1960 GMC K1000 4x4

[piratexpress1369a]

are you planning for a winch?

[KroAutomotiveInc]

its a possibility down the road but not why i made the push bumper

[chevy_man5]

I was looking for a good picture of a fleetside, and came across this one. It has a spotlight near where yours was I think.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

wow way cool yes that is the spot!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

bought everything walmart had on the shelf lol and walmart is the place to buy rustoleum 25% larger can and cheaper then the normal cans at lowes or homedepot

[KroAutomotiveInc]

only the first coat a wet sand and 2 more coats of blue then the black on the raised then some clear!

[piratexpress1369a]

you cleaned wally world out of stock ..lol

[McMurphy]

Not to be a parade pisser, but.... I have not been happy with those 25% cans. Seems the ones I got run out of excellerant/pressure before they run out of paint.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Not to be a parade pisser, but.... I have not been happy with those 25% cans. Seems the ones I got run out of excellerant/pressure before they run out of paint.

i bought them once before but was only a few cans i never notice but i will see what these ones do never thought about it lol they only give you 25% more paint not 25% more pressure lol!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

heres the paint combo im liking the most thanks to chevy_man5 for the side shot of the truck.

[chevy_man5]

That looks good Kro!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

got this pic from http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f8/bu...tures-1182518/

but this is exactly what i want to do with my exhaust

[KroAutomotiveInc]

would love that set up on my 64 to lol

[piratexpress1369a]

what are these parts after the muffler?

[chevy_man5]

They are cutouts so you can run open headers without having to take the pipes off. I did that on my Nova for drag racing. I could drive to the track using the regular exhaust, then take off (6) wing nuts, and run wide open for the day, then cap them back off, and head home.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

yeah wishing napa had those cutouts ive seen 1 pair on cl for 75 bucks or so but other then that seems to be a internet product guess a exhaust shop may have them.

[chevy_man5]

The ones I put on my Nova came from a local exhaust shop. It was 12-13 years ago too. I don't know if they are a normally stocked item or not though. They may be ordering them from the same place you are looking at.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

what are these parts after the muffler?

Those are actually ~before~ the mufflers and are called exhaust dumps.
Like Kro said, they are so you can run basically straight headers and bypass your mufflers which rob you of horsepower.
They make electric dump doors too, FYI so from within the cabin, if you care to you can hit a switch and romp on it !!!

I want to install that set up in my wife's 72 LeMans so she can trick the young boys at the stop light.... ummmm .... oops .... I mean not do anything illegal or .....
Heheh I am going to shut up now.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

yeah wishing napa had those cutouts ive seen 1 pair on cl for 75 bucks or so but other then that seems to be a internet product guess a exhaust shop may have them.

You can find them here:
http://www.pypesexhaust.com/accessories.html

actually this link will show you the electric dump doors I was describing a minute ago.
Oh yeah .... called exhaust cut outs.... we just always called them dumps sorry if I confused anyone.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

yeah those electric ones are so sweet but seem to be a bit pricey for me been trying to think up of what to use to build some couldn't be to hard thats just a little servo motor im sure that goes one way then the other when power hits them

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

they are so you can run basically straight headers and bypass your mufflers which rob you of horsepower.

the robing of horse power is it just from the loss of back pressure?

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

the robing of horse power is it just from the loss of back pressure?

Ummm yeah, not a math guy!
I bet one of the engineers on this site can tell you (and me) the specifics, but I am sure it has to do with the pressures involved.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

still on the todo list for the upcoming weekend and week

1. Pass door panel needs wet sanded and painted with possibly 2 more coats of blue then taped off and paint the gloss black on everything that's raised then 2 coats of clear coat.


2. Driver door panel needs to be cleaned one last time then do primer i will do 2 coats of primer right off with the 15 min drying time in between them then i wet sand it and primer it agian i do this about 3 times. Then a final wet sand i use a long sand block on the flat areas where i can but the rest is by hand. Then i will do a coat of blue and do what i said to the pass side from there.


3. Drive door jam is ready to be primed but pass side has had no prep work done to it yet.


4. Driver and pass door need prep to be primed.


5.Front bumper mounts and front bumper need primed and painted gloss black going to do the grill and bumpers with a brush to give them a stronger paint job.


6. Rear bumper prep prime and paint


7. Rear axle needs one last spray down with cleaner and the hose then its ready along with the back half of the truck to be primed and painted gloss black with a brush.


8. The wheels needs prep primer and painted flat black i plan on getting all the org wheels from my 64 to put on this truck with a org looking tire as tall as i can get it with the same width of something org when the tires on there give what there worth.


and i think that's everything lol

[KroAutomotiveInc]

wet sanded with another coat

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

heres the paint combo im liking the most thanks to chevy_man5 for the side shot of the truck.

Kro did you do the initial rendering of the photo to a line drawing?