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Re: Project '64 Cheapskate
Happy Birthday Dude.
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Thanks! I'm proud to join this elite fraternity!
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Happy 15th Anniversary!! 15 years, huh? You're way ahead of the average, my friend. Good Job! The wife and I are going to celebrate the Big 2-5 coming up soon. Thanks, Bomp!! Thanks, Rusty!!
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Re: Project '64 Cheapskate
Must've been a long birthday.......where you at? Lol.
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Re: Project '64 Cheapskate
I went on vacation and took a trip back to Louisville for 5 days to visit my family, and I've been at the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield for the last few days. It was a great vacation, and with my stressful work schedule, I really needed it. I'll be a little bummed out to go back to work tomorrow and get thrown back into the fire, but I'll get over it.
In the meantime, there has been progress on the '64. I've been doing body work on the inner fenders, so all I have to show for it is a lot of body filler dust. The A/C condenser has been fitted and drilled up, all of the A/C lines on the forward side of the core support are cut and crimped. and now it's ready to blow back apart and get painted chassis black so I can hide all of the hard work I did.
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Re: Project '64 Cheapskate
Bangshift said the Cacklefest was epic! Was Brad there pushin'? Glad you got some time off.
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The Cacklefest was awesome! Brad was using the '49 to push the Tocco, Harper, and Garten Fuel Altered again this year. We went to the tent to go get our wristbands for the Cacklefest, and the lady running the booth asked Brad if he could possibly push TWO cars! Of course, he said yes. So, that meant that we were the first car to light off, kicking off the event. As soon as Roger lit off the Altered, we hauled butt down to the end of the track to get the second car, the Schrank Brother's 1961 record holding B/Fuel dragster. It set the E.T and Mph records in 1961 with an 8.65 @ 183 mph, with a blown 276 cubic inch DeSoto(!) Hemi on nitro. That record stood for two years. That was one bad hot rod in it's day, and when that little sucker lit off, I was blown away at how nasty it sounded. The event was great. The weather was perfect, and it was a great time seeing old friends and making new ones at the same time. Dude, you have got to come here one day and go with us. It's a blast!
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Sounds like a great time. It's on the bucket list. Batting lead off and pushing 2 cars, that's awesome!
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Any updates on the truck dude?
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I was working on my son's truck for a good part of the weekend, but I was able to etch-prime the core support and battery tray and did some body filler work on the inner fenders, which are now nearly complete. I would like to get those parts in primer this weekend, and if that goes well, get them wet-sanded and ready for chassis black.
This week, every night after work, I plan on doing some prep work on the condenser, receiver/dryer brackets, and the A/C lines and get them ready for primer. The fan shroud still needs to be wet-sanded with 400 grit and prepped for primer. As soon as the inner fenders and core support are back on, it'll open up a bunch of work that can be done.
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Glad you're still on it. You and Brad have to Convoy to the Reunion next year!
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Kool just checking on ya.
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That's the plan! We'll be rolling in tandem, with our push bars in the bed. Now, all you have to do is catch a cheapie Southwest flight to Ontario and go with us!
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lil happy b-day kat!
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Man, that sounds fun. I'll have to get to work!
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It's been awhile, but that does not mean that I haven't been bustin' on the '64. As a matter of fact, I have been doing a lot of work, but it just wasn't exciting enough to post up pictures. Most of what I was doing was bodywork on the inner fenders and prepping the under-hood parts for paint. Man, I have a real respect for the guys who do bodywork for a living.
If you remember, I took out a 2" lower section of the inner fenders to compensate for the 2" Z we did on the chassis. It was important to me to have it all look factory, so that meant that I had to do some welding and bodywork. Here's a shot of the driver's inner fender right before we primed it. ![]() And the passenger side: ![]() So after a bunch of sanding and prep work, the parts were ready for paint. Brad offered to do the spraying, and another buddy, Ryan, offered up the use of his shop. A big thanks to Brad and Ryan for doing this! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The funny part of this is that the paint we used was a Frankenstein mix of a couple of black enamels and it turned out perfect. I'm a stickler for chassis black, and it has to be the right sheen to look "right", and this batch has the perfect eggshell sheen I was looking for. And to top it all off, instead of using the high-dollar Iwata spray gun, we used a $15.99 Harbor Freight special and it worked incredibly well. The next step is to assemble all of the stuff on the core support and start installing parts! More pics to come...
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"Look factory?" Um, they didn't look that good from the factory. Nice stuff! I have the 3-gun kit from HF. I love it 'cause the big one comes with a 1.8 tip. Great for primer. Good progress! I would say, If you have a plater near you, having all those bolts cad plated works a lot better than painting. I tried to do that, the plater's burned down, so I had to paint mine. I'd have been a lot happier with plating. Not trying to be a jerk, you've just got the rest of this so cool and all. Those inners would look good with Raptor liner on the undersides, too. Man, I'm stoked for ya!
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Congrats on nailing the color.
Not sure if this tid bit of info helps on "paint on bolts" but it worked for me. I cooked my freshly painted bolts for 20 min @ 175 in a convection oven I got at a garage sale. None of the paint lifted after I wrenched'em in. Wifey was happy I wasn't in the house trying to poison the family with my cookin. Gonna be awesome to see things getting put together. |
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Ahhhh some updates. So kool man. I'm still digging the ride.......Can't wait for more.
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Those inner fenders look killer, can't tell that they've been cut and welded! Love stuff like that, nobody will notice but that's the whole point.
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I'll prolly have to do a similar mod to the inners for 'Locks, so I've been watching to see what you came up with. They look perfect. How far away are you from getting it on the road?
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Nice progress!
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Nice to see the progress, & everything looks great!
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I have to install the inner fenders and core support, and get the underhood stuff done (paint the bottom side of the hood, hoses, wiring, etc). I still have to do my fuel tank mod, and that's going to be some uncharted territory. Still need to raise the bed floor and c-notch the frame (couldn't get it low enough without the rear end hitting the bedfloor). Still need to do bodywork and blend in the paint to match the patina. Still need to spray the exterior with satin clear. Still need to finish the sound deadener in the cab. Need to re-rubber the doors and windows. Replace the windshield. I think I'll have it running in Mid-January, and on the road around March. Hopefully, a whole lot sooner than that, but I'm trying to be realistic. I have to stay on my current pace and not try to rush anything. If I rush stuff, it'll show in the final product, and that'll drive me nuts every time I look at it later.
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