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i am now positively Envious Don....... Definitely my all time favourite wheel.

Martin, those in your pic are 6 spoke, OK for what they do, but Don's are 5 spoke...... Big difference, and a compromise like that is not acceptable. You may as well bolt on some random Nissan or Toyota alloys.

5 spokes are 5 spokes and that is where the look comes from.

I would not bolt on those 6 spokes as a compromise....... Think 307 vs 350

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Thanx guyz...;)

I plan on ordering 18x8s for all four corners, but am contemplating 17x7 for the fronts... considering my love of old skool looks, wider tire out back and a small rake with the rear a touch higher... decisions, decisions...:lol:

Now Martin needs to convert to 5 lugs to rock 5 spokes...:mm:

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Or Martin could buy these? 6 lugs 5 spokes

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However looking at prices in the UK he may have to sell a kidney to buy them :lol:

Spotted a couple of these "birds" yesterday in their natural habitat, they look far better on the hood of a C10 :mm:

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With friends like you Don . I will never get this truck finished . I did consider buying a 5 lug set up for the front , when I got the disc conversion . But then I would have had to sort out the rear axel . The cost was just going up and up so I decided to go for 6 lug in the end
I too also like the bigger on the rear smaller on the front look . Even my Mercedes has bigger width rear tyres on the rear compared to the front ones

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Oh yea!:metal::metal::metal: New wheels!!!

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My pleasure mate...:lol:

Soon… Soon...:metal:

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Finally got around to sanding the hood… Yep I still dislike bodywork...:lol:

Here are the pics… got a handful of areas that will need attention before the primer is sprayed…
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/...abb95c58_c.jpgIMG_4732 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/...6a815daa_c.jpgIMG_4731 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Some of the problem areas…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/295/2...1f1655b6_c.jpgIMG_4733 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/515/1...acd473e8_c.jpgIMG_4734 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3744/...165fd7b4_c.jpgIMG_4735 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

nice long scratch hidden by previous primer
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/418/2...82c0281f_c.jpgIMG_4736 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
another scratch…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/394/2...1cb26a72_c.jpgIMG_4740 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

a rippled area…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/394/2...c89b7aec_c.jpgIMG_4737 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

more of the same…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/259/1...55776d1b_c.jpgIMG_4738 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

That's all for tonight guys...:chevy:

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Don when you fit those wheels nobody will be looking at the hood ,they will be so busy drooling over the wheels .:lol:
I don't know anybody that likes doing the prepping side of the bodywork , the painting side of its different that's enjoyable. I am sure you'll make a good job of it though .

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Thanx mate...:mm:

Today I drove the '72 out to my friend's new hot rod shop location and in exchange for a little assistance hanging some ceiling joists, I snagged some S10 Wiper parts for another friend who happens to work with me…

On to the pics…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/453/2...4fedf600_c.jpgIMG_4744 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

The guy on the scaffold is Tim, it's his shop and he's the one I got the '72 from…The guy in the red shirt is Klown, he's another artist that works in the studio with me and my son…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/518/2...ce10f5fe_c.jpgIMG_4743 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

New shop pics…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/423/1...730b330b_c.jpgIMG_4745 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/492/2...d841d9d2_c.jpgIMG_4746 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Me on a ladder working a framing gun…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/553/2...3ea7189e_c.jpgIMG_4754 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

After hanging the ceiling joists, we went over to the existing shop to get a wiper motor and steering column for Klown...:uhmk: Hanging outside is Clint's '64, He's known as ArkyHauler out here, and has Tim doing some work on the '64…
Clint broke his arm, but hopefully with Tim's help, the '64 will make the trek to Clem's in October...:metal:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/326/2...6221c70a_b.jpgIMG_4758 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

…and lastly, after getting Klown's wipers working, I got a call that a box had arrived at the studio… Rian and Martin should be quite chuffed as their Firewall Pads have arrived…;)
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5620/...f3a4409a_c.jpgIMG_4759 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

More sanding throughout the week, thankfully drier air is filtering in and with highs in the upper 80's and low 90's it should be a bit more comfortable outside...:lol:

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Thanks Don for letting us know . Love the grill on Clint's 64

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good work my friend. you're showing more talents all the time, but be careful up on those ladders and absolutely NO nail gun fights.:lol:

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Looks good brotha! Keep up the hard work. :metal:

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:metal::metal::metal:

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Thanx Brother!

:mm:

If you look closely at Tim's left leg, in the pic of him on the scaffold, you will see he has a prosthetic leg from the knee down… Gravity is very constant… He was carrying a laminated beam on a scaffold about 5 feet off the ground when the scaffold collapsed. The beam crushed his leg beyond repair. Hasn't slowed him down though...:metal:

No worries mate, although the pile is growing...:lol:

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While talking with Rian, he made an observation concerning the hood bird... the rear of the tail floats above the hood when the front 3 mounts are flush on the hood, his observation was to remove that screw and allow the tail to float.
My question is, will that tail floating be an issue with mounting stability?

See the hood bird pics on page 67

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Give it a shot! And if it flies off during the 1st burnout you'll know right away yu had mounting issues! :haha:

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Started the day off perusing a few of the builds I follow, and one of them, a fairly new one caught my eye… I had helped this guy with an extra Hood Latch I had lying around, and this morning he posted looking for a lens for one of his turn signal tubes… I happened to have an extra one or two… so one is now in an envelope waiting for the mailman…;) Glad to be able to help pay it forward… Here's a link to the Father-In-Law/Son-In-Law Project…
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=677935

Then it was off to the shed to fire up the welder… Melting Metal...:bann:
I welded up the 4th hole I had drilled for the rear mounting screw on the Hood (Bonnet) Ornament… Decided to let the Tail float...:uhmk:

Here's the hole welded and smoothed over with filler…
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5796/...33cec38b_c.jpgIMG_4805 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Then onto the rest of the hood… Sanding, sanding, and more sanding...:ack:
I am not a fan of bodywork, although I salute those who do this work professionally...:flag:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5670/...565e6453_c.jpgIMG_4806 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/612/2...c9f4746e_c.jpgIMG_4807 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Here it is in Primer… Got a couple of small areas to address then another coat…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/2...befa6f38_c.jpgIMG_4811 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/...fe7c31ae_c.jpgIMG_4812 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

…and finally, a shot of the Bird with the floating tail…:c2:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5683/...7f6680ab_c.jpgIMG_4814 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

til next time...:chevy:

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That's some fine looking work there. Love the bird.

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Good work brotha! :metal: Hope ya had a good weekend. Like the way you mounted that birdie. :mm: :chevy:

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Nice bird! Keep up the great work. :metal:

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really good progress Don. I'm gonna have to join the bird club, they're cool.

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That hood looks great in primer. I don't blame you for not liking bodywork. I'm not much of a fan either.

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Clem I have ordered mine already , so it's on the way to Don's

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pszncrhb42.jpg

I went for the short tail option

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Thanx guyz...:metal: Small update coming...:chevy:

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I saw a post on one of the threads out here that showed a shift knob fashioned out of a piston from a 5hp Briggs & Stratton… After seeing that post, I called a friend of mine and here is the result…

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/...b78fe469_c.jpgIMG_4829 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

idea… :uhmk:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/676/2...08fd3aae_c.jpgIMG_4830 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/750/2...41b8c673_c.jpgIMG_4833 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Mocked up in the cab...:metal:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5654/...18c59ebc_c.jpgIMG_4839 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Just need to visit a friend to TIG weld the pistons together...:mm:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5792/...b238a56a_c.jpgIMG_4834 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

After this little project I put in some work on the '72...:chevy:

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Very cool!!!##:metal:

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Looking good brotha! :metal:

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Nice job Don :metal:

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Very sexy shifter!

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Looks good!

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Thanx Guyz…;)

Once the welding is complete, I will then attempt to polish the pistons and paint the Shifter… any advice on polishing, and what (if anything) should be sprayed on it to protect the finish, would be greatly appreciated...:confused:

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I think a good buffing cloth grinding wheel should make it shine. Then just do a good clear coat on it.

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X2! Clear coat offers great protection. Clear coat is what protects the base coat from UV rays And gives it the shine! Wonderful stuff! lol

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A good buffin never hurts. Thats what I did with my bezel and that thing shines like crazy.

Sorry to put a vid on with all sorts of Corney stuff.
But if you look at the beginning the bezel does shine.

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Love your videos, they are always welcome here:metal:

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Eastwood makes a bare metal clear coat that works really well.

Steven

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Thanks for the input guys...:mm:

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Rian (Grizz) had sent me this Cross of St. George flag, so in the shed it now resides…
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/687/2...71d411fc_c.jpgIMG_4842 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Not much of an update… been focusing on getting the P/S sorted on the '72
but today I visited my friend and got him to fire up his Plasma cutter and get the axle cut down, this will be my Spare tire mount for the stepside fender….
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5686/...2dfcbb3b_c.jpgIMG_4932 by Donald Olivo, on Flickr

Should be getting my wiring harness ordered this next week and if my son's friend doesn't come up with the money for those wheels, I will be retrieving them from the son's place...:uhmk:

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Always cool to see an update on this thread. Flag and how you got it is awesome! I did a headliner in a VW bug with the Stars And Stripes once. Did you order the other wheels or is the sale of your old ones a clincher?

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Gotta move the other wheels first...:waah:
Rian is a great guy and when the Confederate flag issues started popping up here in the colonies, he enlightened me to the same type issues some in the UK have over the Cross of St George flag...