1972 chev complete restore
 

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Tear down
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Gettin down to the end
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Off to the sandblasters
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Back from the powdercoaters
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Start the rebuild we are now one month into the restore
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:lol:Now my neck hurts....

Looks like you are on your way...

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Hood back from powdercoaters

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The cab ready to go

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Boxsides

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Nice work. I did this last year, just shy of five months from tear down to test drive.

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Man I love how you guys in USA do these restores on your own and also in a short space of time......nice one guys..

Pegman, small request when posting pictures see if you can rotate them so we don't have to tilt our heads.. :lol:

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I am from Canada but I am new to this posting will try to rotate pictures...thanks!

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I got a good neck exercise as well. :lol:

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Starting box assembly

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Nice work. Have you pick out a color yet?

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Yup gonna be dark blue

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Subscribed.

I'm curious if the hood was powder coated will it be painted later too? why not blast and spray epoxy primer or self etching primer or something like that?

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Yes the whole body was sandblasted then powder coated...just not the cab... Powder coating works much better on pieces like the hood because when it is coated the powder goes into all the corners because of the electrostatic process when you just spray it regularly it will not do that as well

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Does Powder coating have a primer as well? Or does any color stick to metal as well as primer? Sorry for the questions but this is new to me, it makes a lot of sense that it gets into corners and crevices better.. I just didn't know powder coating was paintable. But what do i know i haven't graduated past the rattle can stage yet.. :mm:

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There are different types of powder coating material if you see my frame it is shiny and a different type of coating where as the body pieces are a dull finish and are able to be top coated as it acts like a primer as you can see with the hood picture it appears and looks like a brand new part. It is the only way you can get into all the corners unless you dip it into something. Thanks for checking my thread!

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nice!

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Engine done and put back in

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Engine and tranny back in

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Getting cab ready for reassembly to frame

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The drop down

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Looks great!

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Lookin good!

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Cab drop

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Back together again

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Interior shot

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Cab drop

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Love the color.:chevy::chevy:

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Start the reassembly cleaning up the air cond system

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Cleaning it up and reinstall

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Electrical reinstall

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Final fitting before paint

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Front fittting