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Nice work! GM sheetmetal is worth the effort. Watching to see how you tackle the hydro clutch...

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Looking good keep it up

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You took the words out of my mouth on both counts!!!

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Nice project... I'll follow along.

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Thanks! I feel like I am starting over a little bit but it will be worth it at the end. The clutch shouldn't be to bad. There are a couple of guys on here that did the same conversions and made it look easy.

Thank You

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Thanks. I will try to keep the updates coming.

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Was that front clip off an old Coke truck? looks like its in awesome shape. Nice score dual battery mounts. Been thinking of getting a drivers side mount for mine so it would look more OE

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I am not sure where the clip came from but so far I am very happy with it. I have spent the last couple of days stripping the hood to bare metal and found no filler. There are a few dings that need repaired but that's it. Send me a PM and I will send you the battery mount. I will not need it.

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Doesn't get much nicer..........you'll be way happier with that clip....jim

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Yes, so far I am. Your build is looking great. I love the fab work and the direction you choose.

Mark

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We'll I got most of the front-end tore apart. I only had to cut three bolts and found no rust except for surface.

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Picture 3. You can see prior owner took a torch to make a hole for something. It shouldn't be to hard to repair. I can't decide on painting the inner fender wells the same color as the truck ( red ) or going black.

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Nice build you have going here.

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Looks good, I vote paint the inner fenders body color

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Not sure how much you paid for the GM front clip but it looks like you got an excellent deal. That stuff is getting so hard to find rust free.
I went back and forth on painting my inner fenders, I finally decided just to do some sort of semigloss or semiflat black similar to what the factory look.
I just didn't think the red inners went with my "theme", whatever you call it. Anyway, I chose not to because I have a weak under the top power plant and nothing special stock engine. Don't really want to draw attention to the engine bay.
Your truck on the other hand has a high power engine and cool tranny. I think the red inners look great BTW.
Looking forward to updates......

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Im going to paint mine body color. it brightens up the engine compartment alot.

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Thank You!

Yes, it is getting harder to find. I was tempted a couple of times to buy a compete truck just for the front end but knew I would have paid to much.

I have been wanting to paint the inner fenders and core support same color as the truck but it's nice to get it confirmed with your opinions. I think I may have them powder coated black first and paint the engine compartment side of the inner fenders red so the tire side will keep the stock look. The PC will resist rock chips better too.
Yes, I agree. Thanks for the input.

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Yesterday I stumbled across a CL add. I scored two more fenders and inner wheel wells off of a 68 CST long bed. This guy is parting out a fully optioned truck. The trim on the fenders protected all of the leading edges and no rust.

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Last night I removed all of the trim and started sanding. I am going to cover the side markers and weld up all of the trim and emblem holes.

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That was a nice score...never have 2 many 67-8 fenders!! Buy the metal inserts the guy on here and ebay has to weld up the markers....they are worth it...........jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/67-72-chevy-...item2588780ce5

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Thanks! Those are nice and save time. Earlier in my build I bought a complete package for my firewall, fenders and top of my bed rails. Today I used some cardboard I had close by for a template.

Mark

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yeah i did the same on last project..and with shippin his can be a bit costly but time is money...lol.....looks good......jim

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Very nice score on the fenders. That stuff doesn't come around very often.

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Looks like an Annie. Too bad I'd love to have one.

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Thanks!

Thanks, you're right. I have been fortunate. I installed both fenders, core support and the grill tonight. It's amazing how well the original sheet metal lines up. I feel paint coming soon....

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sweet project!

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Thanks! A buddy and I installed the hood last night. I am really happy with the alignment. My painter is coming over this weekend. If everything goes right it will head to paint next week.
Mark

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Looks like the CL panels are working out good. I'm jealous of all that rust free sheet metal.
That's super cool you are that close to getting it painted. Did your painter give you a turn around time?

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Wow the front end looks great on there, I'm jealous of your rust free craigslist finds too. Great news on going to paint soon, maybe I missed it but what are you thinking for paint color.

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Such a sick build. Did you just sandblast the cab to prep it for paint? And how do you like the stainless bolt kit? Did it come with everything you thought it did or would you suggest getting another kit with it? Thanks for the advice buddy!

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Thanks.. Yes, 4-6 weeks. There are a couple of more holes on the firewall I'm going to weld up and will get the truck over to him next week. It's hard to believe it been over 3 years since I began the build.


Thanks. If I had your talent with the metal work and did what you did on your build I would have kept the other front end. I decicided to go with Viper Red (This will be the closest I ever get to owning a Chrysler LOL).

Thanks. I soda blasted the cab. I was afraid too warp the sheet metal from sand blasting. You can pick up an inexpensive soda blaster from Harbor Freight. Be carful doing it in front of your house like I did.

I haven't used any of the stainless bolts yet. I have been using the old bolts for mock-up.

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Awesome color choice, can't wait to see it painted. I plan on mine eventually being the same color but it may be satin black for a while until either I can afford to have it painted or gather the courage to try to paint it myself :lol: what color interior are you going with, I'm still trying to decide between red or black.

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You can't go wrong with RED. Looking forward to color. Sounds like your painter is really fast too.:metal:

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I decided to fill in a few more holes on the firewall and cut out the dash for factory A/C vents. This was very nerve racking!