Bringin home the kids truck

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some solid work today

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steering done.
hood and door are back on.
bed... well.. its sitting there...

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bunches of stuff still happening.
up pipe fitted, but not done.
frame horns have been boxed in.
had to do some work on the driver side inner fender to beable to get it centered, it hit the PS pump.
pulling the old radiator brackets off the clip, then time to mount the radiator.

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fire wall work 1/2 way done

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Awesome progress so far will be great when it is done and imagine a great parent/kid time
 

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unfortunately, my son was deployed today...
so im by myself again
 

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hydroboost, brakes, hvac, new fuse block, exhaust clearance, and all the stuff now finished and firewall ready to paint.

I need to do the track bar mount, and then I can clean the frame up and ready both for paint.

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In case you're not already aware the $5 knotted wite wheels from harbor freight on a 4.5" angle grinder work wonders, they've helped me a TON!
 

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Best of luck man looks like an awesome rig your son is lucky to be able to build an amazing project like that and I wish him safe travels from one vet to another.
 

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current situation.
frame is ready for final cab fab, and a track bar.

firewall is ready for paint.
gotta find a finger break to finish the front of the bed

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fixed the rear panel of the bed yesterday

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a month later.
kitchen is useable
firewall and bed piece painted.
all final welding on frame is done
track bar is installed!
tomorrow im gonna pressure wash the frame and paint it... cant decide on por 15 gray or acrylic enamel satan black...

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