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That finish looks good. The truck is coming together nicely.
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It is nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel tho. Marc |
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looks great, can't wait to see it all together.
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Its lookin soooooo good! love this build
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The suspense is killing me...I'm ready to see you making that 1st drive..!!!!
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I’m drooling.
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Like all the others, ready for more...Jim
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In case anyone was curious...Here is the before and after the brushed bumper treatment. Also a pic of the rear door glass.
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Nice work.
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Sweet...Jim
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I really like the brushed look.
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Very nice work! Did you just gray scotchbrite to accomplish the look? That's what I've done with some aluminum coil covers on some LS swaps.
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Just in case anybody wonders , heres a grit equivalence chart for scotchbrite
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I always received compliments on my 48 truck with how nicely the hood fit, especially on the sides in the back. Over time these AD hood fatten out (de-arch) across the back there they meet the cowl which in turn causes the sides to bow out. On thing I did on my 48 and I just did it again on my 53 Suburban was re-arch the hood. Steps: (sorry all of these pics are after pics) * Remove the plate that is in the middle of the rear support. This lets you bring in the rear sides of the hood easily. * Using a tow strap (running side to side) and pull in the sides of the hood to create a nice arch of the metal hood skin. Don't go crazy with tension. You will get an idea of where the hood feels best. * Tighten the plate. * Clean the gap between the hood metal skin and the brace with a wire wheel (that's what worked best for me). Wipe down area with lacquer thinner. * Apply a nice bead your favorite panel bond (this is what I used) in the gap between the brace and hood skin. It is about $60.00 for a tube of what I used. * Use a couple additional straps going forward from the back edge of the hood to help close the gap between the hood skin and the brace. I also use two landscaping pavers across the brace to make sure the gap between the brace and hood skin closed up. * Let the panel bond cure (in this case I waited 24hrs). Once I removed my straps my hood kept the arch. Maybe others know about this, I just see a lot of poorly fitting AD hoods so I thought to mention it. I'm less picky with my 53 so I will not go back and body work to make it perfect like we did with my 48. I will be respraying Raptor liner on the back of the hood. There was some already that looks factory/old? on there and a big section flaked off so I will respray this weekend to make it all uniform. Marc |
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Thanks, that's a nice tip. The 48 has that issue. I tried to pull it together and tighten the bolts, and it helped, but this will fix it.
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that is a good to know.
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This is looking so good, totally different look than your 48 but very well executed all the same.
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hope you don't mind! ... i stole your signature picture, modified it for my extra long bed, and used it in my sig on the Jeep forum.
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Finished working on the hood last night. I scrapped the undercoating that was flaking off and lightly sanded the underside of the hood. I repainted the latch section last weekend.
I really like the looks of the faux rust areas in contrast of something freshly painted. Marc |
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