'67 Dodge D200 5.7 Hemi pickup

[hemiken]

  you are doing pretty good work Steve, for a young bloke seriously you have some good hand tool skills there buddy, great to see

[71bigblock]

Thanks Kenny, I enjoy it for a while, lol.  All I have is a backup grinder that is stuck "on", a welder and chop saw.  I wish I had some of those fancy metal working tools, but I dont do this stuff everyday. 

[Bullitt-]

you are doing pretty good work Steve, for a young bloke seriously you have some good hand tool skills there buddy, great to see

Farm Boys Do It Better..........................Just ask their cows.   

[hemiken]

Farm Boys Do It Better..........................Just ask their cows.   

             

                                                                  those poor cows.........

[wally426ci]

Dang, maybe I should fabricate my bed corner..... 

looking good!

[71bigblock]

Better not ask the cows.  I'd rather be doing just about anything else than working with them.   

I got it on and primed today.  My neck is sore from wearing the helmet with all of the welding the stake holes, etc.  I havent done this amount of welding in a long time. 

I'll stop whining now.   

Oh, and I test fit the tailgate, too.  It does fit, but I think I'm going to have to trim some sheetmetal on both sides on the top of the gate.  Probably an 1/8 or so.  Too tight for my liking, I think it would scratch the paint off. 

[hemiken]

Hey Steve, instead of trimming the tailgate.  If you have access to a port-a-power you can spread the top of the bed to gap it right for the tailgate to fit instead of cutting ?

If not, the same result can be acheived with a bottle jack and wood if a port-a-power is not available

[Street_Challenged73]

Awesome looking progress, Steve!   It's really going to be a cool truck once you're finished with it!

[73dce]

Your truck has a tail.

[71bigblock]

Been sanding like crazy, should have some blue on today.   

[Street_Challenged73]

Awesome!!!   I'm looking forward to seeing some updates tomorrow morning.

[71bigblock]

Mark, you should be in bed right now, so here you go.   

It isnt perfect, and there is some orange peel I'll have to get out, but I just want to drive.  I'll have a pro paint it someday.  Second coat tomorrow morning. 

And also, I sewed on my patch that I got from Tom.  Looks awesome, cant wait to wear it! 

[farmertan]

That truck is looking really good,cant wait to see a pic of you pulling a gravity or hay wagon w/it.Keep it up and it wont be long.

[bb71challenger]

I think you did a great job with the paint. That is going to be one sweet ride when you get it on the road. Very nice!!!!      

P.S. love the fratzog Dodge cap   

[71bigblock]

Thanks guys.  I went and got it registered today.  It was $265, a one time fee.  I got "hobbyist" plates.  I couldnt get "collector" plates because I didnt meet the "original manufacturer specifications"     Ya think?   

I painted another coat today, also.  I'm calling it good.  Wouldnt be a big deal to sand some and re shoot the box if I dont like it, but for now it's fine.  I mounted the fan on the radiatior, also.  Now its just taillights and a bumper, and I'll be on my way down the blacktop...