67 cheby's Dropmember build thread (CLOUD 9)

[67cheby]

i dont know the exact color my painter just said Chevy orange, i havent seen it in person yet !

[Slick67]

Question Mike, how are ya gonna put oil in it with no openings in the valve covers and no oil filler tube on the manifold? Oh yeah, are you gonna paint a couple of sets of manifold gaskets to match the paint or what is your plans for the gaskets protruding from the sides of the manifold?

[VA72C10]

yep, if you have to choose....SEMA since you have the chance to market the tubz there!!!

[67cheby]

Originally Posted by Slick67

Question Mike, how are ya gonna put oil in it with no openings in the valve covers and no oil filler tube on the manifold? Oh yeah, are you gonna paint a couple of sets of manifold gaskets to match the paint or what is your plans for the gaskets protruding from the sides of the manifold?

through the breathers on the back, the tops come off ! as far as the gaskets go ????can they be trimmed so they dont hang out ?

[67cheby]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

yep, if you have to choose....SEMA since you have the chance to market the tubz there!!!

i know, i know....just wish i was rich enough to do both !maybe i will sell a ton of TUBZ at SEMA !! and then i can afford to miss another week of work !

[Slick67]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

through the breathers on the back, the tops come off ! as far as the gaskets go ????can they be trimmed so they dont hang out ?

That's a cool alternative! It looks like the heads have been taped off and not painted where the gasket will show therefore bare metal will show where the gaskets do not cover. The gaskets can be trimmed but it is probably not a good thing to do. Maybe you can ask the painter to paint the heads closer to the manifold then with the painted gaskets there will be no bare metal or bare gasket showing.

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

its the money that will stop me not the distance ! I thought maybe i could leave my truck in Vegas and fly back and then fly back and drive to Dinos ?....i dont know ?

yeah thats a tough one, semi is sooo cool, they fly like ever hour too vegas ,i might fly over check out semi and fly home same day . thats also tough to pass up having your truck there and real good for biz

[1stchevy]

I would go to sema personally, how many times will you be asked to take the c10, this could be the only time.
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[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

yeah thats a tough one, semi is sooo cool, they fly like ever hour too vegas ,i might fly over check out semi and fly home same day . thats also tough to pass up having your truck there and real good for biz

oh and your motor is sweeeet

[nibs]

Time to start a "Dinos or bust fund" for you Mike... Get all the forum guys to donate $2.

[watahyahknow]

hmmm darn sema is end of october untill november 2nd dino's is somewhere around the 14nd and goodguys is shortly after that
thats too long for me to stay over this time as i want do another visit early next year to finish some busness and need to save on my reserved free days a year from my job

you should be able to drive the truck to dino's some time after the sema show from vegas chebby if you can store the truck there untill a few days before the meet fly to vegas and drive back to dino's and then home ........ it will be hairy driving a basicly untested truck trough miles and miles of desert

[67cheby]

Thanks guys, I haven't marked it totally off if I can figure out how to do both , I WILL !
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[jlsanborn]

I saw you eyeballin Butternut72's project Long Over Due. See that spar he applied to the bed wood? He buffed that out ( . )( . )!! I think that'd be cooler that the clear coat. Also, them stainless fastners can be the shats! I'd for sure use a little anti-sieze where ever you're using them. It dosen't take much to gall the threads, then it's cutting time.
Looking killer so far! LOVE how you're keeping the engine simple Bowtie and not all bling-bling!

[67cheby]

i am using Bed Wood and Parts, clearing system for my wood, it is an Acrylic Urethane clear, that will be wet sanded and buffed as smooth as a babies butt !! LOL , also using their Double Bump hidden fastener strips , i cant wait to get the Amber stain on this Tiger Maple...this stuff looks 3d when the light hits it !

[67cheby]

a close up picture of the wood and sample strip

[jlsanborn]

Is that an aluminum extrusion?

[65Pickup]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

a close up picture of the wood and sample strip

The only three letters again, WOW that's some beautiful material. Its gonna look great stained, awesome bed stripes as well. You'll need a trailer now for luggage and Slosh Tubz.

[Bennett68C10]

Motor looks great Mike and congrats on getting a sponsorship. Hopefully you get alot of exposure for the Slosh Tubz at Sema so you can make some money
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[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

a close up picture of the wood and sample strip

That wood in amber is going to look great with the colors of the truck. Nice choice Mike.

[VA72C10]

just a word of warning that the maple will yellow when the sunlight hits it....but I guess since you're on this whole "gold" kick you won't mind that

[67cheby]

Thanks everyone ! And Jonathan any advice on sanding the tiger maple ?
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[67cheby]

As far as the yellowing , do you mean discoloring or what? The clear that I am using from Bed Wood and Parts is supposed to have uv protection in it !
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[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Thanks everyone ! And Jonathan any advice on sanding the tiger maple ?
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I honestly haven't worked with tiger maple as far as finishing it....most of my work is design, installation, or remodeling....not the actual woodworking....I'd check with the cabinet shop you got it from...

Originally Posted by 67cheby

As far as the yellowing , do you mean discoloring or what? The clear that I am using from Bed Wood and Parts is supposed to have uv protection in it !
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That will definitely help with it having the UV protection...
maple always yellows though as it ages...just like how cherry will darken considerably...
darker finishes hide this but lighter ones show the aging more. All the cabinet finishes I have ever used include UV inhibitors, but even inside the house, the wood ages fairly quickly....much more so when there's a lot of natural light...so a couple days outside at a show in direct sunlight will definitely speed up that natural progress

just might want to take that in mind when looking at the stain colors....knowing it will end up more yellow and a little darker...

[CC69Rat]

Now I understand why you had the polished strips and bolts.

[VA72C10]

One more thing...the darker the stain the less the color change will show. I think a stain to match the leather color would be awesome!!! It would pop next to the blue and the stainless strips...
OR
Match the tone of the wood to the lower paint color with a translucent color stain (still shows the grain even though it's similar to a paint)...that would be tight also...and those type translucent stains also hide the yellowing better.

but that's just my humble opinion