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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
This truck is gonna stop people dead in their tracks very nice..
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Thanks for the kind words guys ! I'm ready to get this project done and drive the wheels off of it !!
![]() Slight forward progress today. Managed to get the rear view mirror mounted . ![]()
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
hey ...it's one step closer !
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Love this truck I cant wait to see it complete
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
your truck is simply AWESOME, please give me a list of shows that you will be attending ! So i can make sure and not enter those shows !!
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Here's todays progress in a nutshell. I got the backside of the grille sanded smooth before spraying it with a 20% gloss black urethane. It had a good bit of base and clearcoat overspray on it. Looks much cleaner now.
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Once the back was dry, i riveted the upper and lower grill extensions in place. Be sure to use aluminum rivets on this or you'll eventually have rust stains running down your new paint. The only 3/16 rivets i had on had were aluminum but with a steel mandrel. Not to worry, one the rivet is in place, the mandrel serves no purpose and can be driven out with a pin punch.
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Awesome!
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The grille extensions were powder coated in a 50% gloss black as opposed to the 20% on the radiator support and inner fenders. This will make it a little easier to clean up as opposed to the matte finish elsewhere. Its not enough of a different contrast to be really noticeable.
Finally finished installing the molding clips and got those bolted in place. Those lil clips are a fight to get in place. My fingers hurt like heck, but it was worth it. I'm pretty stoked with the fit and finish of everything ! ![]()
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
That's a thing of BEAUTY!!!!
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Wow ! Gorgeous !
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That is some serious attention to detail on that grill !!! Beautiful !!!
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Damn I should have never subscribed to this thread when you first started it lol...it's like the first hit of a bad drug! AWESOME work and a thing of beauty!
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Now that's certainly better then new!
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Grill looks great
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Thank you all for the positive and uplifting comments guys ! Your support is great especially after a frustrating day in the shop or when your starting to get that burnt out feeling !!!
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
I wanna see it at the next meet Chris!
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
Really nice!
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Beautiful!!
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Well Bill, if the Good Lords willing, it will be at our St. Francisville meet in August . Won't be 100% complete , but we'll surely back her off the trailer this year. Next stop will be CTC in October. She'll surely be rumbling down Beach Blvd. by then !
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looking killer as always
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Re: Bowtie468's Extreme '68 BuildPage
I will see if I can get away, I will let you know.
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