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STOCKISH · 05-19-2009, 02:29 PM

Super nice truck. Maybe I need to take a closer look around in my shop and see if I can find anything like that. WOW

68,69 K20 · 05-19-2009, 05:19 PM

Very Nice, love the black...

Security guy · 05-19-2009, 06:30 PM

I'd park that in my kitchen and use the bed as the dinner table. That is one nice truck. Keep up the great work and send us some more pics!

Rollie396 · 05-19-2009, 06:49 PM

Beautiful truck!What type of finish is on those exhaust manifolds?

Jarridlem · 05-19-2009, 07:18 PM

snap!

Grapdawg · 05-19-2009, 07:40 PM

Thats where I left it. Dam I been lookin all over for it. I cant thank ya enough, when can I come get it. NAAA That is one sick looking truck.

powell72 · 05-19-2009, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Uhmm............WOW is all I can say,

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Me too, I'm speechless!

tcb-1 · 05-19-2009, 08:50 PM

uhhhhhh I can't talk right now. I wiping the drool off my chin.

GOOD NIGHT, MAN. What a beauty! A true show truck in the making!!!!

**LEEVON** · 05-19-2009, 09:02 PM

Holy smokes, how did I not see this before. That truck is an art piece I wouldn't have the balls to pull it out into the street

speedfoxracing · 05-19-2009, 09:02 PM

nice lookin truck man. the body looks real good and along with the paint

Number98 · 05-19-2009, 09:05 PM

You found that in your garage huh......

I better go check

threeonthetree · 05-19-2009, 09:06 PM

what a nice truck if my truck look half that good
i would be feeling great.

C20-67_N_MO · 05-19-2009, 09:15 PM

Beatiful truck!

Like the guys are saying share more pictures!!

sson20s · 05-19-2009, 11:55 PM

awesome truck

Richard8971 · 05-20-2009, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratrod67

X2!!!

**88JRFAN** · 05-20-2009, 12:30 AM

That truck is sweet looking. She is going to mad at you for neglecting her for so long. Wish i had a garage to find something that awesome looking in.

72 SHORTBED 7.0 · 05-22-2009, 08:47 PM

Man that things is nice my color too

Keep up the good work ...

RCbowtie69 · 05-23-2009, 09:44 AM

sweet looking truck

Chevymann1968 · 05-23-2009, 10:07 AM

Looks Awsome!!!!!

redbaron69 · 05-23-2009, 12:27 PM

now thats what one is suppost to look like

is the frame and base and clear? great job super sharp

super72bb · 05-24-2009, 02:58 AM

I am sorry for not getting back asap to all the questions. I have been busy with the family and havent had much of a chance to answer back. I have also been busy with my zinc plating kit getting to all the odds and ends. I will try to get some photos of that up for those interested in the next while.

The finish on the exhaust manafolds is por's high temp paint. In person it looks fantastic, hopefully it maintains the same look when I get some heat into them. They recommend to bead blast and just paint it on, I did that with just a foam brush after they were bead blasted, what a great product!

The size of tires I am running in the photos are 275/60 15's. The pictures with just the frame are 255/60 15's. I found when I put the body on that the 255's didnt fill the wheel wells out like I had hoped so I brought them back to the tire shop and had the 275's put on.

The finish on the frame is all powdercoat. I went with a semi gloss finish, the frame was sand blasted to white metal and then we used an orbital sander to smooth the outer side of the frame rails to remove the factory tooling marks and imperfections.

The body has mostly all new NOS panels on it. The Truck shop in Crossville Tn. had a pr of NOS box sides that I was able to buy from them years ago. The only thing I kept from the original truck was the hood, doors and of course the cab. The rest is all NOS GM tin.

Countless hours were spent correcting the factory flaws around the door and panel gaps. Although the cab was solid the guy that did the restoration on the body elected to remove the rockers and cab corners because he wanted to start from square one. We focused on correcting most all of the factory flaws on the body. We even corrected the of inside stake pockets in the box sides, along with most all of the fitting issues that we had in the front clip. The metal man that did the work cut both NOS fenders along the tops and reseamed them to get the hood/fender gaps correct. The paint has yet to get the final polish. In most of the pictures you can see a light haze in the paint, all the painter did was knock down the orange peel and buff it a little. It wont be until I get most of the reassembly finished before it is buffed to it's final shine, it is killing me a little because I am eager to get the upper chrome, the lights and everything on.

Hopefully that answers the questions for now, thanks for your feedback. My goal was to build this truck so that it appeared all stock with the exception of the 2 inch drop and some of the accents on the chassis in the color grey to show some workmanship. Inside the factory looking engine and trans is far from stock also but that is another story.

I will do my best to put more photos up as I continue, thanks again for all your help and kind feedback.

Curt

05-19-2009, 02:29 PM	#26
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Super nice truck. Maybe I need to take a closer look around in my shop and see if I can find anything like that. WOW __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

05-19-2009, 05:19 PM	#27
68,69 K20 They call me the Breeze... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,251	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Very Nice, love the black... __________________ Mike 69 K20 "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy"....Ben Franklin

05-19-2009, 06:30 PM	#28
Security guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sarasota, Fl. Posts: 441	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! I'd park that in my kitchen and use the bed as the dinner table. That is one nice truck. Keep up the great work and send us some more pics!

05-19-2009, 06:49 PM	#29
Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Beautiful truck!What type of finish is on those exhaust manifolds? __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

05-19-2009, 07:18 PM	#30
Jarridlem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 44	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! snap! __________________ God is good all the time! Even when the truck wont start the first time.

05-19-2009, 07:40 PM	#31
Grapdawg Driven a 72 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 166	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Thats where I left it. Dam I been lookin all over for it. I cant thank ya enough, when can I come get it. NAAA That is one sick looking truck. __________________ 1996 GMC JIMMY 1972 CHEVY C10 LWB My 72 c/10 Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318729

05-19-2009, 08:50 PM	#33
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! uhhhhhh I can't talk right now. I wiping the drool off my chin. GOOD NIGHT, MAN. What a beauty! A true show truck in the making!!!! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

05-19-2009, 09:02 PM	#34
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,893	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Holy smokes, how did I not see this before. That truck is an art piece I wouldn't have the balls to pull it out into the street __________________ '86 GMC C30 Crew ~ '86 C20 Crew ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '74K10 ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

05-19-2009, 09:02 PM	#35
speedfoxracing Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maryland Posts: 13	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! nice lookin truck man. the body looks real good and along with the paint

05-19-2009, 09:05 PM	#36
Number98 Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Worldwide Posts: 2,552	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! You found that in your garage huh...... I better go check

05-19-2009, 09:06 PM	#37
threeonthetree Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wausau, WI Posts: 975	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! what a nice truck if my truck look half that good i would be feeling great.

05-19-2009, 09:15 PM	#38
C20-67_N_MO Champagne Taste on Beer Budget Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: High Ridge, Missouri Posts: 2,190	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Beatiful truck! Like the guys are saying share more pictures!! __________________ Coming Soon: Project 1970 Country Truck

05-19-2009, 11:55 PM	#39
sson20s Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: el mirage,arizona Posts: 284	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! awesome truck __________________ 2 many ,want to finish 1

05-20-2009, 12:30 AM	#41
88JRFAN LET'S GO RACIN' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SALINA,KS Posts: 1,212	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! That truck is sweet looking. She is going to mad at you for neglecting her for so long. Wish i had a garage to find something that awesome looking in. __________________ Daren 04 Chevy Extend cab 2500HD 6.0 Liter 4x4 71 CHEVY 3/4 4X4 402 BB, th400/np205, dana44/eaton ho52 w/4:10-TOY Rip El Jay RIP BOBBO'S MOM Last edited by 88JRFAN; 05-20-2009 at 12:31 AM.

05-22-2009, 08:47 PM	#42
72 SHORTBED 7.0 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: dallas Tx in front of you Posts: 182	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Man that things is nice my color too Keep up the good work ...



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05-23-2009, 09:44 AM	#43
RCbowtie69 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Thomasville, NC Posts: 1,877	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! sweet looking truck

05-23-2009, 10:07 AM	#44
Chevymann1968 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Houma LA Posts: 193	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! Looks Awsome!!!!! __________________ 1968 GMC Rebuilding Stage 2001 Camaro SS SOLD

05-23-2009, 12:27 PM	#45
redbaron69 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: marion nc Posts: 588	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! now thats what one is suppost to look like is the frame and base and clear? great job super sharp __________________ 69 short fleet 350/350 "under construction" 70 short step 307/3 speed

05-24-2009, 02:58 AM	#46
super72bb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: calgary,Alberta,Canada Posts: 387	Re: Look what I found in my Garage Today! I am sorry for not getting back asap to all the questions. I have been busy with the family and havent had much of a chance to answer back. I have also been busy with my zinc plating kit getting to all the odds and ends. I will try to get some photos of that up for those interested in the next while. The finish on the exhaust manafolds is por's high temp paint. In person it looks fantastic, hopefully it maintains the same look when I get some heat into them. They recommend to bead blast and just paint it on, I did that with just a foam brush after they were bead blasted, what a great product! The size of tires I am running in the photos are 275/60 15's. The pictures with just the frame are 255/60 15's. I found when I put the body on that the 255's didnt fill the wheel wells out like I had hoped so I brought them back to the tire shop and had the 275's put on. The finish on the frame is all powdercoat. I went with a semi gloss finish, the frame was sand blasted to white metal and then we used an orbital sander to smooth the outer side of the frame rails to remove the factory tooling marks and imperfections. The body has mostly all new NOS panels on it. The Truck shop in Crossville Tn. had a pr of NOS box sides that I was able to buy from them years ago. The only thing I kept from the original truck was the hood, doors and of course the cab. The rest is all NOS GM tin. Countless hours were spent correcting the factory flaws around the door and panel gaps. Although the cab was solid the guy that did the restoration on the body elected to remove the rockers and cab corners because he wanted to start from square one. We focused on correcting most all of the factory flaws on the body. We even corrected the of inside stake pockets in the box sides, along with most all of the fitting issues that we had in the front clip. The metal man that did the work cut both NOS fenders along the tops and reseamed them to get the hood/fender gaps correct. The paint has yet to get the final polish. In most of the pictures you can see a light haze in the paint, all the painter did was knock down the orange peel and buff it a little. It wont be until I get most of the reassembly finished before it is buffed to it's final shine, it is killing me a little because I am eager to get the upper chrome, the lights and everything on. Hopefully that answers the questions for now, thanks for your feedback. My goal was to build this truck so that it appeared all stock with the exception of the 2 inch drop and some of the accents on the chassis in the color grey to show some workmanship. Inside the factory looking engine and trans is far from stock also but that is another story. I will do my best to put more photos up as I continue, thanks again for all your help and kind feedback. Curt __________________ 1972 CHEYENNE SUPER SWB BLACK. 402 BB, TH400, AIR, TILT, TACH, BUCKETS, CRUISE, AM/FM, 8 TRACK. My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7120181

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