1969 Short Wide

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

That's a good deal.

Is the frame black or a gray color?

It is suppose to be black but it's more of a dark gray. It also tends to be more of a satin finish when cured. I hope it's durable, we'll see.

Originally Posted by bjcaldwe

They look good. How much total drop are you planning?

Thanks, right now I'm planning 4" up front and 6" in back with out a notch.

[72BlckButy]

That's a good deal.

Is the frame black or a gray color?

[tantrumpipeline]

gonna be a real nice build, laughed at the jb weld, we actually did this to a 3.0 v6 in my old boat that frost cracked over winter to get on the lake while the replacement was being shipped, it was probably pretty risky, but it held until the new one came in, keep up the progress

[spike38]

Great looking frame and suspension!!
Now, Anytime you make a frame modification,
You can touch it up with a rattle can

Spike

[joe231]

Killer Job Mike!!
parts look great!!
I'm guessing you sprayed the hammered paint, no?
where did you pick it up?
and can you brush or roll it on?
sorry for all the questions, I think we are getting the wife's frame for her '66 blasted here soon and I'm still on the fence about paint. I know a place in OKC where I can get big rig chassis paint, that is the way we are leaning at the moment

[67chevy1series]

wow mike there are no words , my frame was primed in the exact primer

[scotts62]

I like the way the frame turned out!!! Nice!!

[chevy88]

Nothing better than a complete frame off restoration Mike, everthing looks really good. I see you are going to lower it 4/6, How much does that give you for travel between frame and axel?

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by tantrumpipeline

gonna be a real nice build, laughed at the jb weld, we actually did this to a 3.0 v6 in my old boat that frost cracked over winter to get on the lake while the replacement was being shipped, it was probably pretty risky, but it held until the new one came in, keep up the progress

Thanks!
Yep, I probably wouldn't ever try it but, maybe they were desperate.

Originally Posted by spike38

Great looking frame and suspension!!
Now, Anytime you make a frame modification,
You can touch it up with a rattle can

Spike

Thanks Spike! I'm not sure how the rattle can will match. I bet I'll find out before I get it on the road though.

Originally Posted by joe231

Killer Job Mike!!
parts look great!!
I'm guessing you sprayed the hammered paint, no?
where did you pick it up?
and can you brush or roll it on?
sorry for all the questions, I think we are getting the wife's frame for her '66 blasted here soon and I'm still on the fence about paint. I know a place in OKC where I can get big rig chassis paint, that is the way we are leaning at the moment

Thanks! Yep, I sprayed it with my old primer gun, it works really good. You can thin it with xylol. I bought it at Lowes $14.98 qt. and yes it can be rolled but as good as it sprays I wouldn't. It's not near this shiny when it drys or cures. It's kinda satin finish. I'll get more pics. I thought about chassis paint too but this stuff was cheap and handy. seems to be pretty tough. but we'll see

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

wow mike there are no words , my frame was primed in the exact primer

So you used the self etching rustoleum too?

Originally Posted by scotts62

I like the way the frame turned out!!! Nice!!

Thanks Scott

Originally Posted by chevy88

Nothing better than a complete frame off restoration Mike, everthing looks really good. I see you are going to lower it 4/6, How much does that give you for travel between frame and axel?

Thanks, Not sure which travel you are talking about? Turning radius? I think it will be pretty close to normal as long as I stay with larger wheels. Which I'm planning on 18" or bigger.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks! Yep, I sprayed it with my old primer gun, it works really good. You can thin it with xylol. I bought it at Lowes $14.98 qt. and yes it can be rolled but as good as it sprays I wouldn't. It's not near this shiny when it drys or cures. It's kinda satin finish. I'll get more pics. I thought about chassis paint too but this stuff was cheap and handy. seems to be pretty tough. but we'll see


So you used the self etching rustoleum too?
Thanks Scott

cool!
thanks for the info!
does bare metal have to be primed first?
did you get the primer at Lowes also?
how long is the dry time on both of them?

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks, Not sure which travel you are talking about? Turning radius? I think it will be pretty close to normal as long as I stay with larger wheels. Which I'm planning on 18" or bigger.

I believe he is asking about the rear diff up travel before hitting the frame or trailing arms

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by joe231

cool!
thanks for the info!
does bare metal have to be primed first?
did you get the primer at Lowes also?
how long is the dry time on both of them?



I believe he is asking about the rear diff up travel before hitting the frame or trailing arms

I'm not sure if you have to use primer or not. I actually hit the more pitted areas with a rust conversion primer first then hit the whole thing with self etching. I got the primer at Home depot in Norman and they carry the paint too. The primer dries real quick probably about 30-45 min. On the hammered paint, I painted a tack coat, by the time I got back around to where I started it was ready for a wet coat, then let it tack dry to the touch. Final wet coat to make sure I got good coverage.

I'm not sure how close the rear diff is going to be to hitting bump stops or frame? If I find it bottoming out I can put a bolt in c-notch. I prefer not to but if I need to I will. Nate's (Blank Slate) has the setup I am shooting for HERE.

[mcbassin]

Here you go Joe, this should give you an idea of what the paint looks like dried. The can says "hammered" but it seems to lay pretty flat when sprayed. I wonder if you use a brush it looks more hammered?

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

So you used the self etching rustoleum too?

Which rustoleum product is that? The clean metal one, the rusty metal primer or something else entirely?

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Which rustoleum product is that? The clean metal one, the rusty metal primer or something else entirely?

THIS is the product I have been using. I used This on the pitted areas under the etch primer. I really don't know how it will hold up. I do know the sun is hard on any of their products in my experience. But since the frame is underneath, I thought it might work out for a daily driver.

[RCbowtie69]

looking good

[butternut1972]

The frame turned out very nice. Nice job.

[joe231]

Very nice Mike!
Thanks
I think we are going to try rolling it on and see how it works.
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[72BlckButy]

Turned out nice Mike... I like the color/texture myself.

[67cheby]

looks great

[JohnC]

Looking awesome Mike!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Looking awesome Mike!

Thanks John! Hey, are we going to have a meet one of these days? BBQ? Was Travis or Joe organizing that thing last year? Some how, it got planned on one my fishing Saturdays and I missed the MarK tour. ....sucks anyway,
I have a lot on my plate and hope to make it to the 2011 version.

[JohnC]

Yeah we do need to meet up for some BBQ. I'm sure now that the holidays are over it will be easier to meet up.

I learned one thing from last years meet... I won't be planning this years Last year was a disaster for planning with the fact that there was so much drama that led up to it. The meet itself was a blast, and the tour was awesome. Can't thank BigMac enough for that.

Maybe our Oklahoma moderators will chime in here to get the ball rolling for this years meet.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Turned out nice Mike... I like the color/texture myself.

Thanks Nate!

Originally Posted by 67cheby

looks great

Hey thanks!

[RCbowtie69]

looks like u r making some head way,it's looking good

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by JohnC

I agree 100%!!!

Looking good Mike. Keep it up!

Thanks John!

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

looks like u r making some head way,it's looking good

Thanks RC!

Small update: Got my new rotors installed and started assembling the steering components. Found out Rock Auto sent me the wrong tie rods (twice!) dang it. Also found out my 67 frame is different from the 69 where the steering box mounts. So I will need to make some spacers.