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07-18-2012, 12:31 AM
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What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Well my trucks old flat black was looking a little bad. (Due to body panels being changed, Bed shortening and various other things)The trucks 327 had a horrible oil pan/timing cover leak. Enough to drain the engine of its oil after 100 miles. I was going for just a daily driver good look. Not perfect. Since I was on a time constraint I think I did pretty good for just 5-7 days.
You can see what I mean in this picture.  Started sanding and some body work  Took the bed off( Painting it inside the garage was a mistake. Wasnt hot enough to paint so I have a lot of sanding to do.)   Started the first coat on the cab/door  Removed the front clip. Look how nasty it was under the hood. Was seriously embarrassed to show anyone.     Got the bed going. Looked good at first. But the 3rd or so coat didnt dry right and runned everywhere. I plan on doing it in the sun next time like the cab etc.   4th coat on the cab  Started the front clip  Started on the motor. Had to jack the engine out of the frame to slip the one piece oil pan gasket in.Cleaned it up a little to make it easier to work with.   Got it back together and begun to get it ready for paint     Got the front back together.(still neded some coats but was running low on time)   Plasti Dipped the ugly chrome bumper( Sanded it with some 36 grit then sprayed)  Still have to finish the hood. It needs a lot of work. So been driving hoodless but it's a million times better then what it was.  $150 and a week of free time off work can do a lot. Oh and by the way. I used a roller to apply the satin black. Pretty damn good huh |
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07-18-2012, 12:36 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
nice job
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07-18-2012, 12:50 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
You are the Frugal Econo Customizor! Good show Ol' Boy.
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07-18-2012, 12:52 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
I'm impressed! Looks Damn good
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07-18-2012, 03:03 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
A little video of when I went to back the truck up to put the bed back on. Didnt realize a cop was on the corner. Didn't seem to care though
 Other then pretty much tweaking my back pretty good it went smooth. |
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07-18-2012, 10:27 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Well done!
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07-18-2012, 10:56 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Nice job looks real good
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07-18-2012, 12:29 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
you did lots of work... looks great..nice job.i like it .
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07-18-2012, 01:00 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
I like it. it looks great you did a good job with very little time and money
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07-18-2012, 09:59 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
I think this looks great, i cant see anything i dont like about that truck. I love the tires and wheels on there too. Nice job.
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07-18-2012, 10:55 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Truck looks great! What kind of paint did you use?
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07-19-2012, 12:54 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Excellent job! That's a lot of work in a short time frame. Flat black looks really nice and even more impressive that it was roll on!
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07-19-2012, 01:02 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Nice work! definitely an improvement...
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07-19-2012, 11:13 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Looks great!
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07-20-2012, 06:20 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
nice job, lotta work in 1 week, I am a fan of all black
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07-20-2012, 09:04 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
great work you did there, not even considering the small money invested.
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07-20-2012, 09:22 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Very nice and a big difference, looks great!
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07-20-2012, 09:30 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
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07-20-2012, 09:52 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
your truck looks great! i really like your wheel tire combo on there as well, nice job!
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07-20-2012, 09:59 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Nice job!!
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07-21-2012, 12:58 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
that looks good!
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07-21-2012, 07:52 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
looks great man
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07-21-2012, 10:57 PM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Well I deamed my other 68 hood a complete loss. Making it into a table. But on the bright side I picked (Well had delivered) this cherry 68 hood for $85. Going to start working on it tonight. Stoked
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07-22-2012, 07:15 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Darn nice!
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07-22-2012, 09:19 AM
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Re: What I did in a week spending no more then $150
Good job.
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