Still need to finish the body work on the two doors, but the cab is now finished (from a body work perspective). Finished off the body work on it and shot five coats of primer and two of black paint this weekend.

The plan was to shoot it in epoxy primer tinted black. Got a little carried away and ended up shooting two coats of black paint instead. It isn't the final paint so no clear coat was shot. At least the black will show all flaws (so we can address them).

Added about 6 pictures to my "summer 2006" gallery.

In Canada, Thanksgiving is October 10th or so. Plan to have the doors finished and installed by then. Then it will be hibernating for the winter...

I'm pleased with the boy's work. (Actually, I'm proud of how well the boy is coming along.)

 

And for a moment there, I was back in 1968... You had me worried.

Beautiful!!! I like the mail slot effect, too.

 

Looking good. Nice shop to work in too.

 

I guess I have to say it; You done good.

 

Great work Fergy! Although it looks like your son does most of it

 

Looks fantastic!I was hopeing to have some paint on my 48 cab before winter but it doesn't look like I am going to make it.Congrats to you.

 

Hey Cuz !!!

one word

S W E E T !!!



JOHN

 

nice job. Is that a paint booth, or part of your garage?

 

Looking good, very good work!

 

looking sooo good
hey if your puttin it away for the winter send your boy out this way
could use some of that talent here.

 

Ferg,

Glad to see you are making progress, Nice work!

 

Looks Great, your really makin good progress, Seems just a short while ago you were debating on to chop or not.

 

Fergy old boy,

The truck is looking awesome! You and your son are doing excellent work.

Bobby

 

The location is the shop where my son works. It’s a large road construction company (i.e. everything from excavating foundations for homes to multi-lane highways or commercial foundations. They have their own body and paint shop. Brand new paint booth – long enough for a tractor trailer and tall enough for two of them (can close it off in sections too). The sand blasting booth is large enough for two 45 foot trailers side by side (but not the tractors at the same time).

They work on everything from crushers and cement squirters to dump trucks, tractor trailers and bulldozers to 47 International pick ups, Escalades, motor homes, cigarette boats, etc. They get a lot of work from other companies because their shop is the (physically) largest in the area, so it can hold the big stuff.

He loves it because he seems to be becoming their chief fabricator and he loves the fabricating. That and the crazy mix of work they get.

Walston – You’re right! He is/was doing most of the work. The closer we got to the finished product – the less he would let me help with. By the end, I was clearly no more than a gopher…..Kinda made me feel like the special kid with the helmet on at the back of the class. (Penn Dick knows what I’m talking about….)

Thanks for all the compliments. I’m very impressed and proud of how well he’s coming along in the short time he been in it.

 

Looking great!! I do have one question. Is that firewall cover "home built" or is it available from vendors? I could save lots of hole filling with one just like it. Again congrats and be proud that your son supports and encourages our sickness!!