Progress on the '54

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09-25-2018, 10:38 AM

jerry_s

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Progress on the '54

so I got the truck painted and much of the minor assembly done, it was finally time for it to go to the shop and get some professional attention and wrap up a four year long project!

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09-25-2018, 12:38 PM

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Looking good . Wish mine was that far along my bodyman never seems to have time for mine just everyone elses . P.S. I am the bodyman .LOL;

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09-25-2018, 04:23 PM

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That was the problem, the previous guy working on my truck just didn't have time! I was mostly the previous guy - CharlieLED was a tremendous help and did a lot of the early, hard stuff for me!

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10-13-2018, 07:52 AM

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Great looking truck !!!
Boy do I understand not having time to get to my truck !! It has been in the body shop for 2 1/2 years now and all I get is excuses. And all he has is the cab, doors, and the hood. And I have supplied all the replacement steel so he wouldn’t have to even look for it. Everything else was so far gone that I am replacing it. Honestly have built out everything I can and now I’m just waiting......... decided that I will go backwards...... going to build the bed and fit it. I guess I’m thinking that way I’m not just standing still.......

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10-13-2018, 10:31 AM

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Jerry, glad to see the progress on the 54.

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10-14-2018, 05:40 AM

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Sweeet!!!!!

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10-14-2018, 08:14 AM

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That is very sharp! You have done a nice job on the truck!
Great shop.
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Chris

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10-15-2018, 10:15 AM

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I wish I could take more credit for it! CharlieLed a couple of posts up deserves a huge amount of credit!

But I'm hopeful that it will be on the road by November or December and that I can enter it in the F100 Western nationals this time around!

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10-23-2018, 09:05 AM

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Jerry,
Truck looks awesome! Thanks for posting these pictures!
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Chris

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10-23-2018, 10:39 AM

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The truck is now at BRC Fabrication in Brea - so that shop is not mine! He's doing the interior (which reminds me, I need to get him a photo of what I'm looking for), the wiring, and some of the detail/finish work like mounting the remote oil filter (coyote engine and the stock placement wouldn't fit - I did pull the original and buy the remote, but I didn't install it), the fuel lines (I cut most of it up and put the fittings in, but didn't go 100%), the parking brake, etc.

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