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I see you're using a stock speaker box. Tried searching your thread for details but didn't find any on how you did the speaker(s), wiring etc. Any details you can share? Great build!

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Thanks! We aren't installing a stereo in this, but I wasn't ready to close off the speaker box when we were working through the cab smoothing.

We may incorporate a back-up camera monitor in the box, but haven't decided that for sure yet.

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Thanks. I had thought of putting a couple of gauges up there once but a back-up monitor/screen is a great idea. I'll keep an eye out to see what you do.

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We finished up the last of interior today and started running a few more wires...baby steps still.

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I just read through the whole build , Great Project , fantastic fab skills love the truck !

But if one were to name it or have a theme it would have to be something along the lines of Swiss Cheese , what with all the dimple dies and holes . I can see a Logo on the doors now :)

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What a difference a Logo makes ...

Went from "ya it has potential" to "Cool" , "Was it a station truck ?" These were some of the comments it got a the local Chevy Show a year apart .

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it really does complete a package look!

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I've been holding off putting stock interior door handles on...just didn't do much for me. My son and I were playing around with ideas and designed these, we asked Mike's Billet Mirrors out of San Marcos, Texas (same guy that did our mirrors) to build these for us.

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Those look really cool. Suite the truck for sure.

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Thank you! I'm doing everything I can to run this speed hole deal into the ground! :lol:

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Welp, it's up and running...

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Well Done!!!!!!

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Turned out amazing!!

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looks awesome, and a little intimidating for the pushcart car crowd, haha
have you done an alignment? maybe just the pics but wheels look toe'd out. that'll burn tires off fast if so.
love the metalwork detail. great job, thanks for posting.

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your front bushgaurd looks like it was factory made for the truck and blends in nicely, not right out there in your face like some of the modern 4x4 trucks have. tasteful is the word I guess.

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Thanks! Trying to get it to a show in a couple weeks...it'll be interesting to get some feedback.

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Thanks, actually toe-in a bit much at 1/2"

Appreciate that, it's what I was going for.

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nice! i was just wondering about this thing.

plan to work it or just cruise it?

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Just cruise it around...

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This turned out really nice. What did you use on the inside of your back cab wall? That looks really clean.

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Just carpet, our interior guy did a great job getting it to lay in there.

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Awesome work and I'm glad to see you got it finished up!

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Thanks! It's up and running, but we still have detail work left.

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Made it to a "truck gathering" north of OKC a couple weeks ago...no show or rewards, but lots of nice trucks. 2nd year for this event...Fri and Sat this year, heard there were over 750 trucks.
We took the burb, the Apache, and a couple square bodies...great event.

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I took this pic of the granddaughters playing on a swing hanging off the gin poles at the Truck Gathering.

I sent that and a few other pics of the Apache to a automotive cartoonist who produced the "tooned" version.

I really dig his work!

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making core memories

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Yes sir, absolutely true! Both little ones are all about cruising the "vroom vrooms"!

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get em hooked! gotta keep the next generation from being corrupted! :lol:

i use my street rod jeep with an LS and "muffler" whenever i pass a school bus, just let that sucker EAT :devil: