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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 09:05 PM
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Will be getting ready to finish the inside of the cab in the next couple days..
 
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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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Where did you get the counsel from John ?
I built the lower portion of it and robbed the the top section from my old 2005 Chev Impala..
 
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Dressed things up a bit this morning and finished them off with a bit of chrome trim..
 
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Headliner is in and got tired of fighting with it, not as good as I would have liked it but it is what it is...a roof over my head.. Put the carpet in today and tomorrow the back panel should give me a good fight. Those ABS panels don't go in as easy as they make it look...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 07:46 PM
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Installed the sun visors today

and the rear panel

My wife sewed up a boot for the shifter out of left over material from the seats and also installed the kick panels..
 
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and here's a look at the door panel temporarily in place..
 
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I took the rear window back out so I could tint it, I was having way too much problems trying to install the film while the window was installed. So today the window went back in and third brake light applied to the window


 
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Then the seats and center console was installed. Carpet keepers will get installed tomorrow..
 
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Old Mar 19, 2017 | 09:52 AM
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Well you have yourself a beautiful truck ED, the plastic bucket paid dividends..
 
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Thanks, John.

I can now afford to buy the fruits of someone’s labor but the pride that one receives from accomplishment is missing. I rotate my time to different hobbies but I am a master of none.

By sharing your build thread, you have shown what skill, drive, and dedication can achieve. You are in an elite group that has excelled in their passion of the hobby for others to marvel.
 
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My new life time filter arrived the other day so thought I'd show you all..
 
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That looks perfect, why don't you change that carb with Fitech?
 
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That looks perfect, why don't you change that carb with Fitech?
That is my plan for the future, is that what you have on yours..?
 
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Yes John its much better than the carb once you get to know all the features in the hand held programmer you'll notice a huge difference in performance
 
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Originally Posted by Bader BuQais
Yes John its much better than the carb once you get to know all the features in the hand held programmer you'll notice a huge difference in performance
That's good to know, this has been my plan all along to switch it over to EFI. Good to hear positive feedback from someone who has the system..
 
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