Monday July 25

Today, we have primer on all of the large body parts of the truck. There are still some small interior panels that will need to be primed, but now the truck is really starting to take shape. It's amazing how fast this is really happening.  It's been just a few days over two months and the chassis has been swapped, the bed shortened, major body repairs completed, a newer 350 engine installed and the truck has it's first coat of primer.

But then again, this means it's time for sanding...

Sunday July 24

We were lucky Sunday afternoon. Storms started to roll in and cooled the temperature down enough to primer the front clip and grill.

We did get the passenger door mounted again, right as the rain started and finished before the winds and torrential rain hit.

Saturday July 23

We had a very brief window this morning before the weather scorched the rest of the day. Marc finished the initial primer coat on the hood and passenger door.

Tuesday July 19 - Friday July 22

It's still hot. These few days were interspersed with family visits and games.

Monday July 18

Once again a new day has dawned and once again it's sweltering outside. Even now, as late as it is, it's still over 90 degrees. Progress is slower than we'd like because of the massive heat wave.  Today, we remounted the driver's side door and prepped the passenger door for sanding.

Sunday July 17

More primer on more parts of the truck. Our goal was to prime the doors, hood, and front clip today. We were however thwarted by both the heat and running out of primer. More primer is on the way and hopefully we'll have cooler weather soon. The primer coats are drying almost instantly on the truck resulting in a finish that is less than desirable for a final primer coat. 

The lucky thing for us, the primer being applied is only the first coat in the painting process. Until the paint comes in later this week and weather gets cooler, it's back to sanding.

Saturday July 16

The cab is sanded and coated in primer.  It's ready for sanding and things are starting to come together.

Saturday July 9 - Friday July 15

Hot weather combined with combined with Marc's trip to Iowa, left poor Frankentruck waiting till he was back for more work.

Friday July 8

It was Christmas this Friday and I was Santa. Marc found the parts he needed on Craigslist and I picked them up on Friday over lunch. He was almost that excited when I got home.  He installed the new Edelbrock intake manifold and carb while the roofers rained shingles and staples down around where he was working.

And then...

Once again, Frankentruck is alive!

Tuesday June 28 - Thursday July 7

We spent most of this time sanding, filling and reapplying primer to the fenders. We were lucky enough to have one beautifully cool evening on July 3rd, which was spent at Marc's cousin's house. There was one point in the evening where we turned, looked at each other and said, "This is perfect for sanding." Instead we stayed to celebrate the holiday.

After the 4th of July, we fit in small amounts of sanding, heat permitting. This was difficult, as the summer has turned Kansas into a blast furnace.