Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Number 9

Lowe's for oregano satin.

Thanks, but nope. Mine doesn't have it. Only OSH and I bought out their last 3 cans today. But there's another one about 5 miles away.

[Kim57]

Looking good.
Being able to drive it is great. Hope you get the doors figured out.
Kim

[fabguy]

Dan, I can give you a hand if you like with the doors. I had a similar problem earlier with my 55 burban. Heck I might even have a couple extra hinges and doors laying around
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[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by fabguy

Dan, I can give you a hand if you like with the doors. I had a similar problem earlier with my 55 burban. Heck I might even have a couple extra hinges and doors laying around
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C'mon down man, c'mon down! ALL assistance will be great fully rewarded...with beer. I'll drop you a PM
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[Dan in Pasadena]

3.25.13: (She's now a weekend "20 footer")


A Closer View


...and because I am (apparently) the King of Mickey Mouse painting:

I sprayed the chains in the phony chrome paint. Yeah, I know it looks phony. I'll pick up polished stainless ones eventually.

[Rude Dude]

Very cool Dan, I think it really looks outstanding, and you don't have to worry about thousand dollar paint job getting hit by a door at the grocery market.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ha ha, yup I definitely will not be worrying about THIS "paint job"

I'm almost embarassed to post about it since most of you guys are doing frame-off jobs. I'd LOVE to do that too but I just don't have the space to have an unmovable derelict in the driveway. And honestly? I wanna drive the thing!

I'll keep improving her in little AND larger ($$) ways until it's "done" to suit me mechanically. Then when I retire, I'll blow it all apart for REAL paint.

[Daze57]

looks really good !

[G&R's57GMC]

Dan head down to your local bicycle shop and ask for an old Mt. Bike tube.
Cut a couple of pieces and slip them over the chains then take a paper punch and make a drain hole at the bottom of the loop.

This will save the paint and not make a bunch of noise.

[Kim57]

Congrats. I think it is really neat that you're going to be able to enjoy it while still working on it.
Kim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys.

I was planning to go to Pep Boys looking for some kind of thin tubing. DUH, I never thought of a giveaway inner tube. Excellent idea!

Kim,
Yes, it'll be nice to use it on the weekends. I'm going to want to drive it to work on the occasional Friday too but I've got a few things to accomplish before I can do that safely:

Seat belts
Get the CPP disc brake kit in (I already have it)
Install a manual dual master cylinder & proportioning valve
Emergency brake connected
Move gas tank out of the cab!

Obviously, a couple of those are higher dollar items or the tools to accomplish them right are - flaring tool and tube bender. But I want to do these things myself.

[hsdropout]

Looks good; period correct; I like the ivory around the window.
Don't think of it as Mickey Mouse painting.........think more in terms of a "utilitarian protective coating".
Good job.
The little tools, nuts & bolts, parts & pieces and rattle cans add up. I believe I could cover my truck inside and out with 100 dollar bills and it would not equal what I have in it so far (only slightly exaggerated).........and I'm not close to done yet.
Funny that I consider it to be a "budget" project.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by hsdropout

Looks good; period correct; I like the ivory...

The little tools, nuts & bolts, parts & pieces and rattle cans add up. I believe I could cover my truck inside and out with 100 dollar bills and it would not equal what I have in it so far (only slightly exaggerated).........Funny that I consider it to be a "budget" project.

Man have you got the expense part right.

These trucks will "$40-you-to-death" at Home Depot, Lowe's or OSH. When I go to The Truck Shop (and im going again today mostly cause I'll be somewhat near it) its $100-$200 easy.

I actually WAS gonna use Ivory as the contrast but finally used "Almond" - which looks like a very light yellow against this green. But I like it so far.

I know im probably gonna score new mirrors and just price (yeah, right!) side window & vent wing glass.
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[Dan in Pasadena]

Ok, so today I took "G&R's 57 GMC"'s suggestion in post #384 above, stopped at the local bicycle shop to ask for an inner tube out of their trash. They said, "Take as many as you want!" I only took one and did THIS with it:

Yeah, kind of meh.... But the ones the shops sell don't look much different. It is what it is I suppose.

I also finally got my Craigslist-find front bumper painted on the reverse side and mounted. Thereby finishing the recent front end work:

Hell of an improvement to me.

In preparation for installing door weatherstripping, tomorrow I clean out the door interiors (loaded with crap), Ospho overnight then paint with KBS...maybe Rust Reformer; depends how bad it looks after treatment.

[mechanixman]

It's lookin great!!
I wish I could see this cruisin in my neighborhood....hell I wish I was cruisin in it in my neighborhood =D

You could chome paint the inner tubes too
ha ha ha

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by mechanixman

...You could chome paint the inner tubes too
ha ha ha

Now THERE's an idea!

The inner tubes will work but I wish there were something like those "crinkle up" garden hoses I could cut up that would be neater, more "tidy". I don't like how loose the inner tube looks.

[mechanixman]

The crinkle up hoses. are you talking about the bendy part of a bendy straw? =D
I've seen automotive filler....tubes? I don't know what to call them. The things that screw on to a bottle of oil, so you don't spill any. I don't know if they're long enough, but it's worth a shot.
I can't find a picture of one, but it's like that, except it screws on to the bottle.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...ord=oil+funnel

[G&R's57GMC]

Dan you need a smaller diameter tube, one that just fits the chain

[Kim57]

The front looks real nice.
Kim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Dan you need a smaller diameter tube, one that just fits the chain

Yup, you're right. I need tubes off a "roadie" and not a mountain bike.

RE-VISIT the bike shop!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Kim57

The front looks real nice.
Kim

Thanks Kim. It's looks better in a photo than in person but the old one was pretty cloudy. I'm just happy I finished the front and can move onto something new....cause there's ALWAYS something new!

[Low Elco]

Saw a guy use large dia shrink tube. Looked good. Great work, but the acrophobia must be killing you!
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[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Saw a guy use large dia shrink tube. Looked good.

Man, I've never seen shrink tube THAT big. I think I'm gonna take another run to the local bike shop instead for a smaller diameter "roadie" bike inner tube.

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Great work, but the acrophobia must be killing you!

Ha ha, yeah she IS kind up on her tippy toes huh? And those are 75 series tires too! But if you go back and look it needed EVERYTHING when I got her so F150 takeoffs super cheap takeoffs from Craigslist were the way to go.

I'm still considering if I'm going dropped axle & springs, or IFS. Either way, she's getting much lower though nothing like some guys do. I still want to use her.

[Daze57]

dan

when ya get to the vent windows and need some help - holla - ive done a few of them - not difficult - a bit time consuming but not bad . also ya may want to throw some sound deading stuff in from home despot or lowes

[Daze57]

truck is lookin real good !!!!