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Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Hey where did all you people come from? ;)

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Originally Posted by El Campo (Post 5521427)

Looks like they did a great job on it! Happy for you man. Now go and get some primer on it ASAP :)

Thanks, It has some on it now!

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Originally Posted by MJs69CST (Post 5521516)

Frame is looking great!!

Thanks MJ!

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Originally Posted by TchncnDen (Post 5521523)

That's a great way to start!

Why thank you sir!

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Originally Posted by mcbassin (Post 5521577)

Congrats on the new truck and frame! Nice
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Thanks Mike!

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Originally Posted by chevynova22602 (Post 5521598)

Nice project man I like how u took the top off it I would be scared as crap to do mine lol but I think it will be a real nice ride when u finish keep up the good work man
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It was a little scary but that was just the donor, Removing the roof from the keeper may be a little scarrier.

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Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 5521701)

Looks clean !
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Thanks Mike!

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Originally Posted by suspect (Post 5522378)

it's crazy how clean that blasting gets it.

Yes it is, Thanks to some dude named Daniel I got a sweet deal too :metal: Thanks Bro!

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Originally Posted by VA72C10 (Post 5522417)

frame looks great! might as well's got you.... ;)

Yep, got that right!

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Originally Posted by DD1 (Post 5522507)

Frame looks nice! I love the way you have the fenders hanging on the wall.

I don't think I will get trapped by the "Might as Well do..." thing. I would be scared to remove everything from the frame.
Awesome job you are doing.

Yeah it is my first frame off it is a little intimidating but you just have to go for it. Thats my fender storage area :lol: I am running out of room. Soon it will be all going all back together.

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Originally Posted by El Campo (Post 5523208)

You have any pictures for us yet of primer and paint??

Yes finally

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Originally Posted by suspect (Post 5523513)

i use a sealer when i paint body panels, but i wouldn't on a frame. i for sure wouldn't need to use sealer if using implement paint. that paint is some tough stuff. i probably wouldn't spray once it hits 105*. i'm not positive if that's hot enough, but i do know if you paint in a spray booth while you have the heat on to high, your spray will start to dry before it hits the panel causing little bumps.

Thanks again for the info

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Originally Posted by jhaymon (Post 5523526)

the eastwood chassis black is some good stuff. i used on my last 2 cars. they have bare metal prep for blasted metal i used as well.i put it on with an ordinary spray bottle and wiped it off with a towel just like eastwood said to. it took more time than just spraying on some por 15 etching primmer, but it came really good. im doing an experiment with it right now to see how durable it really is. ive had a blasted piece of sitting outside for 2 weeks that i put it on and it still has no signs of rust.
but anyways, you really need to get something on it pretty fast because blasted metal will rust faster than anything ive ever seen. i little drop of sweat will start pitting in just a few days. i normally use por 15 but ive been looking for cheaper alternative that looks more like factory.
if you use por 15 it sprays through a 2.3mm gun just fine. the eastwood chassis black did just fine trough a 1.8mm gun just like most primmers. it didnt do that great in a 1.0mm touchup gun though.

the slick sand will spray though a 2.3mm as well. you dont need a high dollar gun either.

Thats some good info, thanks! I have use POR15 and I still do on areas that are hidden but I do not like it on a frame after watching it disintegrate in sunlight. I have considered doing my own experiments as you are doing to see how well those products really do after time being exposed to the elements.

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Originally Posted by mcbassin (Post 5523770)

I've been using that omni on my body panels, I really like the results I have been getting with it.
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Yeah buddy I have heard a lot of good things about the omni epoxy primer

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Originally Posted by El Campo (Post 5523904)

Too bad you aren't closer or I would give you some of the ProSpray jet black that I used as I had a bunch left over.
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Thanks for the offer!

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Originally Posted by DD1 (Post 5526948)

From what I have read, you might want to get a cheap disposable paint gun for POR-15; I would not use it in a gun you want to keep.

Yeah I wouldn't bee too keen on spraying that stuff and it lays out so nice with a brush anyway I wouldn't risk it if I liked my spray gun.

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Originally Posted by chevelle (Post 5527277)

Its pretty cool To know there's someone else on this board from mustang OK with a passion for these old trucks, can't wait to see this one cruising the streets. Good lucknon the build man, it's looking good
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Thanks! I think I have been stalking you in that white 67 around town. I actually put your pic on the "road spotting" thread in the Oklahoma section. Now I know who you are ;) Suspect is also local, He is in the Mustang district but has an okc address. Check out his build, real nice stuff and only a couple miles away.

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Originally Posted by jhaymon (Post 5528311)

defiantly.i don't think ild load up my sharps or devilbis guns with it, but i would never call a gun disposable. i use a $40 2.3mm automart gun heavy primers. it's actually a pretty nice gun for the money. i've used it several times for slick sand and bed liners as well as por 15 and it's never given me any trouble unlike the $700 sata that, according to all the reviews, was supposed to gods gift to spray guns. they really are great..... if you have a $14,000 rotary screw compressor and a refrigerated dry air system. that pos cant lay color without runs no matter what i do and unlike my other guns, you just barely bump the air adjustment and it pulses like nothing ive even seen. i just mailed it back for the 3rd time today for a refund..ok sorry bout the sata rant it just came out.

I have a friend who paints tell me similar stories about top dollar guns, I guess you find one that works the way you want and never get rid of it, I am just a diy guy not much for painting myself.

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Originally Posted by Seventy Two (Post 5534099)

Nice work Dan. I look forward to your progress.

Thanks man!

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Originally Posted by bjcaldwe (Post 5534130)

Nice progress man.

Thanks Billy! yours is looking great too. especially those new wheels.

OKAY - So I am using TSC farm and implement paint, with their primer as well. pics coming up.

Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Pics of TSC farm and implement primer on the frame...and cutting out the crossmember for the exhaust. 4.5" hole saw bit( actually bought a new one the red one was dulllll). I will be welding in sections of 4.5" pipe for reinforcement.

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Then we have a little frame issue, I plan on cutting out the bad section and welding in this piece that I made at work. There are two large dimples and the horizontal flange is bent down quite a bit. There are similar dimples is the top of the frame as well but nowhere near as bad as these. My neighbor thinks this was caused by an old frame repair machine and it makes sense but I really have no idea what could have caused this. The damage looks a lot worse in person. What do you guys and girls think about my repair idea??

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And I got a new Hobart auto darkening welding helmet and a new bed floor from my buddy suspect;)

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Looking good my friend,, looking good!!:metal:

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That primer looks great! And the exhaust holes turned out awesome and I think your frame fix will work out great or ya could always cut a piece from a long bed frame since they are all over the place. But you got some great progress!
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Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Super nice job on everything....Jim

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Frame fix should turn out great. IF you all of a sudden want a piece from a long bed frame as has been suggested just hit me up (if you want) as I have a donor frame and I'll send you that piece for free, you just pay shipping. Pipes look good for the exhausts. I wish I had done mine like you did instead of with the hot wrench.
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Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Is that a long bed floor that you are going to shorten? I did that on mine, really easy to do and sure is cheaper than buying aftermarket!
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I have a friend who paints tell me similar stories about top dollar guns, I guess you find one that works the way you want and never get rid of it, I am just a diy guy not much for painting myself.

i dont normally go in for high end gear. most of my pro paint gear is super old. the sharp guns are the newest i have and they're 8 years old and were the bottom end guns when i bought them. i just got my new devilbiss finishline guns in yesterday. as soon as it stops raining im going to load em up and see if they're any good. at least i can use the dekups with em without haveing to order a new adapter.

the industrial primmer your using is good stuff. i used it to paint my backhoe a few years back and it's some really tough stuff. i haven't scratched trough it yet.
as for the frame. yeah thous are frame clamp marks. it was a clamp that bolted to both sides of the frame and you just toqued it down and put a hydrolic ram between em and just pushed or pulled till they were in spec. not very scientific but it worked. must have taken a side impact.

Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Dan, the frame is turning out really nice. Good score on that bed floor.
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Great build Dan. I am going to have to do a lot of the same cancer repair you have done. Your build will be a nice point of reference.

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Any chance you're heading to northern Canada in the next few days? Could really use those welding skills on my firewall kit;) keep up the good work it's turning out great
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Originally Posted by fakerwade (Post 5534779)

Looking good my friend,, looking good!!:metal:

Thanks Wade!

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Originally Posted by Harpie (Post 5534782)

Thanks! I though about a frame donor piece for the repair but I have plenty of steel at work. Haven't got to the repair yet so might go that direction.

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Originally Posted by oldman3 (Post 5534852)

Super nice job on everything....Jim

Thanks Jim!

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Originally Posted by El Campo (Post 5535289)

Thanks Might do that depends on how my bend radius lines up, I think I got it right but it was a guessing game. I am kind of limited on press brake dies for material over .125". Thank you, I wish I could have used our hypertherm plasma at work instead of that hole saw that was a pain!

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Originally Posted by El Campo (Post 5535291)

Is that a long bed floor that you are going to shorten? I did that on mine, really easy to do and sure is cheaper than buying aftermarket!
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It is a Short bed floor, Suspect is going Wood on his truck so I got a deal, We do a lot of friendly business together. Mine is savable but this is much easier, Guess I will have a short bed floor to sell later.

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Originally Posted by jhaymon (Post 5535531)

Thanks for the info on the frame clamps, definitely strange looking. I have not found any evidence of side impact but the truck did have a mismatched hood and front fender on that side but the front of the frame looks perfect. Who knows what really happened over its life.

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Originally Posted by trashmanryan (Post 5535987)

Dan, the frame is turning out really nice. Good score on that bed floor.
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Thanks man, nice to see another Okie on here! man we are everywhere on this forum. I guess we all love trucks down here!

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Originally Posted by mikeleeshields (Post 5542883)

Great build Dan. I am going to have to do a lot of the same cancer repair you have done. Your build will be a nice point of reference.

Thanks, I learned all of what I know from this forum. Great stuff! I would have been lost without it :chevy:

I should get some progress this weekend and update saturday or sunday, that silly old '93 GMC is killing me trying to fix everything and get it up for sale this weekend. :gmc2:

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Originally Posted by tantrumpipeline (Post 5543503)

Any chance you're heading to northern Canada in the next few days? Could really use those welding skills on my firewall kit;) keep up the good work it's turning out great
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Maybe next summer to southern Canada for a fishing trip :lol: I would be glad to help if we were closer. Thanks for the compliment!

Re: Rustbuket 67 build "Georgia"

Great work on the frame thus far. Looks like you are doing it right. I wish we would have blasted out frame and started over. Would have been cheaper and faster in the long run. Keep on progressin' :)

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Originally Posted by es67chevy (Post 5543902)

Thanks Eric! I can only hope mine turns out as nice as yours. Yours it Beautiful!!!

Here is a little progress.... Welded in my exhaust cut outs, My welds are not perfect, don't hate. Well I am really kinda anal so I am being critical of myself. The welder and I have not been in total agreement lately. Mostly bone head me not doing a better job of prepping (cleaning my steel) :dum:

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And a little progress on my frame repair section. My patch turned out to be right on with the radius of the existing frame. I sanded the grey coating off the steel plate but still managed to get a little contamination so I will have to grind out a few small bad spots and re-weld it. The pic of it clamped in place is before I realized I needed to sand that coating off, I removed it and sanded then put it back on. Anyways..Looks like I missed some just above the cab mount on the horizontal weld (see the little pits) :banghead::dohh:

Once I redo that I will weld the inside and do a final smoothing on the outside. Probably leave the bead on the inside. maybe idk.;) The outside will be completely smooth when done.;)

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Nice work Dan.. Looks really nice...

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Welds look good to me, nice repair work...Jim

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Those welds look good to me. Now my frame is jealous of your frame.

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Originally Posted by TchncnDen (Post 5559335)

Those welds look good to me. Now my frame is jealous of your frame.

My engine is jealous of your engine ;) Good night all!!

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Originally Posted by oldman3 (Post 5559252)

Welds look good to me, nice repair work...Jim

Thanks Jim, We dont get along sometimes:lol: but they are decent.

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Originally Posted by Crash_OK (Post 5559218)

Nice work Dan.. Looks really nice...

Thanks Mark!