"Put Matts truck together day" October 23rd.

[mattadams]

OK, body shop says no longer then 3 weeks to get me my truck. The weekend after this, I need to be on my way out to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show. So who is interested in helping out October 23rd? I will have a long list of things to do for the truck, the most basic of which is putting things back together. i haven't decided yet if we'll be doing the lift or not (I plan on taking this to a "shop" more then likely so I can just take pictures while its being worked on and not feel like I'm helpless, after all, I'm paying for it to be done! LOL) but there will be other projects, like installing the body bushings, putting the roll-bar back in, installing bumpers, and doing any assembly that needs to be done to get the truck back to "shape". Let me know if your interested. Unless someone has a place to volunteer, we can probably do it at my folks house.
I'll provide beers and food and such for those helping out.

[clavos]

I'll put it on my calender and make it a top priority. Unless, by some miracle I have a job that makes me work that day, I'll help out.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

I am more than willing to help out, and I will also take the whole day off so I don't have to leave early, but I need to know for sure that it will be on the 23rd. Let me know asap.



Dom

[Glass]

Puttin the truck in its halloween costume ehh? Hopefully ill be able to help...weekend looks open for me so far. If i can help, ill let you know. Doesnt look like anythings in the way now, if its an all day till the night thing, i could use a place to stay in the denver area...to cut down on some of the road fatigue i get :lol:


---JOHN

[mattadams]

Thanks guys! :) Dom, assuming everythign meets its deadline, it will be the 23rd.

[mattadams]

It might stretch out to the 24th, but hopefully I won't need everyones help for both days. it's really tough to say because I'm not sure how fast things are going to go... hopefully we can get everything done in time though! :)

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

I know for sure I could help you on the 24th. I'll go ahead and take that saturday off anyways, maybe we could hit up the bars that night too.


Dom

[mattadams]

Theres a thinkin man... :)

[MMPC]

Okay, I'm setting aside the 23rd and 24th to help install Matt's "bike parts." :P Hey, it'll be a tough job! Then he can finally start carrying his own damn bike around places... :D

[Walker2970]

if you still need some help im up for it just say the word man

Jake

[mattadams]

well heres the situation... the lift/gears/body bushings will likely be installed the preceeding Wednesday-Friday at Off-Road Innovations. That will leave Saturday for the rollbar, brushguard, bumpers (if I dont have them on by then), bumper cover, airdam, lights in the airdam, and nerf bars. Sound doable? :)

[Walking Eagle]

How have you liked dealing with Off Road Innovations? I'm probably going to stop by there this Saturday and talk with them about a couple of things.

[mattadams]

so far, they seem really pleasant. We were talking about the labor job they are doing for me and they basically said, we will take as long as it takes to get it perfect, but we won't dilly dally on it either, which is what I like to hear. Plus they are doing the whole gear/suspension/body bushing/etc. install for about $400 less then 4-wheel parts.

[Walking Eagle]

That's good to hear.

[MMPC]

well heres the situation... the lift/gears/body bushings will likely be installed the preceeding Wednesday-Friday at Off-Road Innovations. That will leave Saturday for the rollbar, brushguard, bumpers (if I dont have them on by then), bumper cover, airdam, lights in the airdam, and nerf bars. Sound doable? :)
Don't forget the bike mounts! :wink:

[mattadams]

yes, the bike mounts will be an extremely strenuous, 5-minute job.

[mattadams]

we will also be replacing the carpet in the truck... which should be fairly easy, because most of the interior is already torn apart.

[MMPC]

Oh yeah - and did Matt mention the engine swap? :wink: I'm looking forward to that...

[mattadams]

LOL it shouldn't be too hard, just putting a superduty V10 in there... should be an hour or two, tops. ;)

[clavos]

Sounds like a good start. Whats the plan for after lunch?

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Massive amounts of beer drinking????? or will that be before we work on the truck? Matt whats your call?

[Glass]

WOW, and you just ordered new wheels....we could have made some custom aluminum wheels for you out of old Pabst cans or something...those would have been an eye catcher...
I might have my 53 car up here by the time we get together to put your truck together, and since my tranny is just about out in my truck, and i cant trust driving it...i might be driving that instead...(unless i pull off a miracle in cming across a rebuild kit i can afford, and figure out how the eff to rebuild a tranny)


---JOHN

[mattadams]

LOL i'm ok with a little beer drinking while working on the truck, but not too much, remember, a scratch on the truck right now would screw me over, so we have to try to be as careful as possible.

[crazy rob]

How long do you think you will be working on the truck? Just want to make sure when I get done with work and start heading over people will still be there.

[mattadams]

I'm not sure... depends what all projects we have to do and how many people show up. I already decided I'm just going ot have the shop doing the suspension do the body bushings, and possibly the nerf bars... not real sure yet, they said they'd do the nerfs for practically nothing since there doing other stuff too...

[mattadams]

just curious, who would be able to make it on Sunday, instead of Saturday?
Possibly complications...

[Walking Eagle]

As we all know I'm no help anyways when it comes to mechanics, but I will not be there with the camera either as we (Cory and I) will heading into the final full week at work before the election and it's crunch time.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

I can make it either day

[mattadams]

well, heres the situation... I thought truck would be out of the shop this weekend, and get it into off-road innovations on tuesday, have it done by the weekend... situation is, it is "scheduled" to be out of the body shop on Wednesday, so whiel I'll try to get it out of the shop on time, it might not.

[clavos]

Either day works for me.

[mattadams]

ok, well after thinking about it a bit, I think we'll still go ahead and start this on Saturday... I think what I am going to do is wait until the following week to have the suspension, etc. put in. Because two and a half days may not be enough for them to do their thing, so I will schedule the Suspension stuff for the following week. Of course that is the absolute last week it could get done, because I'm leaving either late that Saturday or early that Sunday for the show. I'm confident they can get their part done in time though.

[clavos]

As long as you post pics before you leave. I was hoping to see the finished product in person.

[mattadams]

Don't worry, there will be pictures :).
Of course the way its going right now, if even one project ont he truck takes much longer then i'd anticipated, I might be asking the folks at the shop to work some 14-hour days or something, LOL!
Maybe we can all do something the Saturday before I have to leave for the show. Then everything should be complete, and I'm leaving early, early Sunday morning I think.

[mattadams]

OK EVeryone, the meet is still on! As of right now, things are on schedule to get the truck re-assembled this coming Saturday (and Sunday, if necessary), so hope to see everyone there!

[mattadams]

I have a suprise for people that come out, but Im not telling what it is... :)

[MMPC]

Is it your bare ass...again...? :roll: LOL

I'll be there - but not until afternoon. I'm guessing you won't need much of the wrenching "help" I'm able to provide anyway. :D

[mattadams]

Mr. "it takes a special tool to change the bicycle pedal" LOL j/k.
And no, the suprise is not my bare ass. People will be suprised.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

rmftc t-shirts for volunteers???? if someone guesses will you tell?

[mattadams]

LOL i'd tell you if you guess but no its not t-shirts, I'm broke, LOL. Sorry, its not a gift for helpers, its just a suprise in general.

[MMPC]

The Spice Girls are going to show up???

[Tray]

Strippers?

[mattadams]

For those considering coming out... the address we are meeting at is 4476 W Ponds Dr., Littleton CO 80123. This is my parents house, so just remember to be respectful and limit swearing and stuff (they are a godly house! :)). I am planning on getting started around 9 or 10 in the morning on Saturday, and I will go as long as needs be. If there is too much to do, it will probably carry over to Sunday as well, but depends on what projects we decide to do, what projects I decide to let the shop do, and problems we come along with, yada yada.
See everyone there :)

[MMPC]

So evidently Tray guessed correctly since Matt didn't say no! WOO HOO! Strippers! :D LOL

[mattadams]

It'll be at my parents house, and I don't want either of them to die of a heart attack so, no strippers, LOL. The suprise of seeing my truck (they still think I'm just getting the body work done and having it painted back to the teal color) will be a big enough shock for one day.

[Glass]

Quote:Saturday we can do something to show off the 'final project'"

Do we get to see how many sheep it will hold?? :sheep: :sheep:

---JOHN

[y33dave]

Matt!

I am going to try to attend .. but can't promise anything . You see - I just received a letter from my wonderful new HOA stating they were not happy with the stain on our fence we erected a few weeks ago. They request that I either reinstall a new fence or powerwash the existing one (with the hopes the existing stain would come out). Since I don't think I can remove the existing stain .. it looks like Daddy Dave gets to come up with his own fix! - we never stained the inside of the fence ( I didn't have the energy.. ugh (150+ feet of fence ya'll!) ...

so we sent them an email saying if they will allow us to .. we are going to turn every board around - leaving an unstained fence to the outside and we would seal it with a clear coat.

Long story short .. I have a feeling - in one form or another .. I'm going to be working on my fence this weekend ! AAARRRGGGHHHH

live and learn!

but I do want to try and stop by .. see the truck - grab my sheet and buy that extra grill from you ..

so good luck ! and I hope to see you this weekend

D

[clavos]

Well, which is it? 9:00 or 10:00? I'd hate to show up at your folks house and make them fix me breakfast while I'm waiting for you. Especially since I've never met them. LOL...

[mattadams]

Well I'll probably be there at 9, bu it might take me a while to get things set up and everything, so show up sometime between 9 and 10 LOL.

[crazy rob]

unless you are going to be working until 5 or 6 at night I'll probably will not be able to make it.

[mattadams]

Rob, I'm not sure how late we'll be working. Feel free to call after you get off work if you want and if we still have work ahead of us, you can come over :), 303-868-8265.
FYI, if it gets too long we might carry over to Sunday. People are welcome to help both days, same offer goes for both days, but I dont think it will go that long if we've got a few good knowledgable folks working on projects :).

[crazy rob]

Well either day kind of sucks for me... I work both days, its kind of like my monday and tuesday.

[rino351]

I will not be able to help out, because of a school project.
I am in the process of building a catapult w/ some friends for a pumpkin launching competion. the competion is on the 23rd and the finals are the 24th.
I wish I could make it!!

[clavos]

How many little helpers do you have lined up Matt? You, me, and Dom are all I can think of without going back and reading through them all.

[clavos]

How many little helpers do you have lined up Matt? You, me, and Dom are all I can think of without going back and reading through them all.

[mattadams]

one of my classmates (also a member here but can't think of his name, marty or something) will probably be coming, and another guy that emailed me will probably be there as well. My dad will be around to help too. Knowing my luck lately, no one will show, thats how the project has been going, I've been fighting uphill the whole way on everything, LOL. Ahh well, hopefully at least a few folks will come by.

[Glass]

Matt, I dont have my car drivable yet...and my trannys out in my truck, so i wont be able to drive there...but, if my mom works tomorrow, i can have her drop me off for the day with some of my tools, if i can find any, and help. Id hitchhkie, but im one of those people that would get ran over before i got picked up :lol: I should know within the hour here..ill let you know. Ive got to see this truck in person before i see it in a magazine or on TV or something...I guess if theres no snow she is going to go to work, but if theres snow...her quality Kia might not make it. damn i hate being dependant on shit i cant control


---JOHN

[mattadams]

Hey glass, if you can get a ride here, I can probably give you a ride back.

[tony1307]

what project will there be to do? Have you decided what you wanna try to do, and what you are gonna let the shop do?
I may be able to stop by and lend a hand, if I finish the Mustang in time.

[mattadams]

Here are the projects that need to be done...
install rollbar (priority 1)
Hook up power sliding rear window, not sure what all is involved but we can't finish up other projects until this is done (priority 2)
Install front and rear bumpers, bumper pads, airdams, and associated lights (priority 3)
If carpet looks fairly easy, we'll go ahead and pop out the seats, replace the carpet put the seats/interior/door trim, etc.
Some other interior work, assembly, etc. as required.

[mattadams]

****ATTENTION*** ***ATTENTION****
if you're planning on coming, don't bother coming until 11 or maybe even noon. due to circumstances out of my control, the truck won't be available until then.

[MMPC]

I might have already stated this but, to confirm, I'll be there but probably not until mid afternoon. Of course - when it comes to cars - I'm about as useful as Ben Affleck teaching an acting class, but I'll still be there for "moral support..."

[Glass]

If you can still give me a ride back up here....Ill be there. If not, ill still be there, and find a find a home or a house to party at till monday or so, then worry about finding my way back up here.

---JOHN

[mattadams]

Glass, I'm sure we can get you back somehow. Where abouts are you again? Georgetown right?

[clavos]

Oh goody, I get to sleep late.

[Glass]

Yeah, im in Silverplume, right outside of G-town. Im leaving in about an hour from here..maybe 1.5 hours, and ill be there....Ill be the tall guy getting out of the extremly small kia, which is difficult ..lol...see you guys in a few hours. Ill bring some basic sockets and screwdrivers, wrenches, etc.


---JOHN

[Burg460]

Matt, I could show up but it won't be till mid-late afternoon. I am on my way to work right now. Is it fairly simple to get to where you are??

[clavos]

Burg, according to Mapquest, it looks fairly simple. I assume you are coming from the north. Take I-25 to Santa Fe, Santa Fe south to Bowles, West on Bowles to Lowell, South on Lowell to W Ponds Cir (second right), take your first left, and you should'nt miss us. Hope to see you there!

[crazy rob]

Matt...the truck looks great! Sorry I wasn't much help but Jen and Chris were certainly entertained with my comments, remarks, jokes, etc.. It was great to see everyone since it's been so long. I really needed to hang out with group again. Its been too long. Ofcourse it seems a little quiet with out Heath here. Nice meeting the guys that I've never seen before (can't remember names at the moment) and hope to see ya at the next meet I'm able to be at.

[mattadams]

Yeah, I can't thank people enough for all the work they did today on the truck, we accomplished basically all the projects I had and then a few! I was very pleased!
I still have a few projects ahead of me tomorrow, and anyone that wishes to help for a second day is of course welcome, we got a lot more then I had planned for the whole weekend. Aside from the grill/grill shell and flares/wheel wells, the truck is literally about ready!

[Heath]

So where are the PICS???

[crazy rob]

Now it hits me I could of been taking pictures while they worked on the truck...only thing was I didn't have a camera with me. I think Chris had his so he might of taken a couple pictures.

[MMPC]

Yes, pictures will be posted later tonight - I just haven't had time to UL them yet...

[clavos]

It is looking sharp. At least some of us were in, under, over, and around his truck trying to get things in order. It came along nicely.

[Glass]

I realized two things from working on Matts truck yesterday:

I am more sore today than i have ever been from "working" my job
and
I love my job.

Cant wait to see some pics of it, looked really good when we left.


---JOHN

[MMPC]

Okay everyone - here are some shots from yesterday's work:

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/side%20of%20truck.jpg
Gives you a good idea of the paint job and lift.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/wiring%20front.jpg
Figuring out the prerunner.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/rear%20of%20truck.jpg
The rear end after Chris expertly applied the new badges.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/Dom%20wiring.jpg
Working on the interior.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/wiring%20inside.jpg
Another interior shot.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/power%20slider.jpg
Because manually sliding the rear window is just too difficult. :D J/K

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/open%20side.jpg
Driver's side.

http://www.users.qwest.net/~mountainmediapro/Images/Matt's%20Truck/Dom,%20Jen%20and%20Rob.jpg
Nobody should wonder any longer why he's known as "Crazy Rob."

[Heath]

Thats it... Damn man, where are the profile shots with the doors closed and what not... And who are all those people I don't know working in my wrenchin spot???

[clavos]

Actually we thought of you Heath when we were testing the new nerf bars. LOL.. The pictures do not do it justice. It really does look sweet.

[MMPC]

Those are just "in-progress" shots. I figure Matt will post some more purdy ones after everything is in place. As for you not being there, Heath, I missed not hearing a single "DUMBASS!" directed at Matt (or anyone else). It just wasn't thet same... :wink:

[rino351]

Lookin GREAT!!!
I don't think the posted pictures do the height of the truck justice.
Anyway, AWESOME JOB!! :D