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Drooling. Can't wait til Im at this stage. Nice work:metal:

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:thumbs:

You'll get there!! One thing at a time.

Some more quality time today. I worked the outside of the door, cab is ready for the first coat of high build. I also seam sealed a little.

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Featherfill G2. Supposedly the same/ slightly lighter than SS. I like it, works well. Nice work!
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Great work as always. Thanks for the pictures and updates.
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The cab is a different color. Here's a teaser pic ill get more soon.
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Lovin' the progress you are making...

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:thumbs:

A few pics which includes one minor death. Never fails when I spray at night. ;)

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Looking good killa! :lol:

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2 parts primer, one part bug killer.
Awesome
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I have plenty of those around the house. Come and get as many as you want.
Oh they are cheaper by the dozen.:lol:

Looks amazing Alan

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You're using the wrong stuff. They're REALLY attracted to epoxy primer. How'd ya like the new stuff?
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Nice work Alan! Is that a 3m primer gun with the throw away fluid caps?
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:thumbs:

:lol:

Next time your here you can take these bugs with you. :lol:

It sprays just like slick sand. Very thick. Using the PPS cups I realized I should have pulled the filter out of the lid. It was too thick to go thru the filter which created a sputter. Next time I know. I tried to use the same cup and lid to save money, but after the 4th or 5th refill the sputter really got bad. The filter was plugging up. I installed a new PPS lid and it sprayed like when I started. That's when I realized I should have removed the filter. The only difference I noticed was the smell. I did cut it with maybe a tablespoon of thinner.

Good eye, you are correct. A painter gave me the gun cause he didn't like it. If my theory is correct about the sputter being caused by the filter then I will like it. The white tip is a 2.0 and the red is a 1.8. I used the white. I believe that info is correct. The only reason I knew that is that we got the new undercoating kits at work and it uses these tips.

EDIT I was wrong about the tip size. The white is 1.8. Here's a link to 3M PN 16570 on Amazon

Pics of the 3M primer gun

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That cup system is so nice if you're rigged for it. I need to invest, I'm too cheap! Do you like the new powder guide coat? I love it. Keep it up!
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looking good alan, hope you figure out the sputter problem, I know in my gun I couldn't use the cup filter it wouldn't allow enough primer volume to spray evenly, almost like a dry spray except worse.

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Had a chance to ride up and check out the progress Alan has made on the cab yesterday. There are a few more small areas the he wants to address and then let the blocking begin. I'm very pleased with all of his hard work.

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The cab is looking really good.

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copy that^ great work

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Thanks guys. Alan has done some really great work.
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wow, that looks great. I bet someone is getting excited now, glad its all coming together for you.

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Yes I am but I keep telling myself good things come to those that wait.
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lookin good alan's doin a heck of a job .. just hate the bugs at nite when trying to lay down paint or primer always have one or to that think its a good place to land and get stuck :lol::lol::chevy:

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cabs clean wow!!

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Thanks. The mosquito reminded me of growing up on a lake in east Texas. Those things where everywhere.

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Thanks Dino

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not sure if that's a skeeter...looks like one of those things we call skeeter-eaters, :lol:

Cab is looking good. I know it gets harder to be patient as it gets closer paint. I have a lot of patience, but even I get a little antsy when it comes to stuff like this. Good thing you have Alan, because we all know he'll take the necessary time to make sure it's exactly how you want it.


Btw, don't know if you saw the link in my build thread or this one I posted, but please let any family/friends in the Northeast Alabama area to be on the lookout:
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=583365

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Yes I agree. I could not ask for anyone better to work with. My problem is I have a lot of questions but when I get up to Alan's and see the cab my mind goes blank. Not sure if it's the wow factor or old age.

I saw the link and hate that for your Dad. If I remember there is a large salvage yard in his area. If any of my friends here anything I will let you know.
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No new progress on the truck on my end but I did get to play Greg's VW towing and recovery last night. My nephew's '62 had clutch problems and sits to low to fit on his Dad's trailer. it's always good to help the younger generation when needed.

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I have to admit the super build 4:1 is hard to sand. It did set for almost a month. I don't know what it would sand like the next day. A few progress pics.

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Very nice work Alan. I always hated the sanding phase while doing body work. I guess that's why I hang out in the parts department now.
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Thanks Greg!! It's not the best job in the world, but very important in the final out come ;)

Cab is pretty much all blocked. Now fix a few areas and prime again for the last time I hope. These pics were taken earlier today before I finished blocking the cab.

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I wish I had your talent and motivation.
Like Tony the Tigar says,"You're doing Great".
Oh wait...... He says tastes great.
Great Job no matter what.........no matter how it tastes.
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Started patching the bottom of the passenger door. Once I cut the inner off both corners of the door was ate half way thru. I'm very happy Greg was able to get these doors from California. They are far better than anything around here. Keep in mind while they are "rust free" means the rust is just slower to show it's head in the dryer climates. They rust from the inside out. Just FYI for those that get doors from the west coast.

After cutting the inner door bottom off I wanted to hang the door to make sure the door contour matched the cab corner. I'm glad I did because it wasn't a good fit. FYI anytime you do a patch test fit before welding solid.

NOTE: I'm having troubles uploading pics right now. I will check later and see if things have changed. This explains why, they are swapping servers.

edit 7-20-13 still can't post pics

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Still can't upload pics so I linked some from my FB page.

Inside corner of the door skin.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...52244546_n.jpg

Door skin patches

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...88130413_n.jpg

I used tabs with clekos to hold position while I tacked it in place then cut the tabs off and finished welding. I also slit some of the corners so I could blend the two panels together. The repop part was a pretty good fit just some light head scratching.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...94498611_n.jpg

Main seam welded and ground

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...60216352_n.jpg

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Some real fine work there.
Thats what I like:metal:
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Good lookin' work!

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Here is a couple pictures Alan sent me earlier in the week with the doors hung. Also picked these up a couple weeks ago.

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Good looking truck build, I am still learning which is a good sign. Top rate entertainment for another Friday night.

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the progress on the cab is looking great!!! thats gonna be a smooth cab when alan gets done with it

btw i dig your nephews beetle!! looks pretty cool

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Looking Good!!!:metal: