all for the compliments. I actually hesitate to thank you because I suppose it looks like I'm just doing it to bring this thread to the top of the topics again. That is not what I want to do. I sincerely appreciate the kind words.

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Thats a fine ride. Well done.

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where did you get the glovebox? did you restore an original one?

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Nice lookin ride. Looks like it was well worth the wait!

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Very nice.

Tell us about the AC compressor and mounts. Short waterpump or long? It looks so nice and neat.

TIA - Bob

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Wow! Outstanding job! Beautiful truck! You should be proud.

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That looks great. I'm just a little behind you. I've been on mine about 5 years now, and hopefully it will be on the road in another couple of weeks. Actually I guess I'm a long ways behind you, since I haven't even touched the interior yet.

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4 1/2 years well spent! Congrats!

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Again, I am not wanting to bring this to the top to keep it there. I want to answer the questions that have been asked.

matthufham(hope I have that right) - that is the original glove box door. The interior had not been beat. I just cleaned it up and turned out pretty good.

Bob Moore - I bought Alan Grove mounts for the A/C and Alt. They were too tall so I cut them down to as close as I could to the rocker arm covers. I have had to remove the covers for mechanical reasons and I got them just as close as possible. As far as the water pump I think I have the long one. It's been too long, I don't remember for sure.