HI Truck Lovers, I uploaded some pics onto photobucket.com of the progress of my truck to share.......i'm having a blast doing all the work...everything is done right at home all by myself.....ok well here is the link......hopefully I did it correctly....if you cant get it just go to photobucket and type in omega7979 in the search. http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/omega7979/
Winter project This is looking really good. I think one of the best things about doing it yourself is knowing it is done right. Early on in my life I would hit a lick at a project and call it done but something was always gnawing at me about the quality. It would look fair but I know that it was not right. I always thought it was because I learned everything from my Dad and that he patched everything because he grew up in the depression. Then I met other folks who had grown up in the depression that did everything to perfection. I finally realized that Dad just never took the time to learn or do it right. I kinda fell into the same routine but started doing much better when I went to work for a chemical company that had an eye on safety and on preventive maintenance. I got all wrapped up in that and never learned to weld or do body work so I dabbled in mechanical stuff. So, I say all that to say that I envy you guys who can do it all. That's not to say I won't enjoy every minute behind the wheel of mine, though. I can't wait to see the progress and the finshed product! Thanks for sharing. Bill
Bill, you said a mouthful there! Bill, i couldn't agree more! I've always enjoyed tearing something apart and then tried to put it back together, if not the same, but better. The difference between us and our fathers and grandfathers is that we have been afforded the luxury of having their experience and guidance while also having the resources about us to do it the easy way! We surf the net and find the easy way to put something together and keep it running because we want to, they did it the hard way by word of mouth, trial and error, schooling and sometimes 20 hour days just to get by. My grandfather was a master mechanic, schooled in Detroit by Ford, in Flint by Chevy and could listen to an engine and tell you what was wrong with it in a heartbeat, but it wasn't by choice, is was by neccessity! He lived through the depression and was prosperous. But it took a toll on him. I'm not sure that i'm making a point here, but i wish i was half the man and mechanic that he was. He taught my dad everything he knew, and as far as i'm concerned, my dad hung the moon! Anyway, i'm grateful that i can hang with everybody on this forum from a technical standpoint and hope that i give half as much as i take from you guys! Knowledge is a powerful thing and the more you gain, the more fun you'll have in your endeavors.
