"TANGERINE" (C20 to K10) (LWB to SWB) (CST/MOD) (5.3)

[fakerwade]

I recently lost my job,,, which means I lost my place to work on the truck also. Don't freak out just yet,,,I got a new job the next day,,,and a friend of mine is going to let me use part of his garage to work on Tangerine. I'm still pretty dis-organized right now so bear with me while I get re-organized for more fun and excitement.
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Here's some pics of the new digs.
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[hilljob26]

on the bright side, atleast you got most of the heavy lifting done at your old job...are you going to lengthen the rear or shorten the bed,,im likin it so far

[FrankieD]

I hear that is what happens when the economy gets better. Good luck in the new digs and new job

[shok]

Hell I'm glad you were able to find another job so quickly, that's the stuff that really matters!
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[Dieselwrencher]

Congrats on being able to get a job so quick! Nothing wrong with that. Good luck getting back in gear on Tangerine!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by hilljob26

on the bright side, atleast you got most of the heavy lifting done at your old job...are you going to lengthen the rear or shorten the bed,,im likin it so far

Yeah your right, having the hoist was definitely a plus! I'm planing on shortening the bed. By the way ,,,,nice truck!

Originally Posted by FrankieD

I hear that is what happens when the economy gets better. Good luck in the new digs and new job

Thanks my friend!! I think things will work out well. I was getting pretty tired of having to move that thing into the shop every time I wanted to work on it. This will be nice.

Originally Posted by shok

Hell I'm glad you were able to find another job so quickly, that's the stuff that really matters!
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So true! It would really suck just trying to get by on un-employment. Thanks for the support!

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Congrats on being able to get a job so quick! Nothing wrong with that. Good luck getting back in gear on Tangerine!

Thanks Ryan,,, I just plan to keep truck'n!!!

[502ms]

Wow - what a huge undertaking. I am impressed. Hope to see you finish soon!
Question: Are you planning on lifting it or slamming it?

[1984chevypickup]

This is sweet love this build full of new ideas good luck with it
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[67c10rustbuket]

How are you buddy? been a while. I hope you and yours are doing well. I look forward to getting inspiration from progress on your build every time I log on. I love the vision and craziness. Defying the standard and blowing the "you can't do that" out of the water YOU ARE THE MAN WADE!!!!

[cpet72GMC]

Nice work! Cant wait to see this one finished. Im taking notes, I am doing somthing close to this but I have an 06 silverado as my doner.
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[khan1369]

diggin it. subscribed.

[68 TT]

Just checking in.

How is the new job going?

The new shop space working out for you?

Hope you can make it up for Good Guys again this year. Aug 16-18th this year. Man I can't believe that is less than 3 months away already.

I have been really busy at work & home and haven't had any time to work on my vehicles at all until just recently. Need to get some stuff done so I have a toy to drive again. It's been far too long.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by 502ms

Wow - what a huge undertaking. I am impressed. Hope to see you finish soon!
Question: Are you planning on lifting it or slamming it?

No plans to lift it. The area where I live is pretty locked down by the government and tree huggers. Since I can't get off road, I'll just leave it stock height. It still looks pretty cool.

Originally Posted by 1984chevypickup

This is sweet love this build full of new ideas good luck with it
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Thanks for the props.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

How are you buddy? been a while. I hope you and yours are doing well. I look forward to getting inspiration from progress on your build every time I log on. I love the vision and craziness. Defying the standard and blowing the "you can't do that" out of the water YOU ARE THE MAN WADE!!!!

Hey Dan, sorry I haven't been around much lately,,Lots of personal things going on right now, Tangerine is always on my mind though. Hope to get back on it soon.

Originally Posted by cpet72GMC

Nice work! Cant wait to see this one finished. Im taking notes, I am doing somthing close to this but I have an 06 silverado as my doner.
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Thanks for the interest,,,Good luck on your build!!

Originally Posted by khan1369

diggin it. subscribed.

Welcome on board!!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Just checking in.

How is the new job going?

The new shop space working out for you?

Hope you can make it up for Good Guys again this year. Aug 16-18th this year. Man I can't believe that is less than 3 months away already.

I have been really busy at work & home and haven't had any time to work on my vehicles at all until just recently. Need to get some stuff done so I have a toy to drive again. It's been far too long.

Hey Mike, good to hear from you. The new job is chewing up a lot of my time while I try to get up to speed on this product line. I put my house up for sale too so that chews up a lot of time also.

The new shop doesn't have an air compressor, and that's pretty much put the project on hold for now. After the house sales and I work out some other personnel issues I'll either put a compressor in the shop or move to another shop.

I'll definitely be coming back for Good Guy's. Lets get together and check it out.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Hey Mike, good to hear from you. The new job is chewing up a lot of my time while I try to get up to speed on this product line. I put my house up for sale too so that chews up a lot of time also.

The new shop doesn't have an air compressor, and that's pretty much put the project on hold for now. After the house sales and I work out some other personnel issues I'll either put a compressor in the shop or move to another shop.

I'll definitely be coming back for Good Guy's. Lets get together and check it out.

Good luck with the sale of the house.

Not having air power really sucks. Does it at least have 220-volt power or are you stuck with 110?

My compressor died on me last year. Couldn't do much without it. Cost more to fix than to replace with equal but wanted better than I had. Took me a while to save up for a new one. Shopped around and got a great deal on a larger capacity higher pressure upright compressor and daisy chained my old horizontal compressor tank into the system. Went from 33 gallons at 125 psi to 93 gallons at 150 psi. Makes a world of difference with high consumption air tools like the air grinder and impact gun. The new one is a whole lot quieter too.

See you in a few months. Maybe I will have something drivable by the time Good Guys rolls around.

[FrankieD]

Like I always say if you have a wife and a life one or the other will get in the way. I haven't done anything on mine eather some times you have to back away for a while or get burned out. Good luck on the house and your wonderful libs that like to screw up other people lives.

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Good luck with the sale of the house.

Not having air power really sucks. Does it at least have 220-volt power or are you stuck with 110?

My compressor died on me last year. Couldn't do much without it. Cost more to fix than to replace with equal but wanted better than I had. Took me a while to save up for a new one. Shopped around and got a great deal on a larger capacity higher pressure upright compressor and daisy chained my old horizontal compressor tank into the system. Went from 33 gallons at 125 psi to 93 gallons at 150 psi. Makes a world of difference with high consumption air tools like the air grinder and impact gun. The new one is a whole lot quieter too.

See you in a few months. Maybe I will have something drivable by the time Good Guys rolls around.

I haven't checked in to what voltage compressor I can run at my friends shop,,,I'm still waiting to see if this house sells and I can get a few other things straightened out,,, I might wind up moving the project into my brothers shop. We'll wait and see. It's cool that you have your compressor situation sorted out, can't wait to see the progress. See ya in a few.

Originally Posted by FrankieD

Like I always say if you have a wife and a life one or the other will get in the way. I haven't done anything on mine eather some times you have to back away for a while or get burned out. Good luck on the house and your wonderful libs that like to screw up other people lives.

Hey FrankieD,,, I'm just treadin water and thankful to be alive,,,,I should have things back on track pretty soon. Good to hear from you my friend.

[FrankieD]

Just checkin in I sold mine last nght not sure what the next toy will be. How are things going with you, Well I hope.

[mcbassin]

Anything new on this project?

[swamp rat]

Havent read thru this all the way yet but i'm just amazed at what your doing here! Subscribed!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by FrankieD

Just checkin in I sold mine last nght not sure what the next toy will be. How are things going with you, Well I hope.

Hey my friend, Things are going well, what a hectic summer!! Sorry to hear you sold that beauty, maybe it's time for a shortbed K-10?? Just hoping.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Anything new on this project?

Hey Mike, sorry I haven't been around for a while, no updates on the truck. It still sits as it did in the pictures at the top of the page. I've been thrashing on my house trying to get it fixed up and sold. I think I finally got a buyer (keep your fingers crossed). Once that it is sold than I'll be going through a divorce (told you I'm going through a lot!!). After that and hopefully pretty soon I'll be buying an air compressor and getting back to work on Tangerine (I miss her!!). Anyway, That's the plan, hang in there a little longer, almost have my life straightened out!!

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Havent read thru this all the way yet but i'm just amazed at what your doing here! Subscribed!

Thanks for the compliments, hope to have more progress soon!!
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[Dieselwrencher]

Take care and keep at it buddy! The truck will still be there!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Take care and keep at it buddy! The truck will still be there!

Thanks Ryan,,,,Thanks to you and all of you guys for your support!!!

[FrankieD]

Hey Buddy I didn't get a short bed or a k-10 I ended up with a nice 94 K-2500 extended cab long bed W/a 4" body lift Most of the parts I have are for K-2500's so I don't have to collect any more parts. This will be a running project.

[PHAT TONY]

T!ts or tires; one's always a problem keep at it.