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A few more.

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The only part of the truck that I was really unhappy with was the tailgate, the original was unusable. I tried to “patina” up a 69-72 gmc gate but it’s an art and I’m not that kind of artist.

I found an original paint 68 gate in Phoenix , only 1400 miles away. Luckily, a fellow truck guy on Instagram graciously picked it up and shipped it to me.

Looks like it’s been there since 68’

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Great find.

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Decided I wanted a shinier finish.

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Agreed! Right place at the right time.

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Nice tailgate, shiny is good!

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I like it!

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Thanks. It truly was a score.


Thanks

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Heck yeah! Looks like you did it right w/ the clear coat. Lookin forward to seeing how it looks back together.

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Thanks. I was super nervous. It’s kind of a one shot deal, was super nervous.

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I absolutely love how the tailgate turned out. The inside of the gate is killer, I’ll take a pic tomorrow.

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A closeup of the bed scars, they’re forever now:lol::lol:

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Finally back on this thing. Bent up some 4” tall c-channel to lift the floor enough to to clear the notch

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Making use of the floor from the 69’ GMC parts truck.boards had some significant cracking. Used these inserts from a company called Slabstitcher. Super easy to install and was a great project to get the girls involved with.

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I stained boards black and used a rough drum sander to remove most of it.

Scribed the original wheel wells to the box and trimmed the stake pockets for clearance

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Cool little detail, shortened the spare tire carrier to fit. Won’t hold a wheel, but I think it looks cool

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Just read through the whole thread. Really enjoyed it. Tasteful work, and that clear coat was a great call! Well done.

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Outstanding build! I will be certain to follow. I really like how you are taking the time and effort to maintain the patina on the exterior. I wish I was able to do that, but I had so much rust that it is easier to just do a restoration.

Keep up the good work! Looks like you have a great crew helping on the build.

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Thanks. I’m super excited to have the kids helping out.

Thank you, I went back and forth in the clear, but in the end I’m happy I did it. Really brought the yellow back to life.

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Finished up the bed floor. I’m incredibly happy how it turned out.

Finished the tailgate side of the bed with a piece of polished stainless, bent up with 1” reveal at the top to mimic the original floor look.

I think the spare tire carrier was a cool little detail.

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Do you have any more pictures of the whole truck after the clear coat? Really love this one.

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Thanks man.

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Awesome thanks

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You’re welcome, actually had it down in a the LA area after Dino’s gitdown.

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Looks awesome! I kinda gave up on instagram so it's nice to see an update here.