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Glad you enjoyed it. I see I gave you a credit in my Post #115 for the glove box light !

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good stuff here.
and no surprise, i have some of these projects on my drawing board too.......

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Epic thread.

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No shortage of projects on an old truck. Good luck.

Thanks. I've been reading through your posts. Coming from you this is high praise.

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Oh yeah, Thanks! Where did you purchase the touch up paint for your firewall?

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Love your work Jim, But where can i get my hands on a license plate holder like you have on the rear of your truck?

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http://www.paintscratch.com/

My brother-in-law got that many years ago (1990ish?) on one of his business trips to Cape Canaveral. He gave it to me as a gift. It sat unmounted in my stash of good stuff until recently.

I looked at RonJon's site and they don't have any frames currently listed in their catalog.

( http://www.ronjonsurfshop.com/souven...nirs/auto.aspx )

Maybe one might pop up on eBay, that's all I can suggest.

I'm not a big RonJon fan cuz it's east coast surf stuff but I like the look of it on my truck so there it sits.

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CALIFORNIA YOM PLATES

I decided to give myself a Christmas treat this year and got these vintage unrestored yellow on black plates for my truck. After many months of searching, I finally found what I wanted on eBay earlier this month. Today, Christmas Eve, I went to the DMV and registered them in acordance with the California YOM (Year Of Manufacture) program ( http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/reg_hdbk/ch21/ch21_36.htm ).

They look a hell of a lot better than the current style plates, and they emphasize the classic looks of this truck. It's 1969 all over again !

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Nice.
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Nice Christmas present Jim, have a great New Year also....Jim

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Looks great Jim!

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Thanks guys.

Best wishes to you and all Board members for a happy and prosperous 2013 !
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Hey Jim just read through your thread again. Hows it been going!?
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Hi Trev, truck is running real good, it's still my DD. I haven't found the time to do any write ups on work I've done recently. I pulled the intake manifold and cleaned and resealed it, put in a new hard line for the oil pressure gauge, and sealed another leak at the oil dipstick. Then I put in all new spark plug wires using the stock routing, painted the valve covers and some brackets, and installed the AC compressor brackets. Always there are projects on tap, just need to find time to do them, that's all.

Hope all is well with you and your truck.

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Hey Jim, engine compartment is looking great, nice job...Jim

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Looks great Jim! Its going well. I'm doing brakes right now so hopefully ill be done soon. We've been real busy up here to. Havent had much time to relax but its never boring lol.
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Thanks Jim Hope you are doing well. Here's a before pic showing what I started with.



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COWL VENT TRASH GUARD

I had a little time this morning so I thought I'd add this to my Project thread. This was a simple project and took less than an hour.

I've been wanting to install a trash guard for quite a while. The leaves are beginning to fall now and I don't want to go through another season picking leaves out of the cowl grate.

The guard comes in two flavors; stainless steel and painted black. I went with the stainless version from Classic Industries for longevity and looks.

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P/N AP7236S: 67-72 cowl vent trash guard, stainless

Guard..............$.59.99
S&H...................11.95
CA sales tax.........5.01
Total...............$.76.95

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Trash guard is a great idea!
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Looks great Jim! :metal: I may have to copy that one in black.

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Nice job Jim, didn't know they made it in stainless looks great...Jim

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Hey Jim,

I just read through your whole build. This is my favorite build so far. Thank you for taking the time to post such detailed updates. Keep up the good work!

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Hi Jim, just ran across your thread - very cool. I bought a '68 GMC Custom last summer and continue to play with it, so your post is very informational. She has 106kmi original paint and interior with 355 Chevy, L-79/041xhds. etc. Vintage 60/70 factory High Performance with th400/Dana posi. Like those wheels - will try to find some... Best, Bob - Seattle

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Very nice truck you have there Bob. I'm glad you found my thread informative.

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Jim,

I just read through your thread. I appreciate the time and energy you took to write up your experiences in such detail so that the rest of us may see and learn that much more easily. My truck has been sitting for the last two years as I am stationed overseas right now, but I am due to return to the states this summer. You have inspired me to add more care and time in my write ups that I will be doing in the future. I figure if I want to make a quality write up, I will have to slow down a bit and be a bit more methodical and deliberate in my project planning and implementation (I’ve had a few problems in the past with Slow and Deliberate vs Fast and Hard :) ).

Anyhow, great to see you enjoying your truck, because that’s what it’s all about.

Best Regards,
Travis