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Thanks for the comments. It has been so long I have to go back and see what I did too!

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Also wanted to say that Joan got thru her chemo ok and has been cancer free since the first of the year. Has to have blood work and CT scans every 4 months but is healthy and back out in the garden.

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That's the best update you've ever done on this thread. SO glad to hear it.

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Glad to see you back, great news on the wife...Jim

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That's good to hear, glad she's doing so well. My wife and I both went through a bout with cancer and it really slowed us down for a few years.

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Finally got my "year of origin" plate approved and licensed. Now I need to get it on the road. Took me 10 years to find a near mint truck plate. Dangling wires are LEDs to light the plate.

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Been working on blocking for paint over the summer. Also got the bed wood (Ash) and got it milled and did a trial fit to mark the holes I need to drill. The wood ate up my old Delta planner and I had to upgrade to a commercial grade Dewalt, which is ok because I do a lot of woodworking and furniture stuff too. Used the information on Mar-K and GMC Pauls site to dado in the notches. Bed strips are unpolished stainless from Mar-K, I started polishing them today. Probably just going to use linseed oil or tung oil on the wood for a lighter tone.

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*double post

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Great seeing progress! Been sometime so I had to go back and read back up on your build! Keep up the good work!

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good to see you posting again orrieg
bed is coming along ��

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Thanks, life got in the way the last 4-5 years but will have it painted and on the road this spring. I have a 64 chevelle that is way over due for some love.

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OrrieG, Hope you're doing well. This has been a great thread of your build. Many times when someone gets close to the finish of their project, they forget to post the final assembly and startup. Kind of leaves the rest of us hanging. Did he finish? Did it work? I hope you're happily driving your new old truck!