7.17.14: We got another update on the truck. Looks like they've got a lot done on the bed. They welded up the front and rear bed caps and cleaned up the corners. They welded studs into all of the rear fender mount holes, and then ground the welds flush to make the inside of the bed really clean with no bolt holes showing for the fenders. They also started on the roll pan, and extending the rear fenders to sit flush with the roll pan so there are large gaps between the roll pan and the fenders. It's looking pretty good, we're anxious to get it home and get our hands on it!
7.23.14: The guys at Scott's finished up the roll pan, and extending the rear fenders to meet up with the roll pan. I think it turned out pretty nice. This truck is going to look low and wide from the back with the roll pan and fenders like this. We should hopefully have another update later this week from Justin.
8.7.14: Justin and the guys got started on mounting the seats, and building the center console. The seats look like they'll fit pretty good, and the console is turning out nice. Can't wait to see it welded up and finished, should be pretty cool!
8.17.14: Well we finally drove back down to Scott's Hotrods to check out the truck in person. The truck looks really good! They've got the console welded up, the roll pan and rear fenders are done, along with the drip rails removed. Coming up they're going to be mounting the taillights, and making the license place pocket. Along with a bunch of other things. Here are a few pictures from this weekend.
10.20.14: It's been a little while since the last update, so here is a little bit of what we've been up to. Right after we got back from going down and looking at the truck ourselves, Justin and the guys got the gauges installed. They installed them like we asked them, kind of in the design of the original cluster. Which we think turned out pretty good. They also got the taillights installed, along with the license plate pocket. The bed floor is started, and the tailgate hinges are installed.
We also finally got the running boards in. They are really good quality, but of course didn't fit perfect. So the guys at Scott's trimmed and sectioned some pieces to make them fit like a glove. We also got the HRBB wheels in finally. 20's in the back and 18's up front.
Justin and the guys also got the LSA and 4L85E installed finally. Looks pretty cool in there, and makes the firewall look really nice. They also got the door handles shaved, fixed some holes, and installed the hidden hinges.
And last on this update, we had to purchase the Concept One Ls9 compressor relocation kit to clear the frame. The upper portion of the bracket hit the water pump, so Justin and the guys had to machine the bracket down to clear. Now it's all good and has a nice amount of clearance all over.
11.4.14: We got an update from Justin and the guys at Scott's that the truck is finally sitting on the wheels. It's a rough idea where it'll be at for ride height. It's pretty cool seeing it on the ground finally, can't wait to see it again in person.
12.26.14: The truck is finally home. Bob the owner and a few of his friends took the day off and ran down to Southern California to pick up the truck from Scott's Hotrods. Kody over at Scott's is the man that did the majority of the work on the truck. And he did some great work. The metal work is so well done both aesthetically and physically. Unfortunately Kody was on vacation when he went to pick up the truck so he didn't get to meet him. I stopped by the shop on my way to SEMA and met Kody then. Very nice guy to talk to, even though I was bugging him on a Thursday afternoon. Bob was honestly a little beside himself rolling it into the garage and seeing what he's got sitting there. The scary part is now it's time for us to get to work to get it done. Here are a few pics of the truck. Pardon the extra blower lid on top of the engine in a couple of pictures, I put it there to see what the other style looks like and I forgot to take it off. The last picture is a good shot of the LSA as it sits in there.
