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HOK planet green candy over organic green base, 3 coats base, 4 coats candy, 3 coats clean, and a lot of polishing, shes the trailer queen, hes working on two more trucks as we speak, runs in the family, except he does fords, guess i still love him....... one is getting a 5.3 700r and 9" with foose nitrous II, the other is gettin a 4.6 mod motor with whatever tranny comes with it, all bagged out, no idea on wheels yet there

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Yeah 17", super tall tires... but it actually didn't look terrible with the front fender on, can just barely see the white michelin tag

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Wish i was there to work on the metal... turns out I need a bit of floor board too, but no big deal, next time Im back home Ill fab up some steel and be done with it, Want to start cutting on it REALLY BAD!!! but I know the process about getting everything else squared away first

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photos of tank, 3" from top of tank to top of rail, 6" from bottom of rail to bottom of tank

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I'll be following along, I really wanna see this paint scheme, wondering how you're gonna be ghosting the silver in there.. Looks like you get good progress when you're at the truck. Awesome!
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I am somewhat curious myself how I am going to be doing it. I have a theoretical plan of attack for it, but I haven't purchased any of the supplies to test the theory yet, waiting to cut up some fenders so I can use the old parts to test on...

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Well, been awhile since I added anything, my dad was gonna drop motor and trans in for me while I am up here at school, but he ended up needed some surgery on his knee to repair some slight tears, and as such my mother has banned him from the shops for a while, he did take the green truck out this last weekend and got best in class, and best in show awards however! Gotta love when a good plan comes together, you can see some more pics here - http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/ga...-sdetweil.html

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Looking good keep those pic coming.

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very nice so far and I really admire the low budget results. you have amazing parts for the money spent.

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Thank you! A lot of it has to do with the fact that I've wanted this specific truck for so long, so I have had it planned for some time, then it's just waiting on the parts to show up for a price.

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Well, finals are upon me to end the semester, 1 more paper and 3 exams

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My first truck was a 66 short stepper, found a couple photos recently, here ya go :)

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I also came up with what could be a brilliant and very cheap and easy way to strip paint, as it progresses, I will let you know how well it works. Also dropped the LM7 in today, will post some pics when I have them.

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here are the engine pics

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pretty work thank goodness your summer break last 4 awhile

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sprayed some paint samples over break, just seeking some opinions, all are made from the same base, just added some flake and pearls, as you can tell from the back photos, pearls didn't turn out, so just the two front colors are pertinent...

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If you're thinking that way, Check out a Deuce 3-window built by Sand Springs rod shop. I don't like brown! But, that is the most awesome candy root beer paint I've ever seen. Whole car is just stunning. In the dictionary under Bit**in'! Anyway, check it out for color. Neat project! What's your college and post college plan?

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Yeah, that 3 window is pretty sick, the first color isn't really a brown, its more like a dark black cherry, camera didn't pick it up very well. The second is pic I added some more metal flake and it came out this really dark bronze color, looks pretty awesome, but I think it would go better on a muscle car. As for school, currently a senior at Cornell University studying Communications. Looking at some grad schools right now for my possible PhD, trying to figure it out still mostly. Waiting for winter break to come around so that I can get working on the sheet metal. Didn't get anything done over summer due to working an internship in Dallas, as well as working at my old job.

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Lovely truck, damn I love the long bed trucks. My late father owned a C20 long bed and that is what got me loving these trucks...... :)

Tell me is it easy to remove the bed from these trucks?

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Pretty easy, took it off in about 30 minutes as I had to cut a few rusted bolts even though I let the PB blaster soak for a couple days, kinda heavy but my dad and I were about to lift it ourselves.

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So basically I just need to look for bolts around the bed and remove them...thanks

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sweet looking build so far, going to keep a eye on this one,what type of fuel tank is that?

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GM 14F
http://www.gastanks.com/1992-95-Chev...ctinfo/GM-14F/

fits great if you are going to keep the long bed, a little harder to find the fuel pump, but I got a 31 gallon tank with a pump in tank for my LM7 for under 200, for all new parts

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Well, back in Texas after another trying semester. About to start work on chopping the top and shaving the drip rails, after taking a bunch of measurements, I have decided to lay the windshield back 1 3/4", and while I haven't figured out how much that will bring down the front, I think it will be around an inch. The back will stay the same height and get pie-cut to change the angle. I am doing this mostly because I don't like the way the roof runs uphill towards the front, and want a slightly more aggressive and modified look.

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i'm really liking this build.. i wish i had the time to go to Wyotech to study..i REALLY do!!!! keep the updates coming..

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thanks true, to be honest though, you don't really need to attend to figure most of it out, check out your local community college for body shop classes, if you can fix those, you can do most of the custom work with a little more practice

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drivers side cut and tacked together, gas filler filled

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driver door fit, passenger side cut and tack welded, passenger door fit, today I am going to brace the cab and start the chop. . . .

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braced, dash cutout, angle cut up, cut under drip rail

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more, roof is cut loose now, tomorrow will pie cut below windshield and lay it back

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Found Ya! Consider me subscribed.:metal:

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Where in Texas are you? LLooking to see how your chop turns out with the windsheild laid back.

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I am just north of austin in a town called liberty hill

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front drip rail cut off, 1/2" pie cuts taking up below a pillers, a pillers pulled back

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a pillers tacked after checking to make sure everything is square, might be hard to tell, but again I used some old nails to help weld the gap up, inner roof is now on inside of cab, outer roof is to the outside, tomorrow will be more fitting and trimming as I go, should have it all tacked up tomorrow

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I know where LIberty Hill is. If I go thru Austin on my way to Fredericksburg I pass right thru there.

Are you going to leave the wedge chop or remove some from the rear also?

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im going to leave it wedged, i like the aggressive look it has, ill be here through the 15th of january so just let me know if you plan on passing through

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rear inner and outer skins fit together

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So I am taking a couple day break from the chop due to holidays and extended family in town, but thought I would tell you about how I plan on doing the bed wood. There is a process called hydro-dipping that will let you coat metal/plastic in a pattern of your choice. (http://www.hydro-dip.com/index.htm) I helped build a 41 cadillac a couple years ago where we did the dash, and it turned out amazing. (http://www.sachserodshop.com/current/large/harvey55.jpg) So I decided I am going to take some chunks of aluminum and create "bedwood" from them using steel strips in between that will be painted to match body color. I am going with the redish color I previously sprayed up top, with a black bottom, and a ghosted silver in between the two. I will then do a dark burlwood bed. (http://www.hydro-dip.com/images/Cust...es/WTP-186.jpg). what do you guys think?