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Fix rear window leak...

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got my 17" steel fj wheels today hopefully get new tires mounted tommorow and installed

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Pulled my rear drums off,cleaned all the dust and cobweb out of them and adjusted shoes. And did some block sanding on my bed.
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painted bumpers and grill white and painted my wheels black, next up brakes and a lil lower
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pic of the lowered truck. :metal:

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Installed wiper arms, trial fit the cowl, got the vac booster mounted, installed the heater, put the radiator in, mounted a quick mount gps/mp3, made a power steering resovoir mount, mounted the windshield squirter resovoir, still delaying the wiring way too complicated, got the windshield and back window in..........coming soon, doors, hood, grille surround....

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RXvH:gmc2:

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Drove it for the 1st time with my new 700r4,smoothed out those 373's. Now I can work on the front steering stuff.

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I decided to try out an idea that's been rattling around in my head for awhile. I always thought some contemporary Corvette wheelcovers might look like something someone would do back in the day. I had been shopping for some cheap ones on eBay. Then, my dad independently came up with the same idea, so I felt justified. These are from a '65 Corvette. They aren't perfect, but I did strip all the black paint out and repaint them after someone did a horrible job with a paintbrush. They didn't cost a lot, so I figure they're a good gamble. I love the way the six holes line up with the six lugs. They kind of remind me of a 1960s Hot Wheels car.

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I like it. Old Army...

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We got the bed stripped down to bare metal.

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Finished painting my hood.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans

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Started making centre console to house cd player and speakers, not sure if I like it yet but thought I,d try this before I go cutting into doors and dash. When its finished I,ll make up my mind. Sorry no pics yet as there's only a basic shape at the moment.

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I've had similar thoughts for my truck, although I wanted to go with the 56-62 Corvette wheel covers and medium wide whitewalls. But for a truck that gets used they are just too expensive and vulnerable to theft.

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finished with the bed boards over the weekend - white oak with Minwax "natural" stain + 4 coats of oil-base polyurethane all around - test fit everything this morning and it kinda makes me want to paint the truck black (in primer now)…

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....wax on....wax off....

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That'd be OK for you because your truck is a little older, but I'm not going with wide whitewalls, because those wouldn't have been cool by 1963/4/5. Plus, those earlier Corvette wheelcovers are fastened on by those wheels with the bumps on them like a '56 Chevy, so you couldn't get them to work on my original wheels. But I agree, many a great custom have been run those older Corvette wheelcovers!

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Drove it like a mad man :metal:

....but I do that everyday!!!

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Nice truck, Love the green.

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got the fj wheels on the truck now just need to slam the girl to the ground with a quick static drop

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finished the conversion to a Holley carb on my 61 gmc and trying to trouble shoot the alternator charging issue. Shes finally running again after 3 months. WOOHOO

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Well we rebuilt the window tracks etc in each door, got the wing vents and the door glass back in, working on the interior vents right now, just little baby steps....but it is progressing, wil put the doors on the truck tomorrow.....Kieth

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Pulled the hood this morning, then drilled alignment holes in both hood hinges, and removed them as well. Power washing comes next, followed by clean up and paint detailing.

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Yesterday: (Finally!) finished my El Cheapo steering wheel restoration and repaint, got a new horn button and installed. Once I got the button out of the box I found it had a slight dent in it from shipping I guess (DOH!) But I wanted to put it on anyway for the pic. Necker knob I had bought for it didn't fit. Wheel is too thin for it.

Before (Nasty & Ugly):
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During (Nastier and Uglier):
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After (MUCH Better. Ok, it's not perfect and yes my cab looks like crap right now. Just did the wheel cause it looked unsafe to me):
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What are you going to do to your springs? I soaked mine in CLR to clean them up, they were kind of rusty, then brushed them with a wire wheel on my bench grinder after that i soaked them in Gibbs lubricant. They still look like new polished springs after several months.

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The pictures don't really show how well the turned out, hope you get the idea.

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Your springs turned out really nice. I hadn't really put much thought into the springs yet. They'll probably end up getting painted again. I shot them gloss black acrylic enamel 20 years ago and they still look pretty decent. I'm trying to decide if I want to replace them first. They are 51 years old and hold the hood up adequately, unless I WD40 the hinges.

I like the idea of buffing them up and coating in Gibbs, but I'm not sure I'd have the enthusiasm to keep up with the periodic maintenance.

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I started the patina process, and the stepside bed is the "test bed", so to say. The process has thus far been a one step forward, one step back process.

First step was to clean all the "Gibbs" off the parts that I had covered them in last November (basically just wiped the parts off with xylene). The Gibbs did a really good job of protecting the parts for the last 7 months.

The plan is to go with Sherwin Williams Industrial products. There is a Sherwin Williams nearby and when I explained to the guy that manages the store what I was doing he seemed genuinely interested in this project. He set me up with some Sherwin Williams Kem-Flash Primer E61 R 26. When I first started using it I realized it dries way to quick, which makes brush and roller application practically impossible (Remember its a Patina paint job... that's how it's done). So then I read the "Application Data Sheet and it specifically states "spray only due to short dry time" (imagine that, :dohh: read first dummy! ) It's also too red (see photo below), needs to be more of a brownish tint for the patina effect to look correct.

Using my trusty "strip disc" and angle grinder I removed the 3 day old Kem-Flash. In the process I realized just how good the primer adhesion was. It took roughly twice as long to remove the new primer than the original paint and primer.

Next up: Sherwin Williams Kem Kromik primer. It is slower drying and is more of a brown shade of red oxide primer.

Bare with me on this guys. I know some of you think faking weathered paint is dopey, and using a brush and roller is even worse. But its a challenge I want to try.

Here are a couple photos, lots more to come as things progress....

Parts ready for primer
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Removing the test coat of primer
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While the truck was out basking in the sunshine I did a quick walk around and interior video too. Other than making a dash pad the interior is done.

YouTube - ‪1965 Chevrolet C10...

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I had good luck doing black, then brown, then the color, then a white mist. Use steel wool to rub it down on all the flat spots. I also kinda mixed the colers together when I was spraying it. If you don't like one spot it's easy to just repaint that one spot and kind blend it all together. On my 52 I had two blue fenders you can't even tell any more.:mm: My 64 is almost all fake.

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I would still like to do a fake patina on mine, but I'm torn because it would be nice to have a shinny truck again (it's been a while for me).

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I'm tuned in lakeroadster, My truck is patina flat red and red oxide primer and a fresh base/clear white top with all new tinted glass. If and when it stops raining I'll get some pics up.

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Finished the glass install, installed the passenger door, wow it is coming around more every day.....Kieth:gmc2:


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Looking forward to the photos...

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Replaced some ugly firewall fasteners. Soaked the hood hinges and springs in TSP for several hours, scrubbed 20 years of crud off them. Tomorrow they'll get a bath in CLR. After that some light sanding should make them ready for new paint.

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Cut out the old factory bump stops, and replaced them with some energy suspension 1 inch universals. Also put in a pair of new Belltech shocks up front. Now she has suspension travel and rides better than she did before I dropped her. Pics will be posted to my build thread as soon as I can get time on a computer.
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Got my gas tank in today from Ups now got to get it in truck
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Primed the step side bed components today with Sherwin Williams Kem-Kromik brown (red-oxide) primer. It really lays down nice and the color was spot on, at least IMO, for “Hot Rod Primer”. Used a 4 inch roller and a brush and will be applying at least one more coat. (Fauxtina Paint Job).

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Getting closer! Everything is jammed finishing all the details and putting him back together. Wife sez "when will it be done"??

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Tryed to track down my front end squeak tonight. New driver side upper balljoint. Re packed wheel bearings, greased the frontend I hope the hell I took care of it!!!

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That turned out great. Looks like they've been sprayed.