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I turn 40 in May and this was the first vehicle I ever had. I got it in March, two months before my 16th birthday. It has been in storage over 20 years until recently...

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Frame degreased and cleaned for days...then POR 15 and chassis coat. All new ball joints, tie rod ends, etc. 4/6 kit from ECE installed. Cab remounted with all new hardware. Undercoating touched up. Cab is very nice underneath.

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more pics....

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mustang tank going under bed

core support, grill brackets, engine pulleys, hood hinges, alternator and ps brackets, fan, all powdercoated.

new outer rockers and some small patches in cab corners, 510 medium blue/white.

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side profile:metal:

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Transmission came back the other day. TH350, total rebuild, shift kit, eagle red clutches, 2200 speed stall converter. I cant wait to fire the engine as soon as it comes home front phase 1 of paint.:metal:

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that is comming along very nicely, but what is that old black truck in the garage, is it an orphan?

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I think I have seen that paint job before.. and the black truck... Did you have the paint done in Oklahoma?

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gorgeous looking truck! I know all about your first truck, mine is also the same.

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yes Crash, its still up there...he does great work

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Tinker, I would love to adopt that black truck too. Its belongs to a fellow board member

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Looks like it.. Mine is ready to go to Kyle's now.. just waiting on Kyle to get some room for it.

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I have been very impressed with his work ethic and correspondence. He sends me pics all the time and asks before spending more of my $$$. Im down in Texas so it was quite a committment to tote it back and forth several times. He has a passion for these trucks and it shows in the quality of his work

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Thanks for the kind words Bryan!!:chevy: Your going to have one sweet ride.. Man that paint looks like glass.:metal:
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Also your doors and fenders are hanging in the booth as we speak they will have some color tomorrow or Tuesday!!
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I cant wait to see the doors and fenders on it. I'll be gone fishin' this week till Friday but will see you Sunday. Keep the pics coming!!!:metal:

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These are my original emblems. I polished em and sanded the old enamel out, then painted em by hand. I think they are pretty nice for 41 years old.

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Nice work.. That is going to look really good on the new paint.

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Crash, Im just trying to use as much of "my" truck as I can. I wont use anything that wont clean up and shine good, you know what I mean. The 8-350 emblems are questionable due to pitting. My GM outer grille is spotless but kinda dull. I need to figure out what to polish it with. Thats a little ways down the road...:metal:

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Sounds like a great plan.. Let me know what you do on your grill.. I have the same issue..

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Cool story and truck. Screamin' seems to do great work, is it his side hustle or his main deal? Looks great anyway!

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I really am not for sure. I think its a side hustle becoming full time. But you're right, who cares. He does really good work coupled with good bizness ethic.

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As far as the story, I saw the truck from the school bus on the way to school one morning. It had wire hub caps and a camper shell with a for sale sign in the window. My Pappaw had said he would help me find a pickup (buy me one) We went and looked at it that afternoon. He bought it with cash in his billfold and I drove it home...with no driver license. My grandma and parents freaked out. That will be 25 years ago in March. He was really alot of fun and had the mechanical aptitude of DaVinci. I would have liked to have done this when he could have seen it. Ahlzheimers and Parkinsons disease took him too soon...

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That looks great! I thought that was Kyle's truck in the background. ;)