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Me Too!!

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Man O Man the lean too is even bigger than my house now I know I'm moving in :lol::lol::lol::lol: the shop is assume.

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The boat is very comfortable. :lol::lol::lol:

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Very, very nice, I'm speechless.
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Until death do them part :metal: thanks again to Jim at Hurst, he made it easy.

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Wow, very cool!

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Thanks guys, trust me I know how blessed I am to have this shop. I'm amazed every day I'm in there, make those 110 deg days this summer putting up red iron worth it.

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Yes, very nice shop :thumbs:

This is going to be one sweet truck with a LS3 and a 6 speed :burnout:

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I am absoultly spechlessly in awl..

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Wow...

<edit> i would like to do this swap in the future, I want to see where your shifter winds up.

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Got the motor mounted, front disc brakes, tested the air ride, was a good night :metal:

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SIIIIIICK!!!!!:metal:

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Thanks guys, hope to have this thing back on the ground this weekend.

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And one from the front.

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This project is what separates the men from boys!

Looks like artwork so far!

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Looking great. Cant wait to hear that engine!

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Someone's gettin' an x-mas card from their CC company!! :lol:

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Dear Santa... :lol:

Just wow, this is an awesome, awesome build. Very well thought out and very quick progress as a bonus! You will have one extremely nice driving truck when it's finished! I haven't seen an official paint scheme yet, so I'll cast my vote for the original yellow/white colors. There's not many trucks around with that color combo so it would be different and stand out, while retaining a bit if the classic/original look. Cant wait to see it finished!
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Thank you very much fattyarbuckle, this site and the builders here have done as much for this build as I have, thanks again bro

You and me both

I would be fine with them just holding the bill :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
My wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas and my response was :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Still working on the paint scheme, I really like the gray in the wheels, but yellow always catches your eye

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Had to back track some today. One of the front wheels center bore was completely wrong would not even slide onto hub???? Ordered a replacement so won't be back on the ground for another week.

I mounted the engine last night, the original motor mounts were located in the back two holes, the cpp mounts fit perfect in the front two holes and the hole in the cross member, the instructions said nothing about which holes to use, so I used the front two "WRONG".

Took the enging back out had to drill a hole in the cross member for the lower bolt then replaced the engine.

FYI original oil pan works just fine when mounted in the CORRECT location....yes now I'm the proud owner of a muscle car oil pan that I don't need :smoke:

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The engine now located in the correct position, I hope!

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Notice the string that is strung between the two cab mounting holes. Using this string line I can closely estimate the shifter location in the cab.

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I think the WD-40 can is close to the most forward shifting location. I think the middle location whould be located close to the exising shifter shown below.

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Are you keeping the bench seat or switching to buckets ?

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Very impressive build....
Keep up the great work (and pics)

Marc