My 85 C20 "finally getting paint"
 

Hey yall, thought id show the progress on the truck. Had it for 4 years. Rebuilt the 350 with flat tops, vortec heads and a small cam. Added a 4L80e. Swapped out sliding back glass for solid. Got the ac blowin cold. Headers, true duals, painted the wheels, added limo tint but removed it. New bumpers, new chrome stick on trim, etc. 1ton springs up front, next mods include wider tires and a helper bag kit in the rear.

Just stripped it all down and brought it to the paint shop last friday. Bought all new trim for it, a new front bumper again, got new personalized plates, new fender emblems, new rubber. Hopefully truck will be back in another week? We'll see.

Adding pics in the next post

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Day three of bodywork

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Looking good cleansquare. Are you having it repainted red again?

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Thanks, yeah apple red.

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Very Nice

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Thanks, finished the long piece this evening. That reflection!!!

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Would all polished no paint look ok?

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I like the black and red--should look great with your red paint. Nice job!

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I dont like the all polished look.

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Well guys i decided on polished with red bowtie.

Also got new chrome bezels in, bed corners and new seatbelt since mine stopped locking.

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Polished with red bowtie looks good! Cool idea

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Polished with red bow tie looks good. Did you try one with the circle painted in red?

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Thanks guys, no i havent yet cause it takes so long to tape off that circle lol!

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Where did you get your headlight bezels and bed corners at? Also, did you use Claytona's way for polishing the trim?

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Lmc. Everything else was.ordered from classic parts.

Yeah, a modified version of his and sodells

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Trim looks good! And I know the amount of work that takes!

Trucks going to look great!

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Looking good Nick. You ordered the seat belts from Classic Parts? I got all my interior but forgot to get seat belts so that is next on my list! lol

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Thanks guys im excited as heck! Seatbelt was ordered from lmc.

Gonna try and get the painter to send me some updated pics

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Cool.........New paint is exciting stuff.

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I do like the polish with red bow tie.

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Thanks, ive decided to also paint the ring around the bowtie red also and keep everything else polished. I polished up my stainless grille trim tonight and cleaned up the vent windows. Also, heres a few pics of the truck in primer with a "guide coat" on it. I hope he sends me a pic of the truck after the guide coat has been sanded i wanna see all the dings beforehand. Of course i dont know when these.pica were taken, he sent them to me this morning.

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I think theyll look awesome. I tried the red circle around the bowtie but it was too much. Here is the bulk of the stuff going on the truck. Still waiting on new license plates, emblems and fender lights. In the pic is new door handles, new wheel well trim, door rubber, window felt, feont and rear glass rubber with chrome strip, front bumper, seatbelt, chrome reciever insert, stainless 2" ball, stainless lock, new roll of chrome trim all around truck, polished stainless grill trim, chrome headlight bezels, stainless screws for the stainless drip rails, taillights and bed corner moldings. Im currently sanding and painting the black portion of my rear chrome bumper to repaint gloss, also in the pic is new wiper arms.

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Project bluebird out of the garage to make way for red!

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Polished and painted the rear bumper. Also new license plate lights. Also painted that blue dash that was gonna go in my blue short wide burgandy.

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Damn thats going to look good! Shiny red paint and shiny chrome!

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Looks great! Whats your process to polishing that grill trim?

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Thanks guys, the grille trim i just used mothers polish by hand. Took off evwrything but the shine. Looks awesome.

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Got the new side markers in. Also put together the new chrome and stainless hitch reciever setup. Also, my bumper i bought 3 years ago was unfinished and rusted badly so on this new.one i sanded with acotchbrite and then adhesion promoter and then primer and gloss black. Hopefully that keeps the rust off for longer.

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Black paint, mothers polish, new 3m double sided tape and stainless screws for the drip rails

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What about a black circle around the bowtie?

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That is a handsome looking truck! I love the dark blue, beautiful truck cleansquare.

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Scoti, im gonna just roll with the red bowtie. Who knows, maybe itll be a wash and ill have to regroup.

About the blue truck, thanks, it was supposed to be a 2,000 dollar ride for my little brother but once i dove in well ypu know. The truck was so rigged everything needed replacing. Engine, every single hose, clamp, exhaust work, carb rebuild, harness was in tatters, added new wheels, fixed brake lights, complete new brake system, fixed four different leaks in the transmission, still have a ways to go. ive got $4,200 in it now.

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Painted the front bumper brackets they turned out awesome. Too bad theyll never be seen lol

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Got a set of these babies

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Man looks like you've been busy ordering parts and bringing old parts to life! looks great.

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Thanks dude

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Tell me true


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I like the pyo's I think look great on square bodies