This build has lasted over two years. In that amount of time a lot has gone on in my life. My father fought and won a battle with cancer, I got to play guitar for one of my punk rock idols and then had to face another health issue with my father. I mentioned before in this thread how important the movie Duel is for me. This was a movie my dad and I shared every time it came on TV. When he saw it listed in TV Guide, he would let me know and I would stop what ever I was doing and watch it with him. I have built this truck not for myself...but for both my dad and I. Sadly, my dad passed away last August. He had a a few bad strokes which started in October of 2014 and his health just kept going down from that point on. There were some hopeful moments, but he never regained enough strength to fully recover. During his stays in hospitals, and skilled nursing homes, he kept asking me how the truck was coming along. I was able to finish the truck in time for him to see it and he was most amazed at how I did the lettering. He never got to see the base but I'm glad he got to see the truck. Pictured here with the truck is my dad's urn. He was a HUGE Dale Earnhardt fan.
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Earlier today I went out to a part of Soledad Canyon Road to take some pictures. I went to this filming area and not much has changed in 44 years.
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Here are some pictures at this location.
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This pretty much completes this journey. I thank everyone for looking and giving me some input and help along the way. There are still a couple of tiny tweaks I want to do to this but for the most part, the truck is finished.
Thanks again.