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I hear ya on being tapped out budget wise right now, I'm waiting on my tax return now lol. My water neck is a 45 degree but again I cheaped out and bought the summit racing polished one. Definitely not as good quality as a Billet Specialties one but it will do. I had the same one on my 72 and it looked great.

I think your motor looks great as well, I love the orange. I was going to paint my waterpump orange but it came with a very nice black powdercoat so my dad talked me out of it. He was like it matches the rest of the black on the motor. I plan to add a little more shine too when I go with a march serpentine system.
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The Edelbrock classic cast air cleaners look pretty good. Either the oval or round one would look good, just personal preference as to which you like more.
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Any time to work on the truck recently? I saw your post about the vw color....I think that sounds cool since it'll be the first one of our trucks done with it!

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Dad and I have been studying paints, how to mix and technique. We had my grille very very close to perfect and the clear coat reacted a little. We're going to re-blast and try again.

The engine and trans are bolted back together and ready to drop in. I am just waiting for a decent weekend to clean my frame rails back off so we can bolt it all back up.

I will be using a color called Speedway white for the grille and top. It is a creamy white color off a 2001+ Corvette. It almost looks white but it a very cool shade .. like a Vanilla color.

I am a bit undecided on the color of the truck as this will be my first true all over paint job. I want something different and I saw a VW at the airport this morning. I could just see it on a 68 stepper. It is a silver'ish blue color called Horizon Blue. I'll post up some pics in a little while. It would be killer with the cream color and my gray wheels / black buckets. :metal:

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A contrasting color that I like is, an off white, that appears to have an ever so slight, tint of gray

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seems like you have it down packed chad !!!! glad you are making progress !!!

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Raull - I still haven't ruled out what we talked about either. Ahhh ! just so hard to commit to a color. :D

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Some Pics ..

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i hear you !!! i would have one of graphic computer gurus maybe do a sketch of your truck !!!!!!!

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:o Man ! I am getting gray! I'm only 38.

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That's okay...I'm 33 and when I got my hair cut this week the lady asked me if I wanted her to take out all the gray? I said no....I want some hair left please ;)

Grille and engine look great!!!

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That's the 'Speedway White' color. I really like it. That's just the base and man it layed out like velvet. BUT As soon as we sprayed the clear it had major Solvent Pop. I'm not sure what we did wrong but something went nuts. My grille is at the blaster now, we're starting over with all PPG stuff. DP Ecoat, K36, 220/400/500 wet block, DBC, and 2021 clear.

And, yes .. in a booth this time. :D Dad has a friend with a fully equipped booth in his back yard shop. He said we could use it anytime.

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build is looking good...im at the paint stage of mine right now,definitely gobbles up lots of time!

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Your powertrain and grill looks great! You'll be back running in no time. On the gray, be glad you have it :( better than no hair at all

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Thanks for all the compliments! I can't wait for spring. I'm going today to buy more white DBC base and clear. I'm going to talk to them about the Omni brand .. we'll see what happens I guess. I just don't know enough about the paints to really know the difference yet. Just trying to learn.

There's something about driving a car / truck you know you did all the work. I have paid for paint jobs too (high end paint jobs, and several trophies to show for it) but quite honestly I just can't afford it right now. I know it's expensive to buy the paint too but I have always wanted to learn how to paint. One way to do it !! I'm jumping in with both feet. It may not be perfect .. but I'm not perfect either.

Just something Dad and I can enjoy and go to local shows, etc.

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Are you sure thats not overspray from painting :)

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:lol: Well, could be !

Naaa.. It's hereditary I was getting gray in my 20's. But, the wife likes it.

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I'm trying to come up with a door logo for my truck. I want something that looks Vintage, but still follows the So. Cal 'surfer' look. Just an old Hot Rod but still paying homage to my old man and all the Hot Rods we have built together over the years. Which one do you like the best? I think I like the one on the left .. but I like them both :D

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I like the top one you came up with. There are a ton of threads with shop trucks/patinas/rat rods, but since yours will be much nicer than that 'look' maybe something like this? Not exactly SoCal/Surfer, but still cool imho. As for the tagline, your truck won't be 'half fast' or 'half-a$$ed' since it'll be sporting a big block with nice paint & body!

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That is awesome too. I'm not really doing the 'Shop truck' thing .. but just a shiney Shop Truck if that makes sense? Worst case if I mess the paint up too bad I can just Faux-tina it. :lol:

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Yeah, I kinda know what you're going for - like you said a shiney shoptruck. Basically a nice driver/hot rod with a logo on the door. Yours will be much too nice to be a considered a parts chaser or shop truck, that's why I posted a logo that was shiney and not patina'd or faux-tina'd like a lot of the trucks that are following that trend.

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I like the top one.

What about a vintage board shop logo instead of hot rod shop?
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Tough decision !! Both are cool but the top one would make the best t shirts
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Just checking up on your progress,your motor looks great,the shop logos are all nice.Hope to see more soon & keep on truckin' :metal:

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Where are the pictures pictures pictures pictures ? looking real nice.

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Great work,

Nice Build, were getting down to the home stretch

You have that good of weather to be out side painting, you are a lucky man.

I have snow on the ground

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I have been wrapped up in home projects for the past couple weekend days. I am planning to work on my truck this coming weekend if the weather is decent. I need to roll it out of the garage and clean up the frame rails then we'll drop the BB back in.

Once it's back to ride height (or close) I'll take more pics. The next step is a CNotch and drop arms. The back is going lower.

Stay tuned .. :metal:

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Feller, I admire you! Not only are you doing AWESOME work, you're doin it with your Dad. It brought a tear to my eye when your Dad commented a few post back about " You being his Best friend ". I am keeping an eye on this build & lovin the attention to detail " Your Way ". My Dad, really my step-father but raised me like his own, have been talkin about buildin his dream car together, a GTO. I'm lookin for just the right one & when I find it I'll be getting it as a surprize, kinda like askin Mother to get him away for the day, have it delivered to their garage, cover it up & let him find it with a sign on it sayin " Let's Git Er Done " when they get home from their outing. I'm doin a frame off build on my '69, well, my best friend is doin the biggest part, & I'm runnin a BBC/TH400. Keep up the Awesome work & keep them pictures a comin!!!

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this is an awesome build, im doing an 83 2wd stepside, hope mine comes out as well as yours is keep up the great work and the pics flowing:metal:

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Thanks guys. As soon as the weather breaks we're going to really get going on the paint. Dad has been doing quite a bit of priming and first cut blocking (220) and the plan is to really start spraying some color by spring time. We'll be working on it on Sunday. I'll take some more pictures.
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Talked to Nate last night and ordered a C notch kit, and the upper shock bar. I'm not sure where (how low) it will end up but I know I will need those two pieces at least. Just going for ride height right now.

So, I'll be grinding rivets in a couple weeks. :metal:
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Nice can't wait to see how it turns out. I have a 7" drop in the rear of mine and the cnotch opened up a lot more room.

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nice truck its coming along great, im not far from you i live in ooltewah, ive got a square body 74 gmc

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A Couple pics from the weekend. We have the BB back in, and I put my wheels (just the fronts) back on to see how it would look at ride height. Keep in mind, we still have the core support, the weight of the water / coolant in the radiator, all the front sheet metal, battery, bumper, etc. At least a couple hundred pounds to add to the nose weight. It should come down another inch or so (?) Hard to say ..

I like the look so far. I am working on my front clip now. The front fender is not as far along as the door and rest of the cab. Just first stage primer / 220 block. It will look better once I get the inner fender in, etc. I'm pretty stoked about it.

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Man i love it !

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Does Nate offer UCA / LCA for the 73+ front end? Humm .. to bag, or not to bag .. :metal: Not laying frame, .. just on air.. Dang it's tempting.

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LOL i'm contemplating the same thing right now, truck looks great

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Looks great! You know my thoughts on Bags.....DO IT! It's only time and money :haha:

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I am not going to say anything I will let these two pictures let you two make your mind about bags and a mild cnotch..just saying!!:devil:

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Absolutely incredible. .. That truck is sexy man.

255/40/20 on the front ? Are your fronts 8" or 8.5 ? Maybe it's the 5.25" BS that's looking a little different. Mine are 5.5" BS, but 73+ suspension and 1.25" rotors. I gained about .5" trackwidth on either side.

Mine will drop a little more once all the metal is on it. and my Dad and I sittin in it !!