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It has been a while but finally the truck is ready to pick up..     It was good that I had plenty of time owing so I took some time out to pick up the truck...

Monday 11/7 I drove the car south...  (Yes I know I don't do cars very often but I needed to take tools in to do some jobs on the truck..)

I had a commitment to fulfill in Palmerston North before heading to Levin so didn't get there till early afternoon..  There was still some work to be done on the truck.   Like putting on the side trim and attaching number plate and hooking up number plate light...

I needed to put the lining back on the cab and clean up the inside while the guys were finishing off...

Hmmm a committee...!! lol..   the guys discussing the best way to attach the trim...  This ended up to be more of a challenge than I thought.

Work continued in the afternoon..   Tee sealed the tops of the windows for me as work attaching the trim progressed.   I stayed the Monday night at mate Waynes place near Fielding...  I was back after a relaxing breakfast in Palmerston North the following morning...

I had made an appointment to get a COF at the local VTNZ at 12:30 so pressure was on to get the trim fixed..  However only the left side got done and I had to take it away for a COF..  Fingers Crossed...

Truck at VTNZ all good..   The inspector loved the truck..  and it got lots of attention from some locals..  I even had an offer to buy!!  Not likely...  Note the side trim on this left side...

Back to the workshop and now time to put on the right hand side trim...   Not an easy task as it was so long...

A pic of the process..  Marty in the foreground giving instructions.. lol..   John feeding in the rubber trim into the track..  Hayden and Patrick down the other end pulling it through...   I don't think I will be taking it out very often... Nightmare...

However they finally got it in late in the day and all the touch ups were finished...

I was able to get away from the workshop at around 1700..  there was a storm brewing and expected a rough ride back to Turangi..   Sure enough the wind pounded the truck and I had to concentrate to keep it on the road..  The wipers stopped working in Sanson..  Not something I was a stranger to and soon had them fixed..  The holding nut comes loose with constant use..   It also happened in Taihape so another unscheduled stop...   The panels drummed in the wind but was tolerable...

I got home around 2030...  Cold but all in one piece...

Today I took the truck to Stump Bay for a photo shoot... Weather wasn't the best but I got a few pics...

Looking good

My favourite angle...

Further around to towards the front...

Another great angle..   I like them all.. lol....

This angle I am not so sure about..  There is something missing....  I will put a Hino badge on the front panel and the NZMCA wings somewhere...

Right hand side...  Looks great...

Now I can get back to work on the inside..  It is so good that I don't have to worry about rust etc...  
It has been a long process but the result has been worth the wait...  The guys at Marty's Panel and Paint in Levin are very good at what they do.

More to come..   Stay tuned..

XC