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House is looking great and looks like it's going to have alot of garage space!! Don't worry you will be working on that truck sooner than you know it! Congrats on the house!

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Thanks for the update BJ! Hey I'm catching up with my truck. lol New house is looking good!

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House looks great, and the garage area...:metal:

Keep rockin Bret...:uhmk:

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Thanks guys for the comments

Today was an awesome day. Rian and Martin came down from their Gas Monkey adventure and spent the day. We talked about trucks and everything else. Two amazing guys I feel very honored they drove to meet me in person.

Martin twisted my arm into taking the Cutlass out.

Great shot Rian

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Rian wanted to see some local Texas stuff so took him to a mom and pop hardware store.

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Rian taking photos

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Ended the day having dinner with them and my family.

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Martin getting his 14th birthday freebie according to Rian

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One of the best days I have had in a long time. Cheers Rian and Martin.

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Good to see the brits made it there. lol! Glad ya'all had fun. :chevy:

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The USA has delivered.

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What more can one say than a heartfelt Thank You to Bret and Jennifer for ferrying us around to various places like the new house, the car garage with all the treasures. Also meeting Jennifers mum and her dogs ( I love animals so they made my day) she is one very funny lady.

Thank you for dinner at the Longhorn as well. My T-Bone and beer were just perfect.

I have mentioned it elsewhere, but this trip exceeded my expectations at every place we met people, by 100%

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Those blokes are seriously a hoot!!!:metal:
Glad you got a chance to hang with them...;)

Proud to call them my mates... Cheers Bret!:mm:

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I am proud to call them mates as well. And you aren't kidding about the hoots. Can't wait to see Rian's full adventure report as he got a very funny photo of Martin while I was there...

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House was sheet rocked last week. Moving along...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/573/2...0bac6c91_b.jpg20151212_073126 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/665/2...d2abecbc_b.jpg20151212_073009 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Got this really cool keychain.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5796/...18c1b4fd_b.jpg20151210_145535 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Also got a new toy for the woodshop. Had to unpack it and take it out to the big garage.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/617/2...9e5fd94a_b.jpg20151209_153849 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

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Looking good Bret!!! Diggin the keychain and the shop toy!:metal:

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Thank you guys.

Keep in mind, the compliment comes straight back at you both.

Bret, is this the photo you mean...?

Martin pulled the short straw.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psvr8urvib.jpg

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Great build BJ. Great attention to detail.

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whats new Bret? we be needing an update...

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Sorry Clem. Didn't see your post. I missed the notification email. Haven't been on the truck forum much as it drives me nuts to read other guys wrenching and my poor baby is surrounded by storage. But soon...

Fantastic photo Rian. Good for some blackmail?

Thank you for taking the time to read through.


She is almost ready for us to move in. 12 more days...


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1481/...5a8a18ab_b.jpg20160114_073850 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1631/...5a63c0d3_b.jpg20160114_073911 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1527/...2272a721_b.jpg20160114_073926 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Bret

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Looks greate! Building a house can be both exciting and unnerving. When ours was being built we drove by it a few times a week just to walk around it. I was especially excited for the oversized garage. We were limited to a two-car, but could go 8' deeper. I went over in various stages to measure to ensure I was getting that extra space :).

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Man, your place is nice… I love the rock and brick combo and the arches on the windows is very cool. What a great house, momma has got to be happy. and your shop doesn't suck much either…

Congrats...

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Very Nice Bret...:metal:

been following along on other sites...:uhmk:

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New house is looking good bud! :metal:

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Really pleased for you Bret.

This has changed a lot since the last and only time I was there ;)

Love the trees, well, I love trees.

You must be itching.

And the boys even more.

You may have to build a secret door between their rooms too........

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Looking nice Bret! I can't wait to see it all done and the 4 in the garage.

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:metal:

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Bret, When are we getting back on the truck? I'm ready to see you at some shows!

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John,

As soon as I get this baby finished.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1456/...be7f77da_b.jpgreceived_1300171986666671 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1588/...7ed0d6e8_b.jpg20160424_200252 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

So I can move all this stuff into it.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1487/...9fcf1630_b.jpg20160428_182621 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

This is all that is left out at the big garage.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1487/...73518d92_b.jpg20160501_105129 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

And then Jaybird will come home. My goal is the middle of this month. I start vacation this Saturday so I hope to get the inside of the shed done and move all my stuff in.

You wanna help me move Jaybird? Still not sure how hard it is going to be to push her up my driveway.

Bret

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Shed looks good! I'm getting ready to tear down my truck again and get another paint job and add the three speed overdrive to it. I have been talking a local guy and he's giving me a good price. Sonnet weekend the tear down begins. Let me know when you need some help on the truck.

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Well she is finally home...

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7627/2...41b47195_b.jpgreceived_1327868457230357 by bjohnson388, on Flickr


https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7493/2...4fc8093a_b.jpgreceived_1327868387230364 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7077/2...5811707b_b.jpg20160606_191706 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7126/2...13804808_b.jpg20160606_192003 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7467/2...86133215_b.jpg20160606_192024 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

I even worked on her for about 30 minutes laying some more peel n' seal.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7451/2...7790738e_b.jpg20160606_210130 by bjohnson388, on Flickr


And the wife's car fits too. Everyone is happy.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7370/2...d22b4684_b.jpg20160606_210757 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7426/2...d5479fe0_b.jpgreceived_1327911380559398 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Bret

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:metal: :metal:

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:metal::metal::metal:

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Glad you got her home at last . Does this mean we will see lots of updates ? You might make Clem's in 2017 then .

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dont know how i missed your build, but im clicking through now... ima use the laptop for a big screen, phone screen too small for this one!!!

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So what are you fitting on the truck tonight Bret?

Really pleased for all of you.

The boys can start helping now as well.

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:metal::metal::metal::metal:

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Woo Hoo!

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Thank you guys for all the support. It has been exactly 1 year since I worked on Jaybird.

Martin there will be more regular updates. I am already making a parts order. I have got everything setup to paint just need to get my sandblasting setup and ready. Don't know about Clem's I need to make one of them. Mjminino wants me to go this year.

Pimpston Thank you for the comments.

Rian I did work on her. I put some more peel n' seal down but I ran out. Will stop by Lowe's on the way home from work to finish that up tonight. Tomorrow day off going to have a friend help me bring the bench seat home and put it in temporarily.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7345/2...8e2df0db_b.jpg20160607_202426 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7378/2...c52270dc_b.jpg20160607_202412 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Bret

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Man that looks good Bret.

Glad you have her home?

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Man I wish we lived closer to each other, both of our builds would be done by now just by seeing how we push each other through Facebook messages. Neither one of us would allow the other to be 'lazy'.

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Bret,
Glad to see our back on the build again after 1 year. Hopefully you will have it done by the fall so we can go to some shows ogether.

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Thank you Grizz. It seems like it was a long road.

This is true my friend.

Thanks John.


Well I know everybody likes photos of new truck parts. So here you go.

I mostly got stuff to help get me motivated to finish my doors and interior.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7459/2...68b78aaa_b.jpgDSCN8926 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7288/2...7da4e6e8_b.jpgDSCN8927 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7254/2...d930ae83_b.jpgDSCN8928 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

New clip on door seals I got from GMC Pauls. They are made by Precision.

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7443/2...ac80c2d8_b.jpgDSCN8932 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

And why not a picture of what is keeping me away from the truck at the moment.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7459/2...13ef9fb6_b.jpgDSCN8937 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7676/2...d26daf1c_b.jpgDSCN8938 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7471/2...6b01e2aa_b.jpgDSCN8939 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Bret

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Without the shed that rest of the work cannot progress.

But we all know this, so keep at it, and of course keep sharing the progress.

Good going Bret.