The Black Beater!!!

***Update*** Cab is now flat black, along with the hood and fenders. Once the paint dries and the overspray clears out, I will snap some pics and update this post.

I plan to paint the doors tomorrow.

 

This is an awesome build. Cna't wait to see it finish'd

 

man... the flat black came out fvcking awesome.... I can't wait to get pics of this bad bitch back together...

 

Lookn good keep it up!!!

 

I am a school teacher, and lucky for me the snow got school cancelled Monday and Tuesday, so I was able to get more done. We painted the doors Sunday, but for whatever reason the primer bled through. Grey primer on black & maroon doors just didn't work... so we sanded them down Monday and painted them again.




By Monday night we were ready to hang the doors back on the truck... So we tore off all the masking tape, paper and plastic.



I got doors again....


Then Tuesday I took off to the Junk Yard. I now have 95% of the parts I need to finish the truck... I was not sure how everything went together on the steering column so I took the entire thing... I needed matching locks for the truck, and one at the yard had tan/brown interior. Turns out, after beating the shit out of the security bolts for the ignition on my column and the new one... I didn't have to. I had no idea there was a release pin to get just the ignition switch out... So that was a waste of $50 but more than just the $50 the time... the tilt column out of a 98+ will NOT work in the 97... the wiring harness is all different.

I gutted all the airbag and mounts out of the new column and swapped it over to my original column. Pain in the ass... wasted a couple hours messing with it when in the end I realized it just wasn't going to work... And it could had taken me 20 minutes had I known it wasn't going to work.

But now I have an airbag... oh yeah... and I have the fender on the driver side of my truck now. along with mirrors, door seals, working door latches...






Aside from time... the only parts I can think of that I need are the Brown Glove Box door, Driver side interior Cab corner trim panel and a freaking antenna.


I even got me a clock at the junkyard...

 

This build is comming along nice!

 

Thanks man... It just is starting to suck because I don't feel I am getting any closer to the end... I still feel like I am a million mils away because of all the issues and problems I keep hitting.

 

You'll get there man. my last truck was out of commision for 4 months while being built. mostly b/c the guy doing my body work was a drunk... but keep your head up and you will get through it. and dont forget about the wife haha if your woman is happy you will be happy.

 

^ I have been taking breaks and calling early evenings to be able to spend some time with her... I gotta keep her happy. She got a new cell phone now, so that has been keeping her entertained as she is learning what all it does. HTC Hero... its a sweet phone. I am more impressed with it than any iPhone i have ever seen.

 

I had a short break from work today, so I got the passenger fender on, and the grill, readjusted the hood and fenders in attempts to get the gaps lined up better.

 

pics?

 

left my camera at home when I came back to work...

 

again... sorry to anyone I offended. I obviously took it the wrong way as I said before...

Thanks Homey...

 

Damn...awesome progress bud. It seems to be coming along nicley. I can't wait to see it when its finished!!!

 

Your not the only one....

 

your wife rules

 

Thanks... I think so also... and she is kinda hott.

 

YOU AIN'T KIDDIN'!!! good for you man!