Tommy66 5.3/4l60 Build
 

I got a late start on taking my pics cause I did not discover this site till already had the body off(except the cab) and had already replaced floor pans, inner rockers, cab corners etc. So here is where I am as of now. Today I got the cab off, removed motor and tranny, removed unused brackets and started to clean frame a bit.

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Welcome to the site man. Good luck on the build. You have one thing goin for you so far......disc brakes lol. Well two things. A dry place to work

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I cant decide wether to sandblast and powdercoat, or paint. I really like the color combo Allans Classic went with the silver with black. Hey allan can I steal your color idea.:lol: Here is some pics of a hole that was hiding behind the stering sector.

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Welcome aboard, glad your here. Looks like your having fun. Good luck and post lots of pix or the picture police will get on you. :lol: I don't mind at all if you use my paint scheme. It means someone likes it. :lol:

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did someone summon me?!?!;)
nice work!
hopefully ours will be looking like that soon, all bare 'n stuff

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Welcome to the forums from Kansas City, KS to the MO boot heal. It appears you are off to a good start.

FYI, the picture police does exist, so post your photos early and often.

Happy Holidays and keep us posted.

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removed front crossmember today, removed trailing arms and rear end. I drilled 3 1/2" holes in the crossmember the trailing arms bolt to for my exaust to pass thru for more ground clearance. should I reenforce this member now or will it be fine?

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That's one thing I thought about doing but didn't before I painted the frame. I was going to reinforce mine somehow. I didn't put much thought into it obviously.

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I like that idea, I'm hoping to do it as well. Yes I would reenforce it, thought about some tubing that's 3.5" OD or something like that.

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I would weld a piece of tube in there to restore some strength.....plus it'll look better too.

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Nice start on your build.... Keep the pics coming..... Chris

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Great looking project!

I travel through Sikeston quite a bit.

Good luck with the rebuild.

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took the frame to get powdercoated today. I chose to go with silver. we will see how it turns out, I have heard good reviews from the company I chose, hope it looks good! should have it back within a week and I will post some pics

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Also painted some suspension components-gloss black. Here is a cheap trick I got from a friend, in case others dont already do so, I put my paint prep in a spray bottle for easy use. Just spray the parts then wipe clean.

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looks great keep up the good work and keep us posted.thanks for sharing

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hey tommy, looking good!!
if you don't mind me asking, what is the blasting and powder-coating on the frame costing ya?

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Major guts on the frame-up work. Looks great. Good job on the photos too. And yes - there is a special team on this site that will chase you down if you don’t give us updates with fresh pics. Welcome.

Mac. ;)

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Looks good. My chassis is two tone silver and pewter.

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picked up the frame today, had it powdercoated silver. This company charges $300.00 for any base color plus $125.00 for clear with sparkle or candy colors, plus the cost of sand blasting. So since I chose silver it had to be cleared because silver alone will not hold up to weather without a clear topcoat. Total cost of silver+clear+sandblasting= $585.00

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that looks NICE!!
thanks for the cost info. what is the name of the company that coated it for ya?

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sweeeeeet.......I would like to come and see this when you get rolling on it...Tommy are you near ????Lamberts?????? the throwing rolls eating place?

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Looken good...Love the silver...:metal:

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That looks really nice! I like the idea of the silver frame.


Home of the throwed rolls! It's amazing. When you were a kid your mother got on to you for playing with your food, but now you can visit Lamberts and pay them to throw you a hot roll from across the room! :lol:

Sorry. Back to the current topic...

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I got the color idea from Alans classic build. The company is powdercoating plus, I think there is a pic of the sign on this page with their phone number.

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Man that looks awesome:metal: I'm glad I inspired your color scheme.