Fast Orange: Rodstoration

[lyrikz]

Originally Posted by gcburdic

Muddpile,

this is an awesome build thread.....nice work!!!....Can't wait to see the finished product!!!

Agreed.. Nice build.

[my67chevytruck]

looking good, starting the rust repair on my son's 67 and hope it comes out as nice as yours..

[cojeepr]

That dash is crazy, I see why it's one of your favorites

[JayDubBlazer]

Looking good, betcha can't wait to get this on the road, spring is just around the corner. And yes some 20's would look awesome.

[muddpile]

You know, I just cleaned a months worth of pictures off my camera, and I could only find one to post in here that really made a statement, so here ya go!

[Already Gone]

[QUOTE=muddpile;2607883]You know, I just cleaned a months worth of pictures off my camera, and I could only find one to post in here that really made a statement, so here ya go!

That truck is sure starting to look real super and you should be proud of your accomplishment. Keep at it and it will be ready for this summers August Super Run in Saskatoon. I really like the stance on your truck, what are your front and rear lowering specs and tire sizes?

[muddpile]

The rear is a DJM flip kit, so about a 5.5"-6" drop (leaf truck). The Front is ECE spindles and springs, 4" drop. The tires are 255/70/15 on all corners.

[shifty]

I hadn't checked back in on this in a while, so just wanted to say: Turned out great. GOOD JOB. You have a hell of a lot to be proud of.

[Rollie396]

Wow!Looks to me like you're getting pretty close.I can't believe that's the same truck you first posted pics of a year or two ago.Hell of a job!

[muddpile]

[67ChevyRedneck]

I just had to do this:





CONGRATULATIONS! Awesome work, beautiful truck! Now THAT is something to be proud of!

[Putter]

Man, that thing has come a long way. It looks sa-weeeet, too.

Kinda partial to orange myself.

[Already Gone]

Congratulations !! You should be very proud of yourself. Now get out there and drive and enjoy the truck. ! see you went with the clear front signal light lenses, I have those too and I think they look so much better than the amber ones.

[muddpile]

Thanks guys! It's still not QUITE roadworthy. Tonight the bedliner was rolled in (long painful job, but worth it) and after that all I have left is a little power polishing, set the timing, tune the carb and get the remaining exhaust bent up for it. I still need an alignment with the new springs, but I plan on driving it a little and letting them settle first. This weekend is the maiden voyage, to where I have no idea, but I'm looking forward to it.

If you want to see this truck in person sometime, it will be in the Majestics car show in Regina the last weekend of April, or at any number of other events around the province.

As for the clear front markers, love em. They blend in really nice with the chrome.

[andrewt2]

Whats the paint code on this truck? is this chevy hugger orange?

[nuke1]

that looks great, if you are ever in stoon let us know, i hope to be getting down there for the majestics. later.

[420am]

Amazing. Exactly how I want my truck to sit as well. Nice seeing pics of the exact flip kit I'm looking into

[muddpile]

I'm sure the truck will see Stoon at some point, after all, I built it as a driver.

The paint is an industrial forklift orange. The pictures don't do it justice as to just how orange it really is... I don't have the code handy unfortunately, but it is a PPG Deltron single stage.

[muddpile]

Well, the test drive went well enough. Tons of torque, decent ride, super quiet inside, drives really nice. Only a few minor glitches to work out, then it's off to the exhaust shop (dumps at the back of the cab at the moment, no mufflers....) Other than that, I guess I can call it done, and I must say it feels great. Keep an eye on the 60-66 section, as my next build is a 64 short fleet, and it will be as far from stock as this 72 is close....

[gcburdic]

Great Job again muddpile!!!!.....Make sure you put a build tread of that 64 fleet in your signature....I'll definitely follow that one too!!!

[Orange]

DLB

[SRH916]

Originally Posted by muddpile

I've almost got all the rust cut out of the drivers side floor, but won't bother taking pics of that until it's done and ready to weld. There isn't much floor left after the large amount of rust is gone, but I have patch panels to cover all of it.

I've got the differential primed between the springs and should have the rest of it including the drum backing plates done tomorrow.



I also mounted my instrument cluster to see how it will look and fit, as the gauges aren't in the original places or the original sizes (and yes, I know some are really crooked, but I just slid them into the holes for fit). It fits really good, and I really like the look of it on the orange dash. I was thinking of painting the entire interior a semi-gloss grey to make it look more modern, but I'm leaning towards orange again.

Where did you get the bezels from? They look sick.

[muddpile]

The bezel is a stock one I sanded smooth, fibreglassed shut and cut my own holes in. I then sprayed everything with SEM texture paint and airbrushed skulls on it all. A bit of work, but it was 100% worth it.

[SRH916]

Did you use a stencil?

[muddpile]

Yes, it was an airbrush stencil. It wasn't that wide, and very hard to blend as the edges were just random fragments of bones/webbing. The gauge panel was simple, as the gauges cut into a lot of the blending. The glove box door is bigger with no interruptions, so it was a colossal pain...