razorback red... buildup

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

ok, any who would like to are invited to come by our place the evening of june 23rd. thats a saturday night and we're having a gearhead pot-luck party. my wife kim and i will provide a bbq brisket and some ribs and some beer and soft drinks. we do this nearly every june and its a blast. if you drive in and want to stay over, we have space for a few and camping for many. i will post an invite in the next day or so but to those following this build thread... i hope you can make it.

come and meet us, we're not that weird, well, maybe a little.

rsvp... let us know...

Me and the wife will be there..... hopefully I will drive the 65

[clemdaddy]

here's the invite...

if you can make it, we hope you will join us, there should be a good turnout of old cars and trucks.

[narx66gmc]

of course you do this now... now that i've got almost everything apart for the rear notch... well, it looks like itll all go back together so i can make it. i wont be there until around 7 or 730 so im sure all the really fun stuff will be done (or just getting started...)

Count me in, probly just myself though. I'll have the wife whip up some cookies or brownies or something.

Is it cool to tell some other folks that aren't on this board?

[clemdaddy]

yeah, bring 'em. should be plenty of chow.

[Narxoleptic Customs]

put me down for 2, my pops is gonna come too.

[likaroc13]

beautiful build you have going...i love seeing the great attention to detail....keep up the great work!

[Dinos63]

WOW!! what nice work and so clean ,I dig the color of the dash.great job and killer skills

[McMurphy]

I hope we get to see some photos from the BBQ, the people and their rides...

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I hope we get to see some photos from the BBQ, the people and their rides...

will be snapping pics of whatever drives in and whoevers driving it. never can tell about these things. had a tv show batmobile once and a pink 59 caddy convert with flamethrowers, you just never know.

thanks for the feedback fellas. especially from dinos63, your builds are outragious and your comments are really appreciated.

well, hogball starts early in sept. and theres still lots to do so i'm headed back to the paintshop.

[clemdaddy]

friday i got the truck in paint and shot another coat on the cab, this one turned out smooth and should take very little buffing. then this morning at the crack of dawn i laid down a buttermilk coat of dupont 99 black. very very smooth...
this is only the 2nd truck to get painted in this place and every time i fire up the fans and wash down the room the jobs get a little cleaner. and as i get used to the conditions, the paint lays down a little nicer. i'm 60 something now and maybe in my 80's i will be able to do a decent paint job...

anyway, it's something to set our sights on.

doors ( in the foreground) got the treatment too but will mount and get a photo after hanging them.

[Hogsophist]

Looking great !
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[Narxoleptic Customs]

Sexy!!
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[Dinos63]

man this is one sweet build!!man i wish i was closer that b/q going to be a good time

[McMurphy]

Your black and red is working good, looks great !!

[Shooters_7]

Love the color scheme your doing. I'm slowly working on a 1964 SWB BBW truck that has a simular pattern to it. I'm doing my interior black though instead of the fawn, but really dig your color scheme!

[chad64chevy]

hey i might not be driving my truck, but you can count me and my family in for 6, i'm sure my mom and dad would like to go 2!!

[Dinos63]

bump!... and always such nice work

[clemdaddy]

people are strange, when you're a stranger... bttt

[sigshooter]

Clem
Doesn't look like I will be able to make the trip..... Been in the E.R. and found out I not only have kidney stones in both kidneys, but a cyst on my left kidney also. I cannot find a comfortable position to sit, stand, lay, crawl.....

If I pass them tonight I will be there, but I am not thinking I will move them all.

Next year for sure and hopefully ol' blue will be in tip top shape by then.

I brought my 327 home from the shop Wednesday night, got it on a stand in the Garage then Thursday on the way to work the kidney stones hit.

Can't wait to see the build in person

[clemdaddy]

hey sig, sorry about the stones... man i hope you get those things out of you quick and get to feeling better. i know you aren't happy when you can't get out to the garage and work on your trucks...
we'll miss you guys at the bbq but see you soon.

[Narxoleptic Customs]

How was the BBQ? Any pix?
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[Narxoleptic Customs]

Sorry I cdnt make it. My mom came in to town last minute. Blah blah blah all the excuses...
Sounds like a great time. Next year for sure.
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[sigshooter]

Man it killed me not to be able to make it..... Those kidney stones SUCK! The pain is undescribeable, I cant wait to come over and check out the build, see what goodies you have hidden back and maybe do some swapping.

[clemdaddy]

well, lets see... june. hot as hell outside. record heat already...

progress on red was mostly assembly. dash stuff, wiring, radiator and shroud, hoses and steering column.

did spray bed liner on the backside of both fenders and did a test fit.

[clemdaddy]

also got the doors mounted and this can be nerve racking, lots of chances to scratch paint... but we got lucky. also the line between red and black was a guess at best, lowest level in the natural body line. and it was spot-on. feel like luck was with us again.

the wiring and brake lines are a snap if you got a lift. mine is older than me and still works great. i do like a center post lift.