Frankenstein trucks

[tomatocity]

Randy seeing yours on the Board and seeing mine everyday got me thinking about this idea. We are a couple coats of paint away from being like the other kids

[tomatocity]

Yeah but you Southern Mississippians think alike

You are probably correct but it is neat to see how many of them are Extreme Franky's and it doesn't make them any less a truck. This thread is allowing owners to speak out about what they thought was odd though we discover differently...

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I am pretty sure all out trucks have a little something from another truck in them but hell thats what makes em so damn cool.... Btw mine is 72 sheetmetal on a 69 3/4 ton frame converted to half ton...

[dubie]

here's my MUTT truck, but most of you have already seen it

[MandarinSixSeven]

Originally Posted by dubie

here's my MUTT truck, but most of you have already seen it

Hey Dubie (hopefully you read this) , one thing I finally remembered to ask you...how did you do your paint (the black). Is it just primer, or is it actual satin paint? I would really like to know because my dad wants to do his like that.

thanks,
-Benson

[dubie]

Mine is a single stage industrial enamel paint from www.endura.ca out of Edmonton. It's your stand black paint mixed with clear and flattening powder all in 1 can. Then you mix that mixture with equal parts of the catalyst, thin it by 20% and shoot it. The best way to do it, and I would have if I could have afforded it, is to shoot black base coat and then add flattening powder to your clear. Much better way of getting your suede look. This single stage enamel I used was difficult to lay down without getting tiger stripes all over it. I still got the stripes but the flames are covering most of them. But for all my paint it only cost me $200 from Endura

[MandarinSixSeven]

Cool, thanks for the response, I will have to look into it when the time comes.

[tomatocity]

not me. I like it, especially the flames. have always wanted a flatbed for the difference and for those projects you don't want bed sides for.

Killer truck.

[71RestoRod]

Not too much of the original truck left on mine... dust to dust if you know what I mean. It's easier to list what's left on it rather than what's been replaced.

I prefer to think of her as the "Bride" of Frankenstein though...

[wolfthing2000]

Truck is 69 with unknown year bed replacement. 205 transfer from unknown year, 72 rear 3rd member for 4.10 ratio, 383 build from early 350 block,drivers and passenger door, maybe, from other years, cowl from 71and 68 front clip and hood. All pretty much in pieces here and there. Colors: Red, Dark Blue, Light Blue, yellow, flat black and primer grey!!!

[67_C-30]

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I love it. I could imagine teh response one would get when they drove home, teh wife comes out to greet you, and you say look what I just bought. Her reply is something about 'it should have come with a camper'.