my new hobby truck

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Looks great Wade when are the wheels going to the polisher? Today? and I found some center caps and lugs I have to go look at them and see if they are as nice as the guy says they are.

[Exthood359]

Thanks guys yes a little elbow grease has payed off. I have the rims at the buffing house as we speak......They are going to cut them on Monday and I will be able to pick them up on Wednesday. So I hope by this coming weekend to have some more pics to show off. The truck is at a shop and I had all the fluids dropped and new put in and they have created a list of things that need to be addressed. They are doing some like a universal joint bad, steering sector bad, couple brake cans bad, did some small items on the engine which turns out not to be a small cam 350 but a big cam 400 which is a plus. A lot of the items I can do myself but it is nice to have the professional tell you what is up........Once I get the truck on Thursday I will stop by Vanderhaag's a used truck/ salvage yard and see what they will give me on the headache rack on the back. I get that thing off the truck and the rims all buffed out that will change the look a lot. Then I will start working on cutting the fuel tanks out. I have a new CB radio, speaker, and JVC CD player for the truck also which I will work on installing once I get it back did not see the need to have in truck while at the shop.......

Slowly but shirley getting there. I also have a friend that has a parts truck and I bought the main dash and second lower dash off him and about 10 or 12 items out of the cab to make my cab interior complete. Oh a nother friend has a Pete and he took his horns off to put 7 cab lights on and he gave them to me they need a good cleaning but are nice so like I said slowly but shirley.

[wedicotrucker]

Wow Wade, you may have this truck finshed before you get your Exthood pete finished. Looks good though. Looking forward to seeing how the wheels turn out.

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Originally Posted by wedicotrucker

Wow Wade, you may have this truck fished before you get your Exthood pete finished. Looks good though. Looking forward to seeing how the wheels turn out.

You are right about that statement there.. But the wheels will look just as good as a brand new set I have seen the work that the place Wade took them to can do and it is nothing less than amazing for sure. I am having them do the wheels on my F350 this coming June when i am down there. And there prices are great.

[Stepside]

Wade,

What a cool project!!!! The updates so far are great... I'll be watching this one!!!

I can't wait to see it after you lose the headache rack.

[Exthood359]

Well after being in the shop for a week glad to get the old girl back. I had a local shop change all the fluids from radiator to the back rearend and while in the shop I pulled the wheels and had them machine buffed. I got the truck back today. I think they did a good job on the rims.





I guess I will have to start on the fuel tanks next and painting the frame. I'm going to paint it red same as the cab.

[wedicotrucker]

Originally Posted by Exthood359

Well after being in the shop for a week glad to get the old girl back. I had a local shop change all the fluids from radiator to the back rearend and while in the shop I pulled the wheels and had them machine buffed. I got the truck back today. I think they did a good job on the rims.





I guess I will have to start on the fuel tanks next and painting the frame. I'm going to paint it red same as the cab.

Wow Wade, that looks killer. But why get rid of the headach rack?