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Great thread, can't wait to see it all come together.
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Re-reading this thread from the beginning, I am very glad you didn't listen to the naysayers like Tai-Pan and the rest, and have kept pushing forward. This is a very fun project to watch develop.
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Sep 21, 2009 18:23
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Moruitelda posted:I think the lighter, "new" blue is beautiful and will look amazing on the truck. No matter what engine you choose, it will be a great project, and at this rate you'll be done very soon. Yeah, if you could get the body painted before winter, you could do engine work over the winter and maybe have this thing ready to drive by spring!
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Oct 8, 2009 14:32
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miklm posted:Well done, friend. Well done. You've made remarkable strides in a short time. Agreed. This project seemed hopeless at the outset, and you have turned it into a certainty. Nice work.
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Oct 22, 2009 13:49
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Pipkin posted:That right there is a beautiful goddamn thing. Hell yeah.
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Mar 1, 2010 02:58
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Some Guy From NY posted:Every time I see this picture, I kinda wish you would have just made the truck safe enough to drive, new interior and rebuilt the engine, but left the body in this exact shape. The patina was just so awesome. I don't get people who like "patina". It's just rust and gunk. Nothing looks as nice as a shiny, well-maintained vehicle with a nice paint job.
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Jun 18, 2010 02:50
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trouser chili posted:I like patina. There is a fuzzy line between patina and just plain "needs restoration". It's hard to nail down exactly when it's time to restore and when it's best to leave be, but I love good patina. The bumps, scrapes, dents, oxidations and wear marks are a testament of a vehicle's life as a tool of man. They tell a story, one that is unique and cannot be easily replicated. Anyone with either enough money, time and patience can have a perfectly restored antique vehicle, but an antique vehicle that's not been restored, that still runs and shows it's scars with pride. That's for me. Q-tippers hate me because I'd buy their diaper-rubbed baby and drive it every day and leave it out in the rain. Oh, I am all about using classic cars as daily drivers, in fact that is what I do every day. That is what cars are for - driving, in all weather. But that doesn't mean I want my car to rust and look lovely. I left my nice Craftsman hand tools out in the rain so they could get a nice patina! No. You keep them oiled and in good condition, and if they get wet, you dry them out and re-oil them. Anyhow, enough patina talk. Mooecow, your truck rules.
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Jun 18, 2010 14:45
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Korwen posted:And wear overalls/dress like a 50s delivery guy. Yeah, find some 80-year old lady that used to get Ferndale milk and make her think that she has gone back in time! Nothing like pranking the elderly, I say!
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Aug 6, 2010 13:04
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This is awesome. Not even a year and a half after starting, you're already painting, and the engine is in and operational. Fantastic work!
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Aug 30, 2010 14:04
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Moruitelda posted:I really think that everyone who said that needs to quote their original post and recant. The original pictures really did exaggerate what was wrong with it... but Mooecow was right, and AI was wrong. Agreed, and it feels so good. That said, Mooecow, do you have a guesstimate as to what this has cost you so far, or at least a ballpark? If you don't want to say that's fine, but I am curious what this level of DIY frame-off resto costs when you do the painting yourself.
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Sep 2, 2010 15:06
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Wooohoo! Nice work!
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Sep 27, 2010 14:13
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Coredump posted:Hey lets all go back to the first page of this thread and quote ourselves over how wrong we were. Geez I never thought you would make this much progress this fast. This thread just keeps on rocking. I guess you got brownie point forever with your dad. Yeah, what have the family reactions been like now that you have restored the Unrestorable Beast?
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Oct 4, 2010 03:14
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Still lovin' this thread and that truck. Nice!
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Jan 14, 2011 04:51
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This project rules. If you have some time, Mooecow, a lot of the early images are busted due to waffleimages going belly-up. I would love to see those again sometime!
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Mar 29, 2011 18:01
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This is so awesome, I got goosebumps looking at the before/after pictures. I can't imagine how happy you must be to have finished it, and finished it so well. I know that old vehicles always have upkeep and touch-ups that will arise from time to time, but seriously, this thing is done. And it couldn't have been done any better. Congratufuckinglations.
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Jul 10, 2011 15:37
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PainterofCrap posted:Sticky/archive this pronto. Yeah, let's get this thing goldmined.
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Jul 11, 2011 00:27
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trouser chili posted:I think only the lights above the Ferndale sign on the barn give this picture away as not a period piece. Agreed!  
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Jul 12, 2011 18:02
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I love seeing this awesome truck at shows - nice work, Mooecow! It is really a fantastic piece of work you did over the last 2 years. Also, re-reading the beginning of the thread, I want to hear from Tai-Pan, since he poo poo so hard all over this project at the beginning.
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Sep 25, 2011 15:58
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daslog posted:Neither of those guys do their own painting and they don't have a paint booth setup. Restoring a car isn't the same thing as keeping a beater on the road for a few more years. Wait, since when does Mooecow not do his own painting?
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Jun 11, 2012 17:26
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Mooecow posted:http://www.youdubber.com/index.php?video=gUXC_GDn-zc&video_start=0&audio=CtwJvgPJ9xw&audio_start=12 Wooo! That is awesome. Sometimes I like to go back to the beginning of this thread and read all the lovely replies by people who said he shouldn't even bother with the original truck, or should leave it rusty to keep the "patina", and I laugh. Now you've completed 2 separate trucks that both look beautiful. Nice work, man.
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Awesooooommmmmmmmme
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