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mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:05 PM

It took me 5 months and 14 days to get a new engine, new wheels and tires , new exhaust, new springs, locker in the rear end, new interior, and new paint. I did all the work but the exhaust myself. Here's its current state. I still have to get a new windshield installed and buff some of the harder to get to areas once I get a mini buffer and I have a few trim pieces yet to install but all in all it doesnt look half bad for a driveway paint job on a $500 truck.

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:06 PM

chrome cowl

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:06 PM

cowl hood

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:07 PM

more hood

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:08 PM

drivers side. My digital camera is on its last leg

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:09 PM

right side

Crank · 09-28-2002, 08:12 PM

Looks like a nice truck. Sorry to say, But I don't dig the chrome cowl panel!?!?! Sorry. How did you get the paint like that? Color sanded? Just buffed out? Thanks
Brandon

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:17 PM

I'm not sure how much I am digging on the chrome cowl either. I'll probably reinstall the original cowl at some point after I get it buffed out. I have a small buffer on order to do that and some smaller detail pieces. Lacquer is where its at if you want shiny paint. It doesnt last as long as enamel and regular waxing is absolutely required but with a little 1200 grit sandpaper and a buffer you can really make it shine. A lot of people are asking me if I am going to clear coat it? WHY ? Nothing makes a panel harder to match or go to hell faster than a big old slathering of clear paint.

**stllookn** · 09-28-2002, 08:18 PM

Mike...OUTSTANDING JOB!!!!!!!! That is a great looking paint job! That is one you sprayed in lacquer in your garage with the dirt floor and a 30 mph breeze blowing off the sound...LMAO! You did a great job...be proud!

mikep · 09-28-2002, 08:21 PM

Dude. My garage is WAY too full of junk to fit my truck in it. That was done in my Driveway and the sound is 1/2 mile away! My neighbors hate me!

*racedvl* · 09-28-2002, 08:24 PM

That truck looks great!!! But I agree Brabra, that chrome cowl just doesn't do it for me. But you have done some great work there! I really like the way your paint turned out!! Congrats!

EJ · 09-28-2002, 08:33 PM

Very sharp looking truck!

barn9 · 09-28-2002, 08:58 PM

Nice work, and it looks great with one exception, that chrome cowl just don't work! Easy fix though. That's the first one I've seen, and that's plenty for me. I admire your work though, you should be proud, congrats!

low 84 · 09-28-2002, 09:47 PM

the cowl is cool. it diferentiates it from 'cookie cutter' trucks. i think it add a nice touch. where did you get it?

JD72 · 09-28-2002, 10:41 PM

Truck looks great, I'm kinda digging the cowl too. The best part you did it yourself your way and cheaper than a new one.

toms68cst · 09-28-2002, 11:02 PM

Nice old 68. I like the hood and the cowel. It looks nice with the 68 front grill.

Looks like another 68 "sport truck" fan is in the works! (As we call the 67-72's in our house)

Blue_71 · 09-28-2002, 11:12 PM

looks sweet, but i dont really like the chrome cowl.. looks to much like bare-metal and makes it look unfinished to me

Johngear67 · 09-29-2002, 12:03 AM

nice to see the effort and glad you could share your joy with us

basketcase · 09-29-2002, 01:06 AM

Beautiful job. That chrome cowl would work great if you chromed the hood, fenders and doors then scalloped the black up onto the doors and a little into the fenders.

Never mind. It's late and I'm at work.

Tom

*Gee_Emm* · 09-29-2002, 10:09 AM

One of the chrome cowls I have see in person had the outside part painted the body color and just the middle part chrome. So that if you would look at the truck from the side you wouldnt see the chrome part. I dont know how they did it, I think they might have cut the middle part out and chromed it and bolted it back in somehow.

Blue_71 · 09-29-2002, 02:01 PM

Gee-Eem, maybe tape off the center and scuff up the rest and paint it?

nate68 · 09-29-2002, 06:47 PM

could you take a pic of the underside of the hood? i wanna see what the underside of the cowl hoods look like.

09-28-2002, 08:05 PM	#1
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Pics of the truck after buffing It took me 5 months and 14 days to get a new engine, new wheels and tires , new exhaust, new springs, locker in the rear end, new interior, and new paint. I did all the work but the exhaust myself. Here's its current state. I still have to get a new windshield installed and buff some of the harder to get to areas once I get a mini buffer and I have a few trim pieces yet to install but all in all it doesnt look half bad for a driveway paint job on a $500 truck. Attached Images __________________ No truck :-( Last edited by mikep; 09-28-2002 at 08:12 PM.

09-28-2002, 08:06 PM	#2
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	chrome cowl Attached Images __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:06 PM	#3
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	cowl hood Attached Images __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:07 PM	#4
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	more hood Attached Images __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:08 PM	#5
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	drivers side. My digital camera is on its last leg Attached Images __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:09 PM	#6
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	right side Attached Images __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:12 PM	#7
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,964	Looks like a nice truck. Sorry to say, But I don't dig the chrome cowl panel!?!?! Sorry. How did you get the paint like that? Color sanded? Just buffed out? Thanks Brandon

09-28-2002, 08:17 PM	#8
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I'm not sure how much I am digging on the chrome cowl either. I'll probably reinstall the original cowl at some point after I get it buffed out. I have a small buffer on order to do that and some smaller detail pieces. Lacquer is where its at if you want shiny paint. It doesnt last as long as enamel and regular waxing is absolutely required but with a little 1200 grit sandpaper and a buffer you can really make it shine. A lot of people are asking me if I am going to clear coat it? WHY ? Nothing makes a panel harder to match or go to hell faster than a big old slathering of clear paint. __________________ No truck :-( Last edited by mikep; 09-28-2002 at 08:22 PM.

09-28-2002, 08:18 PM	#9
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,463	Mike...OUTSTANDING JOB!!!!!!!! That is a great looking paint job! That is one you sprayed in lacquer in your garage with the dirt floor and a 30 mph breeze blowing off the sound...LMAO! You did a great job...be proud! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

09-28-2002, 08:21 PM	#10
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Dude. My garage is WAY too full of junk to fit my truck in it. That was done in my Driveway and the sound is 1/2 mile away! My neighbors hate me! __________________ No truck :-(

09-28-2002, 08:24 PM	#11
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	That truck looks great!!! But I agree Brabra, that chrome cowl just doesn't do it for me. But you have done some great work there! I really like the way your paint turned out!! Congrats!

09-28-2002, 08:33 PM	#12
EJ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: El Dorado Springs, MO Posts: 227	Very sharp looking truck!

09-28-2002, 08:58 PM	#13
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Nice work, and it looks great with one exception, that chrome cowl just don't work! Easy fix though. That's the first one I've seen, and that's plenty for me. I admire your work though, you should be proud, congrats! __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

09-28-2002, 09:47 PM	#14
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	the cowl is cool. it diferentiates it from 'cookie cutter' trucks. i think it add a nice touch. where did you get it? __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

09-28-2002, 10:41 PM	#15
JD72 WTF Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: loganville, Ga. Posts: 118	Truck looks great, I'm kinda digging the cowl too. The best part you did it yourself your way and cheaper than a new one. __________________ Some people are wise, some people are otherwise. 72 cheyenne primer factory air lowered rallyes with flat caps flowmasters 12 bolt 3.73 350/350 combo needs rockers . Cowl hood installed. 81 Malibu wagon lowered with 17's bright ass yellow and v-6. 71 225 Electra all original 455/4 81 z28



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09-28-2002, 11:02 PM	#16
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,277	Nice old 68. I like the hood and the cowel. It looks nice with the 68 front grill. Looks like another 68 "sport truck" fan is in the works! (As we call the 67-72's in our house) __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

09-29-2002, 12:03 AM	#18
Johngear67 The Mighty Blue Bottle Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canada Sk Posts: 134	nice to see the effort and glad you could share your joy with us __________________ 1967 Chevy C 10 Custom 350 780 cfm 467 lift 278 dur ported&pollished 2400 stall 350TH B&M shifter 175 shot of nitrious

09-29-2002, 01:06 AM	#19
basketcase Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Edgerton OH USA Posts: 627	Beautiful job. That chrome cowl would work great if you chromed the hood, fenders and doors then scalloped the black up onto the doors and a little into the fenders. Never mind. It's late and I'm at work. Tom __________________ '69 swb stepside in progress. '59 Corvette lifetime project

09-29-2002, 10:09 AM	#20
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	One of the chrome cowls I have see in person had the outside part painted the body color and just the middle part chrome. So that if you would look at the truck from the side you wouldnt see the chrome part. I dont know how they did it, I think they might have cut the middle part out and chromed it and bolted it back in somehow.

09-29-2002, 06:47 PM	#22
nate68 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: ca Posts: 1,110	could you take a pic of the underside of the hood? i wanna see what the underside of the cowl hoods look like. __________________ 68 short step, 406/700r4, 9" w/discs.

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