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matthew20061 · 11-29-2008, 04:50 AM

Well I finally got some time to do some well needed sanding. I also went to the local PPG distributor Hi-Tec paint here in Anchorage and got 1 gallon of Copperhead metallic paint mixed up. The color itself only cost $305 but after buying a lot of other needed things the total went up to $500. Here's some pics of the paint and sanding.

Aaron, Member Akman360 came over to help sand...

Some extra bondo was needed on the firewall so better do it now before it gets painted!

Also filled all of the pinholes in the bondo with some spot putty...

Both sides need it.

Here's the can of color!!!!

matthew20061 · 12-05-2008, 11:43 PM

Well over the last few days I've been working on sanding and priming up the truck quite a bit and the interior is ready to be painted. The exterior just needs some more sanding and it will be ready as well. It's all seam sealed up and ready to paint! Keep your hopes up that happens this weekend! Knowing me it won't but I can hope. Here's some last pictures before it gets painted.

matthew20061 · 12-07-2008, 01:16 AM

The 69 got paint!!! It's just a few layers of base coat for tonight and tomorrow brings the clear coat! Then it will really shine. We painted the interior, inside roof, dash, firewall inside and out, inside back of cab, floor, and under side of the floor!!

I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of the final product, hopefully...

Warning lots of pictures....
Some are blurred for some reason...

matthew20061 · 12-07-2008, 09:51 PM

We clear coated up everything we painted with base coat yesterday and it looks awesome!

There's a few imperfections but its just in the floor and areas that get covered by the interior....

68 short step · 12-07-2008, 09:57 PM

great color, looks good

akman360 · 12-07-2008, 10:06 PM

That looks really, really good!!! Can't wait to see what you end up putting in it engine wise. keep up the good work

matthew20061 · 12-07-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68 short step

great color, looks good

Thanks, I like the way the colors coming out to!

Quote:

Originally Posted by akman360

That looks really, really good!!! Can't wait to see what you end up putting in it engine wise. keep up the good work

I would love to find out what engine I'm putting in to it to...

Tx Firefighter · 12-07-2008, 11:02 PM

Super job you've done so far.

nuke1 · 12-08-2008, 12:16 AM

that looks just amazing, love the color, i painted my sled that color awhile ago, can not go wrong with it, but why did you not paint the entire cab all at once? just wondering

matthew20061 · 12-08-2008, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nuke1

that looks just amazing, love the color, i painted my sled that color awhile ago, can not go wrong with it, but why did you not paint the entire cab all at once? just wondering

I'm not actually sure, I guess it was because the back and top weren't quite ready they still need a bit more sanding and also I was worried that there might be to much over spray that would be floating around and fall back down on areas already painted.

I'm hoping that tomorrow I can tape off all the painted areas and sand the roof and back and get them painted as well.

matthew20061 · 12-09-2008, 03:03 AM

Tonight I got all the sanding done on the outside of the cab so it's all ready to paint tomorrow!

Spray-Bomb · 12-09-2008, 03:39 AM

Super cool dude, its gonna look sick

R.L. · 12-09-2008, 04:24 AM

Yeah love that color, thats going to be killer!

hotrod 80 · 12-09-2008, 07:19 AM

Looks great . Alotta hard right there .

my67chevytruck · 12-09-2008, 08:49 AM

Nice Work, keep at it!

OARNGESI · 12-19-2008, 10:54 PM

Coming along really good

matthew20061 · 12-19-2008, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the comments, I've been busy doing a lot of other stuff and haven't had the time to get the outside painted up yet... Maybe that will happen this weekend..

matthew20061 · 12-21-2008, 02:46 AM

Good news, we finally got the outside of the cab painted up! Just needs some wet sanding and buffing...
Here's some pictures of it, the camera I used doesn't do it any justice:

OARNGESI · 12-22-2008, 07:48 PM

Looks really good ARE YOU GONNA USE THE 67 FRONT CLIP LIKE COPPERHEAD OR THE 70

matthew20061 · 12-23-2008, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OARNGESI

Looks really good ARE YOU GONNA USE THE 67 FRONT CLIP LIKE COPPERHEAD OR THE 70

I'm going to use what I have which is a 69-70 front clip, although I really like the way the 67 front clip looks too!

matthew20061 · 01-08-2009, 02:53 AM

Well finally this week I got around to clearing out the front of the garage so that I could fit in the 69!
I untapped it a couple weeks ago and its been in the paint booth ever since but today I moved it up to the garage and started assembling some random stuff back into it. On Monday I took both the rear step side fenders to a reputable body shop because I just wasn't impressed with the way the Bondo had turned out on them so should be getting those back some time soon. In the mean time, I'll start putting the cab back together, work on cleaning up chassis parts, and the engine. By the way that engine I had talked about going to be rebuilt in earlier posts never got rebuilt....So time to find a new one, in the form of a fuel injected LS-series/Gen III Vortec engine/trans combo so stay turned for that!

Installed the sun visors...

Started to put on some fasteners

OARNGESI · 01-08-2009, 02:38 PM

Looks good in its new home

matthew20061 · 01-12-2009, 10:29 PM

Well started the resembling process!

Sandblasted the ashtray...

Put in the cigarette lighter

Sandblasted, Painted and installed the outside air vents

Cleaned up the heater

Installed the cab mounts

Restored the heater vents, but probably need to just break down and buy some new ones

Also restored the heater fan...

matthew20061 · 01-13-2009, 09:38 PM

Just got an engine!!!
In the form of a 95 S-10 with a 5.3 V8 and 4l60e 2wd transmission installed in it!
The truck is a piece, but the engine is super nice and it's all set up and running/driving in the truck. It has the corvette intake manifold and complete corvette front belt setup. The engine was out of a 2002 Chevy truck.
I made a video of it so you guys could hear it run!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raw9Ebf3KSI

kyull67 · 01-13-2009, 10:55 PM

that'll be nice!

11-29-2008, 04:50 AM	#51
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Well I finally got some time to do some well needed sanding. I also went to the local PPG distributor Hi-Tec paint here in Anchorage and got 1 gallon of Copperhead metallic paint mixed up. The color itself only cost $305 but after buying a lot of other needed things the total went up to $500. Here's some pics of the paint and sanding. Aaron, Member Akman360 came over to help sand... Some extra bondo was needed on the firewall so better do it now before it gets painted! Also filled all of the pinholes in the bondo with some spot putty... Both sides need it. Here's the can of color!!!! __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-05-2008, 11:43 PM	#52
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Well over the last few days I've been working on sanding and priming up the truck quite a bit and the interior is ready to be painted. The exterior just needs some more sanding and it will be ready as well. It's all seam sealed up and ready to paint! Keep your hopes up that happens this weekend! Knowing me it won't but I can hope. Here's some last pictures before it gets painted. __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-07-2008, 01:16 AM	#53
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up, Painted! The 69 got paint!!! It's just a few layers of base coat for tonight and tomorrow brings the clear coat! Then it will really shine. We painted the interior, inside roof, dash, firewall inside and out, inside back of cab, floor, and under side of the floor!! I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of the final product, hopefully... Warning lots of pictures.... Some are blurred for some reason... __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-07-2008, 09:51 PM	#54
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up We clear coated up everything we painted with base coat yesterday and it looks awesome! There's a few imperfections but its just in the floor and areas that get covered by the interior.... __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-07-2008, 09:57 PM	#55
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up great color, looks good

12-07-2008, 10:06 PM	#56
akman360 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 5	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up That looks really, really good!!! Can't wait to see what you end up putting in it engine wise. keep up the good work Last edited by akman360; 12-07-2008 at 10:07 PM.

12-07-2008, 11:02 PM	#58
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Super job you've done so far. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-08-2008, 12:16 AM	#59
nuke1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,: Posts: 2,901	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up that looks just amazing, love the color, i painted my sled that color awhile ago, can not go wrong with it, but why did you not paint the entire cab all at once? just wondering __________________ James 1968 GMC "HAVOC" 1986 GMC "Frank" J.J.R.H. Design & Consulting My 68`Rebuild "HAVOC": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=316300 A 58' chev build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=311238 1969 Camaro Pro Touring http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...61#post3513361 Swiss Cheese: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=384390 Adjustable Trailing Arm How-To: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=321100 1968 Ford Farm Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6555587

12-09-2008, 03:03 AM	#61
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Tonight I got all the sanding done on the outside of the cab so it's all ready to paint tomorrow! __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-09-2008, 03:39 AM	#62
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Super cool dude, its gonna look sick __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

12-09-2008, 04:24 AM	#63
R.L. Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mobile, Al. Posts: 687	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Yeah love that color, thats going to be killer!

12-09-2008, 07:19 AM	#64
hotrod 80 mini truck racer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Baytown , texas Posts: 3,010	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Looks great . Alotta hard right there . __________________ 1949 5-window 1969 Camaro 1976 Chevy Luv yellow 1978 Chevy Luv Blue 1976 Chevy Luv Black 1979 Firebird Flooded in Harvey 1999 F350 Dually 2005 GMC Sierra 4.8 RCSB 2014 Explorer (wifes) My build :http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=399148 Build #2: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=653583

12-09-2008, 08:49 AM	#65
my67chevytruck Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midlothian,TX (DFW) Posts: 4,555	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Nice Work, keep at it! __________________ Heath subscribe to the board here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 FAQ how to's 1956 Chevy Apache 1967 C10 SWB FleetSide (under construction) 1969 K10 SWB FleetSide (Future Build) 1972 C10 SWB Stepside (Future Build) 56 chevy truck : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2955823/1 67 truck build: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=281357/1 69 k10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389470

12-19-2008, 10:54 PM	#66
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Coming along really good

12-19-2008, 10:58 PM	#67
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Thanks for the comments, I've been busy doing a lot of other stuff and haven't had the time to get the outside painted up yet... Maybe that will happen this weekend.. __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver



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12-21-2008, 02:46 AM	#68
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Good news, we finally got the outside of the cab painted up! Just needs some wet sanding and buffing... Here's some pictures of it, the camera I used doesn't do it any justice: __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver

12-22-2008, 07:48 PM	#69
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Looks really good ARE YOU GONNA USE THE 67 FRONT CLIP LIKE COPPERHEAD OR THE 70 Last edited by OARNGESI; 12-22-2008 at 07:49 PM. Reason: NONE

01-08-2009, 02:53 AM	#71
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Well finally this week I got around to clearing out the front of the garage so that I could fit in the 69! I untapped it a couple weeks ago and its been in the paint booth ever since but today I moved it up to the garage and started assembling some random stuff back into it. On Monday I took both the rear step side fenders to a reputable body shop because I just wasn't impressed with the way the Bondo had turned out on them so should be getting those back some time soon. In the mean time, I'll start putting the cab back together, work on cleaning up chassis parts, and the engine. By the way that engine I had talked about going to be rebuilt in earlier posts never got rebuilt....So time to find a new one, in the form of a fuel injected LS-series/Gen III Vortec engine/trans combo so stay turned for that! Installed the sun visors... Started to put on some fasteners __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver Last edited by matthew20061; 01-08-2009 at 03:04 AM.

01-08-2009, 02:38 PM	#72
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Looks good in its new home

01-12-2009, 10:29 PM	#73
matthew20061 69' Chevy Stepside Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anchorage, Ak Posts: 526	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up Well started the resembling process! Sandblasted the ashtray... Put in the cigarette lighter Sandblasted, Painted and installed the outside air vents Cleaned up the heater Installed the cab mounts Restored the heater vents, but probably need to just break down and buy some new ones Also restored the heater fan... __________________ -Matthew -69' Chevy Custom/10 Shortbed Stepside 2WD "Copperhead" - Restored, 6.0L LQ9 Built. L92 Heads and LS3 Intake with Comp Cam 223/231 .610/.617 112 LSA, 4L60E with Shift Kit and Circle-D 3200 Stall Converter ~Build Thread -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan, Full Frame off Restoration done myself - 6.0L with T56 six speed -1957 Chevy BelAir 2 Door Post Sedan - Nearly rust free AK car, Project in the waiting -2003' Chevy Silverado SS AWD 6.0L! - Daily Driver Last edited by matthew20061; 01-12-2009 at 10:29 PM.

01-13-2009, 10:55 PM	#75
kyull67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Springfield/Kansas City Posts: 1,842	Re: 1969 Chevy Stepside Restoration/Build up that'll be nice! __________________ The first '67 The current '67 '63 Biscayne

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