Thanks guys. Its been a pleasure and a pain to build it and driving it makes it all worth it.
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I would be proud to have that truck in my driveway. Nice work!
Beautiful truck; great job!
I bet your pickup got some serious looks and thumbs up!! Your wife was cracking me up:LOL:
That's awesome Bam! I hope your friend gets to feeling better and can get out and enjoy his rides. Have you had any comments or head scratchers on the hood? I'm betting you have. Such a cool touch!
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I did not notice many thumps up but I did get looks maybe because the truck is loud.lol Mean stares are cool its fun pissing snooty people off sometimes.lol Some people are kill joys so I rev the engine on them.lol Seriously though the wife is a lot of fun to hang out with because she has a very out going personality and I am more of a introvert. She makes me laugh and have fun and just loosen up and has being doing it for over 30 years.
BTW the video is extremely edited she was on one that day.lol She was in a very good mood and having fun.
Thanks man for the comments about the truck and my buddy.
I took the truck to the local meet and greet last weekend and the truck received a lot of attention, but nobody noticed the hood.lol The noticed the dash and the bed wood mostly. A couple of people nice the shaved drip rails. The just keep saying something is different but I never told them what it was because none of the asked me. I just listen them talk about what was different. It was fun.
Btw: The only question they did ask me was how I got that wide tire in the rear.
LOL BAM! I know EXACTLY what you mean by pissing off the snooty people! When I'm in the "33 Coupe, which is kinda loud with the Lake Style Headers, and pull up to a stop light in town it's a HOOT to look over and see one of the local "Matrons" who consider themselves to be a cut above the Riff-Raff, sitting there in their Prius doing everything they can to ignore this loud, obnoxious "Hot Rod" sitting next to them, not even registering that I'm likely 15 years older and may have sat in meetings with their husbands at some time! Probably doesn't help when I jump on it and drown out their listening to PBS as we leave the light....
I loved your wife's "commentary" on the ride, and yes, she was definitely "ON"! Enjoy every minute, my friend!
LOL. Yeah I don't get it. I don't care what people are into as long as they are not hurting anybody. It makes me happy when I see people having a good time and enjoying themselves. Its like those people when kids are playing outside telling children to be quiet. As far as we know we only get one go around and we better have a good time because as far as we know there are no do overs. Kill joys really piss me off. I like to see people smile, laugh and enjoy life. I don't have to like what you like, I like the fact that you found something you enjoy and it makes you happy. So I say Rev your engines at the kill joys of the world.lol
LOL! I gotta say, the two previous posts sound an awful lot like PEEVES...
Good to see you enjoying the fruit of all that labor to build your beautiful truck, very cool.
I got the console I made back from upholstery
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Very nice, very tasteful! Nice job.
BEAUTIFUL, I like all your "Dare to be different" ideas on the build. I need to get back working on mine('57), I took a break for awhile and almost have my credit card payed off. LOL
Amazing how much these builds will nickel and dime you to death.
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Looks Great Bam !
I had the truck dynoed tuned. It made 325 hp and 327 lbs of torque at the wheels.
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I also been hitting a couple of meet and greets and having a ball.
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Nice, looking good!
Nice, great color choice.
The Electric Windows are installed and working properly. I had the glass custom cut to a template I made. The store bought glass just did not fit to my liking. The fits great now.
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A couple of pics from Rudy's meet and greet in Redondo Beach California
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That truck is bloody gorgeous.
It's not in-your-face shouting: 'Look at me look at me!'
It's waaay more subtle; but would still stand out in a crowd.
You did a great job with it.
One SWEET ride !!!
I hope the younger generation takes notes from your work.
That truck is smoother than Crown Royal peach on ice.
"...... It was a heck of a lot of work but I'm really getting to enjoy it now. It almost seem worth it.lol ......"
Your at the pay off stage, they're a lot of fun to build but to stand back and look at it or motor on down the road and think "I DID THIS" is a big part of what it's about. Comments from other are just icing on the cake.
Enjoy, you done good.
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Thanks man I really appreciate it.
At 55, I don't feel all that young but you did say younger.lol Love the Crown Royal statment.lol
You got that right, sometimes when I driving it and just enjoying the road I think to myself " I built this sh**.lol
Yeah, almost no one deals with old cars these days. I have a car in the garage myself, and I like to poke around in it after work. I've been a truck driver for three years now, and I take good care of my car. I wash it every week, but I have to hand it to you, the car is given to me in the best condition. I asked my principal where he purchased it, and he gave me the website https://www.truckexporter.co.uk/. I negotiated there to buy an older car that I sit over in the evenings and repair. I think I spend more time with the car than with the girls.
i've watched Bam build this truck from day one . every step a;ong the way was something new and subtle . it's been a joy to watch . enjoy your ride my friend it is Top Shelf .