Angela Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 i'm so irritated and i'm kinda at a point just to sell everything and become a hermit and what really pisses me off is that i served in iraq 3 times for assholes like him so they can have freedoms to continue to screw others over Gene, THANK YOU for your service man. There are PLENTY of us who appreciate your time in & sacrifices you made. This asshole will get his day with Karma. It REALLY SUCKS that this is happening to you but I hope you find a little solace in having your truck back in your hands & the fact that this nightmare might end here. Imagine if you had the hassle of trying to fight to get it back? It'd probably make you so frustrated & angry that you'd have to walk away...then this assmunch wins. Hang in there man...don't give up :angel: 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 If he would not picked it up yesterday it would have been gone. The owner of the property told him if it was on the property on friday night it would have been locked up and he would not have gotten it back. Also the so caled body man painter would traded it for some crack. He was dealing with more than one criminal element. I kept telling him to get the truck out of there but he kept proscrastinating removing the truck. At least he got it out. He did not have a written contract for what was to done to the truck. I thought he would have learned something from my ordeal with my 520 paint job where I dot back a half sanded truck for $2.000. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Where are you guys finding these guys? 2 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 i'm so irritated and i'm kinda at a point just to sell everything and become a hermit and what really pisses me off is that i served in iraq 3 times for assholes like him so they can have freedoms to continue to screw others over I feel you pain but don't give up.... you'll regret that more.... And thanks for your sevice... 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted August 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 well me and charlie went to another paint shop in my area and the painter came and looked at my 521 to give me an estimate, paint will be around $600 if i supplied my paint /clear coat but to finish/redo body work will be $1000 and a additional $200 to prep and paint fiberglass canopy. and will take 1 month and i don't have to pay full amount upfront only $500. 1 Quote Link to comment
S30Jay Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Better luck this time 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Good luck.... maybe get something in writing this time.... 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 plan on getting it in writing next time Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted August 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 nothing to update cuz of a-hole painter who i paid up front who i found out does drugs burnt me, i hope karma catches up with him Quote Link to comment
S30Jay Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 I'm not sure how you are having such a hard time finding someone who will paint your truck Gene. Is there a local tech school that would paint it? 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted September 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 thinking on making my shifter rod assembly to look like a late 60's dodge charger 4 speed pistol grip shifter assembly Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 need input on wheels that i might use instead of polished kidney slot mags. i thought these were frontier rims but charlie69 pointed out that they are 96-97 hardbody wheels https://s1.postimg.org/2g85h34en3/frontier_rim_1.jpg https://s1.postimg.org/8agnuq02r3/darksteel_cap_on_rim_1.jpg https://s1.postimg.org/6o0iw4tuen/2nd_dark_steel_cap_1.jpg https://s1.postimg.org/6i4oygwk33/frontier_caps_versions_1.jpg Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Gene I showed you how to post pictures. Your are posting links. Research how to post the images. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Click on the "share" icon, then copy the "hotlink for forums". Wasn't this truck painted purple at one time? 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Wayno: it was supposed to be painted plum crazy purple back in march but i was getting the run around until August and the a$$hole screwed me out my money, time and supplies. Karma is heading his way 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I am fairly sure this was purple several years ago, or at least a lot of the truck was purple, but all the photos are gone now. 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 here is what i did today for grimace i cleaned 1 of the rims up, lightly sanded then with some fine wet sandpaper i think 1500 grit and painted them metallic dark steel made by rustoleum paint/primer to match the plastic center caps so now i need to finish the other 3 and mount tires on them https://s1.postimg.org/1r9jw49x7j/hardbody_wheels_1.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 so here is a few pix of wheel on grimace. let me know what you think https://s33.postimg.org/gauxq4msv/hardbody_rim_on_grimace1_1.jpg https://s33.postimg.org/bdlyij4zz/hardbody_rim_on_grimace2_1.jpg https://s33.postimg.org/qaufjbkqn/hardbody_rim_on_grimace3_1.jpg Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 I think the rims turned out great. 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Well my Xmas wish is for peace and harmony for everyone of my friends and family this holiday season and in the future, maybe with help from my nephew I can get back to working on grimace and finish it Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 well i went to see the other painter today who was near my house who gave me a quote for $1600 in august to see if he had time to finish grimace, but i talked with owner of property and he told me that the painter was behind on rent and was evicted recently, so now the search continues for a decent painter. body man to finish grimace Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 I cannot find anyone reliable either, that is why I ended up painting the 520 myself, it was good enough for me, and by no stretch of the imagination was it perfect. But every time I take the cover off it and I get someone knocking on my door, they all want to talk about that truck, I am always getting asked if I want to sell it, I have only been asked once if I want to sell the 521 kingcab. 2 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 wayno you are welcome to paint my 521 here in phoenix, i can get you a plane ticket round trip and you can crash at my house while you are here 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 :lol: :lol: :lol: I cannot paint worth a shit, like I said, it was good enough for me what I did, painters look at it and walk away shaking their heads. 2 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted December 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 well another painter came by on thursday and gave me a quote of 10k to redo bodywork and paint with cut and buff to make grimace a show truck, im going to dig out the air DA sander and sandpaper tomorrow and begin to sand down all the rough areas and try to get it ready for primer Quote Link to comment
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