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Originally Posted by Epitaph
Any updates yet? September 2nd is 1 week + 1 day...
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Epitaph I appreciate the concern......Update...............
Last Friday one of the inspectors made a surprise visit to the shop, which was 2 weeks away from the deadline, and talked with the owner. He called me and let me know what he observed and learned.
The engine compartment is completed with the exception of the heater and A/C hoses. A/C and heater hoses arrived this past Monday and from what he was told it would take 3 days to install them since they are stainless steel lines and fittings. Once this is completed the engine will be able to be turned over and ran. Supposedly this Friday it will breathe life.
The grille lettering, side emblems and horn button had not been painted. The interior had not beencompleted yet since they want to ensure that everything works first.
The doors have been completed,windows, window channel, felt and mirrors are installed. They were waiting on 2 brake line fittings to arrive Tuesday to finish up the brakes.
Basically alot of little small things need to be buttoned up. Once it is fired up, hopefully tomorrow, it will give him a week to tweak things, do a drivability test and makes sure all the systems are working.
From the way it appears the rear bumper will not be completed. It was finished welded, worked smooth, inspected and is at the Chrome Shop in Tennessee being chromed. They do not get in a hurry for no one so I may have to bolt that on later. They were going to call the shop and see if they could get it finished before the deadline. It was confirmed by the inspector that the bumper is actually there....so we are waiting on them.
I did tell the inspector that I would accept the truck without the bumper and I would install it when it was finished under the stipulation that if it didn't fit that the shop would do what needed to be done to make it fit correctly and they agreed.
I know it has to be inspected by the local DMV so not sure when that is going to happen.
I did have some people ride by their shop and for some strange reason they having been working late hours lately.......hmmmmm Wonder Why? LMAO