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Nice work and I love the creativeness. Keep it up bud.

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The "feet" of the hinges are drilled and tapped into the 45 degree angle of the rolled lip. I tried taking pictures but you can't really tell what it is with the cover on. Since it only tilts like 45 degrees, I didn't need a whole lot of clearance to mount them.

-Josh

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Here's the best picture I could get for you, Dave.

-Josh

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Is it tapped or a nut inside.

Look great, heavy duty hinge!

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It's tapped right now. The right side is not as strong, so i might have to add support behind it if it pulls loose.

-Josh

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My friend and I finished skinning the bed cover, finally. I love it. Now I can lock the cover into the tail gate and keep stuff secure and out of the weather.

-Josh

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Is that rivets holding the skin? If so what kind/type? I take it they are not pop rivets.

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The whole thing is riveted. The frame work uses MonoBolt rivets. The skin has the kind of rivets you have to use an air hammer and dolly to fasten. My friend rebuilds and repairs trailer panels. He knows what kind they are and which ones to use. I asked if we could build a cover out of scraps and he obliged.

-Josh

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Since my right rear rim was cracked in three places, I replaced them with the Factory GMC 20x8.5 wheels. I haven't been digging the look of the new rims, so I searched for some smaller 5-slots. I found a pair of 15x7 slots that I'l put on the front, and I'll put the 15x8.5's on the back. The 20x8.5's will go on Craiglist to try and recoup some of my money.

-Josh

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You are the polishing King!

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Dave (colgad) gave me a passenger door for my truck. I filled the holes, did a little body filler and painted it. Unfortunately, the paint doesn't match, but I'm working on that.

-Josh

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Wow ,another cool thread I somehow missed ,staying tuned now .

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Big improvement over that old door you got from me!
If it hadn't been for you it would still be sitting around rusting away.

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Looks great Josh, your bed cover is off the hook, Awesome!

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My friend Mike tinted a spare back window I got out of the junkyard. He's done several cool and unique designs before, and wanted to surprise me. To explain, the Window says
"Mothership Connection" with a broken piece exposing a Matrix background.

The "Mothership Connection" is something I came up with years ago. My 67 Skylark 4-door was deemed the "mothership", as I was the designated driver throughout my Marine corp enlistment. That grew a bit when I worked for a vinyl graphics company, and made Mothership Connection decals for my friends as an inside joke amongst friends.

Fast forward, my friend did my back window as a Throwback to our younger days. The "Matrix" background is several layers of green tint with letters ans numbers between each separate layer to create depth. He also put my name, Josh, in the matrix. I think it's awesome.

Also included is Mike's back window on his truck. It's a DragonBall Z scene with Goku, Vegeta, and Piccolo.

My dad's 59 chevy stepside also has tribal flames and a spider in his back window.

-Josh

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I got a pair of new front fenders from NPD in Ocala, FL. I scuffed them and painted them satin black. I was going to swap out both fenders, but just the one was enough to kick my ass. Every nut fastener for the inner fender wells broke, so I had to cut every bolt head off with a grinder.

I painted around the grille while I was at it. I didn't scrape the glitter off, because I have a feeling I"ll be tearing everything apart again in the near future, so I'll strip it when I get more time. It looks like those ice cream drumsticks with the cookie crumbles in the chocolate shell.

-Josh

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I finished blacking out the Captain. Thanks again to Dave (Colgad) for the door. I replaced the passenger door and fender. Seeing as how I'll probably replace the entire cab one day, I just painted over the remaining glitter for the time being.

I got some door panels and arm rests out of the junkyard a few weeks ago. My plan was to clean the panels up and just paint them black. MY girlfriend suggested to paint them something other than black, so I painted them Graphite Metallic gray. I like the bit of contrast it adds to the interior. I have a replacement dash that I want to install one of these days, and I think it will receive similar treatment when the time comes.

-Josh

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I took the captain on vacation to Maggie valley, nc. Not the best vacation, as my dad crashed on the first ride and broke ribs and vertebrae. I wore out the rear tire on my bike, so i cruised the mountain roads I the truck.

I pulled over on a scenic outlook on us 28. I tamed the tail of the Dragon.

-Josh

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I bought a set of 6-lug gambler wheels 15x8. I cleaned them up and got new tires for the rear 255/70r15's. I like how the rivets on the wheel compliment the rivets on the bed cover. I'll wait until i need front tires to replace the front rims.

-Josh

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How did you get Dad home? How's he doing?

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I drove dad's truck to my aunt's house in Thomas Ville, ga. My girlfriend met me there and drove me back to Maggie valley, nc. After i got home and settled, i rode my bike up to my aunt's house, loaded it In the truck, and came home.

My dad's step dad picked him up In Knoxville and brought him home.

He checked into the va hospital in Tampa for a few days, then into rehab In Zephyrhills for three weeks. He's home now and trying to take it easy.

Final count was four broken vertebrae (L1, L2, L3 & L4 lower lumbar), and four broken ribs on the right side (4,5,6&7).

He'll be fine. It's all bone damage, no nerve damage. They had him up and walking the next day in a turtle shell brace.

-Josh

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Coming home from house hunting in Georgia, i got a flat on the left front. So today i bought some 235/60r15's and mounted them on the remaining 15x8 gambler wheels. I think it makes the stance look more aggressive.

-Josh

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I like the look .

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Sounds like your moving!!

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I'm just looking, Dave. My girlfriend's son live near fort benning and she's In newnan. I'm trying to transfer to a shop in south Atlanta. But nothing happens until it happens.

-Josh

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Hows the Buick 5.3 conversion going?

My 5.3 Jimmy is on the road but still has some bugs in the brakes to work out.
Any maybe and alignment.
Dave

Jimmy pic:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...ictureid=21713

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I've had the engine in and out twice, pulled the transmission three times.

I got everything plugged in, wired up, routed and plumbed. Take her off the jack stands for a test drive and the transmission isn't working. I jack her up to put her back on the stands, and the jack slips off the cross member and smashes the oil pan. So I pulled the trans, lift the engine and swap pans, and put her back together. Trans still not working. Pulled trans again Wednesday and the front pump ears are sheared off. So I'm waiting on parts to rebuild te pump. After that, it's exhaust and interior, and she should be road worthy.

I swapped over all the good stuff from my 67 Skylark ( 4-wheel dics brakes, lowering springs, front and rear sway bars).

-Josh

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I have a 4L60 if you need to use parts

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Thanks, Dave. I've got a spare engine, trans and wiring harness. Plus, to fix the trans, I'd rather not half-ass it with used parts. Been there, done that. But thanks for the offer. You're too generous, my friend.

-Josh

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Yea, going rebuilt is much better. I hope it works out and you can get it on the road. I am having brake issues with the Jimmy, I hate brake issues. I hate the way the brake fluid feels too.

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If you need help with the brakes, or anything else for that matter, I'm more than happy to help.

-Josh

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I swapped out the Amber turn signals for clear ones, and I removed the repurposed grille trim. I think it gives the grille that "floating" look i wanted.

-Josh

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Looks great ,I had to go back to the start to make sure I was seeing the same truck .

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Does look better than before! Like it!
Hows the Buick going?

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The Buick is officially Road worthy. I test drove it to Atlanta and back (to see my girlfriend). Everything runs smooth, and it's getting just over 20 mpg!

-Josh

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Wow Josh! That really does look great! You nailed it! The grill really does look like it's floating in there. It's a completely different transformation with the trim removed. Very nice!
also were having a meet at colgad's place Nov 7th 10:00am. I'll be sending out invites this weekend. Hope to see you there.

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Bruce, I just noticed I do have a conflict with the 7th could we do it a week later or earlier? So the 14th or the 31st. Sorry I just found out.

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Quite a transformation! I really like the new grille!

Call me crazy, but take away the giant house numbers? on the hood and spattered silver paint? and the original color scheme (not paint job, color scheme :lol:) is actually pretty cool. Not that I would paint my truck like that, but kinda cool still.

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Hey Josh, Looks like the new date is Nov 21st. Hope you can make it!

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Thanks, Bruce. I'll post the date on my calendar.

Redneck, if it weren't for the glitter In the clearcoat, i probably would have kept the original paint scheme. I didn't hate it, but the glitter was ridiculous.

-Josh