Shawno72's long overdue 68 daily driver build thread

[shawno72]

Chad I believe the 72 has a 4/6 drop with 20x8.5 and 20x10. We were actually discussing it cause Keith bought it that way and isn't sure. Maybe Rene (C/10 King) can shed some light on the subject
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[C/10 King]

Chad, originally I thought it was ECC 3/5 drop but now I'm sure it's a 4/6 from ECC and Shawno was correct on the wheel sizes.

[C/10 King]

Hey Shawno, how long do you think Keith's new bucket seats will stay blue in the truck?

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by C/10 King

Hey Shawno, how long do you think Keith's new bucket seats will stay blue in the truck?

To be honest I'm surprised they still are he talked to Danny, the guy who did my seats, and he gave him a good price so we will see how long before he does it
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[shawno72]

Hey guys I need your thoughts. I'm not quite ready for the paint booth yet but am tired of my failed attempt at faux patina So I was thinking of getting some satin white and rattling the truck for now. What's your guys' thoughts? Eventually it will go back to the original red, love that color.
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[CC69Rat]

I understand what you're saying, but honestly if you're luck is anything like mine I say leave well enough alone. Rattle can is going to just make things more difficult when you go to do your final paint job. Just my opinion. Satin (anything really) is kinda hard to maintain, dirt will stick to it (?) and it's tough to get the sheen to look right. You'll have spots that are too dull, spots that are too shiney.. but maybe you're a better painter than I am. Who knows. You asked for opinions .. I say leave it.

I think it looks cool as it is.

[shawno72]

Thank you Chad. That's why I'm asking for opinions I would rather leave it be, cause its easier , but a part of me wants one color as well. Oh well we'll see how I feel in a day or two
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[Rusbuilt]

I agree, just let it ride brother!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I agree, just let it ride brother!

x2, it looks cool, you are just tired of it cause you see it all the time. We all like it so don't change it until it's time to go red

[BB72CHEVKT]

How bout an automotve grade flat white sprayed on kind of like gringoloco's?

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I agree, just let it ride brother!

Thanks Rus!!

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

x2, it looks cool, you are just tired of it cause you see it all the time. We all like it so don't change it until it's time to go red

How about I sand it till its red? NOT

Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

How bout an automotve grade flat white sprayed on kind of like gringoloco's?

Do you have any pics?

[Cole Trickle]

looking good!

All i have done since the a****er show is wash my truck and put it away...lol

[Bennett68C10]

I would just rock what you got until you can get it painted the way you want. I wouldn't rattle can it cause you would have to strip it all off to paint over it. Heck i would take what you have now anyday compared to what mine looks like Atleast your truck is solid. If mine was solid I would have definitely left the original paint and rocked it patina.

[shawno72]

That's ok Brandon, just think of how much money you've saved
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[shawno72]

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

I would just rock what you got until you can get it painted the way you want. I wouldn't rattle can it cause you would have to strip it all off to paint over it. Heck i would take what you have now anyday compared to what mine looks like Atleast your truck is solid. If mine was solid I would have definitely left the original paint and rocked it patina.

Thanks Keith. I do like the fact that its all the original sheet metal, well except for the repop tailgate
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[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by shawno72

Thanks Keith. I do like the fact that its all the original sheet metal, well except for the repop tailgate
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Your lucky that's all you have, when I'm done with mine the only original sheetmetal will be the cab and parts of the doors I say parts cause they have new door skins and bottoms.
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[jasonvw]

I dig the truck the way it is, don't go flat with it. I think you would get sick of flat paint pretty quickly. If your truck is red under that white and you want to try to strip it back, you can use Easy off Oven cleaner on a small spot and let it set for a few minutes, then wipe it off and see if it peeled back any of those top coats back to the red. This method works really well if you pay attention and will get you back to the original paint without damaging it. I have done this many times.

[shawno72]

Originally Posted by jasonvw

I dig the truck the way it is, don't go flat with it. I think you would get sick of flat paint pretty quickly. If your truck is red under that white and you want to try to strip it back, you can use Easy off Oven cleaner on a small spot and let it set for a few minutes, then wipe it off and see if it peeled back any of those top coats back to the red. This method works really well if you pay attention and will get you back to the original paint without damaging it. I have done this many times.

You know I may try this. I'll let you know if I do.
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[Cole Trickle]

Originally Posted by shawno72

That's ok Brandon, just think of how much money you've saved
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There is no such thing as "saved" in my life...lol


<-------- way to many hobbies and big bills

[shawno72]

Well since I have access to exhaust stuff, I went ahead added a couple goodies

[NewType72]

That's a nice tip man
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[DesertCat]

Shawn, that looks nice. I was wondering if you had more pics of how you ran your exhaust system. I have seen a bit of it and was really wanting to run mine outside the frame too.

I think about an x-pipe or an h-pipe but still don't really want the pipes inside the rails... what do you think?

[Ol Blue K20]

nice, I like the angle of the tips
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[shawno72]

Originally Posted by DesertCat

Shawn, that looks nice. I was wondering if you had more pics of how you ran your exhaust system. I have seen a bit of it and was really wanting to run mine outside the frame too.

I think about an x-pipe or an h-pipe but still don't really want the pipes inside the rails... what do you think?

For me with the pipes outside the rails it would mean droping the pipe down and then in for the x or h pipe to happen. I was wanting maximum ground cleanrance for the bag drop, which will happen one day. Here are some pics I just snapped, sorry cell phone pics.

[DesertCat]

That really helps a lot, looks great. Thanks buddy