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Started working on my "new" 15x7 and 15x8 Corvette Rally Wheels. the two 15x8s are much rustier than the 15x7s for some reason. I have one wheel finished except for clear coat and about to begin on the second rear wheel. Here are some pictures so you can see what I started with and what it is going to look like finished. The silver is from a 1965 Corvette Silver Pearl #WA3314 which matches my interior color. |
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Those wheels are going to look amazing!
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Got all 4 wheels cleaned, painted and clear coated! I think they are going to look killer. Now to decide on the center cap. one or 2 of these are beat up. Not sure if I put the same style back on or go to something else. Will have beauty rings for sure...
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Put my tailgate back on this morning...was tired of moving it around in my garage anytime I needed to do anything. New chains and rubber...reused the original trunions...just blasted them....need to put some white lithium grease on them, but I am ready for my truck to come home so I can put the bed on...hopefully this weekend.
If you remember the inside of my bed had DIY spray in bedliner which included the inside of the tailgate...so this is with all the bedliner removed and then clear coated over what was left underneath. |
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Nice! Looks like a well used tailgate on the inside
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great work. I just put my tailgate on a couple of days ago. Your bed is going to look awesome back on your truck.
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This is looking awesome Andy....So excited for you to get your truck back and get the bed mounted...ANY DAY NOW!!!!!!
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Really like the bed i must say, nice job!
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OK, so as I wait on my truck to be finished with the exhaust and repairing my dash...I had to stop by the shop today to see the truck. I was having withdrawals...
They said I will get it back next week. They got the exhaust delivered yesterday and the patch panel for the radio has been welded in along with the cutout for the center a/c vent. They are going to repaint my dash and clear coat it also. The vent in the pictures are just sitting in the holes, not 100% flush, but I tested them and they do once fully installed. Also welded in a new panel for the controls on the left...so it isn't removable anymore and looks great...matches the dead panel to the right of the vent. I took a few pictures and can't wait to get it back. |
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That radio hole patch looks great! I get to do the same thing to Frankentruck eventually
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I like it...I really like the AC vent...that is so cool looking. At least you have a shop that cares about your truck and is doing a great job!!!!
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I am really excited about the guy that is actually doing the work on my truck...his name is Mike and he has been doing this for over 30 years and has built cars and sold them on Mecum. |
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i don't have a ton left to do before I get the truck back...so I was inspired to paint and clear coat my radio delete panel....every little piece is finally coming together.
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I would have run a radio delete plate as well, but unfortunately, the previous owner enlarged the radio hole enough to where the plate wouldn't cover it. I trimmed it out farther for a modern radio to get me by until I can get an original radio rebuilt with modern internals. I love the stock look but also love listening to some great tunes
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Going to be so much better than this before picture... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1553542383 |
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Oh yes, it's going to look great!
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Got my floor mat this morning. I opened it up and have it sitting outside to warm up to get wrinkles out and get any smell off...but it really doesn't smell as some reported. It is a thicker rubber than I really thought it would be...I like it!
Now I just need the truck back so I can put it in. |
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What vendor did you purchase the mat from? I'm interested to see how it fits.
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I will post installed pics once I get my truck back. |
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You still running the Fi-Tech? I have the blow through 900hp version and have run it for only a few min. before i decided to go LS on my 69 C10, but on my 66 i am building now, it has a 383 stroker that i built and i want to use the Fi-TEch on it. Just curious how it is going with that.
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Just got back from the shop...took them my glove box parts. Took some pictures of the dash and new vent. Everything is painted...still need to wetsand/polish the dash, but this is what it will look like. I love how it turned out.
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I received a package today...and in it was a gift from a great friend of mine...John! I loved what was in the package...an OEM dash clock. I mentioned that I was looking for one and next thing I know one is at my door! You can't buy friends like that and if I could, I couldn't afford it! :-) Thank you so much John, it is the piece I will love the most on my build. Can't wait to install it.
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Dadgum, that's quite the gift! That'll look great on top of the dash :metal:
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OK, so I have been bored lately...without my truck back yet! UGH! I haven't had a whole lot to do on the truck side. I was in my shop today and I saw this bow tie I made years ago out of carbon fiber...so I thought I would take a picture as a nod to Chevy for making awesome old trucks, but I guess when they made them, they were new! LOL
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Dropped by the shop today to check on my truck.
WE HAVE EXHAUST! :metal::metal::chevy: They just need to button everything up and I will have it back. Was very hard letting someone else touch my truck after 3 years of working on it... They need to wet sand and polish the dash where the welded in my patch panel and put the windshield back in ...they took it out to paint the dash. The engine bay is real clean how they ran the wiring and such for the vintage air. Here are a few pics I took. Will take better ones in the sunlight when I get the truck home. I also cranked it and Oh My Gosh it sounds good! Can't wait to get it back so I can drop the bed on it and cruise! |
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Great progress, thanks for the updates.
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Looking good! it will be together before you know it now.
Before you put bed back on I would hit all the welds of exhaust with some high temp paint (personally I would paint whole system from mufflers right up to tips) I know with the exhaust getting spray from tires the welds can start rusting pretty quick. |
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Thanks...good advice! Never thought about the welds rusting...since it is stainless pipe I "assumed" I was fine. Good call! |
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Yeah I mean as long as they used stainless wire to weld it up it wont rust through or anything but might still get specks of rust through weld and at hangers. I know some shops just weld the stainless with standard wire and that rusts so better to throw something on it either way for me lol.
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Thanks for showing how the exhaust was run. That's almost exactly what I was thinking about doing with my truck once I get to that point of needing it done, so it's good to see that it will all clear. Did you use 2.5" pipe?
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It looks like you had better luck than I did with the shop you chose. Nice work. Where does it cross to the outside of the frame? I would also recommend putting some high temp paint down.
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I will be honest, I was so excited to see and hear the exhaust, I didn't look to see where it crossed. I "assume" it is angling back directly out of the manifold, maybe that is how they got around the starter. I will look when I get it back. |
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As most of you know my truck is in the shop getting exhaust and having my vintage air charged. I got a call from the shop Friday at about 1PM saying my new condenser is leaking. It is new, but also 3 years old..since I just got around to installing it but have had it since May of 2017. I called the place I bought it from and they said I had to go through Vintage Air, they could do nothing for me. So I called Vintage Air not really thinking I could get it replaced under warranty. I had to leave a message. Shane from VA called me back within 30 minutes and I told him the situation...and said it is out of warranty by a few months. Shane said, that's OK, we are going to take care of you! He found my original order and asked where I wanted it sent...About an hour later I received an email with shipping notification...and today I received it! I could not believe I got it so fast. They are in TX and I am in GA. Any build I do in the future will have Vintage Air in it...their customer service was above anything I expected! Thanks again Shane and Vintage Air!
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