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But then you would have to spend all of your time fighting crime.

Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
 

Im not the biggest superhero fan, but wasnt Doc Ock a villian?

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I think you will have to decide for your self if you want to use your powers for good or evil

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Good point, though I propose a 3rd option, for good, evil or hot rod/car building!

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Thanks guys I laughed out loud reading your posts ( while watching DC Titans on Netflix ):lol:

Re: Ian's Tennessee Honey '64 Short Box Step-side - England
 

The weather in the UK has been wierd, it's been over 70 degrees, a record for February, we sometimes don't see 70 in June :lol:. Anyway good news for me, it's always easier to paint when the weather is warmer so I got the door painted, it turned out OK

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Because the petrol tank is now under the bed I need to blank off the filler hole, now I know the pre-cut panels are only $10 but by the time I pay postage and taxes it could cost be 3 times that to get it here in the UK. So time to be creative,

A little trick when needing a curved panel it to do a pre-bend using a vice.

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I made a template by covering the hole with masking tape and tracing around the hole with a pencil I then stuck that onto the pre-bent steel

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and cut out the shape, it doesn't have to be perfect.

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And then welding it into the truck, I'll hopefully get it prepped and painted at the same time as the door check and the rear of the cab.

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Looks good Ian . I know what you mean about the weather it’s been crazy. Looks like you and Bill will be both driving yours soon
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Glad to see your progress on the truck.

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Looking good Ian. Door looks good. I managed to damaged the paint on one of mine yesterday. I have to open it over a wall and I didn't take into account my bulk inside when I was wiring. Door dropped just enough to hit the wall, so Ive some painting to do.

Gas filler repairs look good. Good tip on bending it first. Wish Id done that. I welded it in the top first then bent it into shape in place once it was hot.

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Nice job Ian!!

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Excellent as always

Was looking back in your thread yesterday, at where you have come from and all you have done.

Impressive

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Thank you Vince

Oh nightmare, your truck is clear over base a real pain to repair

Thanks Bill
Thanks Rian, it's small steps but I'll get there eventually

And speaking of small steps, I have the door check and cab back panel to paint before I reassemble the cab. While sanding I discovered some bondo.... you know what comes next, a hole :(

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It wasn't actually as bad a the passenger side was so was a relatively quick repair, the usual cardboard template transferred to steel and welded in place.

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I got it and the fuel filler into primer

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Tell me about it Ian. Thats going to be fun. Even my mates that are painters dont like doing it and every time Ive tried its reacted badly.

Your cab is coming along nicely. At least I didnt have any repairs to do to the upper body. Nice work.

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A very quick update, I got the drivers door back on, it fits well. After the repairs it had thats always a relief. I painted the pillar and the rear of the cab too it’s funny but with the doors back on it feel like I’m moving in the right direction again

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Looking good Ian. Will be ready by the end of April after all!

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That is so bloody nice Ian.

You and Bill are inspiring for sure.

Wheels day next weekend....... :mm:

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I try to keep my "non-truck" posts to a minimum but thought I would share these pictures.

I was lucky enough to be in Washington DC for Easter, I'll be the first to admit I don't go to church as often as I should but go Easter and Christmas for definite, so we had wondered what we would do this year. In England the Easter Sunday services tend to be late morning or early evening, however, we discovered that the Capitol Church were holding a sunrise service on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial starting at 06:30 and have done it every year for the past 41 years.

Sharing the sermon and listening to the choir (with a couple of thousand very friendly strangers) while watching the sunrise was a experience I will remember for the rest of my life, it was truly moving and by the time we sang amazing grace there wasn’t a dry eye amongst the many thousand there.

I’ve posted a few pictures below

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Washington DC is on my hit list . Looks good

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Thank you for posting up Washington report Ian.

That has to be quite an experience

And to immerse yourself fully, including the emotions will make a mark on your heart to both enjoy and be proud of in future.

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Great pictures of the Easter Sun Rise Service in Washington D.C.
Thanks for posting.
God's grace is truly amazing!

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Sunrise service are great. Those are some beautiful pictures!

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I can't believe it's more than a year and a half since I last updated my build thread. Work has been progressing slowly and lockdown has created a bit of time but here in the UK not good availability of parts. So the last time a posted the truck looked pretty much like this.

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Brakes are now complete, rears rebuilt

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And fronts 'blinged up' a bit

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The bedsides had the usual rot where the wood meets the metal, I couldn't decide if I should repair or replace but the times scales for delivery of bedsides to the UK were so long that made my mind up for me, repair it was

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installed the new cross sills I've had forever

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And bolted them back on the truck

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It was very much the same story with the tailgate, I removed the rot from the lower sections

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and split a piece of 1 ¾ " tube to repair the top and bottom

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and gave it a quick coat of paint

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Congrats. on your truck progress. All the repairs look great.
I'm glad to see you update.