Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

They are polished Stainless Steel, They will blue.
But they will stay pretty shiny.
I got them on Ebay, Out of Cali. I think it was $117 with shipping.
AMK Racing. An off brand, But I'm pleased with the quality.
Good thick flanges, Nice welds.

http://stores.ebay.com/amkprojectracing

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

ordered! hahaha the addiction never ends, progress is looking good

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Addicted!!:ack:Okay, Maybe just a little.:lol:

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

i didnt see the chevy 350 header????

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

You may have to contact them, To see when they will get more in.

CHEVY SBC STAINLESS BLOCK HUGGER RACE HEADERS 350 400
Item # 260724412150

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Just not sure if that will clear my CPP perch Motor Mounts, here is a picture what you think?

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I'll have to check them out.;)

But I'm also considering making a tilt forward hood setup.:D

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I'm not sure either? I can get some measurements Tuesday. If you want.
It looks like my engine sits a little lower than yours.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

You may have to go with something like these dynatechs, Or a "T" style

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Thanks, It looks like right there in the corner is what's questionable????

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I'll get some measurements for you.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

so........any updates?

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Just found your thread and i must say awesome build. Looks like your moving along at a real good pace. Love the color

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Thanks! The build will resume in full force later this month.

Well you're getting some catch up time. :lol:
We've been moving from a 1700 square foot building,
To a new facility, With five buildings, The largest is over 10,000 square feet.
The area was a collision repair center. That has been shut down for
a couple of years. And gutted by crack heads. So, I've been busy
rewiring the building. And doing building repairs. Including, An office area,
Two shops, And a freshly rebuilt paintbooth.

All in all. Updates coming soon :D

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Here is one of the two shops, The paint booth, And compressures
for the main building.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

oh man! What i would give fore space like that:metal:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I've two of the four compressures running, Two air dryers running.
Next I'll work on the next building, With a large bay, And a newer paintbooth.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

very jealous, I haven't done a thing myself, went on vacation for a few weeks and need to do spring cleaning/storage before I can get back at it, getting the itch to work at it again so hopefully in the next week or so I'll have some new posts myself, all these parts laying around just look outta place;)

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Well, I said the end of the month, But I guess this is close enough. :D
I started on the bed. Got it basically torn apart. Wood is in great shape,
The PO replaced it. But I found holes and more holes, That have been
bondo'd over. As well as snap holes all around the edges. About 60 holes total :(
But cob35 loaned me his gas mig, And gave me a welding lesson or two.
But my welds didn't look as pretty as his. :lol:
After some grinding, They all looked good.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I also got some more done on the cab.
Got the rest of the paint off, Except the firewall, And bottom.
I had dents across the back, Looked like the gas tank expanded.
Looks good now though. And the cab corners where a lot better
than I expected.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

wow...body looks like it is in great shape

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

I think I'm pretty lucky. And I try to fix thing as I find them.
But I can still see some of the crease, Or dimples

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

looks great what did you use to strip it down that nice?

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

First You apply a generous amount of aircraft stripper.
And remove all the loose paint. Most will come off easily
with a putty knife. Depending on how many layers
there are, You may have to repeat this step.

Once I'm down to the inside bends, I use a wire brush
after letting more stripper work.

One more light coat of stripper, And a coarse scotch bright.
Will remove anything that's left.

Wipe it down with some acetone on a rag.

Then I coat it with phoscote to neutralize any rust, And
prevent it from rusting, Until I prime it.

Spike:smoke:

Re: 68 C 10 stepside "My American Bulldog"
 

Well, I've about got everything stripped.
I even tore the bed completely apart.
Tues and Wed, I plan on hitting a few
hard to reach areas with the sand blaster.
Then I can start etch priming :D

Spike:smoke: