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Thanks, guys, much appreciated. No top, OI. I am kind of a topless guy ! (well, you know what I mean) lol I love to get the top of my bald head sunburned as often as I can.

Every car build has certain days that are bigger than other days, like the day you bring it home, or fire up the engine for the first time, or actually get to drive it around the block. Today was one of those monumental days in my rpu build, I finally got the bed assembled and back on the car...

Thanks, Torchie. Last night I started to assemble the bed and got one side on and both stake pockets on that side. It is starting to look like a bed finally ! I had a couple of small parts to paint black, like the halves of the hinges for the tonneau cover that did not go to the powder...

My patience was actually running a little thin ! lol But, this morning before 11 am he called and said come get your parts ! Miracles will never cease ! So, I went over and they looked good and he actually had all 8 pieces I dropped off. I went back to the shop and installed the front panel...

Well, I showed up at the powder coaters today at the time he said to be there, and he came out very sheepishly and said, "We have the primer on it but are not done with the top coat. Can you come back at 11 tomorrow "? So, I will be at his door at 11 am tomorrow, and if he hands me back all...

I read this entire thread, Bob, and you really have done a nice job on this project. But I bet it is going to be faster than you thought !

Today I decided to get the painting done on the bed sides, as the framework will be coming back tomorrow and I can start assembling things then. I spent a couple of hours with Scotchbrite pads and leveled out the primer I spray yesterday, and then I shot 2-3 coats of Hot Rod Black on both...

Thanks, Kenny. I have used this guy tons of times over the years, and my sons and I always joke that he will never hit the deadline he promised. One time he even coated the parts the wrong color, but he made it all good in the end by redoing them. I like the guy, and realize his shop is...

You guys are right, I would hate to have one of those Kendigit built million dollar cars that you would be crazy to get dirty or damaged. Cars are built to use. Today I worked on putting some glaze on a few unstraight places on the bed sides. After I sanded those smooth I shot 3 coats of high...

Thanks guys, not a show car by any means, but I think it will be a fun driver when I finally get it on the road. I am seeing the finish line, finally, and it will be great to take a break when this thing is done. Today I took the day off to let the primer cure on the side panels, but tomorrow...

I remembered my camera today. The first thing I did was spray the final black paint on the tailgate , front bed panel, and the four stake pockets. Only got one run, which is good for me, and it was so small I was able to take an artist's brush and minimize it pretty well. Then I started...

Yesterday Dan worked on the bed some more, and he made two little pockets in the bottom of the side panels for the axle to clear in case the car hits a hard bump. Typical for Dan, he couldn't just cut out a U shaped piece and call it good, he had to make a wooden buck so he could hammer form a...

I really like your frame cart/jig. I also think 37 pickup bodies are about as cool as they get.

Thanks, guys. Yep, putting the four barrel on the engine showed that the motor is ok, it is the fuel delivery system that was messed up. Now I have a baseline to start from. What drives me nuts is, by blocking off the two end carbs and getting them totally out of the picture, basically I...

As always, guys, thank you for the nice words. Yesterday I called a place named Hot Rod Carburation and had a conversation with the owner, who was nice enough to spend a lot of time with me, trying to sort out what was going on with my tripower set up. He is in the process of retiring and...

I dropped off all of the bed framework parts at the powercoater this morning early. He says it should be done by Friday, but he has never hit a target date in all the years I have been using him, so it will probably be next week. But I have a lot of other things to prep and paint, so it is no...

Thanks guys, as I said it is people like you who make this a great place. I sometimes feel I should post on other people's threads more often, but I really sometimes just like to read them and all of the other posts. I do go through every section about every night, looking for new posts, and...

This one is the end of the line, Bob. Time for me to maybe just go to my shop to tinker, but no more builds for me. At 75, it is not the fun it once was, and the body isn't as flexible as it once was. Plus, how many cars does one person really need ? I also want to stop imposing on my two...

Tonight Dan and I drilled the final hole in the bed of the rpu, and then blew it all apart so I can take the framework to the powdercoater maybe Monday, and while it is there I can start prepping the sheet metal that goes on the bed for primer and paint. This bed has taken a lot longer than I...

Thanks, this place has always been special to me. Tripper has gone out of his way to make a very clean, fun site for all of us, and the membership here is the best. You could not hand pick better people, or nicer people. The best part is, unlike a certain other forum we all know , no one beats...