Todays Funtivity

Do you ever get down? Do you ever feel like your weekend is just being wasted away in front of the TV? This is the way I've felt all day. Landon's been so fussy. He won't eat, won't sleep, won't play by himself etc. Robyn has been out and about and I've been getting stir crazy here at home.

On top of that I've been wanting to get down to the shop for truck time, but this week hasn't allowed it yet. But at last Robyn came home and I split to the shop.

Where would I start, and what would I do was racing through my head while I drove to Kale's. Upon getting there I decided to pull all my parts together and begin working on the front end. Some of my old yellow parts were in the paint shop, some were by the frame machine, my fenders were in the parts dept., and the rest of the truck was in the back shop. Thats what I started with. I hate clutter and messes and getting these parts put away really helped. After doing that I moved the truck away from the wall and began fitting the 1967 front end. When I say front end I mean, both fenders, hood, grille, radiator support and fender liners. It took me a lot of time to find these panels, and they have 42 years of wear and tear on them, but they are all factory parts which makes it wurth it to me. I was really suprised with how well the first fender fit. The second fender was a little harder, but the hood was the hardest. I guess I say that because I lifted it onto, and bolted it onto the truck by myself. I won't be doing that again!!! After the panels were bolted on I began fitting everything. Getting the gaps good from the doors to the fenders. From the fenders to the hood and so on. This was tough work, and I didn't get it perfect but I made some great progress.

Check it out. Not quite as ugly as a red headed step child anymore, but not quite ready for the ball.








Once everything is fitted the fenders will be removed and stripped and bodywork will begin. The hood and edge of the fender trim will be removed. The turn signals will be removed and holes welded up along with the holes where the Chevrolet letters were across the front edge of the hood.

After cleaning up I was very proud of what I got done. Working on the truck helped me relax and enjoy my weekend more. Who ever says this truck project is getting to expensive can pay for a therapist for me.