got door art on my flat black 64

[63 & 64 Bowties]

There's an ole-timer (like me) who lives not too far from me who has been lettering trucks for many years (every thing's gone to vinyl letters now-days) so I got him to work up a shop truck door art for me after I painted my 64.

[jason65]

Some white walls and drop and your there. Cool truck.

[EyeH8the24]

looks great!gotta love the flat black hot rod look..

[joe231]

nice work!!

[vin63]

Yep, much nicer than vinyl lettering.

[slepysal]

VERY COOL, man thats a lost art, I remember seeing it done to my pops old truck, amazing

[Dustin07]

that is cool, exactly what i want on mine some day.

[Daddy64]

That looks cool. What kind of black paint is that? It nails the hot rod look.

[northern 85]

Nice Love It!

[northern 85]

Where did you find the seat cover?

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by jason65

Some white walls and drop and your there. Cool truck.

I was kinda going for the correct hot rod look for the year. So, wide white walls are a no-go. White walls weren't popular in the mid-60's (trust me, I'll be 61 yrs old in February, so I know.) My 63 has a 4-6 drop, but I kinda want this one stock ride. I might do a 2 in the rear just to level it out.

Originally Posted by Daddy64

That looks cool. What kind of black paint is that? It nails the hot rod look.

thanks, it's 1st Dimension single stage with flatener added. From the local Fisher Auto Parts dealer, at $57 for a gallon with reducer. Decent paint, but it probably won't last 10 years or anything.

Originally Posted by northern 85

Where did you find the seat cover?

It's a Mexican blanket I bought off eBay and took it to the upholstery shop where they used it for the material. It was a 5x7 which was enough material. I think I paid about 40 bucks for it, but you can find some cheaper. The upholstery shop charged me 145 to sew it on.

[killthewabbit]

Looks great, Bill!

[Dinos63]

nice job looks coooool

[62 short step]

Looks good!

[Woogeroo]

That is great! I love it.

-W

[72BlckButy]

That looks amazing, he did great work!

The truck looks sick!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Very nice..

[63 & 64 Bowties]

I went the cheap route for bed wood. T1-11 covered with Marine Spar Varnish. The inside of the bed was just rattle-canned. I did that in case I put something in the bed that scratched it up, I could easily touch it up. As you can see, I was kinda hard on it when I put the wood in. So, I'll have to retouch it up.

[gulfcoast66]

Man that looks really cool. The flat black is that a primer or a top coat? oh yeah thats some pretty country out that way. Nice job..Chris

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by gulfcoast66

Man that looks really cool. The flat black is that a primer or a top coat? oh yeah thats some pretty country out that way. Nice job..Chris

thanks Chris. It's not primer, it's single stage enamel. Primer tends to turn white with age.

[kizer]

T1-11 siding. Wow, I've been racking my brain trying to come up with a cheap bed just to stabalize the floppiness of the bed since its well gone. Thats a cool idea that I might have to barrow until I get back to the bed and some money unless of course the T1-11 idea just stays. It would at least last until I get into paint since thats going to be a while a way.

That logo is killer too.

[Rogue]

Just put the strips right over that.

I saw one like that, and had to do a double take.

Looks good, on the cheap.

[MEANlowGREEN]

Looks great. They body looks solid and straight and the artwork rocks!

[protrash64]

Nice lookin truck......I agree with everyone on here. Nice job.