The weather today was beautiful, unlike the 100 degree weather earlier this week, Saturday was in the low 80's. Which made it perfect for searching through a huge salvage yard full of metal.
The last time I was at this particular salvage yard, was not too long after my dad bought this truck. We were searching for parts for the Charger or one of our VW bugs. I remember it differently than it is now. It used to be rows of cars and trucks instead of a combination salvage/junk yard.
Marc was lucky enough to encounter the junk yard (demon) cat, which freaked him out when it rubbed up against his legs. Can't say I can blame him for that one. A blind cat with a messed up back and mangy fur hunting me with his sonar ears would freak anyone out.
Marc is telling me I need to hurry up or I'll get lost in here. I think he's more worried about the demon cat finding me, or finding him and Thom again.
We didn't find what we were looking for at this particular yard. Thom was the lucky one today. He found a tailgate for his 69 GMC truck that was in pretty good condition and some other truck parts he needs. After lunch and a trip to Harbor Freight, we were finally back home with plenty of time to work on the Apache.
Saturday's work included filling the old fender holes in the bed, filling the small holes in the fender with bondo, sanding, lots of sanding and the most exciting part...PRIMER!!!
Three weeks out and we were able to primer our first part of the truck. This is always an exciting step, the next ones to come our that first layer of paint and the sound of the engine turning over for the first time after the rebuild. In the next couple of weeks the rest of the body work and primer coats should be completed.
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