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is that paint or powder coat, cuz im scared s**tless to have my powdercoated rims mounted any tips i should know before i take em to my tire guy, he's got what i think is the right machine to dismount em...

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OOoo damn I like the blue rims and wide whites. I cant wait to see em with caps and beauty rings, Nice spotlight too!! Been surfing ebay for one too.

Im also looking for a set of 15 inch beauty rings to run on my truck if you know where to get any more please let me know,


Have a good week

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They are painted.

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Thanks Mark.....glad to finally see some of these pieces come together.

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This is where I got my trim rings from. Bowtie Bits link: http://www.bowtiebits.com/store/stor...Category_ID=78

If I find another spotlight I'll let you know. The lights themselves are pretty easy to come across....the mounts are getting harder to find. Markeb01 did a great write up on the spotlights and install process. Do a search in the forum and you should find it pretty easy. If not, I can dig it up for you.

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Haven't checked in for a while, seat and tire/wheels look great Jon!

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Thanks Dan. Hows the 65 coming along?

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It's been performing truck duty lately hauling construction material for a game room I've been working on. Been replacing leaky wheel cylinders, master cylinder, water pump, and solved an overheating problem so nothing in the looks dept. just making it dependable. Sitting in a garage for 40 years was hard on the mechanicals.

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Good to see its being used. Doesn't matter how pretty they are if they can't move and be used.

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Thank you!

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No problem at all.

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Whitewalls...:metal:

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I can honestly say, never have I thought stock steelie rims ever looked so good!
You really set a high bar here with your beauty rings, and matching hub caps!!

Nicely done :metal:

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Thanks for the info. I had looked at them before but seeing them on your wheels sealed the deal.

Bret

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Thanks for the compliments. Just trying to stay within budget and on track with my old school resto mod build. The parts really compliment each other nice, and the color is definitely what I wanted. Its just so hard to pick colors as they lay down different than the paint chips show.

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Cool, I look forward to some pics when your rings arrive.

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Thanks Don!!

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Heres a pic of my trusty dog Casie checking out the new welder. She enjoys laying around and watching me work, but she is a great dog.

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Cute Pooch! They go hand in hand with good ol chev trux. Cant wait to see pics of the caps n rings. And thanks for the link to the site with the rings Im getting a set ASAP.

Have a good weekend

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No problem. I'd use Bowtie Bits anytime....they sell a lot of NOS parts also.

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Also....the front side of the rim shouldn't have any contact with the tire machine. All of the machines I've seen clamp from the back side and the tire is worked on/off.

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Yup!

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Hey, whats up Austin. Whats your truck plans this weekend? Im heading to Sanford tomorrow to meet up with Sharps40 and to grab a driveshaft and some parts I left on the last run. Going to finish dropping the crossmember and get prepped/painted this weekend. Time to break in the new compressor.

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On top of all the yard work and moving 16' logs around for the barn, I did manage to get the crossmember dropped. Got it loaded up and took it to advance auto to borrow their ball joint press. Ball joint came out with a little muscle, but no issues. Took it back home for degrease and pressure washing. Degreaser did ok for light stuff, but ultimately I ended up going to the dollar store for some over cleaner with sodium hydroxide....this did the trick nicely. Got the top done before I ran out of steam and light, so I'll finish up the bottom side tonight and maybe paint Tuesday if I get home at a decent time. Heres a few pics, its cleaning up very nice so far. Another step closer!!

The front end of the trailer project made a nice work station. I'll get new grade 8 bolts for the reinstall. All the original hardware came out with no issues, but there is some wear on the lower bolts due to location and being covered in road debris.

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Looking good! I plan on doing this in a couple of weeks when I take vacation. Oven cleaner hugh. Thanks for the tip. I was wondering if sandblasting is going to clean through all the buildup.

Bret