finally able to post a pic
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what is that orange called

it is called sunset pearl

it is called sunset pearl

I like it, good choice!

looks great!!!!!!!!!

Now That's Worth Talkin About That Inspiration Photo Reaaaaaallllllly Hope It Turns Out That Way It Would Be Aaaaaaaamzzzzzzinnnn Remember **hope** Is A Good Thing, Maybe The Best Of Things

I am going up to Kansas to see her in a about a week.....getting anxious to bring her home

sweet!!!! looking good. :metal:

Nice looking truck, paint job looks good.

I am finally gonna get to go and pick it up in march so I bring it home and finish assembling it:metal:

Very nice project and progress!
I would like to see pictures of the cowl panel that got smoothed if you have one.

Putting one in for the LWB club. Really nice truck and color.

Long awaited update pics......its ready to be picked up and brought home for my final assembly.....only problem is I have no way to get it home.....any body know someone in kansas, colorado, nebraska, missouri, or oklahoma with a good used enclosed car hauler for sale?
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thats a real nice paintjob , like the colour too

ttt

looking good.
Not sure how far u need to haul it, but my guess is that a transporter would cost less. I shipped a vehicle 800 mi for around $425.

I need to move it right at 1000 miles, but I don't have a garage for it either....and being in the army, with all they move me around, I view an enclosed trailer as a portable garage. Just trying to meet all of my needs with one answer.

Love the color combo.

Sorry i can't help you out with a used hauler, but i just bought a new H&H tiltbed car hauler from a guy in Savanna MO way under what they list them for. If interested I can find his # for you.

Turned out very nice...congrats...

How about a pic of the rear with the paint on it. I want to see how the Caddy lights look with some painted metal around em.

can't get more pics until i get it home...still need a trailer

it is called sunset pearl

:hmm: Looks like someone stole my color choice...

Love the truck, orange and white is awesome, no matter how you slice it. I cant even seem to imagine why they sell any other color other than orange...

Can't wait to see more progress pics. Nice work!

Don

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Still looking for a trailer, so no more pics yet.

I finally got it home, but it came with a little damage....there is a huge pothole about 30 miles south of OKLA City on I-35 South it goes all the way across both lanes......my truck fared pretty well, but the guy in front of my dad lost his boat. My dad and his truck made it okay. When he seen the guy in front of him hit that pothole my dad slowed way down, when he hit it my truck shifted on the trailer and the pass door came in contact with the fender on the trailer, its minor damage and my dad's okay so all is well...until it comes time to repair the damage to my truck. I'll put pics up when I get a chance.

i should get the one responsible for maintanance of that road to pay for the damage

More updates on the awesome truck?

I finally got someting to post....putting this together is gonna be a slow process....I am only working on it when it rains.....home repairs/ remodeling are taking up most of my free time.
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Super-Nice build. Keep the progress coming.

Just went through the entire thread...very cool. Keep up the good work. The truck looks great!

Awesome truck..........Looks killer............

made a little more progress this past weekend
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coming together.....slowly

I'm sorry this is taking so long guys.....I am getting discouraged. I have been working on the wiring harness, and that is going fairly well. I am nearing completion of the wiring harness, and I started going through the boxes of parts for the next step, the air suspension, and found that I am missing all of my valves, to include dump and fill control valves, pressure switch, air breather for compresser and several of my fittings, until I can save up to replace all of them I am stuck. I don't want to do the bed be cause it would make it harder to run all of my air components, I don't want to do the interior because while I am working on the rest of the truck I will mess up the nice new leather....Once I complete the wiring I hate to say it, but I will have gone as far as I can.....it will take me almost 6 mo to save up to replace my missing parts.....and I don't even know if that is all I am missing. Wish me luck

Good luck dude...hang in there!

Lookin good! Orange you glad you're close to done? :D

you could work with the stuff you have sofar and leave the ends of the hoses a little longer so you can fit them perfectly you should be able to work under the bed then too .

or turn over and clean the whole place youre working to try and locate the lost stuff , you had it so it should still be there somewhere should take less time then the 6 months and it makes the place look a lot better in the process

Just stumbled on the thread. Very nice. Do whatever you can just to stay motivated. You'll work around the hard stuff... you're US military, hooah?

Take ya time....she ain't going nowhere! Where in louisiana are you?

Yes, I am US Army....Stationed at Fort Polk living in Deridder, LA

Super nice project. I just read both your build threads. I have to commend you on your spunk to get projects done.
Keep up the good work.

Read your complete build and I love everything your doing. Awesome! Can't wait to see it all done.

Progress is going slow, but I have gotten the wiring about 97% done, I got to mount My emergency access switch ( in case I lose My remote) and figure out why my wipers don't work. Then wire in a relay for my window to work with the remote. I finished plumbing the brakes and the fuel line. I will try to get some pics up tomorrow.

Pic of the dash please. I have to see how it turned out.

I can't find my camera, as soon as I find it I will put up pics. What pics of the dash would you like to see? Its not finished and I am missing pieces for it.

New radio location and what you installed in the radio's original location.

Found it heres some pics of the firewall showing how i ran my wires. Followed by the dash, incomplete, but shows what you wanna see i think, a/c controls where the radio used to be
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Your smoothed out firewall looks really nice bro :metal:

Very nice. Thanks for the pics.

now I have a question, I got it started sunday evening, and stays running as long as I stand over it pouring gas down the carb. It has a new blazer tank in the rear new 3/8" steel line all the way to the new mechanical pump with an inline filter mounted under the cab. it won't pull the fuel from the tank. i have even gone so far as to prime the line. anyone else with the lwb trucks and blazer tanks have this problem or did you guys just go with a inline electric right off the bat?

it is called sunset pearl

Hey, I really like what you have done with your truck. I have a '72 Cheyenne that I am about half way done with and I was planning painting it orange and black. This color orange you picked would be perfect. Is that a factory color or is that a House of Kolor paint? I found one with the same name that is a 2007 Mitsubishi color code M03. Any help would be appreciated.

Paul

now I have a question, I got it started sunday evening, and stays running as long as I stand over it pouring gas down the carb. It has a new blazer tank in the rear new 3/8" steel line all the way to the new mechanical pump with an inline filter mounted under the cab. it won't pull the fuel from the tank. i have even gone so far as to prime the line. anyone else with the lwb trucks and blazer tanks have this problem or did you guys just go with a inline electric right off the bat?

I just completed a blazer tank install on mine a couple weeks ago and it worked without a hitch. Mine had a supply and return line on it, but not sure if that is specific to the '72. Also these tanks need to be vented in some way. I believe the original caps were vented. I would also check to see that the sending unit you used reaches far enough down into the tank to draw fuel.

I just read your question a little closer, I believe your problem may be the placement of the filter. It should be betweent the pump and carb, the pump is probably not strong enough to pull it thru the filter on the suction side.

I'll try pulling it out, and put the one back in the carb. Maybe I bought a bad pump.
The Sunset Pearl I used is a house of kolor paint.

its running on its own now, my first problem was a dirt dobber nest inside the rubber hose that connects the tank to the main line (should've seen that come flying when blew it out at 145psi). second problem was the inline filter before the the pump. thanks for the help.

Glad I could be of some help. Like to see some more pics out in the sun once you get it all back together.

Very nice build, Like the paint scheme! Any thought on rims? Are they going to be like the ones in the inspirational pic? Keep up the good work:metal:

I still haven't decided on rims, yet. I'm having a hard time finding something i like, that i don't have to modify something to fit so I can put them on. besides that, unless i get a freebie on them i pretty much can't afford them.

Wow! Nice!

i have only been working on it in short spurts. i have a very limited amount of free time these days. what i have been doing doesn't really warrant pics either. just trying to plumb the air, got the rear done and fronts ran found a leak in my brand new valve manifold....uuugh.....still got to run the guages and wire in the switch box....once i finally get all of that done then fire it up and make sure everthing works. then put the bed floor in. followed by a trip to the exhaust shop.....slowly but surely i am getting there