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Now wait a sec I just spent all day molding off your dash and now you want to go back and put in a stock type cluster:crazy:



















Just kidding~ Today was spent gapping the passinger side door as I did the drivers side awhile back. Then I dumped about 3/4 of a gallon of filler onto the cab and sanded off 5gal of dust! The cab is looking good and should be in primmer this weekend:metal:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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[QUOTE=Rokcrln;1836166]Now wait a sec I just spent all day molding off your dash and now you want to go back and put in a stock type cluster:crazy:


You almost had me. I think my jaw hit the floor. It is hard to believe we have come so far in a short amount of time. I did not think I would ever get the truck done. I guess sometimes it is better to have someone ( Very Experienced Someone) do the work for you. I can't wait to the cab, maybe it will have some seats in it? Maybe?.

I think we are moving down hill now. Thanks for all the hard work Kevin.

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Looks good, can't wait to see the finished product.

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Glad to see someone has time for vacation,(ROCK) now get back to work!!! LOL! Looking good man.

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Well I did not get as much done this weekend as I wanted. My parents and the in-laws came over Saturday to see all the pics of Europe and have dinner and the In-laws stayed the night. But I did get to take my Father in-laws new C5 Vett for a run up to the lake. Over 120 in 4th and never even tried 5th or 6th:crazy:

Ok well I did get the back of the cab and the door jambs all roughed in as well as both rain gutters and the rear seam of the cab. I still have the front roof lip work to finish up before all metal work on the cab will be done. I put on two heave coats of fill primmer tonight so I will start block sanding it this week and see what else needs attention. Here are a few pics to show that I am not a total slacker:rolleyes:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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looking good

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I like the upper rear cab seam Kevin! Looks great!

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How did you fill the seam where the roof meets the back of the cab? I have been planning to do this to my truck but I'm not sure how to go about it. Do you have any concerns about cracks forming in that area? Awesome work!

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It was fully welded and filed to shape before being skimmed and blocked. I have no concerns of it cracking.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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what about those drip rails? it looks like theyre trimmed down as opposed to flat out shaving them like i was thinking of doing to mine.. might still look factory and be somewhat functional as a drip rail? (i like your way) is that what you were going for? looks awesome though for sure!!

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They were 100% removed all the way into the jamb then a 3/8" rod was welded in place changing the opening size of the door ever so slightly to close up the gap a bit. Then the interior of thejamb had another piece of filler welded in to smooth out the jamb. :crazy: And no this was not the look that I was going for, The owner of the truck designed it and I am just helping bring it about:)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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ITS LOOKING GREAT, I can't wait to see it in person. I hope that the parts I ordered will be here for you on Friday. Couple more weeks and maybe the frame, cab, front metal, and bed will all be one. And after 5 yeare I will see the truck as a whole again.

Thanks for the update.

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Well I got home about 11:30 last night and the chassie followed me all the way with out falling off:) I hope to have the cab blocked out by Monday so I can drop it on the frame before I take off to SEMA on Tuesday. Then as soon as I get back I will start mocking up all the front sheet metal so we can see what gaps need tweaking and what can stay the way it is. I also have two color samples to try out on a spare fender he sent with me so he can see just what shade he wants.

The chassie is all complete, powder coated, new lines, tank, motor, trany and any other misc. part that could be replaced. Nice Job!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Should have the front drip rail all finished today then I can finish blocking out the remainder of the cab and re-prime. Then drop it on the frame and have fun:)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

PS did I mention this dolly rocks for this kind of work:metal:

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Got it primmed and it looks great. I will leave it like this untill all sheet metal is fit and modified if needed then block and paint:)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Looking good Rock, must be nice sitting on a bucket doing bodywork on the roof. LOL!! Dude, I am still waiting for the Blazer tip and flip.

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Oh, one more thing. Didnt even ask me if I wanted to go to SEMA with you! Im jealous

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I have not seen it is person since Kevin started working on the roof. Just from the pictures it looks a thousands times better than when he got the cab from me. Awesome work, I can't wait to see it in person. Thanks Kevin.

As for SEMA, I'm already looking for some to get me a hook up for next year. I think everyone should go at least once in their life. Maybe we should make plans for a 67-72 Chevy Truck board meeting there next year. Anywaym have fun Kevin,

"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"


There are a couple of pic of the cab before Kevin started working on it. What a difference.

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Yes it is nice not having to clime on a stool so you can streach accross a roof to try and do good work. Not to mention I would guess it saved about 3-6hrs so far in ease of work. Plus if you are comfy you will do better work:)

As for the tip and flip yes I am still waiting for it as well. The proto type is built but I still need to pull my running 2wd apart so I can double check all dimentions before finishing up the plans. I have moved around several vehicals in my shop and yard so this can happen after SEMA. Hey by the way, ya wanta go:lol:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Things are moving right along. Now it gets to sit for the next week while I am at SEMA:metal:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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thats not right teasing your customer like that!!!!!!

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Here are a few more. First ones are of two fender he had, the problem is that one of them (the NOS one:( ) is for a 2ton truck or somthing. It has a different fender attachment then our trucks do. Then I thru a few in from yesterday, I wanted to try out a new HVLP gun I picked up.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Looking Great!!!! Rokcrln i noticed you used your engine hoist to lift the cab of the truck. How did you do that? I would really like to see any pics if you get a chance. Again great job so far and keep up the great work.
Josh

ps. I will be getting the plans for the tip and flip as soon as i get a little farther along on my project! It looks like a "must get" tool.

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Thanks and plans for the cab lift will be done sood as well. I still need to find a stock fleet bed to make a few adjustments to the cab/bed lift. I will post up a link as soon as they are ready.
Well off to bed and at 4:30am off to SEMA:metal:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Kevin, you were right. The paint work on the Bronco looks great. I can't wait to see what those yellow samples will look like.

Thats the first time in six years Lemon Drop has had a front end on. I will finally get a look at how the 4/6 drop will look.

I see the difference in the fender you were talking about. I'm curious, is it possible to remove the bracket and attach it to the other fender?

Keep up the good work, have fun in Vegas.

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~~bows down~~

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I wanted to check into that before telling you to look for another fender because the other one is shot! Their is rust inbetween the layer around the fender.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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I will wait for the final word on the white fender. I guess I may have to buy a reproduction fender, so much for keeping the front sheet metal all Original GM parts.

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Looks like he will be able to transfer a bracket over, they look the sam underneath. I have faith in Kevin and your project.

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Here are two test samples. The rear is 79 corvette yellow by PPG and the front is SunBurst yellow by dupont. The Dupont covers much better than does the PPG but yellow is always bad about coverage. Clear has not yet been sprayed on and will help bring out the true shade.
Also this is a mock up fender only and no body work was done other than a quick D/A pass.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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I like the front color better. The corvette yellow always looked to orange to me for a yellow color. Kevin, a little trick I learned the last time I sprayed yellow and it really made it scream is go over a white base sealer.

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I like the yellow one:haha: No seriously i like the lighter yellow because it fits the name of the truck better. I also have seen a yellow with a little gold pearl mixed in and it look beautiful!!! Good job and keep us posted!

When do you have the plans for the cab lift using the motor hoist. I want one pretty soon!!!!!!!!!

Josh

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Yes I should have mentioned it will be going over white sealer. The grey is just what I had today to give it a shot. I also like the front color better and that is the way the owner was heading even before spraying just by looking at it wet.
The cab lift will be very soon, I just got back from SEMA friday night and it is in the plans for the next week or two. I just pulled my bed out from storage so I can put it back together and try the lift on it as well. Here are a few pics from today doing some yard clean up. I also pulled my chassie out of storage so I can get it moving along as well.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

And no you can not high jack your own thread:lol:

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Yep, that's good info. I was painting a truck using mixing base yellow once. I couldn't get it to cover the gray DP for crap. I shot it with white DP and the yellow covered sooo much better...:)

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Yeah, I think everyone is right. I like the front color aswell. It will be nice to see it with some clear, I sure it will really pop then. Nice job once again.

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Hey, jugernot, you have ants in your pants now don't you? Project is looking good, it is in good hands.

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Boy you said it. What makes it harder is I wish I had the talent to do the work myself, but then it would not have turned out aswell. Maybe Kevin has an apprentice program. I think that body and paint is the peck of the build, after that I hope it will all be down hill.

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HEY GOOD WORK! ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIREWALL. MINE IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE WIRE GUTTER. DID YOU HAVE THAT PROBLEM OR WERE YOU JUST SHAVING IT JUST TO SHAVE IT? I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD CUT OFF ALL OF THE RUST INSIDE THE GUTTER AND CUT OFF THAT LIP THAT COMES UP, OR JUST WELD OVER THE TOP OF IT, KINDA LIKE YOURS AT AN ANGLE?

THANKS,
CHRIS

:c2:

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This entire cab was in great shape when I started so it was just for affect! I think it got it.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Well here is a shot of teh fender with clear on it. I did not even take a pic of the rear color as it is way off from what the owner wants. This color is really going to pop once it over white base and then color sanded and polished to a mirror finish!

I also had a chance tonight inbetween clear coats to mock up my bed and try out the cab/bed lift. It worked out great!!! It will balance out real easy for a long bed or short as well as if the gate is on or off. Right now it will only be for a fleet side but I will work on it for a step as well. I should have some time this week to get all the dimentions and build pics ready to head off to the printers and be ready to ship next week:)

Kevin
LFD Inc.