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Dad came over this morning and helped me assemble the box for the C10. It is quite special when he wrenches with me on this pickup. I have loosely mocked the sheetmetal in place for the box. Being reproductions the holes line up, well let's just say, not perfectly. The front bed panel holes and the bedside holes were off about 1/4 of a hole each way. I die grinded out what was necessary to get the bolts to slide in easily. Those two mate up areas are good. The inner tubs were about the same. I will have to stretch a few holes on the tubs to get them to line up with the bedside, but it isn't too bad. The little rear splash guard under the tubs is a different story. They aren't even close. I do think I have to fire up the MIG/TIG and slice and dice these two panels to fit well.

I sanded down areas that will be primed with epoxy and lightly painted before final line up and tightening of bolts. The LH bed side has made my indecision of stripping the panel a mute point. The panel looks like it has rust scale or the primer went over a chemical of some sort. The primer looks like it has little lichens under it. Needless to say, all that black crap is coming off.

Anyone want to comment on how easy/difficult their edp was to remove? It sanded easily enough...

Here's how she sits tonight.

It's funny how I got this truck from my uncle in a draw, sold it to my cousin, bought it back 16 years later...

My brother told me today he wouldn't hesitate to buy it when it's done! "You should sell it to me."

"Nah...then I won't have a truck to race you with," I said. 😎