The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.

[Paul Y]

Originally Posted by jmarkha1

Great progress on the rolling chassis.
I was in the same boat re. how far to go with the cab paint but decided to blast the shell and epoxy prime and go from there. (not done yet)
I found a place in Wiltshire that will do the cab inside and out and apply 2k epoxy to protect it. Prior projects I have wire wheeled and scraped away for weeks but always regretted not going back to steel.

That LS you have looks very tidy inside - I bought a used core sight unseen and it was immaculate inside - apart from a bad lifter that got swapped out - hope you get a good couple of days on it next week...

Having built cars with £5-10K paint jobs I won't be doing that again! Woody will stay with his original battle scared paint, I do however like to have a smart engine bay so will blast the fire wall once Grizz has finished with my blaster.

The challenge comes with where do you stop... IF I paint the interior then do I blast it. If I am going to blast it do I take the windows out. If I take the windows out.... and so the snowball grows....

Fully expecting to change out some lifters and trays once I have the engine fired up but, hopefully I can put that off until I have a few miles under my belt. PLUS! I have the damn Christmas tree to pick up in Woody that has now become pretty much the only thing my daughter talks about....

Will wonder over and have a look at your build.

Thanks!

P.

[jmarkha1]

I hear you - the"original " plan was patina truck with immaculate interior and mechanicals. that way I don't have to worry about actually using it as a truck or parking it up and not worrying.
Will see what happens once the cab is done.

I also need to start a build thread to get some much needed enthusiasm :-)

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Having built cars with £5-10K paint jobs I won't be doing that again! Woody will stay with his original battle scared paint, I do however like to have a smart engine bay so will blast the fire wall once Grizz has finished with my blaster.

The challenge comes with where do you stop... IF I paint the interior then do I blast it. If I am going to blast it do I take the windows out. If I take the windows out.... and so the snowball grows....

Fully expecting to change out some lifters and trays once I have the engine fired up but, hopefully I can put that off until I have a few miles under my belt. PLUS! I have the damn Christmas tree to pick up in Woody that has now become pretty much the only thing my daughter talks about....

Will wonder over and have a look at your build.

Thanks!

P.

[88Stanger]

Originally Posted by jmarkha1

I hear you - the"original " plan was patina truck with immaculate interior and mechanicals. that way I don't have to worry about actually using it as a truck or parking it up and not worrying.
Will see what happens once the cab is done.

I also need to start a build thread to get some much needed enthusiasm :-)

Start a build thread!! It is great to watch others build theirs and then learn from others also, get great input and just be part of the fun!
Paul has done a great job so far on this build and it is awesome to watch is as he does it.

[jmarkha1]

Thanks 88Stanger and PaulY for the nudge.
Yes - I have been collecting pictures already so will start a build thread and share the journey - I check build threads pretty much every day on here so I should join in the fun really.

will start part1 asap...

Originally Posted by 88Stanger

Start a build thread!! It is great to watch others build theirs and then learn from others also, get great input and just be part of the fun!
Paul has done a great job so far on this build and it is awesome to watch is as he does it.

[Paul Y]

Originally Posted by jmarkha1

Thanks 88Stanger and PaulY for the nudge.
Yes - I have been collecting pictures already so will start a build thread and share the journey - I check build threads pretty much every day on here so I should join in the fun really.

will start part1 asap...

Look forward to it!

P.