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I am not sure about the truck weatherstripping but if its anything like 69 Camaro seals I would buy Metro brand and stay away from SofSeal. The Metro is more like OEM. I used a SofSeal trunk lid seal and liked not got the trunk to shut. After it did shut it stood the lid above the quarters a good 1/8" of an inch even after days in the sun. It is Metro all the way for me!!!

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Thanks tsnow..

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Check out this post.--> Link

Specifically post #5. I love the push on weatherstrip. The only downside is that they take a little time to flatten so your door will be hard to close for bit, but they seal great!
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Thank Zoomin.. that is the direction I am leaning toward.

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Love the new steering wheel and cruise setup. Do you have a punch list or what? It's almost like you plan on finishing this truck within a year:)
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Thanks Mike.. I have a punch list in my head.. need to put it on paper. I would love to finish it up in a year, but I think my goal now is to have it completed before April of next year.

Working on how I want to do the fuel filler/door this morning.. To many options.. I have an idea, but I am not sure how it will look..

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Hey Crash,just sitting around today & checking up on your project.Well it's looking good,you've had made some progress since the last time i've look at.Keep up the hard work & your dash looks great & the work the bed.The wiring looks great to.Keep the pictures coming & keep on truckin'.:cool: :metal:

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Thanks.. hopefully if I just keep working on something everytime I have a chance, it will all come together someday.

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Built a bracket for the air box.

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Started the tear down.

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Ordering a complete cab rubber kit today.. I need the door opening weather-stripping to get the doors fitted. Still debating if I want to go with the standard windshield seal or the deluxe version (the one with the stainless trim).

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Crash looking great!! like the red solo cup in the picture.:lol:

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Thanks.. got to have the red solo cup...

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Time for an update.. Started off the day sandblasting all the larger pieces I had left in preparation of spraying some epoxy primer. After that I worked on my fuel filler..

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Then it was time to apply some primer…

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I ordered a headliner and trim, and push-on door seals this week, with the goal being to get the cab ready for paint…

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Slick touch on the bed floor, Mark. I wish I had a tenth of your skill.
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Back to spraying primer this morning..

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Gas filler….

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Seam sealed and mounted the inner fenders and then flipped the bed on its end to spray the undercoating..

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I think the bed is ready to go the Kyle’s for paint in a few weeks.. I hope to get the cab ready to go over the next couple of weeks…

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Thanks Zoomin.. I hope it works out like I think it will..

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This is coming along really well, the gas cap in the bed is just perfect, very nice touch. How do find the compressor in keeping up with your sandblaster?

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Thanks.. The air compressor does good... By the time you run out of media it is still cutting well..

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Nice progress! I had the same vision for my Boyd fuel cell fill. Glad you did it first ;) Where did you get the filler from?

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Update time.. Started the weekend with looking over the rubber kit I got from GMSPAUL’S (not sure what is going on, but it was shipped from Brothers). Everything looked good, except that the shipment was short a few parts (they were back ordered and I should get them in a few days). My plan is to get all the gaps set correctly so that I can tear it all down and send the parts to Kyle for paint. ;)

First step was to install the push on door seals.. I was very satisfied with how they fit..

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After fitting the doors, I started in on the fenders.. the passenger side fit well except for the profile of the door and fender were not the same.. Not sure what to do about the issue.. considering laying the fender on the floor with blocks of wood under the top and bottom and attempting to flatten the fender out some to better match the door.. It really isn’t that bad, but I would like to get it closer.

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Still some work to do.. but it is starting to look really good… (in my eyes)

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Still have some work to do on the cowl..

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After that my beautiful and super freakish strong wife helped me to set the bed on the frame..

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Getting the bed setting on the frame made me smile a little.. I know there is a ton of work left.. but damn.. it is starting to look like a truck again…

Looks like I am going to have to work on the rockers some to get them to match up with the doors…. But hey.. that is what happens when you mate Taiwan metal to USA metal… ;)

This week, I am going to start searching for some NOS parts.. windshield and back glass chrome/stainless trim, mirrors and bumpers (doubt I go NOS on the bumpers, most likely repo…)

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Hopefully it will work out.. filler was from Monster marine...

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The black really shows the lines well, doesn't it? Did you out new body mounts in? The bed appears to be higher by 1/2 an inch or so.

Kudos to your wife for the lift! :)
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It does.. I hope it will hide them somewhat when it is all black..;) I did install new body mounts... The front of the bed is high.. the front bed mounts are welded on by one of the PO.. the are not in the right spot.. I will cut them off and fix them (make them bolt on) before I do final assembly...

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Thanks I will check them out. Did you have any issue with the filler neck hose? I have seen others have trouble adapting from one size filler hose to their filler neck. Truck looks great! looks almost like the truck is taller than the shop door opening, pretty close I bet!

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Looks like you're just about ready for some body work. the gaps all turned out good. I love the your commitmemt to getting this project done. Keep up the hard work and pictures.

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I have not routed the filler neck hose yet.. but I don't think I will have any issues. The filler and the gas tank are both 2", so I should not have to adapt anything...

It is close.... but it fits... ;)