Kabwe's aka Bam's build

[jimig1]

The hood looks great. I love black car/trucks but they are a pain to keep clean but they look sharp.

[lowdownstar]

I had a buick GN and it was sweet looking (black) but your are right they will kill you in the time it takes to keep them clean. I can't wait to see your green and how nice i am sure it's going to look knowing you! You do everything the right way.

Ray

[youngrodder]

Kabwe-

Factory color or special mix green? Just curious. When we were looking for my color green we looked at snake skin green (dodge) to some house of color greens and anyhting in between. The idea for my shade of green came from Kawasaki. They made a sport bike back in the 80's in a simular (tri coat) color green. They re-released the color some 4-5 yrs ago. Problem was Kawaskai wanted to kings ransome to order the paint from them direct. We went the custom mix route and kept it to a 2 stage paint. Not easy to do and still have the effect of a tri coat.

Looking good.
Marc

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by youngrodder

Kabwe-

Factory color or special mix green? Just curious. When we were looking for my color green we looked at snake skin green (dodge) to some house of color greens and anyhting in between. The idea for my shade of green came from Kawasaki. They made a sport bike back in the 80's in a simular (tri coat) color green. They re-released the color some 4-5 yrs ago. Problem was Kawaskai wanted to kings ransome to order the paint from them direct. We went the custom mix route and kept it to a 2 stage paint. Not easy to do and still have the effect of a tri coat.

Looking good.
Marc

Mine is a factory color. I knew it would be green because after years trying to decide I kept coming back to green. The problem is there are so many different shades of green, than you have metallic or solid. BTW love your green man. I was thinking and just about set on a very soft solid green but the direction of the truck started calling for a green with more pop to it. So I started looking at every new car that drove down the street for a color I liked. Once day I bought my daughter some jolly rancher candy open the bag and saw that apple green.lol I went to the paint supply and tried to match, but fell in love with a kia color.lol Its lighter than what I had in mind, but I think it will look pretty good and different.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Mine is a factory color. I knew it would be green because after years trying to decide I kept coming back to green. The problem is there are so many different shades of green, than you have metallic or solid. BTW love your green man. I was thinking and just about set on a very soft solid green but the direction of the truck started calling for a green with more pop to it. So I started looking at every new car that drove down the street for a color I liked. Once day I bought my daughter some jolly rancher candy open the bag and saw that apple green.lol I went to the paint supply and tried to match, but feel in love with a kia color.lol Its lighter than what I had in mind, but I think it will look pretty good and different.

I know that Kia color that you speak of. Since my quest for green, now I see a lot more factory options as the color has really grown in popularity as of late. I noticed when I was filling my radiator last summer that it matches my paint....too funny

Here is a close up of my shade of green (with matallic). It looks better in low light.

Marc

[Kabwe]

youngrodder,

In my opinion that is a killer color. It looks great.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

youngrodder,

In my opinion that is a killer color. It looks great.

Thanks man.

Now we will take you back to you regularly schduled "Kabwe" programming...
Marc

[55Cameo]

Coming along great man, keep it up.

[PRWFAB]

Funny thats the color I'm doing my panel in when done its the new camaro green. and then put a shade darker graphics in.

[drivea55]

How bout painting the truck that green and leaving that awesome looking hood black?? hee hee!!!

Brian

[Kabwe]

LOL. Yeah I guess I'm getting old. But I thought you get meaner when you get older.lol Anyway the truck will not be two tone. I like 55 2nd series one color plus youngrodder has a sweet black and green truck and I'm no copy cat. I like to be different. It will be low and green and hopefully mean.

Okay guys I guess I'm getting nicer because I will show you the wheels I bought. I called today and they said another two weeks. I really wanted post pics of them when they come in but here you go.

I went with these 18x7 and 18x10. tire size will be 225/45 in the front and 295/45 in the rear. I paid more than I would have liked but I like them and you only live once right.

[Rude Dude]

Sweet !!!!

Originally Posted by Kabwe

LOL. Yeah I guess I'm getting old. But I thought you get meaner when you get older.lol Anyway the truck will not be two tone. I like 55 2nd series one color plus youngrodder has a sweet black and green truck and I'm no copy cat. I like to be different. It will be low and green and hopefully mean.

Okay guys I guess I'm getting nicer because I will show you the wheels I bought. I called today and they said another two weeks. I really wanted post pics of them when they come in but here you go.

I went with these 18x7 and 18x10. tire size will be 225/45 in the front and 295/45 in the rear. I paid more than I would have liked but I like them and you only live once right.

[Rods57]

just look at all of us drooling all over the pictures.....I love it. those are awesome, nice very nice. Cant wait to see them on the truck.

[JML55]

Really like your choice of wheels, great work.

[Kabwe]

Well I decided to start getting the rear fenders ready for primer. I wanted to use these for the truck because they were giving to me by a buddy who bought new ones and he has passed away (He knew they were rough but did not want to throw them away). So I wanted something of his on the truck, so I went to through the trouble of saving them.

My question is do you know what evils lives under your primer?



This is what I had to cut away. Yikes

Remember those repop fenders that I told you I like keeping just incase? Well they provided the majority of the patch panel. A little tweaking and they worked fine. That little rust spot that was left I just formed my hand.

And here it is, almost ready for primer a little more welding and hammer and dolly work to do and very little filler will be needed now.lol

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

LOL. Yeah I guess I'm getting old. But I thought you get meaner when you get older.lol
Okay guys I guess I'm getting nicer because I will show you the wheels I bought. I paid more than I would have liked but I like them and you only live once right.

WTF!!!!

Since your in a sharing mood, bring that welder over and share some of these welding duties I have for my cab.
By the way, normally you get meaner when you get older. Its starts around my age. LOL
Good for you bro, that lets your true fans see your ideas, and get inspired by your work and how you do things. Honestly, we all learn from each other.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by VDOG

WTF!!!!

Since your in a sharing mood, bring that welder over and share some of these welding duties I have for my cab.

Don't push it I'm not that nice.lol

Man I'm just happy I got some stuff accomplished lately. Its been awhile.

Originally Posted by VDOG

Good for you bro, that lets your true fans see your ideas, and get inspired by your work and how you do things. Honestly, we all learn from each other.

And what have I learned from you other than how to be a butthead.lol

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Don't push it I'm not that nice.lol

Man I'm just happy I got some stuff accomplished lately. Its been awhile.
And what have I learned from you other than how to be a butthead.lol

LOL!!

Its all good. I would like to see the whole truck, but we understand. Bro paint and wheels, your almost there.

[oldman3]

Those should look great on your ride, and with the color.....Jim

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by oldman3

Those should look great on your ride, and with the color.....Jim

I hope so but I know the would look killer if I painted the truck black.lol I will not do it but man when I painted that hood I saw those wheels in my minds eye and I thought that would look killer but I would hate wiping dust of the truck all day.

Thanks Rudedude.

[Kim57]

I knew you would have great taste on the wheels.
Kim

[Kabwe]

I went with 18 because I did not want rubberband tires. I've seen 20's with huge tires but the trucks were bagged so they did not have to worry about the truck being too high. I'm not bagged and I like that muscle look on a truck. I wanted to run some meat on the rear. Like this, Its not a chevy but I like how this looks in the rear fender well. I would show the whole truck but Chevy purist may get mad. I'm more a carnut than a chevy nut.lol I do wish it had a little more lip though. I believe this is a 17 if my memory serves me correctly.

[Rude Dude]

I agree I am saving a little at a time I want some Coy's dark gray metal grays with polished outside

[Fat Mike]

Man your hood is awesome. It looks like it is brand new. Those rims are really nice. On your car how much of an offset did you have them do on your rims? Looking to change the offset of a pair of rims I have.

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by Rude Dude

I agree I am saving a little at a time I want some Coy's dark gray metal grays with polished outside

Yeah I know the wheel you are talking about. Man I remember when I was in high school and in college I use to buy one wheel at a time.lol Then one tire at a time.lol

It took me it seems like forever to buy the wheels for the truck. I have two young daughters and their needs come first, but my wife helped me a little so I think shes a keeper.lol

Originally Posted by Fat Mike

Man your hood is awesome. It looks like it is brand new. Those rims are really nice. On your car how much of an offset did you have them do on your rims? Looking to change the offset of a pair of rims I have.

I wish they did sale sectioned hoods I sure would have bought one man that thing was a lot of work. The welding part was easy, I try not to use much filler only a skim coat and primers. So it was a lot of hammer and dolly work. I also added some bracing and spot welded the panel to the bracing. So its a lot of work in that hood and I appreciate you telling me it looks decent.




These are my car wheels, they have a 4 inch backspace. I put them on the truck to see if I really wanted to go with 18's.

Now you must have the room I narrowed my rearend on the car and the truck.