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Hoping that I will be close enough at that time so I can driver her back to work the following week... 
... I got the seat back in the cab so I will have a comfortable place to sit and finish up the wiring... Alot of little stuff being done but nothing pic worthy as it still looks the same.
got all the wiring done in the head liner and all of it put up in..... Broke a corner piece that I will have to remake, but that will come later. Right now it is all about getting her all buttoned up and on the road to Altoona... 
here are the pics....
any way, to make the story short.... I only had to take the passenger side apart one more time to get the brakes done on it... ...
only $1027 and some change.... It took a while to do my shopping but I think that I got the most BANG for my Buck... here are some pics in a tight garage but this week I should get it rolled out and the bed on it and I'll take some better pics... 
here is where she sits for the night and tomorrow I will try and finish the wiring and get shocks ordered.... need to buy oil and filter.... will work on brakes next... should be able to fire her up by Friday.... wish me luck... 
) installed the heater hoses... took me a while to fix the PO junk that was holding the clutch pivot arm to the engine... fixed and repaired and installed... got oil down into her belly and a filter installed... picked daughters truck up from garage... mowed a lawn on the other end of town... installed battery cables and the starter wire...need to check on a gasket and nuts for the carburetor.... also need to make another trip to the "yard" and get misc. bolts for assembly of the pulleys and such on the front end.... need to make a nice bracket for the heater hoses to mount them to the inner fender, or find one at the "yard"..... got a hold of summit today and ordered my shocks... 2 of them are on back order... wont ship till next week or the week after but I couldn't beat the price... I believe that is it for the day..... More work to do tomorrow... Friday is coming fast... I feel like I am running backwards... for everything I finish I find 2 more things that need done... 
with Michelle. building the truck the way I want and the color choices that I want are a big + in my book.... a pair of shocks just arrived, time to put them on... 
worked on the wiring for hours... getting it all straightened out and hooked up... got the carb mounted ... and finally, made out a list of parts to get from the local "yard" tomorrow to continue plugging along... probably won't have it running by Saturday but will be real close to being there...
.. as with most in this economy money is in high demand. The hospital hasn't laid off anyone but they have revoked our uniform allowance, are raising insurance deductibles, and on top of this, the city is going to start taking 1% of my gross income for them letting me work in their city. What a Pal!!!, not only that but on top of the 6% state sales tax, the city is also going to put an extra 1% on everything that I purchase in the city... not from the city but everything I buy inside the city limits. So, here is the plan... The Econo is a cheap ride... I have it up and running and am starting to drive it this week... My boys Blazer needs some repair so he will drive the dodge till it is done... after he gets his Blazer back the dodge will go up for sale... when the dodge sells (going to ask $2000, hoping to get my $1800 back out of it) the money goes straight to the Slick... this should finish up wiring issues (switches and connectors) and buy the paint supplies that I need... hopefully... The dodge has the original paint and interior including a working 8 track player.... it is a 1980 D150 custom, with a 225 slant 6 with a 3 sp manual with overdrive.. only 87*** miles. anyway, I am looking to hit the slick this winter again and get her running by spring and painted by summer, Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!! I will update as soon as I get back on target... I have all the time in the world, just not all the money in the world... 
so my truck time has been shot down again. I have done very little to her... I am hoping to get the engine bay finished up tomorrow, the bed bolted down so I can get the bed liner out of the yard and maybe even try and start her..... I know I keep saying that but that is my intentions... just don't know how it will work out... 
Zak has his '93 Mustang tore apart and I will be helping him to get his 302 in it and he just purchased a nice 63 SWB Uni that has been started on as a hot rod... I will probably end up helping with it also... you know how it goes... Kids first, Dad last... I love my Kids though and would do anything for them... I think it should be no problem to have it in KC next August so just keep me motivated guys and wish me luck.. I broke the proportioning valvs a week or so ago so this evening I got a proportioning valve installed and the booster master cylinder/booster spaced out and the pedal and all hooked up... 
need to tighten down the booster to the firewall brackets... bench bleed then hook up the lines and bleed the brakes.... once I have brakes... I will change out the wheels and tires, bolt the bed down and down the hill she goes... I am getting help from a friend but she has to go to his garage.... spring is looking better and better... brakes by next weekend maybe.... Thats quite a hill its going down. "quote"
