Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

I see you're on thesamba too!!
Jason

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I'd easily be willing to pay that if they had the raised edge around the center like the original knobs!



Those are nice, but just not "correct". Kinda funny using the "correct" word on a custom, but that's the style I'm shooting for.



Yep! I'm convinced that there's enough VW guys on here to start our own forum section. What kinda VW you got?

Couple pics of my OG paint '64.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/ac5ddfc6.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/b60a4aef.jpg

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A few.
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Its on a vw pan!
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a 62 rag top (its some were on the samba)
a 02 Jetta TDI (the car I love the most!)
and I had a few along the way!! lol
Jason

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Sweet! How's the two door conversion going on the Renault? Been watching it on thesamba, very nice fab work on the frame and body!!

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The renault, rag top, nova, and my bus are sitting in a warehouse, I haven't worked on any of them in the last few months! I'm moving to a new house with a shop (that needs a little work) but it will be the first time I will have all my cars in one place to work on!! Finish Maggie's truck (so she can drive it) get the Nova done, than back to the Dauphine!
I love your work!! Incredible is the only word to describe it.
Jason

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I got the last piece of the steering column finished tonight. A friend had borrowed the column cover to get his paint matched to it so I didn't have it when I was working on the other column parts. I wanted to shorten it to match the three inches I took out of the column, but keep all of the factory stamping details. It would have been easier to just chop the end under the dash off, but what's the fun in that? :lol:


Marking the ends with masking tape.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F97AE20457.jpg


The mounting holes are exactly three inches center-to-center so I decided that I'd remove the section between the holes.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9923BEF67.jpg


There's not quite three inches from the end that would be cut off to the indention, so I didn't shorten the cover quite three inches.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FAF738FEAF.jpg


Beginning to cut the center out.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9BFF12541.jpg


Center removed, and the end section slid forward and tacked into place.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9CF34761F.jpg


Fully welded and ground down.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9E0599BA1.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9E6DEF528.jpg


And mounted back on the column.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9F258D538.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...F9F6D753B4.jpg

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Got the steering column parts bead blasted and the tube painted. Tomorrow I'm going to finish cleaning the inside of the bed with CLR and 0000 steel wool. I want to go ahead and get the bed buffed out, undercoated, and the floor in so it'll be ready to go back on the frame. LS2 blocks may as well be unicorns around here so I'll pick up a cheap 5.3 off craigslist to get the motor mounts and T56 crossmember sorted out.

Feels good to finally get to work on the truck, I've been wrenching on the VW the last two months in my spare time!


The turnsignal switch housing was bent so I straightened it out and double checked the fit before blasting everything.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED3232FC23.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED48F9A6B2.jpg


Primed/guidecoated, wetsanded, and painted.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED517DFB3B.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED64B0350F.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED6B441DF6.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ED734A4929.jpg


I've also started polishing out the side trim using Wenol metal polish to take the haze of the original anodizing, then waxing it. All the original trim is in unbelievably good condition, I won't have to replace any of it!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...EF981BA3E9.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...EF73C483B5.jpg

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

nice work astronaut, hey you posted about glass beads on my what to use thread, are there different grades/grains of the glass beads?

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Thanks, I've been using 80 grit from Harbor Freight, havent tried any other grits. I bought it to use on aluminum carb bodies but I like it on steel parts too. It's not the best for heavy paint or pitted rusty parts but it's fine for parts like the column that were thinly painted with only minor surface rust. I use #45 sand for parts that need more aggressive stripping.
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Thanks for sharing, the steering column parts came out looking awesome.

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Thanks!


More baby steps, got the column parts primed with DP90 and then a few coats of K36 high build.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FE1430D06C.jpg

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Picked up a cheap 5.3 for mock up duties today. Next on the list is a scattershield so I can get the motor/trans mounts built and finish the frame bracing.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...14F88A1959.jpg
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Been watchin for awhile. Man you have some nice progress. Keeps me motivated.
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amazing detail... each and every part, the smallest thing, all the hardware... amazing. i think that if you ever cut a corner you wouldn't be able to sleep. you'd get up and go out to make it right.

keep it going, we'll be here...

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

The details on this thing are nuts/... Keep up the good work I check back here all the time for ideas..

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

What?! You're the one providing motivation and making major progress!! I'm at a snails pace compared to you! Love your build, I check in on it often!



Thanks clemdaddy! Your're right, it would drive me crazy! There's already a few things I have in mind to go back and do over like the C-notch and some of the trimming on the bed floor.



Thanks, glad you like it! Hoping to get back on the frame as soon as I can pick up a scattershield!

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Bought a new lens for the gauges, it came in today. I wetsanded and buffed the lettering off and sent it to Jason at Greenback Decal. Instead of printing the 160 mph speedo graphics on a clear decal we are going to reprint the whole thing straight on the lens. This way the color will match and there's no chance of getting air bubbles under the decal. He said the tach should be finished soon and he'll have the lens in a couple days so he can work on it. Can't wait to see the gauges finished, I think it's going to be one of my favorite parts of the truck!


I forgot to take a finished after pic but buffing the lens is much clearer now.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...BEC0B85404.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...BEC6B05072.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...BECB9C7872.jpg

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

I can't wait see it either.

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I'm looking forward to seeing it too. We've talked about this before and you've beat me to the punch on having one done. I'm just looking for a color change. I didn't think about just polishing off the graphics on a new lens. I have been thinking about getting a piece of polycarbonite cut and then printed on.

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Getting a piece cut might be better, the repro's had a bit of distortion that I had to sand out before buffing. Lexan or something similar would be much clearer. I even thought cutting from glass but it would be too easy to break and I don't know how well the graphics would stick.

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What color silver did you use on the gauge cluster trim.

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Sorry for the late response, I just found the can. It's SparVar S120 Silver.
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Santa came early this year! It's just like I wanted and even has the lip around the edge to put the original style shift pointers on it!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...4E07739319.jpg

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

That looks good. Who did the work on the gauge(s)?

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Coolness abounds here!:metal:

Keep it up!

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

Jason Wilson at Greenback Decal made the tach and is reprinting the speedo lens.

http://parklane410.wix.com/home


Thanks!

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

can you post some pics of the whole truck?

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

The truck is completely apart (and was when i bought it) but I had posted pics of everything when I first bought the truck and posted it all here. All those pics on the first page are gone though; I'll work on getting them uploaded to photobucket and put them back up.
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Here's a few quick ones til I get the first page fixed.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._7432425_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._2539339_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._2163112_n.jpg

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http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._8361503_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._6933266_n.jpg


About the only rust it has.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...8_296847_n.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s..._5793052_n.jpg

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Wow! I'm blown away at how straight that truck is! It must have been garaged its whole life and hardly used. I can't believe how little rust it has!

Talk about finding a gem!

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I was quite happy to find it! I had to pay a good bit more than I had originally planned to spend on a truck, but it was worth it since I won't have to do a ton of rust repair and I won't have to paint the whole truck, just blend in a few places. With a little buffing the paint even has a slightly faded shine.

The front edge of the hood has rust and I'll probably go ahead and pull the vent boxes off the sides of the cowl like pdxhall did in his build thread to make sure there no rust hiding in there. Other than what little rust it has, the only other "major damage" is the extra holes drilled in the doors for west coast mirrors.

The guy that owned it it's whole life owned the downtown Esso station and kept it inside when they didn't had an open stall. He must have pampered it since the inside of the bed is very straight and even the inside of the tailgate only has a few small dings. My dad and some of his friends have said that they remember the truck sitting in that station since it was near their high school. It had about 85,000 miles on it when the PO took it apart.

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Again, all I can say from seeing the pics is WOW! The condition of the inner bed sides and wheel tubs is astounding!

Hopefully, you got to pay a good bit less at buying it aready taken apart. It sounds like the PO got a wild hair for a project and then lost intrest. I know its a lot easier to take one apart than redo the parts and put it back together.:lol:

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He was actually trying to find someone to do the metalwork/rust repair when dad mentioned to him that I was looking for a truck. He had bought another driver '66 and wanted to do and engine/trans swap, so he called us and said that he'd sell me the truck if I was interested in it so he could work on the other one he bought. He would have kept/finished it if I hadn't bought it.

***I edited all of the old post to fix the dead pictures- everything on the first couple pages should show up now***

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

how'd you do that? I was told I'd have to start a new thread when my links broke

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Well, I'm glad you got it because with your intention of making it a pro-touring rebel, and your attention to detail, it is going to be off the charts!

I read through your '55 International build thread earlier today. You really are some sort of bodyshop god from looking at the repair work and paint work that you put into that truck! I'm in awe and bowing at your altar of hammered metal!

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

There's a "edit" button at the bottom of my post, it hasn't always shown up for some reason? There was one other time that I needed to edit a post and there was no edit button to click. I think some forums don't allow post to be edited after a certain length of time, but my first post here that I edited today was from 7-13-11.

This is what it looks like for me. I'm using Google Chrome, maybe it's different with for other internet explorers?


http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...C10/hsfhhh.jpg



Thanks, but I wouldn't consider myself to be that great at metalwork. I've got a long way to go still! I still have to skim coat most everything, sometimes a couple times to get things ready to prime and block. I'd like to learn how to metalfinish repairs so that I don't have to use filler.

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Its OK to be humble and all, but you're way better than your probably giving yourself credit for. I think even the masters have to use a light skim coat!

You Sir, are big time skilled! I wish you didn't live across the country where I might try to apprentice a little!

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Always such nice work!! Killer skills kat!

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Thanks guys!



I stuck the tach in another tach cluster I restored to check the fit. It's perfect, and the original shift pointers fit!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FF97C9FAE8.jpg


And I also started tearing into the cluster I'll use for the truck. This one came from a '66 parts truck I bought so it'll have the correct water temp gauge. It's also in pretty good shape so it'll turn out better than the other cluster above.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...03A1E67E80.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...03AC4A2821.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...03EB37A527.jpg

Re: Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build
 

weird...yeah, any time I ever post, I only have a limited amount of time to edit (30 mins. ?)...I just checked my newest build thread, & there's no way to edit the first post....I asked admin about it a while back because my Photobucket links had broken in the original build thread...I was told I would have to create a new build thread to fix it, which I did

btw, the tach looks great!