My new project 86 Silverado

[Sodell]

sanding is soooo much fun..lol, Did you get a new compressor?

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Sodell

sanding is soooo much fun..lol, Did you get a new compressor?

no, but i am going to get one, because i think mine is on it's last leg... kept overheating and cutting off

i thought you were going to give me one for free??? LOL

[naphtali5725]

sanded the door to bare metal, finished with 180 grit

sprayed the 1st coat of primer on the door...

will try and disassemble the driver door, and sand that down...

gonna block sand the cab/fenders/door over the next couple o days...

happy 4th of July all!

[Hankster]

Looks like your making good progress! Keep up the work and get some color on it!

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Looks like your making good progress! Keep up the work and get some color on it!

compressor took a crap, so i need to scour craigslist for one that is good enough to spray my whole truck at one time... but i have paint already, bright cobalt blue metallic, so as soon as i'm able... color will be on

[jpnh]

getting closer/looks good

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by jpnh

getting closer/looks good

thanks man!

[Sodell]

Just a suggestion, but finish up with 320 before primer, saves some time with the block sanding.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Sodell

Just a suggestion, but finish up with 320 before primer, saves some time with the block sanding.

i have 360, but i figured that would be too smooth for bare metal before primer...
but i'm no auto body man... that's for sure

[naphtali5725]

went to a car show today, some pretty awesome trucks there!!

[naphtali5725]

more...

[naphtali5725]

more

[naphtali5725]

been down and out for a bit... will be getting my engine here this month...
pics of install coming soon.. stay tuned!

[Sodell]

Good to hear!

[naphtali5725]

the stock shocks are bottoming out, i'll have to get me a new set of drop shocks i guess...

any recommends??

[naphtali5725]

blah... still waiting for my engine... the usual... saving up the funds... won't be long hopefully

just been doing body prep/primer etc. nothing really to update

[naphtali5725]

Sorry guys, project on hold for a while...

My Dad has cancer, so i'm taking care of him, Chemo until about Feb., then surgery etc. etc.

Will update more when I can...

[73Super8]

Prayers for your family.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by 73Super8

Prayers for your family.

thank you!

[naphtali5725]

WOOHOO! engine is paid for I will pick that bad boy up after Christmas, on my way back home to NC.

[NONHOG]

Nice! Bring your camera!

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by NONHOG

Nice! Bring your camera!

oh yeah man, you know i will!

those folks over at cmengines have been awesome, i can't wait to get it installed and fired up!

[naphtali5725]

back home in NC now… picking up my engine next week!

updates soon!

[naphtali5725]

needed some additional parts for my rebuild… anyone have experience or opinions/feedback with classicparts.com? how does their quality stand up?

i have a lot of odds and ends that i need, and i haven't been impressed with some of the stuff i ordered from LMC

thanks all

[77BBGMC]

Originally Posted by naphtali5725

needed some additional parts for my rebuild… anyone have experience or opinions/feedback with classicparts.com? how does their quality stand up?

i have a lot of odds and ends that i need, and i haven't been impressed with some of the stuff i ordered from LMC

thanks all

Good luck with after market parts, I've bought a few interior pieces from a couple different distributors and so far haven't been happy with fit and finish (except for inner fenders). You would think somebody would make quality aftermarket parts for these pickups, especially for the common items. Watch ebay and craiglist for NOS and you can get lucky sometimes but for the most part prices have gone crazy...supply and demand.