Project Snowball- Slow build

[rs74]

The lighting really puts a glare on it. Nothing special just the steel gray.

[Claytona08]

It's going to look real sweet when it's done Roy. My truck was about this color before they two toned it with the silver. You going back with Rally rims?

[rs74]

Clayton, my plan for now is to get some Wheel Vintique Vette rallies. 15x10 295/50's in the back and 15x8's and not sure about size of tires yet for the front. I have a brand new set of Firestone FireHawk Indy 500 white lettered tires that are the 295/50's and they are on a set of AR wheels. I am going to see if I can still find two smaller tires for the front since they quit making this tire in white letters. Hopefully someone has a set somewhere on a shelf other wise I may have to buy another complete set. I like my white letters. This is the plan for now. Maybe down the road I might by a nice set of shiny rims.

Today he got the cab all masked off and got some color and clear on it. I didn't take any pics of the color until tomorrow. The lights in the paint booth just put too much glare on it for good pics. Looks pretty slick from what I seen of it right before quitting time. I am thinking tomorrow he might shoot the front side of the bed and inside of the new doors so we can go ahead and hang the doors. He still has to paint the glovebox door, ashtray door, and the metal plate that goes under the steering column. They will be the steel gray.

After seeing the Indigo and the steel gray next to each other I almost told him to paint the bottom of the truck steel gray but think I will stick with the silver. They do look really good together though. I think I am really going to like this when the truck gets totally finished. All I have to do now is find the right shade of bucket seats, dash and door panels. Going to start hitting the scrap yards pretty hard looking for burbs and blazers for the lighter gray color.

I have been pretty anal with myself over these colors so that they all flow together. I am sure it will be great when done. I am also looking for a set of aluminum heads for the 355 that is going in it. I think I am going to paint the engine Indigo with aluminum heads or I am going to put iron heads on and paint all blue with painted silver intake and black valve covers, air breather with silver script letters. One thing at a time though. It gets overwhelming if I try to think about it all at once.

[rs74]

The inside of the bed is going to get LineX or something similar. Not sure if I am going to tint it with Indigo or just go with black.

[rs74]

The owner of the body shop gave me a can of this cleaner that I am going to try out. One of my buddies stopped in the body shop while the owner was out and said that the owner turned him onto this cleaner. He said used it on the heater vents on his vehicle. You know how dusty and grungy they can get. Said he sprayed it on there and let it set for a few minutes and came back and it was all clean. Not sure how it works yet but going to give it a try. The shop owner said it is made for any vinyl. Going to try it on my 03 crew cab and see what it does.

http://www.spraywayinc.com/content/interior-detailer

[Claytona08]

First I vote a BIG YES on putting some 295 50's with the white lettering out! Looks soooo good when the tires are nice and clean with those pretty white letters out. I vote black on the bed liner just because I like the way mine came out. lol. Here is a couple pics of my bedliner. It's dirty but looks good overall. Also here is a pic to give you a little food for thought. It's my buddies truck he had years ago. The pic is not that good but the colors looked really good together.

[rs74]

Pics from today. The first pic is with some kind of light that simulates sunlight to show how the paint will look when outside. You really can't capture what it looks like on camera. Just doesn't do it justice. When looking at the cab inside it just looks like a dark blue which looks a bit darker than I like but I think once it is outside that will change. He still has to block sand the roof and a few other places on the cab yet but he got what is needed to put the cab and bed on the frame.