MY build thread...

[198plus]

Nice Job, can't wait to see it finished.........

[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by 198plus

Nice Job, can't wait to see it finished.........

Yea me too. I'm not looking forward to wet sanding and buffing..
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[daverod]

Verynice

[Alan's Classic]

Looks great!!

[fryco]

Nice job bud!

[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by daverod

Verynice

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Looks great!!

Originally Posted by fryco

Nice job bud!

Thanks guys! I don't think I've ever been so nervous as the day I painted that and after staring at basecoat before the clear I was seeing spots and patches... Next day looked fine. He was the test subject for my truck to see if I could paint a candy or not... So candy it is for mine. Good thing is I already have another job lined up on a 37 chevy truck...Might have to extend my shop and make a paint booth and buy a better basecoat gun... Hummm!
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[chad64chevy]

that looks really good for your first time! i tried to paint a old fender last week to see if i could paint, it had orange peel all over, lol! it looks better now with alot of wet sanding, anyways keep it up, you'll get better and better!!

[baggedout81]

yeah it looks bad ass in person.Now just need to do my cutlass lol

[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

that looks really good for your first time! i tried to paint a old fender last week to see if i could paint, it had orange peel all over, lol! it looks better now with alot of wet sanding, anyways keep it up, you'll get better and better!!

Thanks man!

Originally Posted by baggedout81

yeah it looks bad ass in person.Now just need to do my cutlass lol

Fork over about 2k for paint and we will get er dun...
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[shortbed70]

Beds on for the final time... Its a truck again.

[McMurphy]

Great to see you post again!
Man I dig those wheels on there, those rims really speak to me!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by shortbed70

Beds on for the final time... Its a truck again.

You see that black (what looks like over spray) above your rear wheel wells on the side?
It reminds me of a paint scheme I saw many many years ago at Ft Lewis.
Fellow had a matching pair of '69 P180 Volvos, the sports coup and the hatchback wagon. They were both painted silver/grey but from the ground up to about shin high he had black that was faded up so it looked like ground shadow all around.
Both these cars were painted exactly the same and together they really looked smart.
Since then I have always wanted to recreate that unique look, and mind you, this was 1983 when I saw them. So obviously the impact was real enough that I can still picture them to this day.

Congrats on getting you bed back on, going out to disassemble mine here in a few min....

[Alan's Classic]

Nice
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[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Nice
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Thanks Alan, it's probably the biggest plus so far.
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[Alan's Classic]

I agree it's 3/8 X 16. I just took mine out last week. I didn't measure it, but do know it's coarse.
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[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by protrash64

Troy, it's definitely 3/8's. I'm unsure of the thread as I cant get one loose. My 'burb is up on stands and I cranked on it but its all crusty;imagine that!! All the other 5/16s hardware is coarse so I believe this would be also.

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

I agree it's 3/8 X 16. I just took mine out last week. I didn't measure it, but do know it's coarse.
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Thanks guys...
Well took it out for a drive around the block and goosed it about 3/4 throttle and hit the rev limit then went to second and instantly on the chip then realized its stuck open!!!! Oh *#%*!!!! Killed the key and found the secondary mechanism over rotated and was holding the rear butterflies open... Left some pretty cool long black marks though... I have severe traction problems!!!!!
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[baggedout81]

Dam we need to finish up the rest.

[C@rnut001]

You are building a great truck! Keep it up and hopefully you will get it all the rest of the way together soon. I love reading about these builds, since I am in graduate school currently (finishing my PhD in Education) and I can't afford a truck right now....I have to read about how you guys do it.... anyway, keep up the awesome job!

[shortbed70]

Originally Posted by C@rnut001

You are building a great truck! Keep it up and hopefully you will get it all the rest of the way together soon. I love reading about these builds, since I am in graduate school currently (finishing my PhD in Education) and I can't afford a truck right now....I have to read about how you guys do it.... anyway, keep up the awesome job!

Hey man thanks for checking out my thread! I know there's a bunch on here and some very high quality builds too so you he the best of both worlds with high $$ builds and my recycled junk... Good luck on school and then have fun
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[fryco]

Originally Posted by shortbed70

Hey man thanks for checking out my thread! I know there's a bunch on here and some very high quality builds too so you he the best of both worlds with high $$ builds and my recycled junk... Good luck on school and then have fun
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Quit recycling, just buy mine! (No,really buy it) Lol! Gaining any ground on the beast over the winter?

[shortbed70]

Haha I would love to but can't afford it. I have gained some but between my compressor crapping out and side jobs I haven't done much. Need to paint the bottom of the hood and bed then wire a few things yet but I can drive it now just alittle breezy with no windshield! I have it just not installed yet... I will still take your motor and give you mine since your selling anyway....
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[fryco]

Originally Posted by shortbed70

Haha I would love to but can't afford it. I have gained some but between my compressor crapping out and side jobs I haven't done much. Need to paint the bottom of the hood and bed then wire a few things yet but I can drive it now just alittle breezy with no windshield! I have it just not installed yet... I will still take your motor and give you mine since your selling anyway....
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I might sell the motor, will the headers I had build for it. Ever since I saw that hot rod article about eBay cheapy turbo kits on ls motors, I've wanted to try it. **** I have a whole Magnafuel fuel system that isn't any good for injection either... I wanna make about 1200-1500 hp next time, get the old girl in the 8's.

About mixing gloss and satin finishes, don't do it. It never comes well. One or the other, just my two cents.

[baggedout81]

got the rear lites wired atleast

[shortbed70]

Here's the goal for the next few weeks!!!!
Windshield installed, body to frame grounds, fab alt mount, install hood and possibly paint bed! April first show!!!
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[McMurphy]

Good to see you posting again, hope you have some pics up soon too!

I think the windshield is going to be the very last thing I put in mine.

Tomorrow I start a 10 day marathon tear down of a '85 GMC Sierra. It is going to supply me the engine, power steering, and power brakes among other items on the list.

Hope to see your updates!!