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what is the best way to strip the paint in the bed ??
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ovencleaner works,one coat at a time
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Looks like you have a nice ride comming together..
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anyone got ideas on how low i should go ???
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go as low as you want. personally, i like to see them lay frame when parked, with a 5 inch ride height.
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Looks GR8 so far! You said about your high school shop how old ar ya. The reason I was wondering is that my 14 year old nephew is building a 68 short fleet as you may have read in some of my posts/threads about his truck. I wanted to let him know, to give him some insparation for his build. I think it's awesome that you young guys are into these old trucks and also show some very fine skills to say the least. Nice job keep up the GR8 work and keep us posted like you have been I'll be watching for sure. RJ22
BTW make it as low as you want but I think your truck would really turn some heads with a young guy driving it being as low as alot of these import tuner machines. I would be sure to park right beside them and watch em' get pi$$ed off when no one pays attention to their car. lol |
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as for us kids being interested in theres old trucks, well its our generation that will keep them going! |
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sandblast the inside of the bed. You can take the bed apart and take it to the blasters in pieces.
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i love the console, man! nothing like using your own taste! that cowl looks sweet, too... cant wait to order mine.
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a few more updates
1st pic, getting ready to prime it, 2nd pic, my and my pick-em-up 3rd is my new cowl hood 4th is my family of chevys the s10 is my dd, the purple one is my parts truck, and then there is my shortbed |
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oh yeah and my dad and i just bought a little miller 140 mig welder so the project shopuld start to speed up
aka i dont have to wait my turn for the welders at school anymore its confirmed that it IS a 50th!! but ive already done too much customizing to want to restore it to original. but i did save all the ivory interior and the trim (whitch is in great shape)!!! |
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This is fun to watch! If the first pic is before and the fourth pick is after you did a GREAT job under the hood. The paint under mine is drying- same deal, sand like crazy and then semi-gloss black.
How are you going to finish the console? Keep up with the pics please! Good on ya! |
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anybody have ideas on custom inner door skins ?? :fb:
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so i went to hook up my auto meter tach today, AND IT DIDNT WORK :( so i called summit and they told me to send it back and they will send me a new one! talk about good service!!!!
other that that i found some metal inserts to use for cup holders in my console. hopefully this weekend i can get the inside stripped and ready for primer !! |
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I was asking about the cover for the console- paint or leather or ???
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about how many hours (booth time) does it take to paint just the outside of one of thease trucks just to spray the base and clear not including time to spry primer.
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Nice looking truck, can't wait to start on mine!! :)
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some pics of my new cup holders for my console,
and a few progress pics body work ... |
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Looking good!
Where is Shoreline? |
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seattle washington
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Cool, we have a Shoreline down here, over on the peninsula in Mountain View - but there's not a shore.
I love the orginal colors from the 60's. I'm diggin the original mustard yelow. |
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today i got to play around with my new mig welder and replace my lower door corners that were rusted.
then i made a card board model of the steel glovebox that im going to be building this week. then i got the grinder out and finished up the welds along the back end whare the trim once was also got alitle more filler work done hopefuly will have it primed in a couple weeks and ready to guide coat and block out !! |
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