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also bit the bullet and got a total stainless bolt kit from totally stainless... should have it next week...

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I am jealous, gotta get my daughter through 3 more years of college....the last kid

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good luck :)

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finally... a break in the weather... got my cab sprayed with 2 coats of epoxy primer.

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Ooooo la la, it's purrrrrty! :metal:

Coming along good man! Keep it up!

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Thanks for all the encouragement guys.... like I said, I finally got to epoxy prime the damn cab... now I can sand that down nice and smooth and shoot it with a coat of 2K primer to see where I'm at after I start blocking.
I also ordered all my paint supplies, 2 gallons of color, and clear. I hope to get the front fenders epoxy primed this week, then i'll drag the bed out, and tackle that thing. I think I'll do the doors last because I need to take all the glass, the regulators, all that crap out... but all is looking well so far, slowly but surely coming along.
My totally stainless bolt sets shipped today, can't wait to start hanging stuff, and my new rear will be here in a couple of weeks... talk about a happy camper :metal:

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Looking forward to the progress! :metal:

I need to get working on mine speaking of all that! my truck is probably feeling a tad bit neglected right now.

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quit typing and go get to work LOL

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:lol: if I only didn't have work till 5:15 I would be my friend.

I need to go to HF to get a wire wheel or something to start working on the inside of my truck.

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Very nice!!! Still planning on flat black?

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yeah man, get to wire wheeling, red padding, sandpapering and cussing :)
don't forget the swear jar and the beer LOL

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well i'm kind of torn... i was looking thru Kirker's color book, and the Black Diamond 2 stage line has some nice colors. The truck was Midnight Blue from the factory. Kirker has a real nice blue called Bright Cobalt Blue Metallic, very nice in the sunlight. I bought 2 gallons of that, and 2 gallons of their best clear coat. I also bought 2 gallons of their HotRod black, so I don't know yet what exactly i'm going to do.
Kyle over at Kirker said, If I want to go from Hot Rod black, all I need to do is scuff it up with 300 and spray it with color.

So i'm not sure If i'm going with color on the body, some flat black on the hood for stripes, or all flat black... hopefully i'll know when I have all the truck blocked down so it's ready to paint. I sure do like the flat black though :metal:

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I've done plenty of sanding, cussing, and hitting for sure! Just got to do the rest of it. Haha yeah I have a sweat jar already, well actually a sweat floor and PLENTY of beer :lol:

Going to try and pick up a wire wheel this week though I have to find one that'll fit a drill though.

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can't go wrong with flat black....lol

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hehe you know it :)

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received all primers, catalyst, paint, activators, clean up materials today!!!!!!

received my totally stainless complete bumper to bumper bolt kit today!!!!

finally! I can start bolting all my stuff on tomorrow and the coming days/weeks.
I'll be glad when my 9" Ford rear end gets here so I can have a rolling frame, dang i'm excited that all my parts are finally getting here !!!!!

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man you're doin a damn good job!

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thanks moose!! now that I finally have everything i can get some freaking progress going....

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Well then lets get going already! Ha Ha! Glad things are coming together.

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got lower control arms on, and both drop spindles.... used all hardware from the Totally Stainless kit...

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one last one... off to auto parts to get grease so I can throw on the front hubs/rotors...

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installed seals/bearings/rotors, calipers, wheels...

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How close is the front rim to the spindle?

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there is about a pencil width of clearance between the lip of the rim and the lower control arm. I need to get the tire on there, and lower it and get some weight on it, a motor like the one pictured weighs about 620 pounds or so, so I won't know exact clearance issues until I get all the weight in it from the 455,

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Coming along well! What back spacing is on the rims? All you need now is the rear, hope you get that soon.