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66Z71 · 02-20-2015, 07:06 PM

Everything is in primer, and ready for color. It just got too cold to paint, so we got on other projects. Now we have the boys Corvair stripped. As soon as it warms up we will have plenty to paint.

66Z71 · 04-22-2015, 10:24 PM

Almost done painting the Cab.

That's the closest its been to being together since....2008... Gawd I didn't realize it had been that long.

When I started painting this, I read a lot of posts about paint guns. 30 years ago when I was painting my 1967 GTO, I bought a cheap gun. It was a GTO, but the tiger stripes didn't look good. Broke down, and bought a good DeVilbiss. Made all the difference in the world.
Well, this time around, I was convinced to buy a $49 Harbor Freight Purple gun.... and it was good. I would still recommend it to any home hobby painter. But I finally broke down, and bought an Iwata LHP400. OMG, it is awesome, not like the first time you had sex awsome, but better than after 28 years of the same sex awsome. Since I am still painting in the garage/spray booth, I still have to color sand and buff to get the dust out, but it will go a lot quicker than sanding the orange peel too. The $700 difference is going to take a lot of sandpaper to make it up though.

Harbor Freight right out of the gun:

After Color Sanding & Buffing:

Iwata right out of the gun:

Wow, all three of those are the same Blue. It looks the same in real life, but the lighting sure makes a difference.

1963c-10 · 04-23-2015, 08:50 AM

Glad to see some updates again. Looking great!!

joe dirt · 04-23-2015, 12:02 PM

looking good!

markeb01 · 04-23-2015, 02:52 PM

What a difference a good gun can make. I bought a SataJet 90 years ago (pre-HVLP) and I call it the "magic" gun. Anything coming out of it lays down perfectly. Your finish looks beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it all back together.

joe dirt · 05-16-2016, 11:10 AM

hows this thing coming?

66Z71 · 05-16-2016, 03:25 PM

Got this far before I got distracted. Hope to get back on it this summer. I really want to drive it again.

66Z71 · 11-11-2016, 04:40 PM

Help... I let it sit so long I don't remember how the door latch goes back together. There are two pieces about 1/2" x 3/4", 1/4" thick serrated that I vaguely remember. Where the heck do they belong? I think they have something to do with the striker on the doo jamb.

made2drag · 07-10-2017, 05:58 PM

Great Progress! Looks awesome! You used a 73-87 swb frame? I saw the cab was modded in the rear of the floor to account for the frame, did you have to do anything at the front cab mounts? Thanks.

66Z71 · 07-11-2017, 02:35 PM

I used the '62 cab mounts. Bolted them to the cab, and welded them to the frame where they wanted to be. Mine was a 1/2 ton if that makes any difference.

02-20-2015, 07:06 PM	#101
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Everything is in primer, and ready for color. It just got too cold to paint, so we got on other projects. Now we have the boys Corvair stripped. As soon as it warms up we will have plenty to paint. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera

04-22-2015, 10:24 PM	#102
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Almost done painting the Cab. That's the closest its been to being together since....2008... Gawd I didn't realize it had been that long. When I started painting this, I read a lot of posts about paint guns. 30 years ago when I was painting my 1967 GTO, I bought a cheap gun. It was a GTO, but the tiger stripes didn't look good. Broke down, and bought a good DeVilbiss. Made all the difference in the world. Well, this time around, I was convinced to buy a $49 Harbor Freight Purple gun.... and it was good. I would still recommend it to any home hobby painter. But I finally broke down, and bought an Iwata LHP400. OMG, it is awesome, not like the first time you had sex awsome, but better than after 28 years of the same sex awsome. Since I am still painting in the garage/spray booth, I still have to color sand and buff to get the dust out, but it will go a lot quicker than sanding the orange peel too. The $700 difference is going to take a lot of sandpaper to make it up though. Harbor Freight right out of the gun: After Color Sanding & Buffing: Iwata right out of the gun: Wow, all three of those are the same Blue. It looks the same in real life, but the lighting sure makes a difference. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera Last edited by 66Z71; 04-22-2015 at 10:45 PM.

04-23-2015, 08:50 AM	#103
1963c-10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: fayetteville nc Posts: 10,338	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Glad to see some updates again. Looking great!! __________________ 1963 Short bed step side SBW 427 big block and borg warner T-16 HD 3 speed manual http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=519869 1963 Short bed fleetside BBW 348 1st gen big block w/Powerglide http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619024 1964 Short bed trailer

04-23-2015, 12:02 PM	#104
joe dirt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: portland oregon Posts: 292	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns looking good!

04-23-2015, 02:52 PM	#105
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns What a difference a good gun can make. I bought a SataJet 90 years ago (pre-HVLP) and I call it the "magic" gun. Anything coming out of it lays down perfectly. Your finish looks beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it all back together. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

05-16-2016, 11:10 AM	#106
joe dirt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: portland oregon Posts: 292	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns hows this thing coming? __________________ 1961 c10 longbed - gone 1964 c10 swb

05-16-2016, 03:25 PM	#107
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Got this far before I got distracted. Hope to get back on it this summer. I really want to drive it again. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera

11-11-2016, 04:40 PM	#108
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Help... I let it sit so long I don't remember how the door latch goes back together. There are two pieces about 1/2" x 3/4", 1/4" thick serrated that I vaguely remember. Where the heck do they belong? I think they have something to do with the striker on the doo jamb. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera

07-10-2017, 05:58 PM	#109
made2drag Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: alabama Posts: 2,079	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Great Progress! Looks awesome! You used a 73-87 swb frame? I saw the cab was modded in the rear of the floor to account for the frame, did you have to do anything at the front cab mounts? Thanks. __________________ my 86 c10 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=496829 my 56 3100 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...09#post5712509 my 95 silverado build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...35#post5879335 my gray 86 c10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post7624734

07-11-2017, 02:35 PM	#110
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns I used the '62 cab mounts. Bolted them to the cab, and welded them to the frame where they wanted to be. Mine was a 1/2 ton if that makes any difference. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera

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