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10-04-2008, 09:18 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
hard work beginning to pay off!
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10-04-2008, 11:44 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Looking great,, love the blue!!!
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10-05-2008, 09:04 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Mike, I'm glad to see the truck progressing nicely. That thing is going to be amazing when your done. Good work. After trim mockup, how far away from shooting the color are you?
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10-06-2008, 07:08 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Thanks Chris,
Well I'm not too far away. All it needs is watersanding and spraying but I am going to try and paint the inside of the cab and the bottom of the hood at my shop. This way I can put the steering column and brake pedal and stuff back in to make it a little easier to move around. We are hauling it up to where my buddy Kevin works as they have 2 full blown paint booths. I am pulling the bed back off, the hood and the cowl to paint it but I'm leaving the front fenders and doors on to paint it. Everything is cut in. I'm at work now and will be home in 2 weeks and will have 4 weeks off so I'm hoping to get it painted then. The fun part will be putting it back together. If everything goes like I plan I'll be driving it late December or early January. I am stoked. Man that was too cool getting your trucks shot for Classic trucks, I can't wait to see it in print.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com Last edited by GSFMECH; 10-06-2008 at 07:12 AM. Reason: spelling |
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10-06-2008, 09:35 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
I think I speak for all of us here, this is gonna be one top notch truck. I really like the colors. hehehe
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10-09-2008, 11:20 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Thanks Mike, I'm sure I'll see you truck in print one day. I hope to have mine looking close to as nice as your's sometime.
Your time frame sounds like you'll be giving yourself a pretty nice Christmas gift.
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12-05-2008, 09:14 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Time for another update. We got started on painting the inside of the cab. Here are some shots of it papered up ready to shoot. And a couple after we shot it. We did not paint the inside of the doors and waited until we shot the outside to do them.
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12-05-2008, 09:17 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
A few more shots and under the hood and glove box door.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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12-05-2008, 09:19 PM
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Next I water sanded it and got ready to paint on the outside. We loaded it up and took it to Kevin’s boss’s shop to paint the outside.. Here it is loaded up.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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12-05-2008, 09:21 PM
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I forgot the camera the day we sprayed it but here are some shots the morning we brought it home. We pulled the bed off when we painted and the only thing left on the truck was the cab, doors and fenders. Everything else was painted off the truck.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com Last edited by GSFMECH; 12-05-2008 at 09:49 PM. |
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12-05-2008, 10:53 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Truck looks incredible.
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12-05-2008, 11:34 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
man, thats lookin great....
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12-06-2008, 12:09 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Pictures don't show how nice it is, it's better in person.
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12-06-2008, 12:51 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Wow guys, it looks incredible! Did you use the factory Medium Blue? Putting any white back on?
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12-06-2008, 04:42 AM
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Thanks guys. Yes that's the factory medium blue. It looks different without the white. There are so many blue and white ones around I decided not to put the white on it. Besides if I change my mind it will be easy to add it later without completly tearing it apart.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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12-06-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Killer...i love it!!!
What did u coat the floor board with?
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12-06-2008, 01:36 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
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how well does it work????? do you think its better/worse/equal to dynamat???? |
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12-08-2008, 06:01 PM
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I don't know yet but it sure looks great. I will be able to tell you after I get it up and running again. So far from what I see I really like it. You can really get it up in the doors and hard to reach places that would be hard to get dynamat into.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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12-08-2008, 07:28 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
thats a very sweet ride keep hammering away at
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12-08-2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Thanks guys, I hope I have it running in about a month.
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Mike Castro- 72 SWB. Ochre and White. 496/400 turbo, GV OD ,Dakota Digital dash , tilt, Vintage Air, PS, hydro boost, factory buckets, console, QA-1 Coil over suspension, 20/20"Billet Specialties Magnetos 72 SWB. Med blue. 454/400 turbo, tach, tilt, Stock AC, PS,PDB, factory buckets, console, ECE 4/6 drop w/ 2" blocks and C-notch, 20/20"Coys- Crashed and destroyed by drunk driver Sept 2019. New 72 build in the works. My new build thread "Castro" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=820934 My old build thread, the blue truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=271489 www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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12-08-2008, 09:34 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Wow.....beautiful!
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12-09-2008, 11:15 AM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
beautiful truck!!
as far as the lizard skin, I have heard from multiple pro's on a streetrodding site i visit, that lizardskin is the way to way to go. do exactly as mike did, use the sound deadener, and insulation.
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12-09-2008, 12:13 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Way too nice to not subscribe. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see more!
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01-16-2009, 07:43 PM
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Re: The GSFMech Build
Time for another update.
The first thing I did when I got home this time was finish restoring the AC unit and install it. I tore the thing apart, repainted it and installed a new diverter box and changed the big flap in the back of the outside box. I oiled all the cables and all new o-rings I used a new gasket set when I put it back together. When I painted it I bought about 5 different shades of gray and tested them until I got one that matched the original shade as close as I could find. I also refinished the flap in the cowl.
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