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Old 06-13-2019, 09:24 PM   #1
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

Went to the upholsterer's to check on my seats. He originally promised they'd be done in a week, now it's closing in on a month. It looks like he's doing a meticulous job, but not sure if the long delay will result in a bigger bill (more hours) or a smaller bill (contrition for having taken so long).
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Old 06-13-2019, 11:27 PM   #2
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Went to the upholsterer's to check on my seats. He originally promised they'd be done in a week, now it's closing in on a month. It looks like he's doing a meticulous job, but not sure if the long delay will result in a bigger bill (more hours) or a smaller bill (contrition for having taken so long).
Hope it works out good for you.

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Old 06-14-2019, 01:08 PM   #3
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Ok, I got all the body and prep work done on my bed sides, the head board and the tailgate this morning, it's all ready for primer.

Not really, I bought all new parts from Mar-k, they are on their way!

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Old 06-20-2019, 10:01 AM   #4
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Since I've painted my truck myself, I have to admit, painting is not one of my best abilities. I found some paint "cracks" and "chipping" so I thought I'd buy and learn to use a airbrush. You know, to do the "few" cracks I've found. Well after going around the entire bed and fixing those "few" cracks I ended up pulling the paint gun down. So now that the tapes been removed, it's again time to get back to the road.
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Old 06-09-2019, 10:45 PM   #5
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took mine out for a short 5 or 6 mile jaunt. its been sitting since I got the new house. when I started it the carb was flooding. stupid hollys cant sit for any length of time. cleaned the needle and seat and its back to business as usual. its just about time for me to get back to work on it. I tend to drive it more than I work on it now. its pretty weird.
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Old 06-09-2019, 11:24 PM   #6
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Mark, congrats on the wins...Jim
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Old 06-10-2019, 10:23 AM   #7
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Right on guys!

Spent a little time out there yesterday, that hood is kicking my butt! I wish had saved the spare I had just to look at. Or I wish I had a Goodguys show every weekend that I could run over to and look at trucks. This hood bracket and hood are just wild. I may be other thinking it, but damn it's kicking my butt!

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Old 06-10-2019, 10:50 AM   #8
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I'm plodding along with the bed bodywork today, even though the drizzles start about every 20 minutes...
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Old 06-11-2019, 01:20 AM   #9
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Yep, just looking and figuring and thinking how, and what is happening, I am a bondo dude not a geometer. Damn this stuff changes the geometry of stuff you had no idea it would. I figure something out and then I am thrown another. I think I am there where I can get something done over the next few days.

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Old 06-14-2019, 01:09 PM   #10
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By the way, if any of you know someone in the Northern California area I will have my original bed complete for sale, it's a bolt on for a "patina" truck.

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needed more room in the garage so I cut the truck in half. soo much better
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Old 06-14-2019, 09:14 PM   #12
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needed more room in the garage so I cut the truck in half. soo much better
Nice! Weld 'em up strong!
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Old 06-14-2019, 09:17 PM   #13
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When the weatherman gives you 72 degrees and low humidity in Ohio in June, you better grab the paint gun! Hi-solids primer.
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Old 06-14-2019, 10:35 PM   #14
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Nice shop there Bob!

I got some bondo work done on the rear fenders today too, rocking on!

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Old 06-15-2019, 01:32 AM   #15
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Nice shop there Bob!

I got some bondo work done on the rear fenders today too, rocking on!

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Thanks, Brian. I just wish I was as fast as you, but I've adopted your "5 minutes a day" philosophy and it has helped. As far as the shop is concerned, it's unfortunate that it takes us 50 years to build up to a respectable work area, but then the body starts slowing down.

You did make me look back on my pic though. I'm actually stooping three feet outside my pedestrian door, so the garage looks even bigger than it is. It doesn't hurt that I'm a "picker" too. That aluminum fold-up bench in the foreground? Garbage-picked. The two white cabinets on the left wall? Toss-outs. How about the three garage door openers? My buddy had used ones, and gave them to me. (He's got some kind of hoarding disease!) He also gave me the stainless commercial kitchen bench on the far wall - GREAT for doing transmissions! That fancy small chest of drawers next to it? Bought it for $10 at my employer's auction when the plant closed. Got a drawing cabinet at the same auction, and two HD workstation benches. Loads of Harbor Fright stuff, but I'm upgrading as things break. Homemade horses... I have the entire toss-out kitchen in there from another friend's house. The lights? I just rebuilt them all after buying a ton of 4' LED bulbs off of Ebay. An old hospital closed 15 years ago and I ended up with five of their lockers. The local charity wouldn't take them, so they found their way to me right before they were to be pitched. I could go on...
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Thanks, Brian. I just wish I was as fast as you, but I've adopted your "5 minutes a day" philosophy and it has helped. As far as the shop is concerned, it's unfortunate that it takes us 50 years to build up to a respectable work area, but then the body starts slowing down.

You did make me look back on my pic though. I'm actually stooping three feet outside my pedestrian door, so the garage looks even bigger than it is. It doesn't hurt that I'm a "picker" too. That aluminum fold-up bench in the foreground? Garbage-picked. The two white cabinets on the left wall? Toss-outs. How about the three garage door openers? My buddy had used ones, and gave them to me. (He's got some kind of hoarding disease!) He also gave me the stainless commercial kitchen bench on the far wall - GREAT for doing transmissions! That fancy small chest of drawers next to it? Bought it for $10 at my employer's auction when the plant closed. Got a drawing cabinet at the same auction, and two HD workstation benches. Loads of Harbor Fright stuff, but I'm upgrading as things break. Homemade horses... I have the entire toss-out kitchen in there from another friend's house. The lights? I just rebuilt them all after buying a ton of 4' LED bulbs off of Ebay. An old hospital closed 15 years ago and I ended up with five of their lockers. The local charity wouldn't take them, so they found their way to me right before they were to be pitched. I could go on...



I hear you, very good work there!

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Thanks again, Brian!
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started changing my water pump. it was toast. got most of the way through than was missing a small spacer. I don't know if it rolled down the driveway or what but im at a standstill until I get one.
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I don't know if working on tools count as working on the truck. I bought the kit cart for my tubing bender to get some practice welding TIG. It took way too long I'm sure, but I got it painted between rain storms today. It's far from perfect. I was told not to practice on my project. I am awesome at grinding tungsten.
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Right on!

I got my bed put together that I am selling (just a bolt here and there for the photos) and got it on craigslist and facebook and ebay and so forth. Got a little more thinking done on the hood.

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Right on!

I got my bed put together that I am selling (just a bolt here and there for the photos) and got it on craigslist and facebook and ebay and so forth. Got a little more thinking done on the hood.

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changed the 18 year old water pump. got right to the end and realized I was missing a spacer. got one coming and hope to have it back together and destroying the streets by tuesday
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Shot the guide coat on the bed parts and started sanding the hi-solids primer. Finding all of the pin holes and hopefully minor imperfections. I'm getting better at doing sufficient body work before shooting the 2K.

Most of the day was spent putting in some wrought iron fencing that the wife bought off the neighbor, and putting in a photocell for a spotlight for her friend. Gotta work both ends of the deal...
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Soooooo, I sold the bed. One little problem, I told a guy who had called me from Australia that he could have it. He had some company to pick it up from my house and he would pay me on paypal. So I sent him a text telling him to deposit the money in my paypal leaving him the name of it. It was 2 in the morning there so it's understandable he wouldn't be responding. Well many hours later when he would be up I got another call from someone who had called be before the Australian guy and said he did want it and would pay me right now. I called the Australian guy and the call wouldn't go through. I decided that was a red flag and to hell with it and sold it to the other guy. I texted him telling him it was sold and I got some SERIOUSLY upset texts back. He made up some story how he already paid some guy to come get it and pay me cash. I told him I was sorry and that I tried to call. I honestly feel bad, I made a mistake not looking into how to call someone in Australia but it was just that, a mistake. he is TICKED big time, saying some crap a little out of line.

I apologized over and over, but he is TICKED.

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still sounds like a scam to me....
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