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Got the roof on a day ahead of schedule and started fitting things. Should have all the posts, doors, etc. where they need to be by the end of tonight. Then I just need to paint and assemble the 5 doors. I'm hoping to be driving this truck next weekend? We'll see!

Some progress from the past few days. Roof sides painted, assembled and on the truck. Installed the headliner tonight. Tomorrow I'll install the alpine windows and the sunroof. Thursday I'll set the roof on the truck and start fine-tuning the doors. That sounded funny as I typed...

Fuel savings is not, has never been and will never be the reason for doing a diesel swap.

You guys are braver than me!

Send me some images, Keith. I'll host 'em for you.

Work from Friday night. The one dent fixed in the roof, holes for the sunroof and alpine windows cut out. Hoping to have it in paint before I go home tonight.

I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't a little nervous too! At worst I'll put the 4:56 gears out of the 88 into this truck and re-gear these to 4:88 for the 88. But of course I'm hoping I won't have to do that. Hey Kevin, you going to Guy Fawkes?

There's a shot you can get. Should cure you if it's not too late.

You're probably right, Kevin. I just got a cool old Winchester Model 94 in 30-30 that will travel with me in the new truck but you're right that a shotgun probably makes more sense. I bought a new Mossberg 590A1 that would fit the bill. 'Course I'll probably have to put the full stock back on...

Thanks for the link...I'll give it a look.

Thanks for the advice, John. That probably makes sense. Most of our travels into the north seem to be during the summer so I'm not sure what would be in season at that time. I'll have to do some research. If I'm heading all the way to Caniapiscau or Happy Valley/Goose Bay and camping in the...

The truck is a Series "IIA" which is supposed to have the lights in the radiator support (breakfast) only. Late Series "IIA"s and Series "III"s had headlights in the fenders (wings). The IIA fenders with no headlights are not easy to find and as I already had a set of III fenders I went this...

I've got a second hood. This truck is the same color as my 88" so I can swap them back and forth. :)

Not on this thing. It's a Rover. 320, seal, paint. But I've been there with the sand and block. The straightest car I ever did was a Camaro project I did the body and paint work on for Popular Mechanics. Hate to brag but that car was pretty nice.

Anyone here been through it? Seems like it's not a big deal if you've got the proper form filled out (CAFC 909) but it also seems like it's up to the discretion of the boarder guard if your reason for bringing a firearm into the country is good enough. If not, they turn you around and you're...

Oh, please! If a dumb-******** like me can do this, anyone can.

Pictures from this morning. Home made seat covers.

Same as the other truck.... http://www.seriestrek.com/headliner.html

Been slacking with the photos. Not really a whole lot to show anyway. In the past week or so: Seats installed. (yes, I sewed them myself. Sally.) All the rear lights including an LED in the PTO whole. All the floor boards painted and bolted in. Lots of little fiddley bits taken care of. I...

Thanks, but, I've seen a 100 point car. I even know a blind guy that built the only 100 point XKE. This is no 100 point car, though it'll probably take me 100 six-packs to build it. :beer: