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K5 Addiction 05-20-2015 12:18 AM
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Can't wait to get it to the blaster & in sealer.

Captainfab 05-20-2015 01:09 AM
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What is the thickness of the aluminum for your tonneau cover? I assume there must be a structure underneath?

K5 Addiction 05-20-2015 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Captainfab (Post 7179067)
What is the thickness of the aluminum for your tonneau cover? I assume there must be a structure underneath?
It's 3/16 and there is a frame welded to it. It's hinged at the back and has a channel that's bolted to the inside top of the bed that the tonneau sets in (makes it sit flush in the bed) that also funnels water to drains that go through the bed floor.

K5 Addiction 05-29-2015 02:27 AM
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Making progress. Body is at the media blaster. I'm digging the chassis as it sits.
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K5 Addiction 05-29-2015 02:28 AM
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1963c-10 05-29-2015 08:13 AM
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Looking sharp!!!

K5 Addiction 05-29-2015 12:05 PM
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Here's a few more and and a perspective on the changes old Pete has gone through.

Modges'66 05-29-2015 06:57 PM
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That thing is looking super-sweet!
Originally, I was going to go with the same door handles, but decided to go with none at all...

Captainfab 05-30-2015 12:39 AM
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Yes that chassis does look good just by itself. :thumbs:

K5 Addiction 05-30-2015 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Modges'66 (Post 7190851)
That thing is looking super-sweet!
Originally, I was going to go with the same door handles, but decided to go with none at all...
Thanks. I read through your build thread. Your truck is killer! You do clean work.
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Modges'66 05-30-2015 09:31 PM
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Thanks. I read through your build thread. Your truck is killer! You do clean work.
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Thanks man!
I have been watching your thread for a while!

K5 Addiction 06-02-2015 03:27 PM
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Just got my headers back from Nitroplate. Damn they look good. Nearly identical to the powder coat on the intake & Valve covers.

Palf70Step 06-02-2015 05:55 PM
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Very nice!

likaroc13 06-02-2015 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by K5 Addiction (Post 7195485)
Just got my headers back from Nitroplate. Damn they look good. Nearly identical to the powder coat on the intake & Valve covers.
Those look nice. I guess you got in before they went to fulfilling only OE & high volume commercial orders?

Captainfab 06-03-2015 01:34 AM
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Those look good. I take it that is a high temp coating? Is it ceramic based? Those are some THICK collector flanges. What brand of headers are those? The last I saw, you had the cast Hooker manifolds.

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Originally Posted by K5 Addiction (Post 7195485)
Just got my headers back from Nitroplate. Damn they look good. Nearly identical to the powder coat on the intake & Valve covers.

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 08:12 PM
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Very nice!
Thanks!

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by likaroc13 (Post 7196003)
Those look nice. I guess you got in before they went to fulfilling only OE & high volume commercial orders?
Literally the last day they took in orders.

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Captainfab (Post 7196210)
Those look good. I take it that is a high temp coating? Is it ceramic based? Those are some THICK collector flanges. What brand of headers are those? The last I saw, you had the cast Hooker manifolds.
They are Gibson headers. Yeah it's ceramic based.

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 08:17 PM
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Got the truck back from media blast & found it was in as good a shape as we thought. Glad we didn't have any nasty surprises. Just a little rust in the foot boards.

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 08:19 PM
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Now in Sealer.

likaroc13 06-04-2015 09:42 PM
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Literally the last day they took in orders.
Haha, glad you got squeezed in there! I went to look for some pricing on their website & couldn't figure out what was going on. Luckily I came across a Facebook link when I did a Yahoo search, & that led to me finding their post about no longer taking individual orders.

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Got the truck back from media blast & found it was in as good a shape as we thought. Glad we didn't have any nasty surprises. Just a little rust in the foot boards.
Looks great! Such a nice advantage having one that solid.

K5 Addiction 06-04-2015 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by likaroc13 (Post 7198676)
Haha, glad you got squeezed in there! I went to look for some pricing on their website & couldn't figure out what was going on. Luckily I came across a Facebook link when I did a Yahoo search, & that led to me finding their post about no longer taking individual orders.



Looks great! Such a nice advantage having one that solid.
Only problem is now I want the rest of the exhaust done in the same coating & it's not an option. :bsf:

likaroc13 06-04-2015 11:42 PM
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Only problem is now I want the rest of the exhaust done in the same coating & it's not an option. :bsf:
True; that does suck!

Captainfab 06-05-2015 12:46 AM
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That's always a relief when parts come back from the blasters without any major surprises. I've seen all too many 'rust free' cars and truck end up looking like swiss cheese when the blasting is done....that or full of mud.


Is that exhaust coating proprietary to Nitroplate, or is it possibly a Cerakote product?

http://www.cerakotehightemp.com/

K5 Addiction 06-08-2015 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Captainfab (Post 7198905)
That's always a relief when parts come back from the blasters without any major surprises. I've seen all too many 'rust free' cars and truck end up looking like swiss cheese when the blasting is done....that or full of mud.


Is that exhaust coating proprietary to Nitroplate, or is it possibly a Cerakote product?

http://www.cerakotehightemp.com/
You know Capt. Fab, I'm not sure. I'll check out cerakote's site. Thanks for the heads up.


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