back from the paintshop

[fast_dev]

hey guys just had to share, i got it back from the paint shop just in time for x-mas. dupont base clear (even the wheels and bumper). hugger orange, just like it left the factory. cant wait to get it back together, now the bad part, the old chrome will have to hit the shelf for some new stuff cuz it looks sooo good.(= more $$$ haha) sorry just had to tell someone that i know will appreciate it. truck is a 71 with no rust ever. 402,th400, tilt, tach, air, ps, pb custom camper package c20. can't wait to hook up the trailer and tow my 68 to the drags in style!!!! Dev.

[AesC10s]

Looking good man! NICE paint job!!!! That will be a sweet tow rig.

[QKENUF4U]

maple grove im guessing ?? looks good

[CPNEJR]

awesome! love the color combo but i may be bias

[EighthD]

Looks Good

[Rick Mills]

That really looks nice. Originality is cool!
Looks like a garage full of nice trucks. Is that black one running in the 12's?

[Sweet72]

That is sooo shiny and nice! First scratch will make you nearly cry...

[LockDoc]

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WOOOO-HOOOO!! Bring on the Orange...... Lookin' good.

LockDoc

[piecesparts]

Can you relate to us what a paint job runs in your area? With the price of paint an labor going up these days, we like to keep tabs on what others have invested.

[Green Machine]

Can't beat Hugger Orange !!!, lookin good - keep us posted on the progress !!! Save those chrome pieces, someone I know has a truck similar to that one that need a few trim pieces

[1LoC10]

very nice

[Southedisto]

Great looking truck, it will make a super sharp tow rig.

[sick69]

that looks really good,,,
should look pretty sweet with the drag truck behind it


Frank

[whatnow123]

I want your garage

[mjrmn]

Wow!!! Very Nice!!!

[72armyswbtruck]

Now that is a nice lookin shop or garage or both not to mention the contents inside of it.

[68GMC454]

looks nice..will look great towing other truck to the track..

[D M. Manning]

Great looking truck, Nice SHOP........

[fast_dev]

thanks guys, mostly i race at numidia and beaver springs, with an occasional late season run to maple grove. i race the friday night street legal stuff with the black 68, usually 12.0-12.2. has been as fast as 11.91 on a freak night. all motor with a 4 speed through the mufflers on dot slicks. paint was $3000 and i took the truck there like you see it, no trim. that was remove the box, paint back of cab and front of box, prep prime and paint inside box, jambs, paint inside of doors,edges of fenders under the hood, sandblast rear bumper and wheels and paint. everything is base clear, even the bumper and wheels, with 3 coats of each. the garage is dads but you'd never know since i took most of it over, my three trucks to his 48 pickup and malibu projects, lol. thanks for all the compliments, my buddies just don't understand the 67-72 obsession!!! Dev.

[LUV2XCLR8]

[72 longhorn BB]

dude, that truck looks AWESOME !!! that gives me alot of inspiration to get mine headed back inthat direction. Can I ask you a few questions, as I am in the middle of my own resto and since you have a similar rig, perhaps you can help.

1.) did you strip all the old paint, or did you do body prep and paint over?
2.) that paint looks expensive - might I ask (ballpark) what it set you back?
3.) I am putting my engine compartment back together after sitting for 4 years (new child), I cant remember where the two horns are mounted, have you got a picture of whats correct for our truck?
4.) I am having a devil of a time getting my alternator bracket installed right. the support rod to the engine block near the mainfold seems too short and when I was able to get it connected, it pulled the head of the alt bracket out of alignment so that the alt pulley now looks out of alignment with the pully on the water pump.

maybe I put it together wrong. can I ask you for a few pictures of your upper and lower alt bracket?

that is - if you are doing it stock 1

anyway, I know that seems like alot to ask, but you are one of the few c-20 owners with the same rig at nearly the same stage as mine.

can you help?

thanks alot,

-chuck

[fast_dev]

no problem, that's what this board is all about, truck only had one repaint over a totally solid body so i was lucky, but it was a bad, peeling repaint. it was sanded through that layer (60 hrs of sanding)and then painted with dupont base/clear. total was $3000 ( see 2 posts above for details). i'll get you some pics asap. big block longhorns are cool, that's what i was towing my trailer with before i found this truck, mine is a c-30 longhorn though. big block, stick, with a/c and factory tach. (but truck is rusty) now its resting by the garage awaiting its fate (unsure). DEV.

[fast_dev]

not great pics.

[72 longhorn BB]

Thanks alot dude.

Wow, that bracket is different than mine, I'll try to show you what I mean.

The coast for all that paint and prep labor seems like you got a good deal.

Can I ask you about the horns position on your truck?

Again, thanks.

[weasel29gm]

Very,very nice!!!!