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Originally Posted by 66Gilbert
Just viewed the new pictures on your other site. I have some questions. The parts that are painted black, were these painted at the body shop or painted in your shop? I noticed in one picture some rattle cans, if this is true what did you use? What kind of rear bumper is going to be put on the truck? Also I notice you guys opted for a 64-65 custom steering wheel why did you not use a 66 custom steering wheel or the standard wheel that came with most 4x4's. It would be great to see this truck hooked up to a matching jet boat or a modern toy hauler. Keep up the good work as I can't wait to see the finished product.
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66Gilbert:
Thanks for following the thread and the nice comments. All of the tin was painted at the paint shop we use. Many smaller parts were degreased, sandblasted and painted by us, in my shop. We use a lot of finish products from Eastwood, specifically Underhood Black, Rust Encapsulator (red, black and clear), Radiator Black and Chassis Black.
There are many suppliers of these products, but I became a fan of Eastwood because of the product variety, availability and quality. They are a little pricey, but I feel you get what you pay for in most cases...I am simply saying these are the products we use and they have worked well for us on this and other 4-5-6 Chevy Truck builds in the past.
We many smaller parts powder-coated underhood black, as well as having the bed strips and rock guards powder-coated red to match the body paint. George at Cross-Link Powder Coatings, Kansas City, KS specializes in automotive parts powder-coating and we have found him to be very competive, prompt and reliable. I will post his contact information, in case someone wants to use his services.
We are installing a factory chrome rear fleetside bumper, not a dealer-installed style rear step bumper. We like the smooth, gentle curves and look for this style bumper and also we can install factory rock guards, that match the body color.
We decided to go with a '64-'65 Custom Cab chrome steering wheel assembly, because we felt like it was the nicest of the options available. I have a few good, used factory '66 Chevy chrome steering wheel assemblies, however, we prefer the look of the '64-'66 over the others and the Custom Cab feature, which included the Custom chrome steering wheel assembly, was available on the K10/K20 trucks.
I have illusions of this truck towing a red flatbed car hauler with another retored 4-5-6 Chevy Truck onboard, however I think her working days are over, but a matching toy hauler or small vintage Airstream would look pretty grooving cruising down the highway.
Thanks again for the words of encouragement and we will keep posting photos as the build continues to completion.