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I like it. Shop around and you can find some quality stuff at a good price. Call the place and tell them what you are doing you never know they might give you a few bucks off.

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Got some interior work done. Basically how it'll be for awhile till I can find some cash. New wing windows installed and all brand new seals. Good fit for everything!
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I'm aware the door handles aren't on, they're staying off until the truck gets wetsanded and buffed

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That B pillar looks like it's been sanded and buffed. Nice work. When buffing try to clean the compound out of the gaps and crevices as you go as once it dries up it is tougher to clean.

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WOW! Just WOW! That turned out nice. I will be honest, I had my concerns in the beginning of this build. You have learned quickly along the way and been diligent about correcting your mistakes. You should be extremely proud of your work and the results of your persistence.

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Thanks so much, means a lot!

Got the tailgate all finished up, latches painted and installed
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Shucks, look fantastic!! What paint color is that and brand? Thanks Mike

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My primer is Featherfill build primer, PPG 2k sealer, I couldn't afford the high dollar PPG or the other big brand stuff, it's OMNI basecoat of LeManz blue. I love OMNI clear coat, and that turned out nice. The basecoat didn't cover as well as I hoped but an extra coat fixed most of it!

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Finished up everything that I can do to my truck. Thursday it gets front and rear glass and then I'm done for awhile!

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WOW !! well done

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Thanks cape! Thanks for all your tips and advice throughout my build.

Anyone know why my LED strip flickers only when my truck is running? When it's off it's perfect. When running the functions still work, it just flickers. Here's a video. Not sure if it'll work, I never have luck with them.

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/...7BC9F0D50F.mp4

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Just read you whole build. You have done some very nice work and that truck is something to be proud of.

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Great job Shucks! You provide inspiration for the rest of us.

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Thanks guys. Much appreciated!

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Check ALL your grounds and the connections at your light strip.

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Removed my light strip ground, wire wheeled it, installed it and it was flawless. Thanks!

Glass shop dropped the ball and the truck can't go in till Monday. I suppose I'll keep waiting...

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How is the quality of the trim components on the door panels? LMC, correct?

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I probably wouldn't buy them again. Though I don't know what they were like back in the day but the pieces to assemble those panels seemed very cheap to me. For the price I paid for the panels and parts I expected more. All in all they look decent! Just cheap plastic, I've already broke one of the door panel strap covers...

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I worked for GM dealers when these trucks were new and the strap covers were cheaply built then. You really had to be careful getting them off.

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That's interesting to know. These must not be any better then..

In the future I'll probably invest in newer stuff but for now I'm happy. LMC is now a distributor of TMI interior pieces and I might invest in a set of their seats and door panels rather than have my nasty seat reupholstered.

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As far as seat covers go I would first look into a local interior shop if you have one. A good interior guy can make something that fits your tastes and keep it personalized. Plus helping local economy is always a good thing.

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Well today I turned 21. Started this truck when I was 17 and basically finished today! What better way to celebrate then get the glass installed and go for a drive with my girlfriend. The truck drives great, turns heads and just needs a polish and it'll be done!

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Happy 21st! You should be proud of what you have accomplished, you did a tremendous job!

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Happy B-Day and congrats on finishing the truck. Where are your tail lights? I would hesitate to just run the strip.

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Happy B-Day! Here's your safety briefing: "BE SAFE!!!!"

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Happy belated! Hopefully the hangover today is worth it when looking at this gorgeous truck, almost makes me want to build a stepside myself ;)

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Thanks for the birthday wishes! I survived my 21st, hah.

So with some birthday money I went and bought a new intake manifold to try and fix my light throttle hesitation I've gotten since forever ago. My original intake was a single plane and I went to a dual plane thinking that would help from the research I've made. Unfortunate basically nothing changed. But it looks nice none-the-less...

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If anyone has any ideas of what it could be let me know! What it does is only in drive or reverse it'll stumble until I give it enough gas. Won't do it in park or neutral. When driving it'll stumble around the 1200-1600 RPM range.

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Was trying to research it, I had one that did that also, seems my vacuum on the distributor wasn't working, after wasting money and swapping two carbs that's what i came up with, changed out the vacuum part of the distributor and it was like night and day on the take off, not that it will fix your problem, but its worth checking a little closer, also what size carb are you running, allot of times bigger is not better,

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I just did some work and re timed it and found out my vacuum line off my distributer was plugged into the wrong port so my timing was off. It runs a lot better but still have the slightest hesitation. My problem was worse before with my old distributer, I had the same issue you had. I ended up just getting a new distributer.

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Missed out on the 5th, but Happy Birthday a few days late. You should be very proud of the work you have done on this C10. Now, go out and enjoy it!

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Happy belated birthday. The truck looks great; ENJOY IT! :)

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Thanks guys!

Finally was able to get started with this last night
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Getting her shine on!

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Looks really good!

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Really nice and clean

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Thanks.

Sanded, buffed, washed, polished.


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Very nice work! :clap:

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I have followed this since the beginning and just went back to the first post. I must say I am very impressed with the finished truck. I have been doing body work for 45 years and am very impressed with the fact that you have first of all stuck with it to the finish and then finished it with such high end results. You should be very proud of yourself. You have learned a hobby and a trade. If you need a job you have rolling proof of your talent. A rolling resume.

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Thanks! And thanks for the kind words cape, means a lot!

Pretty much all buttoned up besides fun stuff I want in the cab. But I'm happy with it the way it is!

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You did a great job, looks awesome! You should be very proud of yourself.

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Now I wonder how the tailgate would look with the letters painted to match the wheels? You know they are never really finished.