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This is an awsome build. great job
:metal:

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Thanks.
Kim

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I can appreciate the work you have done so far on the cab. I'm at the same stage with smoothing seams. Great build.

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Spent a few hours reading back your whole build...did someone allready said you are a true Craftsman??? ;)

I learned a lot only from looking at your pics!
It's like a book you must have when you have a TF truck!!

So, keep building, so I can read it with pleasure!!

Great truck!!!

Re: My 57 Pro Street
 

Thanks.
I wish I was better at body work.
What takes me hours I'm sure a pro could do in no time.

Thanks.
When I go back and look at what I have done I can't believe it sometimes myself.
There's no way I could do it again.
Kim

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I need to do that. Fantastic idea bud. Truck looks great.

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Thanks.
Kim

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A little up-date.
Been getting into the body work.
I have the cab tilted on its back so it's a little easier to work on the roof.
I welded up the over hang and filled it in.
Then to the roof itself. It was in pretty decent shape.
A couple pics after epoxy and a little sanding. You can see it needs a little work.
Kim

Re: My 57 Pro Street
 

I got some Slick Sand.
This stuff is really thick but makes it easy to get the whole surface covered.
I hit with some 80 grit and then used dry guide coat. This stuff went on real easy and gets into the finest of scratches.
A lot more sanding and then another couple coats of epoxy and it looks pretty good.
Will have do do a final sanding and then seal before paint.
Kim

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Really taking shape, nice work. Who makes slick sand..Jim

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Ahhh, I remember those days, priming, sanding, priming, sanding........

Looking good, carry on. Jim

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Looking really good Kim. Just a question because I'm at a similar state on my build, but why more epoxy over the slick sand rather than go straight to sealer? Jim - I'd hope you remember those days, you've been living them for quite some time now haven't you :lol:

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Right on!
Good to see an update again Kim!
Hope all goes well now?

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It's made by Evercoat.
I found it on Amazon for $60.00 a gallon with the hardener.

I had a couple of spots on the edge where I got back down to bare metal as I didn't have a heavy coverage of the Slick Sand and it will be a while before I get to the actual paint.

Thanks for the positive comments guys.
Even though this part of the build can be tedious I'm motivated to stay with it.
Kim

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Good looking progress on your roof. I love SlickSand - I'm just a couple of years away from needing it on my project! Have you decided on a paint color?

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I have been using Urofill, not as thick a build up as Slickcoat, but thicker than regular primer, and compatible with 2K sealer.

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Thanks.
Right now I'm leaning toward a light metalic blue that chevelle's were painted in the mid 60s although that may change.

This stuff is pretty thick and I still need a little practice spraying it but I like the results so far.
Kim

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Glad to see you are back at it. Looking good.

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Wow.....you do some amazing work man!!

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kim
looking real good !!!

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Thanks guys.
Not much to report other than just trying my best at body work.
Kim

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Kim, I am glade to see you are making progress, thank you for your comments on my project. I see you are using a dry guide coat are you wet or dry sanding and can you do both?

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Looking good I hate body work!

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I'm just dry sanding at this point.
Not sure how wet sanding would work with the dry guide coat. It may just rinse it off.
As you can tell I'm new at this part of the build.

It isn't the most fun part of the build but it keeps me out of trouble.
Waiting for the weather to get a little warmer so I can get back at it.
Kim

Re: My 57 Pro Street
 

Kim there is no need to wet sand before painting. I also use the dry guide coat and it works great. Finish off your block sanding with 600 grit (solid and less transparent metallic colors you can get away with 400 grit but 600 grit is safe) before applying your base coat and you will be fine. You can save all your wet sanding and buffing once your finished painting to get rid of any imperfections.

Another point about block sanding that can lead to mistakes is this. Let the sand paper do the work. In other words don't muscle and push down hard while sanding. Just let the black guide across the panel in an x pattern. Applying pressure will lead to problems.

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Thanks for the info Bam.
You always have great info on how to do this stuff.
The cold weather kept me from wanting to spray any epoxy so it slowed my progress some.
How's your truck coming?
Kim

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LOL. I meant to say let the sanding block guide across the panel. Don't put downward pressure which is instinctive.

My truck? Well as you know its been cold and I could not shoot either, but I got a little done this weekend, the first weekend I've worked on the truck in a very long time.

My 57 Pro Street
 

Hello Kim.

First, I would like to congratulate you on a spectacular build! I have gotten a lot of great ideas just from reviewing your thread. I would also like to thank you for spending the time to document everything on this forum!

Could I ask you how much you ended up narrowing your rear axle? I am also curious what the width and backspacing of the rims you decided to go with.

I am sorry for all of the questions. I am planning on doing something similar to my truck. I have taken all of the necessary measurements and drawn a section of the truck at the rear end and believe I know what I need to do, but still want to double check before investing the money to narrow a perfectly good rear end!

Thanks for any information you can provide.

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Thanks for the compliments.
Give me a few days to get that info for you as I have to uncover the frame. I have it pushed out of the way right now.
Kim

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My rear is 49" wide from where the wheels mount to the rotors.
The back spacing on my wheels is 4.5".
My tires are 29x18.50x15. They are a little close to the inner fenders so I will be going to 29x16.50x15 when I get it on the road. The tires I have now are too old to run any way even though they have zero miles on them.
I originally had wheels with more back spacing but they wouldn't fit over my disc brakes.
Kim

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Thank you for taking the time to check, Kim.

That will help as I only want to narrow the rear end once!

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Kim,
You have come a long way! Great job.

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You're welcome.

Thanks.
Kim

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Come on Kim. We need some progress here. Just kidding, been following this since you started. You are doing an amazing job.

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Thanks.
Should be able to make some next week as my son and grand daughter will both be back in school after the holidays.
Kim

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I think I might of missed it, but what color are you thinking?

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A light metallic blue that was used on the Chevelle in the mid 60s.
Kim

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I remember a 66 chevelle a friend had that color, good choice.

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WOW - new to the board and going through build threads and this one just ate up a good few hours reading through. Amazing the focus on these builds my attention span is way to short.

Awesome work excited to see the final product!!:metal::metal::metal:

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That's the color. I think it was called Maliblue.

Thanks for the compliments.
Kim