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Thanks John! Yes, this is my forever compressor...and my kids compressor when I am gone. haha

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As I was putting clear coat on some carbon fiber parts today for a customer...I had some clear coat left over premixed...so I thought I would spray the cowl. Still needs to be polished, but I think it has enough patina to look good and go with the look of the truck I am doing.

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Looks Great Andy...Have your cleared the tailgate?

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Just got notification it is shipping today! When I bought it 2 days ago they said they had to build it...that was quick!

Good for you to learn old school days...so one day you can say, "I remember when..."

Thanks! Not yet...I need to finish getting the bed ready for clear...maybe this weekend I can get it ready. I need to go into double time to finish for my birthday!

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nice progress and keep those update(s) coming =)

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Yes Christian exactly right...We both walked uphill both ways to school in the snow with no shoes.....LOL

Glad they got your compressor on the way!!!Excited to see it run!!

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:lol::lol::lol:

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That came out looking great Andy. BTW Love the new compressor.
Scott

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Thanks Scott! I appreciate it. I can't wait to get the compressor...next week I think. I bought 6/2 wire, junction box, and a 40 amp breaker today. I will get that wired to the panel and get the compressor wired when I receive it. Then I will need to plumb the compressor in my garage and then out to my work shed...lots of fun work ahead. Can't wait!

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Thanks much appreciated!

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Kind of took this weekend off. Had to clean out the garage to make room for the new compressor....listed a whole bunch of BMW parts to help with the cleaning of the garage.

I have been sandblasting, but my old Husky 1.7HP compressor was obnoxiously loud and took forever to blast anything...so waiting on the new compressor to finish that.

I did however get the new front shocks installed before the rain started. One less thing to do. So now I have all 4 shocks replaced! A wise man told me...easier to do it now than later!

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So Very true..lol


I know we had some storms last week but today is pretty here. I believe I heard loud noises and what feels like an earthquake coming from south Georgia.....Could it be someone is excited to get his new 7.5 hp Big Dog compressor today? LOL

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Got the compressor couple of hours ago. It is a beast. It came in a crate and was too tall to fit in the garage. The ABF driver was kind enough to wait while I cut off the top of the crate so it would fit in the garage. I still had to lift the garage door slightly to get it in on the pallet jack.

Here is a picture of it...not in its final resting place, but close. I want to turn it and put it in the corner. Will have to invite some friends over for a beer then they can help me push it in place. Then I will finish wiring it up.

I got the wire from the attic fished down to the panel and connected to the bottom 40 AMP breaker. I have the wire in attic over to the top of the wall I am going to drop it down, but don't want to until I know exactly where I am going to put it. I used the recommended wire... 6/2. I have never used that thick wire before...it is stout. Since both wires in the breaker are hot, I marked the white wire with black marker for anyone in the future...even though the rest of the panel wasn't done that way. Tested the breaker and it matches the rest of the 240 breakers at 244v.

Can't wait to get it up and running in the next few days.

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Looks Awesome Andy!!!! Love it.....So glad for you.

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Haven't had time to do very much on the truck in the last week or 2. Finally had some time today to do a little something. I got back to the SW and repaired 3 cracks I missed the first time. I feel I was smarter this time repairing the cracks. I put tape next to the cracks so after I put the PC-7 on I could pull off the tape and only have the crack area to sand. Seems much smarter now that I thought of it! lol

Also got the cowl section painted today (finally). Had previously painted the firewall, but decided to paint the cowl section in the same green. I think it is going to look nice with the green under the white cowl cover.

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I'm a fan of that green. I agree that it will look great under the white cowl

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I agree! The green is definitely nicer than I thought it would be. I do like it a lot, but I can't decide whether to paint the steering wheel and column green or silver like the rest of the interior.

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That looks really good Andy...really good.

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OK, finally had a little time to work on the steering wheel. I finished the few patches I missed the first time this week...got them sanded, and got primer and paint on the wheel today. I decided to go with the green for the wheel and steering column bits. Pretty easy to paint with it on the steering shaft...I just rotated the rod and painted.

Here is the wheel...still need to clear coat it, but It is going to look good against the silver of the interior. Will get some better pics after I clear it.

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Andy...that looks really good and I agree it will look great against the silver

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Thanks John! I hope to get it clear coated tomorrow/this week.

I also started priming the inside of the cab....I ran out of primer...oops...this is a first coat.

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AWESOME!!!!! Cant wait till mine gets to that stage....So Glad for you and your new Beast Compressor

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Thanks John!

Got silver on the inside of the cab today...dash, roof, and back of cab. Painting silver over gray primer is difficult...they blended too well! Still need to do the floor under the seat. I also need to do the doors...and this will also be the color of the wheels.

The color is from 1965 Corvette...Silver Pearl Metallic Code #WA3314.

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Looking good!

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I like that silver. Keep up the good work man!

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Yep...Im liking that silver for sure.

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Thanks John!

Got the SW and column parts cleared today. I think/hope the green is going to be a nice contrast to the silver. I think I might either do the door panels in green or do the outline of the door panels in the green too. And a picture of the silver roof...

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Here is another pic of the wheel...I never think pictures do the actual item justice.

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Got the firewall clear coated finally! A little bit of trash to get out and polish and a little orange peel, but not sure how much I care. I will have to look after it cures in the next 24 hours.

Next step is starting the wiring harness!

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I like that Green Paint.....Glad you got that finished!!!

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Got the sound deadening ordered...should be here Thursday. I will lay that down then go back to the wiring. I have read the instructions a billion times...OK at least 3 times. Got the fuses in the panel...should get a lot done this coming weekend. Going to mount the trans on the engine in the next 2 weekends...so it is about to start moving fast.

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If you lived next door to me I would come over and help out with that wiring... LOL

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Excited to see how the wiring goes...hopefully Im not too far behind you on that.

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LOL I knew we should have moved to OR. :D

The more I read on the wiring is it doesn't look as daunting. Hopefully it stays that way! I'll keep you posted.

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My wife made me this to hang in the shop...We always joke around about being a "youtube certified mechanic." Now I have the certificate to prove it.

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love it love it love it!!!!!!

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:lol: That certification is great! :lol:

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Haha:lol:!

I Guess You will have post some vids of your truck on youtube now LOL.

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Thanks...

I agree!

I think it is a requirement...or they take your certification away!

The best part is it is signed by:

Wallace P. Youtube, esq.

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Today I started bolting up the transmission. Put the new flywheel on, clutch kit, along with the bellhousing. I was missing 2 bolts for the hydraulic throwout bearing to attach to the transmission. Will pick those up and finish getting the transmission mated to the engine.

I also cut most of the pallet away from the engine so that cleaned up a lot of space in the garage also..which I was stoked about. I covered the engine back up with a tarp, but was nice to see her again! Won't be long now until it all gets mounted in the truck.

Probably going to change out my valve covers soon too...to something better looking.