Crossing over, the 65 rebuild.

[Bomp]

Shroud looks great.
Way past dinner time and Im reading all about Cheeseburger Pizza.
Wifey is sittin next to me and Im tellin her Coburg Pizza is in Springfield and she's disagreeing. Woodburn? NO Coburg wouldn't ya think,,,,da! Settle the score.
Where is the weekly get together and pizza so I can have piece. lol
Again. Shroud looks Sweet!!!


Oh yeah, before I forget....... You going to Portland Roadster Show sometime on the 14,15 or 16?

[G&R's57GMC]

Dang ! NOW I'm drooling , and I just ate dinner !

A double double cheese burger pizza Yumm !

The one I've been to is in Coberg .

I think Jon mentioned there is one also in Springfield where they have their meetings.

[likaroc13]

Nice job on the shroud. Got a crack in mine that'll eventually need some attention as well.

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Shroud looks great.
Way past dinner time and Im reading all about Cheeseburger Pizza.
Wifey is sittin next to me and Im tellin her Coburg Pizza is in Springfield and she's disagreeing. Woodburn? NO Coburg wouldn't ya think,,,,da! Settle the score.
Where is the weekly get together and pizza so I can have piece. lol
Again. Shroud looks Sweet!!!


Oh yeah, before I forget....... You going to Portland Roadster Show sometime on the 14,15 or 16?

Bomp
Would love to have you and the wife at the club meeting, fresh faces always welcome. Its more of a gathering of like minded friends, wives and kids sharing a meal and chatting about car stuff than a "car club meeting" no dues, no rules, all of us have been there done that.

Coburg pizza co has 2 locations. 1st one is in Coburg just north on I5 about 5 miles. 2nd is on Centenial and 20th ish the old Abbys pizza bldg near the old DMV.....yuuuum

Yes on Roadster show. What day you going? Maybe get together for breakfast somewhere?

[NEWFISHER]

Thanks Glen and Philip

Likearoc, when you get to the shroud, pm me for some tips. It worked great , quick and its much stronger now!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Thanks Glen and Philip

Likearoc, when you get to the shroud, pm me for some tips. It worked great , quick and its much stronger now!

You should just post the tips sir, otherwise I am tempted to PM you to death too !!

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

You should just post the tips sir, otherwise I am tempted to PM you to death too !!

I didn't really take pics, but will post up the products and a little "how to" tomorrow.

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UPS guy dropped the goods today

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

... I ordered up some knock off towers that would clear the disc brake rotors and push though the center of the wheel from the backside. They don't make a 6 lug 5.5 pattern, so I bought some pizza and beer for the local machinist buddy and had him whip up some sheet metal rings to weld to the towers. Grabbed some old NOS covers and some new tri bar knock offs and whalla! Something different

Where did you find these covers? I had done this same treatment to a pair of American Racing Outlaw II wheels back in the early 90's. Would love to find another set to do something similar again...

[1963c-10]

Nice work on the fan shroud. And always nice to get new parts!!

[64chevtruck]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Eeegads Man, Leaving that show truck outside screams "Need a Bigger Shop!"

Ha! what Bomp said.

Hi Newfisher, I just found your build thread last night and am about 3/4 through it, what a great chev truck and nice upgrades you did,

That Burro kicks A$$

I LOVE that grille mod, you and JD got that one right,

I didnt know there was a chrome shop in Oregon local.

More comments inc when I get to the end,

Have a good week

[64chevtruck]

Ok just got through the whole thread, damn I love that grille, The orange color of your truck is perfect,

I had planned to have 2 sets of rims for my truck also, Aluminum 20s and rings and caps, But you went all the way with the exchange grille even./.. nice work and great ideas,

Get that orange truck out of the weather pleeeeez. I dont even let my ratty ol 64 sit outside.

Thanks for sharing your build and helping keep mine alive, Im an hour and a half north of Portland in WA, It would be great to roll my rat down and check out your trux,

Have a good week,.

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Where did you find these covers? I had done this same treatment to a pair of American Racing Outlaw II wheels back in the early 90's. Would love to find another set to do something similar again...

Hey Karl,

I found them at a buddy's place. He used to order several diameters and when I went through all of his partial sets, this was the only complete set. I asked him to order some more as the do a great job covering a 6 lug pattern, but they have long been gone and between us, we can not find a source. I am still looking and checking Ebay etc. to find some sets. I will let you know if I score a source for them.

[NEWFISHER]

Thanks 1963c-10 and 64chevtruck, you welcome anytime. Are you headed to the PDX Roadster show this weekend? I'm driving one of the trucks, Orange if it's just a couple of us and the Burb if there is more than 3 riding up.

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

You should just post the tips sir, otherwise I am tempted to PM you to death too !!

Okay here we go without the actual shroud in the pics and a video at the bottom. Repairing the shroud this way really worked well, it's a very strong repair and flexible not brittle like a fiberglass repair would be. Easy to sand and paint and mostly quick!
First the parts list:

Fusor bumper repair epoxy #142. Fast, easy to sand, flexible ( fan shroud is semi flexible) and we have a ton of it.
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Fusor plastic #700. its a roll of what looks like drywall tape and is very sandable without balling up when you dig into it.
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A video of the parts, process and the how to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74c_sqnbi8

[McMurphy]

Awesome, thanks !!
The "Not for Consumer Use" threw me off, but found this stuff on Amazon, so it is all good !! Wish I had had this when I was working on my shroud adaptation, it would have helped me fix a boo-boo I did.....

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Awesome, thanks !!
The "Not for Consumer Use" threw me off, but found this stuff on Amazon, so it is all good !! Wish I had had this when I was working on my shroud adaptation, it would have helped me fix a boo-boo I did.....

You will need to modify a normal caulk gun or buy one designed for dual feed tubes too.

[Bomp]

Thanks for the info. I've got repairs to do.
Portland Roadster Show I should be there either after 2ish on Saturday or Sunday noon on til close.
Hope to see ya there.

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Hee , Hee

Of course YOU could also rub in a shot of a Coberg BBQ Chicken Pizza in my face. Didn't think of that did you ?

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Bbq chicken, onion ring and stuffed mozzerela herb crust

Boooya!

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Thanks for the info. I've got repairs to do.
Portland Roadster Show I should be there either after 2ish on Saturday or Sunday noon on til close.
Hope to see ya there.

I'm waiting for my wife to figure out her end, most likely we will be there Saturday afternoon also. Ill be in touch.

[G&R's57GMC]

Dang ! That LOOKS Good !

Now I want one.

But 2 Can play that game,

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Thanks Glen and Philip

Likearoc, when you get to the shroud, pm me for some tips. It worked great , quick and its much stronger now!

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

I didn't really take pics, but will post up the products and a little "how to" tomorrow.

Thanks for the tips!

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Does it sound weird when I say I love to see the dudes in brown shorts?

I'll tell my brother-in-law. I'm sure he'll be flattered.

[NEWFISHER]

Sneak peek. I am having the OE upper coolant pipes duplicated and after checking the fit will have them available for those interested. Check the classifieds soon. I'm also bored between clear coats and waiting for the flash time. The only thing better than watching paint dry, is watching the flattening agent you put in the clear go from wet to dull under the tape is the polished lip. Buying aluminum wheels from a guy who used them on his 4x4 71 Blazer was probably not the thing to do if I had planned on polishing the lips. 45 minutes a wheel with 80 grit and a file then 5 to 10 min with 120, 220, 300, 400, 600 and so on. I thought I was getting a deal. The old adage " you pay for what you get" is ringing in my head all week!
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[jason65]

Good looking truck.

[NEWFISHER]

Thanks jason65!

I was pulling tape with wet paint, couldn't stand the suspense! They are duller without the flash and should look better in the a.m. Not bad for an amature, an old school set of 5 slots and a few hours of elbow grease and some cool parts. The cone under the knock off and the wheel face are the same metallic gun metal gray, but with the flash and all the metallic it makes them look different colors at different angles. In person they look BAD A$$$$

[likaroc13]

Sweet job on the wheels! You definitely did some major polishing.