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Excellent progress, the clear looks great. Keep the pictures coming.

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Looking good... are thos .the escalade.transport wheels?

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Yes I believe they are.

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Sick truck buddy. I love all the work you did.

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I have been able to work on the truck only a couple times a week over the last few weeks. I have the wiring harness in and about 90% installed. I am itching to get the Dakota Digital gauge cluster for the upgrade. They are just so damn expensive! I was able to snap a few shots. I always forget to take photos.

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I fired the truck today after several months of being down. Fired right up with a few little leaks here and there that were easily fixed with some tightening. The bed will go back on after a brake bleed. I decided to get the Dakota Digital dash and boy am I glad I did.. I did however have to get a new bezel too. Ill put picks up when complete. My sound deadening and carpet should arrive monday or tuesday. Should be driving soon.

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Bad A$$. I love it!

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Got the bed on and started the sound deadening process. I forgot to take a picture of the new dash gauges and bezel.

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This is one of those double take trucks, you glance at it then a second later you are like what the... and look again and you are like that is badass!

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Still one of my favorite trucks on here! Keep the pics coming!

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What a whirlwind last 3 days it has been working on this truck. I had an electrical issue with the headlights and blinkers. I could not figure it out for the longest time. Brand new Painless wiring harness. I thought it was the dimmer switch, so I went out and bought a new one. That wasn't it. I chased all wires inside and out plus grounds. Everything was in the right place and grounded. Finally I found the problem. It was a factory error from Painless with the harness. They had 2 wires switched in the wrong slots! Fixed that and everything worked perfect. I wonder if that is a common problem with them? I was also able to finish the sound deadening and instal the carpet. My bed was 1/4" too high installed, so I had to cut and weld the mounts. That was a pain in the ass! Bed is perfect now. You can see that it was high in the above pics. I will get some updated pics soon. The Dakota dash is all installed too. If you have the extra money to plink down on one of these, they are worth it. Easy to install and look nice.

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Thanks for the compliment. I will get some more pics soon. It is almost drivable.

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What does it look like with lights on at nite ? what color? Looks awsome keep up the great work.

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I was able to spend a few hours on the truck yesterday. I managed to get the seat put in and I had to notch the upper a-arm and steering shaft due to contact when aired out. It was causing a leak in the power steering. I need to take the truck over and get the mufflers and exhaust put on. Should be drivable after that. After that it will be a few odds and ends that need to be done such as: rear wheel tubs cut down and installed, custom console built, radio and speakers, and a vintage air installed some time before next summer.

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Amazing looking truck! Have enjoyed reading all the updates and especially checking out the pictures.

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Thanks for the compliments. I haven't been able to work on the truck for a while. I need a new carb and exhaust put on then I can drive it.

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So it has been a while since I have posted. There is a reason for that. I hadn't done sh#t to the truck for a couple months. I needed a break and had some other stuff I needed to take care of. Today I blew off some of the dust and got to work on some things. The truck needed a new carburetor so I picked up a new "Quick Fuel"carb and put it on. The old scripts covers are cool looking but kinda a pain in the ass so I ditched them for some Billet Specialties tall script covers. It will be an easier process when I change my oil now. I also got rid of the old throttle linkage and put in a new heim joint one that looks slick. I also had to run a vacuum line to the transmission today. I just need to fire it up and bring it in for a exhaust job and it will be drivable.

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Everything looks great! Should you decide to sell the air cleaner and the white valve covers, let me know. I'm going the opposite way, white truck w/ black roof. Thanks

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Nice engine... looks similar to mine. I guess that's why I like it :lol:

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Truck is driving and registered through the DMV. I was able to take it to the gas pump today and top her off. I am however having a brake booster problem. I don't think my motor produces enough vacuum to operate it. I will hopefully figure that out tomorrow. All I need now is an alignment, radio and speakers, and finish the rear wheel wells.

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That is awesome now it's time to drive the wheels off of it :metal:

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I have been driving the truck around. Needs some fine tuning but drives nice. I had a air line too close tho the header and blew a line at a stop light. Good thing I was at a stop when it happened. I did some on the side of the road surgery and got her to drive home. Today I am going to fix that issue with a re route and some heat wrap.

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

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Very cool truck:metal:

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Thanks for the compliments guys. Lovin driving it around after all these months.

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Awsome truck, good job.

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Something old and something new.

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Very cool pictures.

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So I have been driving the piss out of the truck. I worked a few bugs out and put on a new fuel pump. The rear wheel wells still need to be finished and a stereo needs to be installed. That will complete "phase 1" of the build. I will now start collecting my parts for "phase 2" of the build. I want to order the front Porterbuilt dropmember soon. I also want to make the motor fuel injected with the Edlebrock kit for better performance and fuel economy. I may even drop in a better stronger motor depending on what my check book allows. I want to also put higher profile tires on for a better ride. I can't now due to the steering shaft clearance. It would also be nice to have a four speed transmission to drop in when the phase 2 work is being done. I plan to kick off the phase 2 build in about 6 months. Till then I will enjoy the truck as my daily driver.

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Just went through this whole thread, the truck looks awesome! The new/old truck pics are sweet too.

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... and still my favorite truck on here!

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Well The time is come to revamp and update Blackbeard. I started three days ago on the upgrades. I will be pulling out the old Chevy 350 with the three speed transmission and upgrading to a nice LS1 with a 4L80E transmission. Also I will be converting the front end from the stock drop member to a Porterbuilt extreme kit. Out back I will be putting in a Accu air kit and going to a posi rear end with lower gearing 373's. i'm sure a few more things will change as I go. I have about 90% of all the parts that I will need already sitting in boxes.

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Here's what I've got done in 3 days of work. Front end off, motor and trans pulled, interior removed, or drop member removed, and new Porterbuilt drop member going in. Sweating my balls off out here in Vegas working in the shop with a half ass swamp cooler. Sorry for sideways and upside down pic.

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Looking good. I've been following this thread since you started it.

If you want your images to post properly it's a simple matter of holding your iphone a certain way when you take the pictures (as seen in the pic below). If you want to know why this happens or how to correct the issue with pics you've already taken, see this thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=743225

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Well the project is expanding like it always does. Decided to go frame off and do it right. Full tear down. I cut the hole for the trans hump, prepped the fire wall for some shaving, welded in the rack notches, and pulled the cab off the frame. I plan on tearing down the rest off the frame and sandblasting. More part showing up daily. Sorry again for the sideways photos. I'm still learning how to properly take the photos😂

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Thanks for letting me know. I'll get it right from here on out.

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Stripped the frame down and mocked up the Porterbuilt front suspension. Finished up the welding and ready for sandblasting. Oh and my Slosh Tubz arrived!

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Great progress. Your making me get the itch to build another bagged c10.

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Yeah I am really enjoying the project so far. Had the itch for a long time to crack into it. Finally getting to it.

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Those slosh tubz are nice products. I fitted mine a few months back and can't wait to see how they look finished out.