Ol' Blue 1970 - It's Quite a Story

[olblue1970]

Thanks. To answer your question, the exterior was a combination of roller and rattle can. I think I bought between 10-15 cans. (Try to get the Rustoleum when it occasionally comes out in the cans with 15-20% more paint free. Every little bit helps.) I also got the Rustoleum same color blue in a can to use with a roller. Walmart has some great prices on this paint.

I found a good tutorial at this link:

How to paint your car with Rustoleum. The right...

Roll-on is a lot of work, but the multiple layers make for a really good and thick coat/finish. Rattle can is easier but will take a lot of cans. You also need to prime it first. I recommend the grey Rustoleum primer because it is the least likely to run on you. Goes on very smooth and dries quickly.

I hope this helps, and I wish you the best on your project. You have a great truck with awesome potential.

Originally Posted by Scott>72-GMC

Awsome its good to know there is still good people out there. I want to make sure I got this right. Was the exterior rattle can as well? If so roughly how many cans. Thanks so much. What an inspiration to us broke people
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[olblue1970]

Wow, it seems like forever since I have been able to get on here. Between sickness, and a long "honey-do" list, I have been swamped. However, soon I should be able to get back on my "olblue1970" project once more.

Today was a huge step in that direction. After much thought, I decided to go ahead and purchase a brand new GM Chevy 350 crate engine. It arrived today! Ironically, it is loaded onto the back of Olblue at the moment. :-) And I have her safe and sound in my garage.

It's a long block. However, intake manifold, carburetor, distributor, spark plugs and wires, fuel pump, water pump ect will have to be put on.

Many thanks to Hydrojunkie for the intake manifold and carb. I've already finished cleaning the carburetor, and I think it looks great! The intake manifold is 90% clean. Should be able to finish cleaning it this week. Some parts I will have to purchase new, but several can be salvaged from my old 305 engine.

The plan is to take out the old 305 engine soon. Then with it out of the way, I will take care of some needed improvements to the engine bay area while I have the opportunity. That will no doubt take several weeks. When all of that is finished, the new 350 engine will be installed.

Recently, my turbo350 tranny gave me a fit while driving around town. But, since then, it's worked just fine...normal like always. But, that experience has made me nervous. Hopefully, she will be ok.

I plan to post pics of the progress of the project. One thing I'm struggling on is whether or not to pain the engine bay the same color as the truck or repaint it black as it currently is. And, I'm also torn on whether to paint the engine hugger orange or paint it my favorite color - bright red! Any suggestions?

Ok, that's all for now. Hope to post more soon. Thanks in advance for the feedback.