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looking real good! i bet you cant wait til you have it all together and driving again! keep up the good work, those powder coated parts look real nice!! your rear sway bar looks just like mine,lol!!

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Did a little repair work on the bed today filled the spare holes in with the wire welder. from where the spair tire was mounted on the side ...did a little metel hammering today and fixed other things to get the bed in to primer ..:mm:

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:metal::5150:

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here is a few pics of fooling around with the color for my truck :metal::5150::lol:
the flash made the color brighter but its a black shappire color ill shoot the final coat black primmer so it will have a darker base

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not a lot of pics just alot of sanding and cleaning the paint gun
looks like ive got to get an new cup for it .. :uhmk:
trying to ge every thing ready for all at once prime and paint ..

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Look'n good man :metal::metal:

You rock'n along. I can't wait until I'm ready to start powder coating the small stuff.

Keep the pics coming ;)


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Went and got the gower steering stuff today need to paint the resivor
and put it bact to gether . waiting on the bracket mount from captfab.and also i need to cut a noych out of the bumper bracket to mout every thing in .. more pics to come .. :lol::metal::chevy:

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You shouldn't have to notch the bumper bracket.

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Thats cool ive been reading to many post where some notch the tip or corner of the bumper bracket so the box will mount up . ill wait untill the braket shows up.. im off to the shop to finidh the fire wall and get it ready for primer .:uhmk::metal::chevy: any more luck on finding your old truck ???

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I'm glad you're going to use Captain's Plate.
He includes an installation template.

Check this thread out:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438509
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finished priming and painting the resevior im going to let it cure over nite no need to try to rush it and mess up the paint ..ive learned hast makes waist.:lol:

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more of the painted stu:uhmk::chevy:

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little more sanding today and a couple of small pices painted trans tube and trans dip stick . had to take it out to finish the fire wall . pulled the dip stick tube and had to clean up a little spill under the truck.. and cover it up untill i get it primed and painted .. :waah::lol::chevy:
aslo got the steering cupler ready for welding war able to drive it out after drilling it and warming up the metal from drilling it :ito:

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few more pics :chevy:

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I've been following your thread because I plan on taking a similar approach to stripping my paint as you.
May I ask if you have learned any tips or tricks for sanding to metal?
What tools have you been using?

Thanks,
Robert

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Thanks man
Robert
I would have stripes the fire wall before putting the motor in but that was about the only this i would have done differnt sofare but . i use the 1/4 inch grinder and the scotch bright stripping wheels red or black like whats on the gringer in the pic.for the big stuff fender doors and hood . it cuts fast and don't have to waist time on sand paper .on the small and tighter stuff id use the scotch pads that is the scond in the pic they come brown or red.
I use the also to polish stuff but the really cut the paint good too .last would be the slapper wheel i use these on corners ie radio on the dash and othere hard to reach areas that the wheels can't get .im working on the tail gate and i have use the scoth pad wheels . use the 2 inch backing holder on the big stuff . what ive found out is to use a smaller backing wheels ive got one that about an inch round and use old wheels that were down on the bigger holder use the smaller one to get in the letters . but ill have to sand blast the ends of the tail gate and in between the letter. Its a lot faster than a D A sander ..:chevy:ill post the pic of the two holder im talking about
thanks again
Bill W

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Thanks for the quick reply.
You're doing a great job.

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I bought an custom glove box door for 5 bucks on eBay and ill let the pics tell the story :lol::chevy:

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I had to re weld the spot nut back on the door and had to weld it slowly and keep from burning thru the metal . :uhmk::chevy:

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i then got I stripped it down and now it ready for primer. i hope the lock for the glove box is easy to get it keyed to the keys i have now . but what do u expect for 5 bucks:metal::chevy:

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I just finished look at your progress and your build is coming along great. I seems like there is never enough time in the day to get things done that you want to get done. Can't wait to see more pictuers.:metal:

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Ok it's back to work on the truck .. had to play boss while dad was in maui.
but now there back i can start on the truck again .:metal::chevy:
Here is a few pics of the stuf ive bought . and striped. one of the block off plates woun't fit.. ill have to fab something untill i mount the blower box and keep the trash and heat out .

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a few pics of the steps i started stripping the before i took any before pics .but heres a few during and almost :lol:

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and the last four for today :lol::metal:
its off to the paint store this week for some expoxy primer and some 2k hight build primer or some self eching primer and 2k not sure which yet:metal::chevy:

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look what happen when you clean up ... you can find stuff :lol:
should beable to get going again now put up the shelving and found
part i didn't know i had ! :lol::metal::chevy:

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whell after after spendin saturday rearanging the shop. got the blast cabnet going and striped some more stuff to get ready for the powder coater this week :metal::chevy:

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:chevy::uhmk:

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In case you're looking....
There's your crescent wrench next to the orange string. :D
btw.. You're doing nice work.
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...achment-76.jpg

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thats funny, i had to look for the orange string first, LOL!!!


niterider, i'll help you clean up a lil and take a set of front fenders!! i need to start saving a few parts, truck parts are looking good, keep it up!!

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Dang thats where i put that crescent wrench !! :lol:Thanks Chad the rear step fenders where wraped in paper from gm one is still banded and the other one i had to unwrap the paper was wasted and i had to stop the rust spots before the rust start in . there solid .1957 make .. and the fronts
are there 2 drivers and one pass side . nos also ..:metal::uhmk::chevy:

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It's always fun cleaning and straightening up. It's like a treasure hunt. Lookin good!!
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from the pictures i see 3 black, 2 blue, and 2 patina front fenders!! how many trucks do you have if you dont mind me asking??

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So far chad its just one truck i run a cross people from time to time that sell stuff cheap and im going to use the best of wht i got .. i might get one more truck to build an prostreet . but ive got tomany irons in the fire and still looking for an model a body for the extra frame ve got to build an coupe with that i bought . the one that is being built now will be running an ls3 with an six speed trans . just a couple pics of the coupe so far and i did trow one in of the truck from way back .. i know its a ford coupe
But its has a ls3 motor 6sp trans chevy
jag rear indpendent rear disc brakes
super bell drop axle wilwood brakes up front
about the only thing ford about it is the body :lol::metal: {still a work in progress }:waah: and this is back before i finished out the paneling in the shop it was a metel building not paneled out so it was nice and toasty in the summer

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It's always a good thing to clean up. It makes you feel better, and you always find stuff you thought you had lost.

I'm diggin' the Model A! I am a big fan of the early (pre-'49) Fords. Your coupe looks to be really solid, and with the LS3 and a 6-speed, that car is going to fly! As light as it will be, it'll get great gas mileage too. I know that the "traditionalists" might grumble about the late model drivetrain, but I don't drive with my hood open, so what does it matter? I like it!

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Thanks Chevy restoguy I do have the hood set up for it with 32 grill shell . im getting coments from both sides saying run it with a hood and some don't but to each there own ..
the other frame i have the flat head abd the 39 3 speed set up just need the body ive got the frame its pinched 32 for a coupe body .. it will be done old school.
Thanks Again
Bill :chevy:

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Sent the stuff off to have powder coated to day should get it back next week . bead blasted some more stuff to get ready to prime and paint . :chevy:

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:uhmk::chevy:

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:uhmk::chevy:

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heres some of the fresh air vents not sure if i need to drill all the rivets out to replace the seal :waah::lol:

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Soon you'll be putting it back together one piece at a time.... :)
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