Well, a couple of good buddies and I travelled up to the parent's place to finally pick and choose the parts that is to be my truck. We spent 7 glorious days up drinking beer, eating fantastic food, having some great laughs and somewhere in there we got to get some work done on the trucks.
The first day ended up with all of the trucks at the same place for the first time and ready for the next day's teardown!
After a week, we had 2 partial trucks and 1 full one... which was bound for my place... 600 miles away.
So, ready to roll, we were off at a god forsaken hour of 5am... gah!
Eventually the sun decided to make an appearance and we couldn't resist the pic... was also an opportunity to check the straps and chain hauldowns before the first town (good thing we did, one had slipped off!)
By mid morning we were well on our way and the scenery was excellent... time for a morning watering break and strap check!
So, with everything finally home safe and sound... the time had come to finally put a body on the frame and engine that I'd been prepping for so long.
Well, after two days (didn't take any the first day) here's where I sit... the front has been trimmed to fit and the cap is in place... the two bolted together, but not mounted to the frame as of yet.
Now, clearing out the box and running boards and getting ready to fit them as well and then get them all fittin properly. I'd like to extend a great thanks so far to Jeffs51chevy for his measurement and assistance so far... making the trimming of the sheetmetal soooooo much easier!
Cheers,
Ted.
PS Yes I know it's a GMC hood and Chev grill... the chevy hood is in the shop atm getting worked on... just wanted to keep the dust and rain outta the engine bay.