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Bomp · 07-21-2015, 10:09 PM

Sorry for your loss Don. Prayin for ya.

Ta2Don · 07-21-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Prayers up to you guys. Hope all goes well.

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Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Sorry to hear brother. I will keep you guys in my prayers.

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Originally Posted by likaroc13

x2

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Originally Posted by Palf70Step

x3

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

X4

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy

Sorry to hear about your loss Don. Tell your girl that Kim and I are thinking about you guys.

At least we got a break from the sweltering heat. Hope you guys also got the recent showers and 20º drop in temp.

Hope to talk with you soon...

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Originally Posted by 65truckowner

Take care of her Don ,my wife lost her dad a couple of year ago and it was tuff on her. Sorry to hear about her loss.

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Originally Posted by Bomp

Sorry for your loss Don. Prayin for ya.

Thanks Guyz!!! She's doing as good as can be expected, between my days off and her kids, we are keeping her focused on the present. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers.

realvc · 07-27-2015, 09:53 AM

So sorry to hear about your mother in law.
Prayers for your wife and family.
God Bless you all.

Ta2Don · 07-27-2015, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by realvc

So sorry to hear about your mother in law.
Prayers for your wife and family.
God Bless you all.

Thanx Brother! Good talking with you today...

Ta2Don · 07-27-2015, 09:06 PM

yesterday was spent relaxing and avoiding the oppressive heat by hanging in the pool with the lovely wife and JoJo...

Today I braved the heat

and put in some time on the truck...

Thankfully a fan moving air helped keep things bearable...

I started out putting the hood, bonnet for my UK mates,

on sawhorses to get it ready for primer… I started by removing the latch, T/S buckets, and the wiring…

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I cleaned up the latch bolts and bucket screws then bagged it all up for re-installation once the hood is ready…
Before...

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
After…

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then rolled the truck back in and installed the glove box and heater box…

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I took a couple of pics, sitting on a bucket to get an idea of the view behind the wheel...

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here's one through the windshield following a quick cleaning…

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then began the attempt at painting the existing SunVisors… They are covered with a vinyl or plastic netting...

Before…

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

After 2 coats of paint…on one side that is...

Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
Will try another coat tonight and check them in the morning…

Laterz all...

dwcardfan · 07-28-2015, 01:32 AM

Keep em coming

mjh1965 · 07-28-2015, 02:09 AM

The inside is looking good Don .keep up the good work .

Grizz1963 · 07-28-2015, 04:45 AM

Great progress Don, and that is along with mentoring and calming me down via text

Looks like JoJo is a happy happy living with you guys.

**clemdaddy** · 07-28-2015, 06:16 AM

good progress bro, dash looks great.
i wanna come cool off in the pool too… man, its been hot.

**TJ's Chevy** · 07-28-2015, 10:28 AM

Good work brotha!

1963c-10 · 07-28-2015, 10:38 AM

Looking great Don....had to play catch up on the build.

Ta2Don · 07-28-2015, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Keep em coming

You know it Brother!

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Originally Posted by mjh1965

The inside is looking good Don .keep up the good work .

Thanks mate!

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Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Great progress Don, and that is along with mentoring and calming me down via text

Looks like JoJo is a happy happy living with you guys.

Thanx mate, and JoJo's not spoiled or anything...

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy

good progress bro, dash looks great.
i wanna come cool off in the pool too… man, its been hot.

Thanx Brother, and you are welcome anytime… will be in the pool with my lovely wife and the furry child a bit later today...

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Good work brotha!

Thanx Brotha!, just trying to beat the heat and get some truck time in...

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Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Looking great Don....had to play catch up on the build.

Thanx Brother! gotta check in on your builds, love the Big Blocks...

rusty76 · 07-28-2015, 05:05 PM

Looks good

chad64chevy · 07-28-2015, 06:54 PM

sorry to hear about your mother in law, the dash is looking good ! I don't get home til about 4-5pm an back to 8hr. days so i'm tryin to do a lil something everyday, but this heat is a killer!!

jlsanborn · 07-28-2015, 08:05 PM

Truck is looking awesome! How'd you like scrubbing the underside of that hood

That was a big job for me.

Ta2Don · 07-29-2015, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Looks good

Thanx Brother...

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Originally Posted by chad64chevy

sorry to hear about your mother in law, the dash is looking good ! I don't get home til about 4-5pm an back to 8hr. days so i'm tryin to do a lil something everyday, but this heat is a killer!!

Feelin' ya on the heat, our "feels like" temp yesterday was 113 and today is forecast to be between 110-115…

No truck time yesterday, but pool time was a must...

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Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Truck is looking awesome! How'd you like scrubbing the underside of that hood

That was a big job for me.

Thanks!!! Just got the hood on the stands, waiting for the real work to begin...

ibrown50 · 07-29-2015, 01:27 PM

Hi Don, I'm just about to start prepping my bonnet (sorry hood

) for paint, what are you using for stands? I had thought of a couple of saw horses with a couple of planks across the top but curious what you are doing. BTW the inside of the cab looks killer, great colour combo

Mikes66ChevyC10 · 07-29-2015, 02:48 PM

Looking good! What did you use to clean the bolts like that?

Ta2Don · 07-29-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ibrown50

Hi Don, I'm just about to start prepping my bonnet (sorry hood

) for paint, what are you using for stands? I had thought of a couple of saw horses with a couple of planks across the top but curious what you are doing. BTW the inside of the cab looks killer, great colour combo

Thanks mate! The bonnet is sitting on sawhorses with 2x4s...

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Originally Posted by Mikes66ChevyC10

Looking good! What did you use to clean the bolts like that?

Thanks Man!
I used a bench grinder with a wire wheel, vise grips and leather gloves a must...

Ta2Don · 08-02-2015, 10:39 PM

First off, I gotta thank Grizz (Rian) for the parcel that arrived earlier…

IMG_4591 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Today started off with getting some friends to drop by and help me put the stepper bed on the stand the cab vacated… all in prepping to get after the little bit of body work needed on the tail light mods…

IMG_4631 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

IMG_4634 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

I then removed the hood struts and cleaned up the underside of the hood, painted the struts and sprayed undercoating on the hood underside…

IMG_4636 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

IMG_4637 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

IMG_4638 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Struts laid in place…

IMG_4640 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Later in the day I masked off the windshield and firewall to respray the cowl area, then I started sanding on the bed…

After sanding on one side, I sprayed a bit of primer on some bare metal spots as well as a few areas that need more attention…

IMG_4641 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

IMG_4642 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Still got to add some body filler around my tail light mods and lots more sanding…

IMG_4643 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

till next time guys...

**TJ's Chevy** · 08-02-2015, 10:41 PM

Awesome brotha!

Paint should be here tomorrow and I have Tuesday an Wednesday off from work so some painting is in the plan!

Grizz1963 · 08-03-2015, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Awesome brotha!

Paint should be here tomorrow and I have Tuesday an Wednesday off from work so some painting is in the plan!

Agreed....!!

Great progress Don.

I cannot wait for the day I get to spray the underseal on the underside of my hood.

Pleasure re. The UK "Redneck flag" The Cross of St George bears a lot of value here in the UK, glad I could find you one.

Found you another neat "England" flag yesterday at Bootfair, still in its packaging. Then you should have a full set for the garage.

It's the one to the right with the Lion in the pic. Not bad for 20p or 30 cents ehhh?

dwcardfan · 08-03-2015, 08:13 AM

Sweet!!!!!

**clemdaddy** · 08-03-2015, 08:27 AM

man, you're getting after it. looking nice bro...
i got my st. george too, gotta love those brits.

Ta2Don · 08-03-2015, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Awesome brotha!

Paint should be here tomorrow and I have Tuesday an Wednesday off from work so some painting is in the plan!

Thanx Brotha!!! can't wait to get the stepper in paint...

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Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Agreed....!!

Great progress Don.

I cannot wait for the day I get to spray the underseal on the underside of my hood.

Pleasure re. The UK "Redneck flag" The Cross of St George bears a lot of value here in the UK, glad I could find you one.

Found you another neat "England" flag yesterday at Bootfair, still in its packaging. Then you should have a full set for the garage.

It's the one to the right with the Lion in the pic. Not bad for 20p or 30 cents ehhh?

Thanx mate!

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Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Sweet!!!!!

Thanx Brother...

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Originally Posted by clemdaddy

man, you're getting after it. looking nice bro...
i got my st. george too, gotta love those brits.

Thanx Clem...

Gotta build a garage just to display the goodies Rian sends my way...

07-21-2015, 10:09 PM	#1626
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build... Sorry for your loss Don. Prayin for ya.

07-27-2015, 09:53 AM	#1628
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07-27-2015, 09:06 PM	#1630
Ta2Don Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Searcy, AR Posts: 4,203	Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build... yesterday was spent relaxing and avoiding the oppressive heat by hanging in the pool with the lovely wife and JoJo... Today I braved the heat and put in some time on the truck... Thankfully a fan moving air helped keep things bearable... I started out putting the hood, bonnet for my UK mates, on sawhorses to get it ready for primer… I started by removing the latch, T/S buckets, and the wiring… Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I cleaned up the latch bolts and bucket screws then bagged it all up for re-installation once the hood is ready… Before... Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr After… Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I then rolled the truck back in and installed the glove box and heater box… Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I took a couple of pics, sitting on a bucket to get an idea of the view behind the wheel... Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Here's one through the windshield following a quick cleaning… Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I then began the attempt at painting the existing SunVisors… They are covered with a vinyl or plastic netting... Before… Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr After 2 coats of paint…on one side that is... Untitled by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Will try another coat tonight and check them in the morning… Laterz all... __________________ DON Proverbs 27:17 US Air Force Retarded errr Retired My '65 Stepper Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=533920 My '60 Rusty Patina Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...66#post7402266 My '72 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post7204359 SOLD Last edited by Ta2Don; 07-27-2015 at 09:08 PM. Reason: add comment

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07-28-2015, 06:16 AM	#1634
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07-28-2015, 06:54 PM	#1639
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07-29-2015, 01:27 PM	#1642
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08-02-2015, 10:39 PM	#1645
Ta2Don Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Searcy, AR Posts: 4,203	Re: Donz '65 SWB Stepper Budget Build... First off, I gotta thank Grizz (Rian) for the parcel that arrived earlier… IMG_4591 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Today started off with getting some friends to drop by and help me put the stepper bed on the stand the cab vacated… all in prepping to get after the little bit of body work needed on the tail light mods… IMG_4631 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr IMG_4634 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr I then removed the hood struts and cleaned up the underside of the hood, painted the struts and sprayed undercoating on the hood underside… IMG_4636 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr IMG_4637 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr IMG_4638 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Struts laid in place… IMG_4640 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Later in the day I masked off the windshield and firewall to respray the cowl area, then I started sanding on the bed… After sanding on one side, I sprayed a bit of primer on some bare metal spots as well as a few areas that need more attention… IMG_4641 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr IMG_4642 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr Still got to add some body filler around my tail light mods and lots more sanding… IMG_4643 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr till next time guys... __________________ DON Proverbs 27:17 US Air Force Retarded errr Retired My '65 Stepper Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=533920 My '60 Rusty Patina Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...66#post7402266 My '72 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post7204359 SOLD



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08-02-2015, 10:41 PM	#1646
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